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Easy, No Sew Kitchen Scrubbies from Produce Bags

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Don't toss those mesh produce bags! Upcycle the bags into free, easy to make, no sew kitchen scrubbies in a few simple steps.

So many types of produce come in mesh bags – from onion sets to citrus fruits. I hate to just throw them out, and I can only reuse so many for storage, so I decided to upcycle some of the produce bags into easy, no sew kitchen scrubbies. If you have more than you can use yourself, they also make a nice addition to a natural cleaning gift basket. I found that four mesh bags from oranges made a firm scrubbie that fits well in my hand. [Read more…] about Easy, No Sew Kitchen Scrubbies from Produce Bags

How to Make Wool Dryer Balls

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How to Make Wool Dryer Balls to fluff and soften your clothes, reduce drying time and save energy. Eco-Friendly, non-toxic, can also be used as a soft toy.

This is a guest post by Leigh Dudenhoeffer of Frozen Tundra Fiber Arts.

A lot of people have brought it to my attention that my wool dryer balls are ‘too bouncy’ to be 100% wool. If you were to say this to me in person, I’d invite you to cut one in half and see for yourself. I would also consider it to be a waste of the hard work I put into my dryer balls. The halved ball, on the other hand, I would be able to recycle into new dryer balls.

I don’t like to share anything about my process or the processes my art or craft goes through to get from point a to point b. This time, I will share my process. I find that it’s necessary for a dryer ball to have some bounce in it to bounce its way around the clothes dryer. It’s this bouncing action that is what actually softens the clothes as they’re being propelled around the inside of the clothes dryer. The balls wedge themselves between the items of clothing, reducing  drying time and saving you money. [Read more…] about How to Make Wool Dryer Balls

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