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Here are a host of unusual, uncommon and different uses for Clothes pins

  Christmas decorations
 Make angels or toy soldiers by decorating clothes pins; use the clips ...

 Clamps
 When gluing two thin objects together, or a thin one to a thick one, ...

 Clipboard
 Make a rack for small tools, toothbrushes or kitchen utensils by ...

 Cord holder
 Prevent the flex of your vacuum cleaner from retracting while in use ...

 Fastener
 Keep packages of biscuits, snacks, cereal or seeds fresh and crisp by ...

 Freezer bag clip
 Use clothes pins to clip closed open bags of food in the freezer.

 Hem pins
 Hold a new hemline in place with clothes pins before you press it.

 Jumbo paper clips
 Clothes pins hold more than paper clips and are handier. Bag holder ...

 Laundry aid
 Weigh down sheets, pillowcases, shirts and other lightweight items on ...

 Memory aid
 Clip a note onto the sun visor or the steering wheel of your car to ...

 Nail holder
 Spare your fingers by using a clothes pin to grip a nail when ...

 Note holder
 Glue or screw a clothes pin onto the kitchen wall. It can hold recipe ...

 Organizer
 Clip pairs of shoes and boots together with a clothes pin; it saves ...

 Paintbrush
 Clamp a clothes pin over a small square of foam rubber which can be ...

 Paintbrush saver
 Stop your brushes from sinking into white spirit when you clean them. ...

 Spark plug reminder
 Number clothes pins and attach them to your sparkplug cables before ...

 Toothpaste stretcher
 Clip the bottom of a toothpaste tube with a clothes pin and then roll ...

 Wooden spoon saver
 Attach a pin to the handle of a wooden spoon when making jam or ...



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