Fri 13 Jul 2007
We’ve had an email from Carole Minvielle about shower curtain rings:
I have loads of these stored for some use I am yet to discover, but I found a use for ONE! I wanted a pretty soap dish for my favourite scented soap but it had to have ridges in the bottom so the water could drain off and the soap not be a soggy mess.
But the only ones I could find were ugly.
Eventually, I had the idea of putting a plastic shower curtain ring in the base of a pretty dish. The soap goes on top, stays dry and lasts longer, the translucent white ring disappears against the white dish, and the dish looks lovely in my bathroom.
But what can I do with the other 30-odd?
We’ve got loads of wooden rings (exactly like the ones pictured) floating around too - I think the person that owned the house before us had a bit of an obsession. I’ve thrown a stash in my craft supplies box - for use, say, at the bottom of a macrame plant hanger - but aside from that I can’t think of much else to do with them. Suggestions?





mercutiom
July 13th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
If the wooden ones are in good condition you could paint or stain them and use them as napkin rings.
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Cindy
July 14th, 2007 at 1:59 am
I use these to hold my growing vegetable plants onto the wire fence that they are growing next to.
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pSyche
July 16th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
My friend had some of those circular metal shower rings, and she glued them together to make votive candle holders…
Not sure how you’d feel about doing that with wooden ones though.
If you glued enough of them together, and sealed it properly, you could maybe make a vase or jar of some sort?
er. just a thought.
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Delusion
July 17th, 2007 at 8:24 am
I’ve used the wooden ones to make mini dream catchers. Attach your thread to make the “web” then wrap the wooden ring (covering up the threads tied to it) with ribbon or thin wool.
For plastic curtain hooks, could these be used, theaded through dish towel labels so they could be hung up?
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attilathehen
July 19th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Brilliant! and easily removed for washing.
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Kaz
August 22nd, 2007 at 2:36 pm
They could be jazzed up to make napkin rings? Or used to tie back unruly plants in the garden (we’re using twine on our raspberry canes, but I bet the plastic clip type rings would work). Or taken to a local charity shop - someone out there has broken some rings and doesn’t want to buy a whole new set.
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Debra H. Wilson
August 30th, 2007 at 12:39 am
The wooden curtain rings make great little photo frames and cross stitch frames. How about wooden ring wind chimes?
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Lorrie
August 30th, 2007 at 4:48 am
Crochet around them in red, green, or white, and embellish to make Christmas wreath ornaments.
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juie
August 31st, 2007 at 2:20 am
you could string them together length wise and use them instead if beaded curtains,for a decorative look or spray paint different colors..
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molliewobbles
December 17th, 2007 at 4:16 am
Put scarves on them and then you can hang them on hooks for better organization!
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teacherjoon
March 4th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
You could donate them to a local school for art/ model making- they could be recycled into something exciting
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Nicole
April 25th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
These suggestions are great for carabiners too.
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mormonsim
May 17th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
use to organize lengths of embroidery floss or yarn. you can also use them for scarves and extention cords. YOu can also use them to store your X-mas tree lights.
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