LITTLE ROCK — DEAR READERS: Jewelry boxes can hold only so much, so try displaying your jewelry in a decorative way:
Pick up vases from a crafts store or resale shop with different-size necks. Shepherd hook and clip-on earrings can hang around the opening, and bracelets and necklaces can dangle around the neck.
Try hanging up some lengths of wire or ribbon along your closet wall to make a cute, space-saving display with all your jewelry.
Have a dress form sitting in the attic or garage? Decorate it with necklaces to add a vintage touch to a vanity area
Glue lace in the window of a picture frame to store stud and dangle earrings.
DEAR HELOISE: I have back trouble, and I really don’t like to bend over to put every little pull-strip or bit of paper in the wastebasket under the sink.
My solution? I keep a nice looking jar on the counter for small trash. I empty it at the end of the week.
- Sally C., Sacramento, Calif.
DEAR HELOISE: When getting dressed in the morning, I put my makeup on first. In order to not smear makeup on my clothes, I put a hairnet over my face.
- Margaret in Ohio
DEAR READERS: Carry a pack of stamped postcards in your purse or handbag. You can write short notes while you are waiting in a doctor’s office. Who doesn’t love to receive a postcard from a friend?
P.S.: Postage on a regular size postcard, up to 6-by-4 1/4 inches, is 32 cents.
DEAR HELOISE: I had the stove moved to clean behind it. Yikes, such a disgrace! Once the stove was moved back, there is a small space between the stove and cupboard. I got out the trusty duct tape and put it sticky side up on the floor by the stove and countertop to catch the debris.
- Pat Z., Warren, Ohio
DEAR HELOISE: When dining out, if you are not hungry enough to eat a main dish, order an appetizer, which usually is enough food for a small eater like me. Often my husband and I share a dinner and a salad. If there are leftovers, I take them home for lunch the next day.
- Sharyn in Rockville, Md.
Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or e-mail
HomeStyle, Pages 36 on 05/26/2012