summer

flip flops

mountain





Well, how about this?

fun

You may need to score the metal with the pliers and then snap it with your hands.





Now take your pliers and roll up the two edges, like this:





Now, using both your hands and your pliers, bend your hanger into this approximate shape: This gets the sharp edges safely out of the way, and also looks kind of cute.Now, using both your hands and your pliers, bend your hanger into this approximate shape:





Now, to be honest, you could just stop here. I did, for over a year. The hangers are perfectly functional, if a bit chippy and drab.



I recently went back and decided to pretty them up, though. First I put a fresh coat of spray paint on them:

Kind of like a stick figure flexing his muscles. :)

Here's how you make it:

When you're done, your hanger should look like this:

could stop there, but I thought a red button was the perfect cherry on top for mine: Again, youstop there, but I thought a red button was the perfect cherry on top for mine:



And here they are, hanging in a row: And here they are, hanging in a row:

totally

Here's how the 'flops hang:

I never could get all the sides quite even. :/



And now en masse:





Plus, here's a handy bonus: you can also hang your ballerina flats on these! And now en masse:Plus, here's a handy bonus: you can also hang your ballerina flats on these!

Hey! It's, like, neat and stuff!

loooove

So, do you guys have any nifty space-saving tips from your closet? Share in the comments!

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I know some of you still have snow on the ground, but for us Floridians summer is already kicking into high gear. AndmeansYep, we southern girls have 'em for everything: casual wear, evening wear, 'flops with heels, 'flops with big poofy flowers glued on...you name it. They're cheap impulse buys, so it's easy to accumulate a wholeof flip-flops in a single season.But say you don't like the "mountain" storage method. Say you need to get your mound o' 'flops off the floor and into a tidy system, but are limited on space. What then?This was my no-cost solution last year: a left over curtain rod mounted on two shelf brackets, and lots of modified hangers. For the rod you could also use a wooden dowel, piece of PVC pipe, or any other strong bit of metal. To mount it we bent up the tips of two metal shelf brackets and secured the rod with small screws, but you could also use conventional closet rod hangers, which you can find in any hardware store.Now, thepart is the actual hangers. Here's how to make them: First, grab a handful of the flimsiest metal hangers you can find in your closet. (You want to be able to bend them with your hands, if possible.) You'll also need a pair of needle-nosed pliers.Cut off the bottom section of the hanger like so:And then I found some gorgeous teal, orange, and red ribbon - though it took me a little while to figure out a way to use it. In the end, I came up with this cute little hanger jacket: Make sure your ribbon is snug, so it doesn't fall off the hanger. To secure it you can use fabric or super glue - or, if the glue stains the ribbon like mine did, glue dots also work really well.Step 6 shows the backside of the hanger. I suggest flipping it over like this to trim off the excess ribbon. Actually I have even more than this, but I didn't want to hang them all up because then you'd know I have that many flip-flops and it'd be, like,embarrassing.And finally, since I spent the better part of an evening cleaning it out, allow me to present - for your judging pleasure - a glimpse inside my closet:I had to use a wide-angle lens to get this; it's pretty cramped in there. As you can see, when I'm not wearing flip-flops I'm wearing little boy's sneakers or boots. (Iboots.) I think the last time I wore a pair of heels was our Christmas cruise, but at least they look pretty on the shelves. ;)