Tidy Tubes

I save the cardboard tubes from lint rollers to use as cable or power cord holders for my sewing machine and iron. The tubes are really strong and just the right diameter. I can make them look pretty by covering them with decorative tape or even fabric.

—Mary Davis

St. Petersburg, Florida

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