There’s never a safety pin around when you need one, but in most offices, there are plenty of paper clips. Turn that paper clip into a safety pin with a pair of pliers and some ingenuity. DIYer ...

Real Simple magazine found that a standard paper clip holder works well to hold bobby pins. You could also hold any type of light metal item such as straight pins, safety pins, screws, penny nails ...

The paper clip is something of a fetish object in design circles. Its spare, ... safety pins, clothes hangers, and paper clips. And in the last quarter of the 19 th century, ...

Create a DIY lock pick using steel wire, paper clips, or safety pins. Watch as a lock is unlocked in just few seconds! With these clever tricks, it’s like having a universal key for all locks.