Do you have excess wire hangers?

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06-06-2011, 08:52 AM

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katyquilter

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Mine go back to the dry cleaner to be reused.

06-06-2011, 09:07 AM

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smagruder

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Check with art teachers in Elementary schools. My school's fourth graders always make christmas wreaths for their parents.... make a circle out of the hanger, cut squares of red, white, or green tissue paper and string them on the wire. Close the circle of the wreath when they are finished. They are really nice. good luck.

06-06-2011, 09:32 AM

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Marge L.

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My DH used to rent his work clothes & I was in the same fix as you. Found that college-bound students often need extra hangers, so got rid of many that way. Marge L.

06-06-2011, 09:40 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CoyoteQuilts

Do you crochet? If so take 2 that match and make them into 'designer' hangers. Great for those slippery dresses, shirts and sweaters. Here is a pic.

Thanks for that suggestion!

06-06-2011, 09:43 AM

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greaterexp

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Quote:

Originally Posted by overdew

Quote:

Originally Posted by CoyoteQuilts

Do you crochet? If so take 2 that match and make them into 'designer' hangers. Great for those slippery dresses, shirts and sweaters. Here is a pic.

Can't see the stitches used on the hangers, but they are lovely! Would you PM me some tips on how-to-do these or post here. I do crochet and have yarn I need to use. Thanks so much in advance.

Won't you share them with everyone here?

06-06-2011, 09:48 AM

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MaryStoaks

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GrannyHanaDa

When Cabbage Patch dolls were the rave, like the American Girl is now, I made lots of outfits for them.

I had no way to display them. So DH went to his workshop and made a jig using a piece of plywood and dowel rods.

He then bent the wire hangers around his jig form and I had little wire hangers to display my outfits.

What a market for them again now! Good to sell to those American Doll folks.

I did this too. I made 40 outfits for my DGD's American Girl doll and I made hangers for all of them. Her dad hung mini closet rods for them. I made a jig from a piece of plywood and used nails and used pliers to form the wire into hangers. My hands were so sore after this project.
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06-06-2011, 01:21 PM

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Roberta

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We took ours to the local Goodwill and they were thrilled to receive them.

06-06-2011, 03:09 PM

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meanmom

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My son is a mechanic and they wash his clothes. We accumulate 10 hangers a week. I take them to the local dry cleaners when the pile gets big. I never thought of taking them to the thrift store.

06-06-2011, 05:08 PM

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jmanghamom

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You can take 6 or 8 hangers and wire them together with the hooks up. Use jewelry wire and beads, to separate the hangers to form a wall hanging. You can spray paint them any color you want.