12 unexpected ways to use a paper clip
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Chances are you’ve got dozens, if not hundreds, of paper clips lurking around your home and office, but are you making the most of them? Beyond binding sheets of paper, there are plenty of other ways to use these cheap, versatile, flexible wire bits as tools. Read on for twelve of my favorites. Got anything to add to the list?
1. Bookmark
2. To seal an open bag of potato chips
3. Emergency shirt button
4. To keep pairs of mittens together for storage
5. Glue bottle de-clogger
6. Re-setting electronics
7. Alternative bobby pin
8. To hang Christmas ornaments
9. Hemming pants
10. Replacement zipper pull
11. Eyeglass repair
12. To (carefully!) clean under fingernails
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13. Earrings
