What I really enjoy about this system is that you can hang/file several stacks of documents in a very small area. For example, I was working in a very small, uninspiring office for a few years and above the desk (which faced a CMU wall) were cheap wooden planks for shelving. I kept a row of push pins in the edge of the shelves about 1 – 2 inches apart. Then, when you place the clips with papers, you allow them to overlap but still allow for a snippet of information of the contents within the clip. I could keep 20 or more of those binder clips of information handy and at eye level for easy identification and retrieval.

You can also implement the overlapping/snippet method in a vertical manner as well. You can keep the clips in line vertically or stagger them so that they all hang vertically but in a diagonal fashion….etc. Whatever fits your workspace pinup area or preference.

I still use this system at home and work. It’s also incredibly cheap to implement, perfect for limited office budgets! Thanks for posting this great suggestion!

Thanks for the inspiration.
Heather
ABQ, NM

I did this to my USB thumb drive, so I can write what files are on the thing…

Thanks!

I clip recipes (http://almostvegetarian.blogsp.....-they.html) for the week together and hang them off a cupboard door in my kitchen. It keeps me organized, I keeps me using up the items in my fridge so nothing spoils, and it keeps my recipes handy and clean when cooking.

Pretty good for something that costs less than a dime.

Cheers!

I recently fell in love with binder clips when I was creating a mail sorting station. I put bins on a book shelf, but then couldn’t find our labelmaker. So, I wrote labels on index cards and used binder clips to clip them to the bins. As much as I love my labelmaker, these are staying because they are easy to read and easy to move if I change my mind about which bins I want to use or how I want to label them.

~Monica