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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Small Appliance Cord Control…With Hair Clips

Hi everyone! My daughters cleaned out there hair supplies the other day and they gave me a hand full of spring clamps that they don't use anymore. My family knows not to throw anything out until they ask if it could be a potential blog post, Lol.

Courtney handed me these clips and said, I'm sure you can clamp something with these for a blog post.

hair clip cord holder

Perfect little clips for holding cords on small appliance in the kitchen.

The clips work great on small appliance that we don't use on a daily basis…waffle irons, George Forman grills etc.

hair clip cord holder

The clips come in different sizes, but all work the same. Just squeeze…

hair clip cord holder

and the teeth part open up.

hair clip cord holder

Wrap the cord around the appliance or in a bundle and clamp it.

hair clip cord holder

This prevents the cords from getting all tangled together. The worst is when you pull the appliance out of the cupboard, the cord gets wrapped around something else and everything comes out at the same time.

hair clip cord holder

When we did our kitchen remodel last year, I not only gained a microwave over my stove (for the first time ever in my life), but I also added a small cabinet too. It's perfect for all those small appliances…2 waffle irons, 2 different sized grills and a little cake ball maker that Courtney gave me for Christmas.

They are stored up and out of the way, but still easy to see and get to. The cords are all wrapped and clamped, so nothing comes out except the one gadget I need!

hair clip cord holder

You can find these clips in any store and they can be used for some much more than just appliance cords.

  • computer cords
  • irons
  • curling irons
  • hair dryers
  • cords behind your television

The possibilities are endless!

Thanks of stopping by,
~Karen~


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18 comments:

  1. Fantastic idea thanks, I am definitely going to use this.

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  2. Pero que ordenada eres. Una gran idea. Gracias

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  3. I know that you don't intentionally want to make me feel like an idiot but it's happened again. Do you know how many years I have struggled with small appliance cords? TOO MANY! What a terrific and simple idea Karen. And BTW ... I think brunch should be at your home next weekend since you have 2 waffle makers and can handle crowds.

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  4. these are wonderful little inventions. My mom and I have even used them for plants. Holding the stem to the little pole in the middle of the plant..

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  5. I have some of these just sitting in a drawer. Guess what I'll be doing when I get home today?? lol Does your brain ever stop working?? You come up with the most clever ideas.

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  6. Great idea! Using this tip today.

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  7. OMG! Why didn't I think of that! I have tons of those things with 4 girls in the house!!

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  8. More great ideas, I am going on a quilt retreat in a week and I am sharing your idea about the tubing to cover bobbins along with a couple multi use items. One thing I just learned this week was to use the alcohol wipes that come in the little packets to un gum your sewing machine needle after you have been sewing with adhesives. You simply sew thru the wipe in the package and viola.

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  9. I use the much smaller version of these hair clips to corral the cords from our various electronic devices. Works great. I hadn't thought of using the large version for large cords, but will from now on.

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  10. Great thinking outside the box! I'm going to do this from now on, loose cords drive me crazy!

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  11. Oh! My! Goodness! Why did I not think of this? God has certainly given you a gift in seeing the possibilities in things! Thanks for sharing all your wonderful ideas!

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  12. We use hair ponies to corral our cords (elastic with ball on either end). Works great.

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  13. What a great idea! I definitely need one of those for my curling iron and my hair dryer. blessings, marlene

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  14. I use larger clips to help me manage quilts while I machine quilt them.

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  15. Genius idea! I bought some today and am having fun using them. Thanks so much!

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