You may have already gotten excited by all the 'extracurricular' uses for binder clips, like hanging art and serving as a ipod dock stand-ins, but that doesn't mean they have to be boring on the desk, doing what they were actually  designed to do. Jessica Jones over at How About Orange posted a great, easy d.i.y. project last week for making binder clips (and other office supplies) a lot more interesting and I couldn't resist posting about it here. After attempting three strategies—using fabric with interfacing ironed to it, fabric with Heat 'n' Bond applied to it, and plain old fabric—she found the Heat 'n' Bond to give the best texture and usability for this particular craft. Then she removed the metal handles, stuck the fabric to the black plastic with spray adhesive, and sealed it in place with thinned gel medium before reattaching the handles. For a better, step-by-step explanation, go see her instructions.

Jessica has a whole archive chock full of original crafty projects that are totally worth checking out. Head over to How About Orange to see them.



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Gorgeous Rex Ray wall calendar
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Faux feather pens for funnier note-taking
Fancy, wallpaper-inspired sticky notes
Retired silverware as memo holders
Wooden office accessories
Colorful staples
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