DIY Shirt Collar Stays from Magnetic Hotel Keys

August 12, 2019

DIY Shirt Collar Stays from Magnetic Hotel Keys - sample stay and 6 new ones for keycard This is a simple way to recycle magnetic keys from past hotel stays into shirt stays. One key makes 6 stays.

Total Time: 15 min

Yield: 6

Supplies:

1 hotel magnetic door key
ruler
pencil
pair heavy duty scissors
1 shirt stay as pattern

Steps:

First find a shirt collar stay.

DIY Shirt Collar Stays from Magnetic Hotel Keys - stay

Gather your supplies.
Use a pencil to outline the stay on the magnetic key until you have 6 drawn side by side.

DIY Shirt Collar Stays from Magnetic Hotel Keys - use a pencil to trace around the stay

DIY Shirt Collar Stays from Magnetic Hotel Keys - stay traced 6 times onto the key

Use heavy duty scissors to cut out the stays.

DIY Shirt Collar Stays from Magnetic Hotel Keys - carefully cut out with scissors

Trim the stays. It's important to have a rounded point at one end to fit right in the shirt.

Finally if you don't have a shirt stay as a sample they are appropriately 2 1/2" long and 1/4" wide. These make great recycled gifts as well.

DIY Shirt Collar Stays from Magnetic Hotel Keys - stay next to a ruler

DIY Shirt Collar Stays from Magnetic Hotel Keys - measuring the key card

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