Did you know you can reuse bread clips around the house for things other than keeping the bread bags closed?
This is probably something you don’t normally think about when it comes to recycling. You probably just throw it away when you are done using them.
Bread clips can still have a purpose around your house, maybe in ways you just haven’t thought of. They really can be such helpful little items for things other than what they are made for.
Here are some quick ideas.
9+ Ways To Reuse Bread Clips
Key Tag Identifier:
How many times have you had spare keys, or spare sets of keys just to find that you don’t know what they go to.
Some of us have piles of these things. Take a bread clip, write what key it’s used for and clip it to your key. Easy!
Small Scraper:
Have you been cleaning your windows or glass top stove to have that one spot that won’t come off with your normal cleaner?
Take a bread clip and gently scrape your debris away. You can also use this on granite countertops.
Wine Glass Labels:
When you have a gathering with a lot of wine drinkers it can be hard to tell which glass is yours.
Just take a bread clip and attach it to your wine glass stem. Then you can tell which one is yours when you have a whole table full of wine glasses.
I mean they do sell wine glass charms, but why not use something you already have?
Cord Labels:
Lots of us have that one area, either in our living rooms or offices, with tons of cords all bunched together. Especially with our multi-outlet plug-in strips.
Just take a bread clip, write on it which object that cord is connected to, and clip it on each cord individually.
This saves you a lot of time when you need to switch out that cable box or DVD player but you just can’t tell which cord is the one you are looking for.
Tape Tab:
All of us have had that stubborn roll of tape that you just can’t seem to find the end of.
To keep this from being a pain, take a bread clip and put it just under the roll of tape’s open end. Now you have a good starter area without folding or wasting tape.
Picks, Bookmarks, Crafts & More Ways To Reuse Bread Clips:
Makeshift Guitar Pick:
Anyone who practices guitar knows how annoying it is when you want to play and don’t have decent fingernails or a guitar pick handy. Just turn the open end of the clip inward and pick away.
Plant Label:
Are you starting some seeds but are not sure how to label them?
Just take a marker, and write the plant name on the clip. Then clip to your pot. Takes the guesswork out of gardening.
Bookmark:
Reading a great novel or biography? Don’t have a bookmark around? Just take a bread clip and attach it to your page.
No more re-reading pages to remember where you left off. Especially if you put the book down for a while.
Stitch Place Holder:
Have you ever been in the middle of a crochet project and have to put it down only to come back with your stitched pulled out?
You can use a bread clip as a stitch holder. Simply clip it on the loop before you put it down. Then when you come back you can unclip and keep going.
Earbud Keeper:
Keep the wire of your earbuds wrapped up nicely. You can clip it around the wire then wrap the wire around the clip and then tuck the end in.
Repair Flip Flops:
Ever have a pair of flip-flops where the toe part pulls through the bottom? Well, you can do a quick fix by pushing it back through and clipping a bread clip around the bottom. It will buy you some time until you can get a new pair.
Repair Blinds:
If the hole on the blinds rips, you can glue a clip over it to keep it attached to the string of the blinds.
Clothespins:
If you are camping or somewhere you need to hang clothes, bread clips work great for small easy to carry clothespins!
Conclusion:
You probably are like most people and have thrown objects like this out for years. Thousands of them.
When you actually think about some of these examples and maybe even some you can come up with.
There are lots of ways to reuse bread clips.
Even many other things around you can be reused and given another purpose rather than what it was originally designed for.
If you liked these ideas, here are some ways to reuse other items.
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- Ways To Reuse Everyday Items
Do you have any tips or ideas on how you reuse bread clips?
If so, we would love for you to share them in the comments. You may just have an idea that none of us have thought about. I love that we can all learn from each other.
Nancy says
Great ideas. I’m always looking for new ways to upcycle everyday items.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Thanks, Nancy! Happy to hear you found it helpful.
Deborah says
I have been throwing mine away. Good to know that there are other ways of using them instead of throwing them out.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Happy to hear you found some helpful ways to reuse bread clips, Deborah!
Linda says
I use them as a scrapbook embellishment. Combined with ribbon, stickers or other small embellishments, they’re a great way to stretch the budget.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
What a great idea Linda!
Lynn says
I am just starting the zero waste living. Instead of having to sew string into the top of all my fabric bags for bulk shopping, i’ve been using bread tags to close them instead. They are lasting quite well so far.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
That is a smart idea Lynn!
Kim says
I agree! I too have saved them & saved them, finally decided I just wasn’t thrifty enough to come up with a reason to pack rat them!!! Now, I’m definitely starting over bc my mother asked me for about 12, I had unfortunately chunked them.
STARTING OVER AGAIN !!!!
Debbyanne s. says
I 💕 all of the ideas! They are great!
G-ma Sue says
Use them to repair broken flip flops. Just push the tab back though the hole, and use the bread tag to keep it from going back though, I even tape the tag down for extra security
Arch T says
These tags can be used to hold plants stems together, winer can be hold by this tag with support ropes.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Thanks for the tip! I will have to give this a try.
Carol A. says
Love all these ideas. I’m going to start to try them. Thank you sooo much for sharing.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
You are so welcome Carol!
Sheryl B. says
For backpacking, a length of thin nylon rope and several of these clips (to use as clothes pins) make a great clothes line for wet clothes.
Darlene W. says
I was thinking about the bread clips being used for a child’s craft making each piece a different color or design using nail polish or little pictures that are on sn stickers . When enough are collected and decorated they can be put on a longer vegetable tie that comes on broccoli or craft metal wires . Cut to size and clip the bread ties on then close off.
Anika L. says
Great ideas! Our local grade schools request these from parents to use as aids in teaching counting. You could even assign different values to the colors, and use them like gold stars to earn a prize.
Helen says
Bread clips can be used to repair vertical blinds. The hole on top of slat splits open. Super glue clip over old hole. Works perfectly!
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Smart idea Helen! Thanks for sharing.
Anonymous says
Thanks for sharing, some of our blinds broke but i kept them and trying to figure out what to do on d holes.
Evelyn says
You can put the bread clip around the bottom of your flipflop to keep the toe part from pulling out.
Leslie M says
Use as markers for golf balls in the putting green
ivette says
Use as markers for your plants in the garden.
Gail says
A weaver I knew glued 2 together to use as a mini shuttle for fine thread.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Smart idea, thanks for sharing Gail.
Lola Mtl says
Hi, I use bread clips in my closet when my weight fluctuates between sizes, I clip a certain color bread clip representing a certain size, onto the top of the hanger. I find this is especially helpful for jeans that are presently too tight, but hope to get into again. It makes getting dressed quicker & less frustrating. 🙂
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Thanks for the tip, Lola. That is another great way to reuse bread clips!
Peggy E. says
Don’t know if this might work, as a make shift hair tie. May pull hair more than is comfortable. I have short hair.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Never thought of that! Thanks for the idea, Peggy.
vlb says
I use them on hangers in the closet. Use a Sharpie to mark the size of clothes.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Great idea!
Camilla says
When repotting plants, sometimes the potholes to big, put a tag over each hole – problem solved!
Mary says
Clips are great for children learning to add and subtract.
louis f. says
I have my camera lenses in lens pouches. they are identified (ie:18-105mm) with these tabs on the drawstring.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Such a smart idea! Thanks for sharing.
Fred says
I put a stick in a pot with tomato-plants. Drill another hole in the clip for the stick.
Then attach the clip to the plant.
Fred says
I put a very long thread thru a needle,
Wind the thread around the clip, stick the needle in the wound thread.
Nice and tidy without knots.
This way I always have a few threads ready to put a button on.
Eric says
Re-use ideas are great, for anything but single use plastic, which should be banned.
How many birds and fish have to die? Why do we care, because we are eating microplastics
too. Single use plastic is a gigantic problem, look it up. Just throw it in the recycle can like a responsible human.
While you are standing next to it in the kitchen! Be clever with something that sinks and won’t be eaten by animals and fish.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
I agree they should be banned. However they are not and I try to keep them away from the trash and animals by reusing them in any way I can. I do also recycle, however I do not have control over that after it has been taken to the recycle station and no they do not always recycle the way we think they should. So again that is why I try and reuse it if I can. Sorry you do not feel the same way but you do you.
Beverly says
Mom’s Use clips to hold a pair of socks together while washing them in the washing machine.
Janet says
My nurse practitioner presecribed a double dose of a medication so I can cut the pills in half to save money. (Note: Not all medications are safe to split or are accurate when split.) I have a pill organizer, but I do not want to put split pills in it because there are sometimes crumbs & I may not be able to get them out. I only split one pill at a time and I am supposed to skip Sunday. I could write the of the week on the tags and put the half pill by the correct label.
I was thinking that I could write a typical household chore on each tag. After completing the task, I could pick a different tag later. Maybe this would make cleaning happen more often.
Reuse Grow Enjoy says
Never thought to use them in that way! Smart thinking!
Beverly L. says
use them to hold a pair of socks together no more laundry loss.
Robin J. says
Fantastic ideas, thank you!