Make a water-witching (dowsing) tool. Take two coat-hangers and bend into 90 degrees, making one “arm” twice as long as the other. Works great and even a novice can do this!

Use them to make funky mobiles and wind chimes :)

Or wrap the frame in material (stretchy tights material is good for this) and fill with herbs etc that have past their sell by date - walla! Instant “air freshner” for your cupboard.

Ok so this will get rid of ONE but you could make one for every cupboard…and for your friends :P

You can take them to the dry cleaners and they will reuse them.

They make good frames for seasonal wreaths of dried flowers or leaves. Or (if you were in Britain), for the dreaded Blue Peter Advent crown.

http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/xmascrafts2.html

I can second the suggestion of dowsing rods - the bent wires work best if you put the end you are holding into an old plastic pen tube. This lets them rotate freely and allows you to reuse two things at once.

If you have enough, you could use the wire to make a trellis frame for climbing plants. You might even come up with a design that doesn’t require you to un-twist the hangers.

Elizabeth, call your city or county sanitation or recycling department. Here in southeastern U.S. we have recycling centers that accept certain types of plastic and metals. Some will even pay a small amount for metals! Good luck.

My gran used to always knit around them in wool and then they were brilliant (still have loads of them in great condition). The added benefit was they didn’t mark the shirts the way the wire hangers on their own did.

how can i reuse a coat hanger i thort to my self, hmmmmmmmm
i know i can use it to scratsh the fungus in my hairy but crack!

use them as thingys to put marshamllows on and make smores

I once used one in combination with a bit of piping and some cardboard to rescue my girlfriend’s gold ring from a closed recycling bin she happened to lose it in.

They also make really good paint stirrers when you’re decorating the house.

But I have so far failed to find a use for the other couple of hundred I have cluttering my house. I suppose some kind of deranged sculpture would also be possible.

I use wire coat hangers to make wings! Cut off hook, bend the rest to desired shape, cover with interesting hosiery or tights. They make good lampshade and candle holder forms, too.

Wreath using a wire coat hanger :

http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=5c8e9086a1ab5110VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=wire%20coat%20wreath&rsc=header_5

I am looking for wire hangers for an art project.
If you give me yours, that could be nice way of recycling them.

Thanks in advance,
regards,
Jasna.

I work for a company called Wannabeco. We have worked with UK dry-cleaners to design a paperboard replacement called the Becohanger. It is made from recycled card and paper material and is totally biodegradable. We supply these to dry-cleaners for free because we sell space on the hanger to brand sponsors. Do take a look… All the best Alex.

I bent mine into a toilet paper holder. It’s heart-shaped. You can also bend them into other shapes to use as trellises for small vine plants.

We use them to unclog drains and toilets as well, but that is a less glamorous use. :)

You can bend them into pegboard hooks. You can even do customized shapes for different tools.