There is a lot that a clothespin can do when it is taken out of its traditional form. Whether you use them regularly or aren’t quite sure if you’ve ever picked one up, these clothespin projects are quick, cheap, and will be so helpful in your home.
1. Napkin Holder
Part of entertaining is adding a flare to your place so it’s party-worthy. That could be found in the food, the decoration, or the little details of the table. In this project, you’ve got an easy, DIY piece of party flare that you can make using clothespins and a hot glue gun.
Start by making a base of about four clothespins, which have been pulled apart, glued side-to-side (this can be as wide as you’d like). Then pull apart a few more pins and glue them in two fan-like shapes; one fan will go on each side of your base. Just like that, you have a unique spot to store your table napkins!
2. Pot Holder
When you’re serving large dishes, you’ll need a potholder to put them on so you don’t damage the surface of your table. Pulling apart clothespins and gluing them back together into a large, fanned-out circle will get you a simple pot holder in minutes!
3. Pencil Sharpener
This is the cutest take on a pencil sharpener that we’ve ever seen! Buy a cheap little pencil sharpener from the Dollar Store (or disassemble one you’ve got right at home) and take out the small blade part. Be very careful as you screw the blade onto one half of a clothespin – and voila! You have a rustic little pencil sharpener that does the same job but in style.
4. Razor Blade
In a similar fashion, you can give your straight-edged razor or box cutter a makeover, too! Rather than gluing the two pieces of a clothespin back in their normal arrangement to make a pencil sharpener, hot glue the two flat sides of these halves together. With the blade sticking out, you now have a cute little box cutter for tough chores or fun crafts!
5. Earbud Holder
Nothing gets more easily tangled than earbuds! Keep them in place and untangled for each use by making a little earbud holder. All you have to do is glue together the flat sides of two, whole clothespins – and that’s it! You can wrap the earbuds around and use the two clips to hold the plug and the buds respectively.
That might be the easiest and most useful hack of all.
6. Hairstyling aid
This is a tad unconventional, but yes, you can use clothespins to hold up your hair during a self-styling session.
7. Fun time with the kids
If you are looking for a fun way to occupy your children, you can both make fun of superhero characters from clothespins.
8. Fastener for clothes
This is not for the fainthearted, but a few brave people have been known to ditch belts / every other type of fastener, for clothespins. It may not earn you points from anyone, but you would make a street-style statement for sure.
9. A touch of DIY
This is a favorite. Hang a few fun pictures up on a line with clothespins.
It adds the perfect DIY touch to space. Plus you get to see the people you love and the memories you have made with them all the time.
10. Art corner
In place of family pictures, you could make an art corner or daily planner. Your call. Just have fun with it.