It's no secret that being crafty is a part of life, and like any muscle, the crafty-imagination muscle gets stronger the more you use it. Which is why I think that I'm forever coming up with (albeit often quirky) ideas to fuel my daily blog posts. Inspiration often seems to find me in the kitchen, (remember vegetable-stamps and shark-cutlery?) but it also comes as a matter of necessity. Is it just me or are there some jars that have been sent to us by some demon manufacturer who never really intended us to open his product, ever? I mean seriously. I respect their commitment to fresh food, and I'm thrilled that their pop-top lid stays fastened while sitting on the supermarket shelf, on the ride home in my car boot, and again on my pantry shelf... but here's a funny thing; when it comes time to eat the food that's in the jar, I really, really, want to be able to open it!
What's a girl to do when she can't twist the lid, running it under hot water doesn't work, and the trying to lever it off with a knife trick only comes close to sending me to hospital? Raid the craft draw that's what; mine and the kids. Strangely, I've discovered two new tools perfect for opening stubborn lids:
1) Kids safety scissors; their blunt and rounded ends are wide and fat and wedge under the lid so that you can twist them safely to twist the rounded thingamajigs that release the vacuum pressure under the lid and loosen it slightly, and
2) Anti slip mats; I bought a roll of this stuff from the dollar store to experiment with making smaller place mats and other crafty things, but realised that a couple of smaller panels of 'non-slip' i.e. 'good-grip' was what I needed to turn the lid off.
So next time you're doing battle with a lid that won't budge, don't bash it... don't give in... don't wait for a strong man to come save you... get crafty and save yourself with a pair of safety scissors and the end of your yoga mat; and may the craft-force be with you girlfriend! x
