I must say in advance, that I haven't tried all of these tips - they were sent to me in an email. The ones I have tried, I've noted in brackets.


For icy door steps in freezing temperatures: get warm water and put washing up liquid in it. Pour it all over the steps. They won't refreeze.  (Wish I had known this for the last few years!)  

Candles will last a lot longer if placed in the freezer for at least  3  hours prior to burning.

To remove old wax from a glass candle holder, put it in the freezer for a few hours. Then take the candle holder out and turn it upside, and the wax will fall down.  

Crayon marks on walls?   A damp rag, dipped in baking  soda. 
 
When purchasing a box of metallic scouring pads,take a pair of scissors and cut each pad into halves. This is much more economical and the scissors get 'sharpened'' this way too! 

Use vertical strokes when washing windows outside and horizontal for inside windows. This way you can tell which side has the streaks.  
(I have done this myself and it works - Yvettea)

Place fabric softener sheets in dresser drawers and your clothes will smell freshly washed for weeks to come. You can also do this with towels and linen. 
(I have done this myself and it really works - Yvettea)

To clean silk flowers, pour some salt into a paper bag and add the flowers. Shake vigorously as the salt will absorb all the dust and dirt and leave your artificial flowers looking like new! Works like a charm!  

To help remove burnt on food from your pans, simply add a few drops of washing up liquid and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on stove top.  Or put a mixture of water and clothes softener into the pan and leave overnight to soak. The gunge should pour away in the morning.

Spray your TUPPERWARE with nonstick cooking spray before pouring in tomato based sauces, and there won't be any stains.  

Wrap celery in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will  keep for weeks.  

Wrap the head of brocolli (not the stalk) in a plastic bag and keep in the fridge. Wrapping just the head keeps it fresh for much longer.

When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corn's natural sweetness.  

Ants, ants, ants everywhere ... Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So, get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march. See for yourself.   ????

Use air-freshener to clean mirrors. It does a good job and better still, leaves a lovely smell to the shine.  

When you get a splinter, reach for the sellotape before resorting to tweezers or a needle. Simply put the sellotape over the splinter, and then  pull it off. Sellotape removes most splinters painlessly and easily.

 Now look what you can do with Alka Seltzer........ Clean a toilet. Drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china .

 Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka Seltzer tablets.  

Clean a thermos bottle.  Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka Seltzer tablets, and let soak.   (I use baby bottle steralising tablets to clean my thermos and also water bottles - Yvettea)

Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka Seltzer tablets down the  drain  followed by a cup of white vinegar. Wait a few minutes,  and then run the hot water.

Getting pee out of clothes and bedding.  Add a can of  cheap cola  to your laundry and let it soak for half an hour before putting it in the washing machine takes the pee smell out. It also works great on getting grease out of clothes. Again, just let the clothes soak for about 30 mins before putting them in the washing machine.

Removing "Pills" from Clothing. When "pills" develop on clothing use a rough piece of steel wool, run it over the material and the "pills" disappear.