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This post created in partnership with Sugru, wait until you see this stuff!

I keep a DIY toolkit.

I’m not organized enough to have a cute pink tool box, but there are a few things I always keep around my house for when the need arises. Things like hot glue and glue guns, gold metallic paint pens, feather pillow inserts, washi tape, plate hangers, upholstery tacks, ring clips…you get the idea.

Recently I’ve added something else to my DIY tool box. Sugru.

Sugru is like adult play dough that cures into a strong but flexible rubber–overnight and sticks to pretty much whatever you stick it to. Why didn’t I think of that?

Let me explain in pictures…

diy better hangers

Let’s say your strappy shirts keep falling off their hangers. See those little black triangles on the hanger up there? Sugru.

wood hangers that hold straps

I used a little packet of black Sugru and separated it, rolled it into little balls then pressed it onto hangers and let it sit over night–one single pack was enough for three hangers.

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If you own an Apple computer or phone, you’ve probably dealt with the dreaded frayed, broken cable.

I mixed together some red and white Sugru  (yep you can blend the colors!) and repaired my cord and now it’s pretty and flexible and durable and I don’t feel like I’m on the verge of electrocution from a laptop.

apple cord repairSugru is suitable to use on low voltage cables under 24 volts

ladder

I love this ladder made of imperfect, natural pieces of wood. But, when you have something made with real branches, it’s not going to be perfectly balanced. The right top of the ladder leans against my white wall and takes all the weight (the left top doesn’t even touch the wall!) and I was getting scratches on my wall every time someone grabbed a throw.

ladder fix

Since Sugru is easy to shape like play-dough and easily fills weird gaps, just attach it, mold it to the shape you want and let it cure for 24 hours.

I added some white Sugru to the back of the side that scratched the wall and now my ladder doesn’t slide if we grab a throw and my walls are protected. Double win!

marble cutting board

Within a month of buying my marble cutting board, all of the plastic feet had fallen off–you can see where they were on the top photo, whatever glue was used just didn’t want to stick. So I used one packet of white Sugru and split it into fourths, rolled it into balls and smashed it into place right where the old feet were. It’s holding great and now has a pleasing, soft, thud when I set it on the counter…

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I did the same with my slice of petrified wood and slice of geode. What? Your petrified wood and geode slices already have feet? Well, consider yourself lucky!

dresser

It’s amazing what little Sugru feet can do.

Just a little lift on the bottom of my marble, petrified wood and geode suddenly turns them into more of a display piece–almost like a tray. I didn’t want anything too tall, just something to separate them from the surface they sit on.

Before they felt a little flat and it was a pain to lift them off the kitchen counter–especially if there was any water underneath it would act like suction and stick.

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Sugru is one of those things that’s great to have for any time you want to fix, adapt or improve something at home. Plus it makes it easy and fun for anyone to be a DIYer. I bet you are thinking of something right now you can use it for.

Here are a few more ideas–use Sugru to stabilize your hair straightener and keep it from damaging your furniture, here’s some clever cord storage ideas, even incorporating legos! Discover lots more project ideas and inspiration at Sugru.

Sugru is available at Target and Lowes stores nationwide!

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  • to enter, click over to Sugru website, pick your favorite project, and then comment back on this post sharing which idea you liked the most
    • {open to US only (apologies) giveaway ends November 19}