New Uses for Old Refrigerator Magnets

Magnets are something that people usually have, especially on the refrigerator in their kitchen. They are very handy for holding all sorts of things from pictures to lists where everyone in the family can see them. After all, the refrigerator is used all day long and everyone in the house will go to it at least once per day, right? But even these magnets get old or they get replaced with different ones. So, the question here is what can be done with these magnets after they are evicted and laid off from their job holding important things on the refrigerator?

The answer to the question of what to do with old refrigerator magnets can vary from person to person. Here are just a few of the things that I can think of to do with these former kitchen decorations.

The first thing that comes to mind is my sewing kit. I am really bad about having loose pins and needles, but I do not like them sticking me when I put my hand in the kit to get something out of it. To solve this problem, I took one of the old refrigerator magnets and ran it from end to end and side to side throughout the sewing kit. It quickly picked up the loose pins and needles and now they are safely put up in the sewing kit. I also use another magnet when I am using my sewing machine. It works great for keeping up with the pins as I remove them from what I am sewing. My husband appreciates the few number of pins on the floor as his feet were always the first thing to find them.

Thinking about using magnets to pick up sewing needles and pins leads to other items that the magnet can pick up. Unfortunately tacks and staples can be dropped or spilled and when they are it is a chore to pick them up. But if you have a magnet all you have to do is make a few sweeps across the area where they spilled and the magnet does the job of picking them up for you.

Magnets that have been replaced on the refrigerator do not have to be thrown out. These are just a few of the many uses for these magnets. Some are more powerful and they often have different shapes so you may have to try more than one before you get the perfect one for the job. What do you so with yours?