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There are all kinds of clever ways to reuse old glass jars around the house. You can preserve your garden's bounty in them, and some make darling drinking glasses. With some flowers, votive candles, ...

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We've all been there. You use a jar of tomato sauce or polish off a container of pickles, and you think to yourself, "I must save this jar." But there's one sticky issue to address: the label. Peeling ...

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You carefully peel off a price tag from a gift, a label from a new jar, or an old sticker from your laptop, and all you get is that annoying, grey, lint-attracting sticky patch that will not come off.

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