New Uses for Wire Hangersby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 21 Apr 2007 04:22 AM While cleaning out our master closet the other day I found....ack!!!! Oh the horror! I found several wire hangers. Now this wouldn't normally be such a terrifying experience if it were for the fact that I thought I had just cleaned out all of the wire hangers. Somewhere perhaps I missed one behind the coats. And that one must have been pregnant. So, now I was left with wire hangers I didn't know what to do with. I had already donated a large amount of them to the local thrift store, and they threatened banning me if I came back with any more. Friends and relatives were already fighting their own wire hanger infestations. So of course, I had to think about ways to use those hangers, frugally, instead of throwing them out. One way that I used to use wire hangers comes from my childhood. I would make them into Christmas wreaths. To make a wreath, bend the hanger into a circle shape. Next, take a heavy garbage bag in either green or white (I was always partial to making white wreaths). Fold it up and cut across the bag to make strips. tie the strips one by one to the hanger until it is stuffed full and makes a wreath. You can then decorate your wreath with ribbon or other Christmas decor stuff. Bending the ends of a hanger upward turned that hanger into a great shoe drying rack on Tuesday, when my son decided to explore the stream in his school shoes. Using wire cutters, make the hanger into a grabby thing to reach under the refrigerator, under the couch, etc. If you bend the end a little and add a rag to it, you'll have a great duster to reach hard places. Bend another hanger into that round wreath shape. But this time, dip the hanger into a large pan of bubble solution for some really big bubbles. You can use one of those disposable roasting pans, if you have one. What do you do with your extra wire hangers? Related Articles: The Third Principle of A Frugal Lifestyle: Recycle 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, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments jonesx6 (1606) 24 Apr 2007 02:01 AMWe never have extra wire hangers here. Ours always have clothes on them. In fact a few years ago I had to buy hanger. ACK!!! Laura  Mary Ann Romans (26876) 24 Apr 2007 03:16 AMIt seems that the more clothes the kids get, the less clothes Tom and I have. I will reach into my hall closet and make a little pile of hangers for you! Community Tags frugal, reuse, recycle, wire hangers Discuss this article
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