Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Tool Tip: Velcro & Power Cords


Here's a cool tip that will work at home (sewing machine cords, irons, CD players) or at work (phone chargers).  I did this at work and was surprised how many compliments I received.

This is my iPhone charger at work.  I like to keep it at the ready because I need to charge my iPhone in the afternoons.  However, the outlets are under my desk so the cord kept slipping down and pooling on the floor.



So I added adhesive-backed velcro to the desk's edge. I cut off a section, peeled off the backing on one side, adhered it to the edge, and then clamped my cord in between.  It's discreet and allows me to extract as much cord as I need or completely remove the cord if I need to take it with me.


I have this at home, too.  I have a portable CD player that I like to take from my quilt room and use outside when we grill.  When I return it to it's normal space, I just plug the power cord back in.

Happy Wednesday!
Elisa

4 comments:

  1. up here in Maine we just use duct tape!

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  2. Fantastic idea....will be putting that into practice today.

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  3. Now who's got the smarticles?

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  4. Great idea. I have cords like that and have used duck tape, but I think this velcro would be better.

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