The human brain is sometimes able to generate simply amazing ideas, some of them are eccentric, others are useful, and others are simply funny. Most inventions are born in moments of extreme boredom, this assumption is especially true in relation to various household items, or rather, non-traditional methods of their application, which people often invent. Well, how could manufacturers of ordinary office supplies suggest that you could make a bookmark or a funny toy, decorate it, or open it with a door lock and even handcuffs?
All ingenious is simple
The birth of a classic paper clip, having the form of two ovals twisted from a piece of steel wire 8 cm long, had a rather thorny path. The year of her birth can be considered the 1899th, when the Norwegian engineer Johan Woler showed several options for this stationery. Then he did not believe that it was possible to make a sold and popular product out of paper clips, and refused to deal with this project, but the British successfully developed it. Gem Manufacturing Company Ltd mass-produced this invention without failing with such a solution.
In addition to its direct purpose - the bonding of paper sheets, a miniature metal stapler received a second life in the form of a wide variety of variations. Crafts from paper clips are bookmarks, master keys, jewelry, postcards, interior decor and toys.
You will not believe!
For residents of harsh Norway, the paper clip has become a symbol of resistance to the occupying fascist troops. The inhabitants of this country wore it on clothes in protest and unity. This historical fact led to the fact that the usual and uncomplicated stationery has several monuments, some of which are located in Russia, and even the architects could not ignore the paper clip, creating several options for buildings in the form of a twisted piece of wire.
The benefits of a paper clip, however, are not limited to this. Here are the TOP 5 evidence that rational and useful things can be made from paper clips:
- use as a “dog” for zippers on clothes, shoes or a backpack;
- it is easy to clean the clogged hole of a small diameter with the bent end of the paper clip (in a crush for garlic, a salt shaker, a tube of glue);
- a paper clip is an excellent stopper for the constantly lost edge of tape;
- men who wear a tie, but often forget to put on special clips that hold this accessory in place, can use the little assistant from the world of office;
- classics of the genre are bookmarks from paper clips, and we will devote the next section to them.
We read everything
Agree that losing the right page in a book, diary or even a simple magazine is always an unpleasant and annoying moment. Such a loss is especially annoying when the necessary information needs to be found in record time. Bookmarks familiar to many from the school desk help to avoid this. It is very simple to make such an accessory from paper clips, the photo shows several options for how the wire can be twisted, giving it its original shape.
A high-quality paper clip is made of rather dense metal, otherwise it simply will not be able to hold the sheets together, and therefore to make such masterpieces manually will be problematic, needleworkers use flat or round pliers for this.
Twisting and bending the wire can be avoided if you decorate the clip with something. There are absolutely no restrictions here: the flags of ribbons or paper, buttons, flowers, beads and rhinestones glued to the edge of the paper clip will make it a stylish and exclusive bookmark.
On the eve of the holiday
Many needleworkers hardly guessed that it was possible to make a wonderful girlish toy hanger out of paper clips, which can easily be transformed into a magnificent Christmas decoration. This is a great solution for organizing the wardrobe of your child’s favorite doll. Also, subsequently, on cute miniature hangers from the cabinet for Barbie, it is enough to glue paper sweaters and various Christmas paraphernalia and make excellent Christmas tree decorations from paper clips in a simple way.
Another option for the original use of office supplies is to craft a postcard from paper clips. For this, it is best to choose not classic steel clips, but multi-colored paper clips. Colored shells on the wire can be of all kinds of shades, from such bright ovals it is very easy to lay out shapes of different shapes - snowflakes, Christmas trees or flowers.
Office love
Another holiday that can be decorated with a paper clip is Valentine's Day. The real find for this is a heart from a paper clip. To make it easier than simple, you just need to bend the longer oval up, making the center of the heart in the center. Crafts made of braided wire will look most spectacular; the basis is best to take the colors traditional for this romantic holiday - pink, red or lilac.
After transformation, such a paper clip can also be used for its intended purpose - to connect a stack of sheets, also a heart from a paper clip will decorate a very tiny valentine's card or a large postcard, it can be used to attach a note on a gift or a bouquet of flowers.
A little hooliganism
Most likely, if the readers of this publication are men, they are a little offended that the overwhelming majority of tips and methods for transforming paper clips are ideas for girls. Indeed, it is much easier to make a necklace from a paper clip or some other cute trinket, but especially for young (and maybe quite mature) hooligans, we found a way to create fun entertainment from office supplies.
Such a mini slingshot will no doubt brighten up a boring lesson at school or a dull day at the office. To make it, you will need one clip (it is better to take a large one), a thin cutter for money and shells. As a shooting material, you can use small strips of paper folded in half in the middle.