New Uses for Clothespinsby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 18 Apr 2007 04:00 AM Well, this new house is finally starting to come together. Tom is back to work, and Andrew started at his new school, which so far, he absolutely loves. He comes home with a happy face after school. The weather has turned a bit colder this week, but I am looking forward to getting a clothes line hung in the back in some inconspicuous place, so I can hang our laundry. I have my clothes pins all ready to go. In fact, in my excitement, I probably have more clothespins than I will actually use. So, of course I was inspired to think about of the different ways clothespins can be used. I prefer wooden clothespins. They are cheap and last a long time. And, if you try out some of these ideas, you'll see that it is much more frugal to use them instead of buying the normal gadgets and gizmos you might otherwise use. So, salute the humble clothespin! Ta da! (Okay, it is possible that I had a little too much mint hot chocolate this morning). Anyway, on to the uses: We can start with the obvious. Clothespins were made for hanging, so why not take advantage of that and use them to hang skirts and pants, in your closet, on cheap (or free) wire hangers? They allows you to stay away from those expensive and hard-to-use special skirt hangers. Need a chip clip? Clothespins work just as well as those ugly plastic clips, and they take up less space, too. What is more, you can actually write on them, if you wanted to indicate the date that the chips were opened. Of course, in my house, they never last long enough to warrant writing down a date. While we are in the kitchen, how about making your own custom notepad or grocery list holder? Just glue a small magnet to one side of a clothespin. (I usually cut up on of those free rectangular magnets that you get from pizza places, dentist offices and other places that use them to advertise their businesses.) Then just clip your notepad or list on the clip and stick it on the refrigerator. I've come up with a lot more creative uses for clothespins, so I hope you will check back to the Frugal blog right away for the next batch of ideas! Related Articles: What to Do with Old Toothbrushes Real Kitchen Uses for Egg Cartons Real Storage Solutions Using Egg Cartons Recycling Yarn: Unraveling a Thrift Store Find Can Save You Big Bucks Creative Uses for Thrift Store Finds New Uses for Old Baby Blankets Interview with A Dumpster Diver (1) Interview with A Dumpster Diver (2) Interview with A Dumpster Diver (3) Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags clothespins, frugal, reuse, recycle Discuss this article
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