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It's usually the smallest things that can cause the biggest headaches, like trying to open one of those super-sealed plastic packages or remembering to water the plants. Let us help with these #eHowHacks that are so simple, you won't believe you didn't think of them yourself.
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Open Tough Packaging with a Can Opener
Prevent painful cuts and scrapes when opening your new SD card or latest gadget. Who invented those terribly difficult to open plastic packages, anyway?
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Self Watering Plants
If you have a hard time remembering what you had for breakfast this morning, there's a good chance you won't remember if you watered your credenza. This hack lets you set it and forget it.
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Make a Scoop out of a Milk Jug
Don't buy another scoop for gardening or building sandcastles at the beach when you can literally cut one out of a gallon milk jug. Mind. Blown.
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Binder Clip Your Way to an Organized Freezer
Binder clips: Keeping things organized at the office and in the freezer.
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Space Saving Soda Tab Hangers
No more room in the closet for more hangers? Use soda tabs to double up hangers and save space.
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Emergency Crayon Candle
Did you know crayons can light on fire? It's good to know in case of an emergency.
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Open a Wine Bottle with a Screw
Lost the corkscrew? We've all been there. But where there's a will, a screw and a power tool, there's a way.
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Animal Toy Key Holder
It's easy to forget where you put your keys. It's not easy to lose them when an adorable dinosaur lends a helping hand.
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DIY No Slip Hangers
On a scale of 1 to super frustrating, clothes that keep slipping off the hangers are definitely on the extreme end. Thankfully, the solution is one hot glue gun away.
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Paperclip Phone Stand
Hold the phone! You can prop up a smartphone with a paperclip? Turn an annoying situation into a solution you can stand with this simple DIY.
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