Keys

3 clever uses for keys you no longer use.

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Weigh down drapery
Need to keep your draperies hanging properly? Just slip a few old keys in the hems. If you are worried about them falling out, tack them in place with a few stitches going through the holes in the keys. You can also keep blind cords from tangling by using keys as weights on their bottoms.


Make fishing sinkers
Old unused keys make great weights for your fishing line. Since they already have a hole in them, attaching them to the line is a cinch. Whenever you come across an unidentified key, toss it into your tackle box.


Create an instant plumb bob
You are getting ready to hang wallpaper and you need to draw a perfectly vertical line on the wall to get you started. Take a length of cord or string and tie a key or two to one end. You've got a plumb bob that will give you a true vertical. You can do the same with a pair of scissors too.
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