Creative Uses for Clothespins?

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Calling all you creative thinkers out there! I need some help coming up with ideas for how to use spring-clip clothespins.

My SIL is having twins, and I'm helping to organize the baby shower. One of the games that we're playing is that all the guests will be given two clothespins to clip to their clothing. If they are caught crossing their legs, they will have to give up one of their clothespins to the person who caught them. At the end of the shower, the person with the most clothespins gets a prize, and then all the clothespins will be given to my SIL.

She's not really a clothespins kind of person, but this is the game that was chosen, so I'm making the best of it. (Long story there...) I'm going to paint all the clothespins with fun colors and then give them a weatherproof seal and put them in a cute bag, but I'd also like to give SIL a list of "alternative uses" for clothespins to make the gift more practical.

So far all I can think of is to use them to close chip/snack bags or to hold curtains closed in a hotel room. Any other ideas out there? How do you use clothespins?

 

[mickeymousemom]

I'm not even going there.....

 

[mickeymousemom]

Honestly, howsabout using them to clip reminder cards and other things to the visor in your car??

 

[Fan2CSkr]

Put a magnet on the back and use it for the fridge.

 

[goofy's friends]

When the kids get older, she can use them on charts like an arrow or a checkmark. Like a chore list---Put clothes away (clip when it's done)----that's how I use them.

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

I'm not even going there.....

While my SIL might get a kick out of *those* suggestions, I can only imagine MIL's

 

[Nala56]

I take clothes pins to the beach every year. I use them to anchor my beach towels to balcony railing when drying so they won't blow over the railing. I use 4 pins per towel, I hang towel over rail and bring the sides together and pin near the top and the bottom of the towel. It works so well and I don't have to chase towels anymore.

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

Honestly, howsabout using them to clip reminder cards and other things to the visor in your car??

I like it! I hadn't thought of that! This is helpful - now I'm starting to think of other places to clip reminders and such where clothes pins could be helpful... :

 

[ImarriedGrumpy]

I take clothes pins to the beach every year. I use them to anchor my beach towels to balcony railing when drying so they won't blow over the railing. I use 4 pins per towel, I hang towel over rail and bring the sides together and pin near the top and the bottom of the towel. It works so well and I don't have to chase towels anymore.

Very nice! SIL does like time on the beach or at the pool. That's a great idea! Very clever.

 

[MrsKreamer]

Well I know we are about 7 months away from Christmas but I like to make little reindeer out of them. All you need is two little eyes and pipecleaners. Now that I think of it, you could probably make the Easter bunny, and other seasonal character out of them too. Sorry my pregnant mind likes to wander!

 

[cteddiesgirl]

Use them to clip pairs of shoes together. That way, you never mix up your shoes (which I've done on countless occasions) and one shoe will never get lost among the others.

You can also use them to keep clothes on hangers (such as pants or wide necked shirts).