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Do you sometimes banish boredom by tinkering with endlessly long chains from the pile of paperclips from your desk? If you can think of nothing but this thing and the keeping together of leaves, hold on now: There is more in the paperclip than you think.
cable ties
Pull a rubber band with a loop through a paperclip and wrap the rubber band around your cables. To close the clip simply pull through the rubber band and everything is stuck.
DIY-staplers
You can hold a stack of leaves together in a similar way – without a stapler. Thread a rubber band through one end of the clip, thread the rubber band through the blade holes and out the other end. Now you have to pull the threaded rubber band through the clip.
To mark
If you attach a small piece of colored tape to the paperclip, you can use it for marking. Several paper clips in different colors and already the calendar is perfectly organized.
bookmark
Grab a nice, fabric-covered button and thread the paperclip through. Usually, such buttons on the back have a small metal loop. Through that you can pull the clip. Another blob of hot glue on this spot, then nothing slips anymore.
Arrange wrapping paper
Are you also annoyed when paper rolls are always unwinding and chaos develops in the drawer? A simple paperclip here provides remedy and order. Just put it on one end of the roll over the paper and everything will stay neat.
Invisible bra straps
With a normal paper clip you can easily hide bra straps under a summer dress. Simply connect the straps like an X in the middle and nothing flashes out.
For lovers
Bend the paper clip in the middle so that the round ends are at a 90-degree angle to each other. Then press the clip as flat as possible, so that it gets shape again. Pinned on the leaf, she looks like a small heart.
Closure for food
Bend open a paperclip and you can wrap it perfectly around a started bag of food. So your food stays fresh longer and nothing turns out when you’re on the go.
double zipper
From the category classic life hacks: Who has two zippers on the backpack, knows the dilemma: If you have packed too much, the zippers pull on their own. Pull a paper clip through the hole in the closures to prevent it from happening. Of course it also helps if the trouser barn will not work as it should.
As a mobile phone stand
With a paper clip, you can easily turn your phone into a screen. Just turn up …
… put in your cell phone and you’re done. Super handy if you want to show something to friends or just have your hands full.
Find the beginning
Many people fold over the beginning of the tape, so you do not have to search desperately, but with a paper clip it is even easier. Peel off as much tape as you need and glue the paper clip to the end of the strip. You can cut off the tape in front of the clip. So you avoid that the strip sticks again. You also save tape, because you can no longer use folded tape.
Close bracelets
Often it is a curse: The beautiful bracelet sits so well that it can hardly be closed without help. The hook always slips out of the loop. That does not have to be. When you open a paperclip, it’s almost like having a third hand. You can hold the chain link in peace and fasten the bracelet. Wonderfully simple and ingenious.
Surely you also think of some clever tricks, because the paper clip is nothing more than a bent piece of wire: means: You can bring them in any shape and organize it, clean up, tinker, etc. pp. Practical, right?
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