I haven’t found a good shower curtain that will last more than a couple weeks so I buy the “shower stall” vinyl curtain available at Sears. Believe me, it is large enough to cover the space for a full sized bath tub. I pay more money at first, but it lasts through showers and cleanings 2 years or more. When it has seen its last use in the shower, my husband will use it for drop cloths. The same is true for tired vinyl window shades. If he has small paint jobs, he can use the shade as a drop cloth for any of the spray jobs he does.
Take old quilts and cut them into 8″ – 10″ squares, edge and use for oven pads – or – using an old oven mitt as a guide, make a pattern and voila, you have new oven mitts.
Hope you can use these hints…