Monday is a good day to clean...

With Pantyhose

Around the house...

Wrapping up wrapping paper

Keep your used rolls of wrapping paper from tearing and unraveling by storing them in tubes made by cutting the leg sections off old pairs of pantyhose (leave the foot section intact). Or, if you have a bunch of used rolls, you can put one in each leg of a pair of pantyhose and hang them over a hanger in your closet.

Organize your suitcase

Your can squeeze more of your belongings into any piece of luggage by rolling up your clothes. To keep you bulkier rolls from unwrapping, cover them in flexible nylon tubes. Simply cut the legs off a pair of old pantyhose, snip off the foot sections, and stretch the stocking over your rolled-up garments.

Bundle blankets for storage

Keep blankets and quilts securely bundled before they go into temporary storage. Wrap them up in large "rubber bands" made from the waistbands from your used pantyhose. You can reuse the bands year after year if needed.

In the kitchen...

Keep a rolling pin from sticking

Getting pie dough to the perfect consistency is an art form in itself. Avoid the hassle of scraping clean your rolling pin of sticky dough by covering it with a piece of pantyhose. It will hold enough flour to keep even the wettest pie dough from sticking to the pin.

Apply stain to wood crevices

Getting wood stain or varnish into the tight corners and crevices of that unfinished bookcase or table that your just bought can be a maddening task. Just cut a strip from an old pair of pantyhose, fold it over a few times, and use a rubber band to affix it to the tip of a wooden Popsicle stick. Dip your homemade applicator into the stain, and you'll have no trouble getting it into those hard-to-reach spots.

In the garden...

Clean up after gardening

Save up your leftover slivers of soap, and place them in the foot section of an old nylon stocking. Knot it off, and hang it next to your outdoor faucet. Use the soap-filled stocking to quickly wash off your hands after gardening and other outdoor work without worrying about getting dirt on door handles or bathroom fixtures inside your house.