Unexpected New Uses for Laundry Room Items

New Uses for Clothespins

• Hold that thought: Use a couple of pins to keep cookbooks open while you follow recipes.
• Track your towels: If you have houseguests, write their names (and yours) on separate clothespins, then attach each clothespin to the appropriate towel to avoid mix-ups when all the towels are hanging in one bathroom.
• Support your stems: Clothespins can support vines and climbing plants in the garden. Just make sure the stems pass through the holes in the pins.
• Make clips for displaying recipes and to-do lists: Glue a magnet to the back of a clothespin and stick it to the refrigerator or stove hood.
• Use as place-card holders: Or use them to keep napkins and plastic utensils together at a backyard barbecue. Spray-paint them bright colors for a fun, summery look.