Smart Ways To Use Rubber Bands

Safer veggie-chopping.
Keep your cutting board from sliding all over the counter: Simply wrap a few rubber bands around both ends, and it wont budge.

Open jars.
Stubborn lid? Wrap a thick rubber band around it – it'll give you the grip you need to twist open.

Arrange flowers.
Take a tip from expert florists: To make a bouquet stand up perfectly, use rubber bands to tie together the flowers. Use an opaque vase so no one will see the secret to your arrangement.

Slip-proof hangers.
Stop heavy sweaters and dresses with thin straps from slipping off hangers by wrapping both sides of a plastic hanger with rubber bands to keep them in place.

Revive a broom.
Broom's fibers bent out of shape? Slip a rubber band around them overnight and in the morning your broom will be as good as new.