Necessity is the Mother of Invention
Necessity is the Mother of Invention
I believe it was Plato who said “necessity is the Mother of invention” .This “craft” post is a perfect example of that. I use the word craft loosely as this is beyond simple. I use a glue gun , therefor it is crafty, giggle.
I have a health goal of 10,000 steps a day ( I usually only reach about 7500) I wear a pedometer every day. What I should say is, I lose a pedometer almost every day. I have purchased numerous pedometers. I only buy the inexpensive ones now . They were always sliding off and I was loosing them all of the time. I checked the sporting good shops and couldn’t find a pedometer with a better grip on the clip. That brings me to today’s bit of craftiness.
What You need
Pedometer
Old rubber glove
Scissors,
Hot glue gun
Pencil
Paper
Lets Make It!
Pedometer Grip
Cut two squares from the rubber glove palm area.
Measure the grip of your pedometer and draw a shape matching the pedometer grip on a piece of paper and cut it out. Mine was oval.Place the cut shape onto your rubber glove and cut out the rubber glove to match.
Place a few dollops of hot glue onto your pedometer clip and place the rubber glove shape onto the glue on the grip. Do both the top and the bottom. Do not glue directly onto the rubber glove piece ( it will melt). Trim any excess and you are done. Now when you clip it on it won’t slip off.
I love reusing, re-purposing and recycling.things. So in addition to the pedometer grip I also made a jar opener too. Great for opening those stubborn jar lids.
Jar Grip
Cut your glove up the sides and open it out and flatten. Cut out a circle about four inches in diameter. That’s it you are done! Just put the rubber side onto the jar lid and grasp tightly and taa daa! You can never have to many taa daa moments 🙂
What do you re-purpose, recycle or reuse ? Here are some more new uses for old things
Necessity is the Mother of Invention!
I hope everyone is the US has a lovely Memorial Day weekend.
Happy weekend wishes to all!
“May the Lord bless you and keep you; may He let His grace shine upon you and be gracious to you; may the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-6:26 NIV
Such great ideas!! Thanks for sharing! We appreciate you linking up to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We love seeing all of the great recipes and fun ideas! Hope to see you again next week! -The Sisters
What a fabulous idea to reuse those rubber gloves! I never thought of that! I always end up throwing mine out when they get holes in them! No more!! 🙂
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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I love finding new uses for old things! The glove to open jars makes total sense! And its reusable! I put grommets in my gloves to hang them up. Perhaps you could put a grommet on your jar opener so that it is always handy!
Hi Katie,
What a great idea. I purchase a jar grip several years ago. Somehow I lost it. But I’d never have thought of creating one from the bazillion rubber gloves I toss because they have a hole in one of the fingers. 🙂
Great innovation, Katherine! I added your Thursday linky list to my list of blog hops and hope to join in next week. I also found your page on FB. Thanks for visiting me at Doorkeeper. Blessings!
I bought a pedometer to wear on my walks in the park with my dog, but I keep forgetting it in the car!
I love the grip idea…I have such a hard time with some jars! What a crafty lady you are! 🙂
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Taa Daa! Yes, I love those taa daa moments. But I not only lose my pedometer but I always forget it. I just get my feet moving before my brain. You have solved one of my pedometer issues now what about the other? Lol. Seriously, thanks for sharing this clever idea at Freedom Fridays.
Love this idea Katherine, I stopped using my ped for the very reason you outline here. Now I can get back into step. TFS
Excellent idea. I usually throw old rubber gloves away. No more! Thanks for this tip.
We try to repurpose things around this household, too….boy, do I need a pedometer! Great tip on making it stay put….now I just have to find a good one to purchase!! LOL
What a great idea! Something I will certainly have use for. Thank you so much for sharing! 🙂
I bet that makes the best jar opener ever! It’s amazing what you can come up with when you really think out of the ordinary. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
So creative. I think I need to start using my pedometer to see how much I walk each day. Love your idea and it’s always nice to have help with those jars! We recycle in our house and the bin is twice as full as our trash bin. It feels good to recycle. Have a wonderful weekend.
THANKS KATIE!! Just a few minutes ago I was missing my sons because I have so much trouble lately opening containers…your help is timely and welcome!!
fantastic ideas, how clever!
I never thought of that. Good idea
I recycle plastic containers and use them for paint… I have plastic containers out the wazoo! I save coffee containers for my son, to use for nuts and bolts and small stuff. Actually, I save and reuse everything… except food.