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Clothes pegs, boil them for 10 minutes: you can’t imagine what happens

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Clothespins are usually used to hang laundry . These can be made of plastic or wood but can also be used differently. They are in fact very versatile objects and can be reinvented for various uses just to use them at home.

From the most banal uses such as being able to close packages of pasta or biscuits to more alternative ones. In fact, with the clothespins you can hang photos on a string or do some crafts at home. From garlands to chandeliers but also trivets or place cards. Or even brush holders or jewellery.

Clothes pegs
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The uses are varied but you should know that you can boil the clothespins for about 10 minutes and you will get a unique result . If you want to find out what the purpose of putting clothespins in water is, all you have to do is continue reading below, in the next paragraph, to find out all the details.

That’s why you need to boil clothespins
As we said, pegs are used for laundry but that’s not the only way they can be used. In fact, by putting them in a pan and bringing them to the boil you can turn them into air fresheners to be placed wherever you prefer thanks to the attachment system.

What you need to do is take some wooden clothespins and prepare a pot with water to put on the fire. To this, add two cinnamon sticks, star anise and the clothespins . Turn on the heat, cover with a lid and let it come to the boil. You will have to wait about 15 or 20 minutes.

Clothespins – air fresheners
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