Yvonne, I think you might think as a home stager a little too much. haha  I am happy the wedding went so nicely! Congratulations on adding another home staging furniture mover to the family

My goodness, Yvonne - you are such a fount of information.  Uh .. you forgot one .. how about using a rubber band as a "tool" to shoot at your own kid in a movie theater who won't stop talking to his rather loud, almost obnoxious friend who is sitting right next to him!  (Not that I've ever done that, mind you, it's just an idea.)  Thanks for sharing.  - Calie

P.S.  How about a post on how to stage a wedding? 

Leslie, You are so right! I actually chided myself over that issue on that very day. :)

Calie, I also left off the one where I wrap a rubber band around my wrist because I may use it later and then find that I keep messing with it all day because it has a calming influence. But, I know what you mean. While I have never used a rubber band to thwack anyone (especially not my hubby while I'm in a giggly mood) I can see that there may be some merit to the possibility of rubber band wars. Oops. 

I love reading your blogs Yvonne.  Great tips.  Congratulations to your daughter and new son-in-law.  You should post a few photos for us to see.  Oh, and don't forget to include one of the Mother of the Bride!

Now that many states are passing laws to stop people from talking on a cell phone unless it is a  handsfree phone, I thought I would pass along another tip for rubber band use. A rubber band can also serve as a "hands free cell phone" device. Just strap the phone on your head using the rubber band.

Congrats on the wedding. And thanks for good ideas. I don't think I even own a package of rubber bands- I'll have to get some.

Yvonne, you forgot the most important use for rubber bands.  Make your fingers look like a gun and wrap a rubber band  around the tip of index finger,   over the thumb, then hook it onto the little finger.  Then point and shoot!  Next stop, the principals office!

Great uses for rubber bands! I particularly like the paint can use... I had never thought of doing that before, but can guarantee that I will next time.

Yvonne-

Cute post.  Now I know why I have this compulsion to save every rubber band I come across!

When I lived in Pittsburgh, PA and taught Kindergarten- some of the kids called them GUM Bands! They did not laugh at my Texas accent, so I was not about to say anything about the gum bands.....

Kathy

Yvonne...here's the picture in my head for your #4.  Gave me a laugh AFTER I reread it two or three times.  Sun Visor, on your head, not in your car, stuffed full of receipts as you walk out to the car and then back into the next store. 

I buy them in bulk and never seem to be able to find one in the house when I need one.

Thanks for the post and James that's another interesting picture to imagine! Wonder if our lawmakers have considered it???

Charlene, Thank you so much. Thanks for the kind words and the well wishes. Maybe I'll get some of the photos from the wedding up this weekend. As you can imagine I'm in a bit of a catch-up mode these days.

LOL James! Here in Arizona we can still use our cell phones for talking while driving. What we are no longer allowed to do is send text messages. So do you think if one banded the phone just right we could use our tongues to send the text instead? Now that is an ugly picture.

Leslie, I'm getting the shakes just thinking about living my life without rubber bands. Yes, you must pop down to the store soon. You will find that a good package of bands can be your best friend.

Terry, As much as I love my rubber bands I've never figured out how to do the gun shooting trick. I ALWAYS, without fail shoot myself instead of the intended victim. Self inflicted rubber band wounds are hard to explain. BTW, your photo is beautiful. It is nice to see you after all this time!

Rick, How wonderful that you found a useful tip here. You know how we home stagers are -- we aim to please. Then of course see my response to Terry (above.) My aim can cause me a bit of pain at times.  Thanks for the comment.

Kathy, I know what you mean. I think rubber bands are just plain fun to have around. They are quite handy. Makes me wonder who invented them and if that person knew how valuable they would become. Now thas sumpin alz ahs wundrun bout -- ya'll thank Texans hauv accents?

Oh Ginger, You have succeeded in cracking me up. I could one-up Minnie Pearl. Just think a hat simply full of receipts. Just to add to your mental picture -- my sun visor is pink and has (well, lets make this real fun) the words, "Ask me about Home Staging." Oh gosh, I have got to calm down now. But I'm still giggling.  What do you buy in bulk -- sun visors or rubber bands? (Snort -- again!) We should just tell James to use his sun visor to hold his cell phone to his head. Good grief, is this fatigue or am I having fun?

Yvonne, Laughter at this hour...I might never get to sleep tonight.  Where can we order those visors with "Ask me about staging" imprinted...what an idea!  Now I'm the one snorting and James,...with his new younger hairdo what a sight!  Thanks!

BTW...bulk rubber bands! :-))) but I did buy three visors last month, all on sale.  Here is sunny CA we even wear them in the snow and I know that you AZ folks wear them year round too.  

Thanks for the compliment Yvonne.  One of these days you and I will get together and I'll give you step by step instructions on how to design and use a rubber band finger gun!

Ginger, I love to wear hats. I have a small collection of them trying to attack me when I walk in the closet. I do have a couple of sun visors which were my moms. Perhaps we should go into business together and produce clothes (including sun visors) for home stagers. You think? We do have our share of sun here. I love it!

Terry, I mean it. You are very attractive. OK, when and where do I get my lessons? No, wait, I just remembered every time someone tries to teach me to make one of those guns I regret it. We will just get together for iced tea. BTW. did you think about using a rubber band to open your favorite drink?  

OK - There's just way too much fun going around A/R tonight.  Let's be serious here ... Stop laughing, Yvonne, I'm talking to you!  What are some SERIOUS uses for the all-powerful rubber bands?

Hmmm.....

1. Tie back a shower curtain
2. Use to "gather" towels
3. Make-shift hand cuffs

Oh Mrs. Waterhouse, You have made me snort some more. What am I to do with you? Earlier today I realized there is one more way to use rubber bands which I haven't done in a while. Remember when we used to slip the bands together to make the large circle of bands which we used for what we called "Chinese Jump Ropes"? We did all the hop, jump and skipping we could do to a rhythmic chant. But you, Calie, have the topper -- make-shift hand cuffs, indeed! Alright, I'm calming down. No, I'm not -- I'm still snickering. Whoo Hoo! 

Open my favorite drink Yvonne?  I only drink beer that requires a good old fashioned church key to open it.  None of that twist off stuff for me!  So you drink tea, I'll drink beer, and teach you the rubber band gun trick. 

Terry, Just think. I learned something new tonight. I thought all of them twisted off. See what I know about it? I'm being very bad tonight and have Coca-Cola in hand. 

Oh noooooooooo Yvonne, a coke-cola as they say in the south.  For shame!

Oh yeah Terry. I also know about that lovely southern phrase, "Bless her heart."

Oh too bad I am allergic to Rubber and Latex products, it does make life interesting in the hospital. Probably playing with my sling shot too much as a child!!

I am wearing 2 rubber bands as we speak (aka....elastics for all our New Englanders):

One in my hair, One on my wrist (for avoidance therapy). I am waiting to find a "really big one" for my head and cell phone usage! (thanks James!!)

Kathleen, I know exactly what you mean. My dad was scheduled for surgery and I happened to be in the room when all the techs came in to go over the last minute questions to the patient. Of course, one of the questions had to do with allergies. Dad didn't mention anything so I spoke up about his latex allergy. After the entire room went into a tizzy Dad said he didn't think it would be that big deal. I reminded him they were cutting him open and would be placing their gloved hands all over his "inside" parts. He grimly agreed. Techs ran and the surgery proceeded without a hitch. One good thing for you Kathleen is you don't have to go through the misery of shooting yourself every time you try to find a new victim.

Nora, Perhaps we too could go into business together. What type of design do you think would be best for the cell phone holding elastics? Who cares about better mouse traps? We have beautiful cell phone holding head straps. Should net us millions. You think we should share with James?  

Okay everyone, I missed out on this great post with its very fun comments.  James yours was hysterical, and Calie do you use the heavy-duty kind for hand-cuffs?  Ladies, do you remember using elastics (rubber bands) to hold up your knee high stockings when the elastic was shot?  That red ring didn't go away for days.  Betty

Yvonne, congratulations on the fabulous wedding day.  Are you able to post some pics or maybe email me a few.  Would love to see you with the whole family.  Betty

James - I had to look at the date of your comment because yesterday, I look outside to see what my little girl is doing and she has her cell phone under the strap of her skateboard helmet. Yep - great minds think alike but you beat her to it of course :)

Yvonne - brilliant! Now I am thinking of all the ways I have used a rubber band on a Sunday afternoon whilst the outdoors boasts 78 degrees and beckons my participation...but I had to let you know your post is that good! 

Wait...I have to add something...I have 3 types of rubber bands and I can't believe how much effort I put into choosing the right rubber band for the right job :) 

Yvonne -- Loved the rubberband ideas.  I have been wracking my brain trying to come up with some new ones...but I can't....you got them all covered.  The wedding sounds beautiful....pictures would be nice!

Yvonne - I am short on time,so I haven't read the comments (if this one is already here, I apologize).  You can use them to shoot at the foreheads of those who argue with you over whether staging is of value.  ;)

Betty, While I don't remember using my elastics for socks I have left one or two which were too small for my wrist until it actually hurt to take them off. Bad idea! I had hoped to get the photos up this weekend but life keeps getting in my way. We went today to a baby shower for my cousin and his wife. It is amazing how one little celebration can take up the entire day. Well, don't tell anyone . . . we went shopping after the shower. Then . . . we went to dinner at a great Rib Shack with our daughter and son-in-law and granddaughter. Great day, but I'm tired.

Sheron, Toooooo funnnnny! I would have loved to have seen your granddaughter with her excellent blue tooth substitute. Choosing the correct rubber band for the job is very important! I'm glad you take your time. :)

Judy, Goes to prove we are indeed a wacky bunch; right? I see some pretty busy days ahead for at least the first part of the week. I'll try to get the wedding === and even the baby shower up soon. Then everyone will know what a wild and crazy bunch we really are. Thanks for stopping in.

Kim, Oh now you have really made me laugh! You were the first to mention this all important use of the rubber band. Kind of makes you wish you could have a double barrel sometimes; right?  

Yvonne -- Rubberbands make great marketing tools.  Especially when they are used to secure our business cards to candy bars before dropping them into Trick or Treaters' bags! 

Oh my gosh Judy, You are really on a roll gal. Now that is an idea which could take off. I can just imagine. If this Haloween is anything like the last 2 we've experienced in this local than we don't stand a ghost of a chance of handing out any of our cards. It seems the princesses, ghouls, pirates and other fair creatures never make it up the hill to our house. We have not had even one trick or treater since we moved here. Oh well. 

Fun post Yvonne, I just used rubberbands today with my window treatments.

Julianna, We do that too. We hold scarves onto existing rods sometimes with rubber bands. We end up with straight pins helping out sometimes. We have also used rubber bands with simple towel folds. You know, so the band doesn't show. Thanks for stopping in! 

Your welcome! Those are all great ideas - you rock!

I like it. . . you are always thinking.  Maybe the letters beside stagers' names should be OCD?

Kim Dillon, Creative Eye Home Staging

Kim, LOL you are so right. We all need the designation OCD! At this moment my desk will not allow me to claim that prize. Thanks for stopping in. 

here is another use.  When my mother comes to visit us.... she is forever drinking a glass of ice water. I'm forever picking up glasses that are lying around and putting them in the dishwasher.  She puts a rubber band around her glass that she is using at the moment.... that way, I'm not always removing it!

Congratulations on the addition to the family!

Nancy, Your addition to the list is one which I've never heard before. It is absolutely fantastic! This is certain to become a new trick in our home. My family is always complaining that I put their drinking glasses in the dishwasher before they are done with their drinks. I hope I can figure a way to get a rubber band on a coffee mug. My handsome coffee drinker tells visitors to hang on to their mugs if they hope to keep them through an entire serving. :) 

Thanks for the well wishes concerning our new son-in-law.  

You forgot, they are also used in orthodontics to align the jaw.

How did I miss this post of last year.  I really enjoyed reading the comments too...as always entertaining and full of contant. 

You are right Alyson! How could I have forgotten the old orthodontic rubber band trick? :)

Terrylynn, I was a bit surprised that it came up again. It was fun to reread and to see again the comments and the fun. It was also good to think about what was going on when it was written. Thanks for your ever kind comment!