Hints From Heloise

Tue., Jan. 13, 1998

King Features Syndicate

Other uses for holiday tins:

Use to hold sewing notions.

Store children’s small toys and marbles.

Put hair accessories, such as barrettes and ribbons, in them.

Use in the pantry to hold small packets of ketchup, sugar, loose tea bags, etc.

Keep pens, pencils or crayons in them. - Heloise

Dear Heloise: Finding a suitable place to keep extra rolls of toilet tissue is no problem if you set your “plumber’s helper” upright, then stack rolls of toilet tissue on the handle of the plunger. Store on bathroom closet floor or do as I do and leave plunger sitting on the bathroom floor. - Ruby McFarland, West Columbia, S.C.

I’ve even seen a plumber’s helper painted and decorated to match the bathroom decor. - Heloise

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