Bumpkin Chip Clip
Why spend $2.00 on a plastic chip clip that is just going to break and end up in a landfill? My bumpkin chip clip cost 4 cents (you can buy a bag of 50 for $1.99), is over 10 years old, and shows no sign of breaking:
Ziploc Bag Dryer
Ever wonder how people who wash out and reuse their baggies dry them? I snuck the below picture last time I visited my parents. They pin their wet bags to their kitchen curtains and let them dry. Yea, I know the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree.
Drying Art Work
When my indoor clothes line is not in use drying sweaters, it is often employed to dry art work:
Whiter Whites
Line drying your clothes not only saves money it is a great way to brighten your whites without chemicals:
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Dandelionheart says
I purchased a cheap box of large paper clips. I use them to close up chips, and frozen food bags that are half full. Great ideas! Thanks!
tamilyn says
oh my gosh, I do all those!
~Sara says
Great ideas! We use them to close bags as well.
angie says
a clothespin will hold a recipe upright on the counter, too.
my daughter decorates them and uses them to clip together doll outfits.
Annie Jones says
We always use them as chip clips, and to dry clothing outside.
I also paint them and put a magnet on them for fridge magnet/clips.
I use one as a paper clip in a pinch. (heh…pinch)
I clip a couple onto a dry clothing item when it just won't stay on the hanger.
As for drying ziplocs, I use a baby bottle drying rack, but I have some large ones that I should try drying on the curtain rod. Thanks:)
Grace says
Your chip clothespin is older than both of my kids–awesome! 🙂
vickie says
Yes! We use them as bag clips too -the other ones we buy break all the time so we just use these.
Good post.
vickie