Homemade Dryer Sheets

So, word has gotten around that I've been making my own dryer sheets. I have. I like it. A LOT cheaper than the store-bought ones, and less chemicals getting onto your clothes and skin.

I've had no problem with the scent or static cling.

I must give Gayle at The Grocery Cart Challenge all the credit.

Here is the recipe for anyone interested:

Homemade Dryer Sheets

2 cups of water
1 cup of vinegar
2/3 cups of any hair conditioner
Mix in spray bottle and stir. Don’t shake, this will cause foaming. Soak a cloth rag and ring it out until slightly damp. Then throw it into the dryer with your load of clothes.

Gayle also has many other homemade recipes:

Homemade laundry detergent

Homemade Windex

Homemade Frebreeze

Homemade spot remover

The list goes on and on. I highly recommend her blog for frugal and simple living ideas.

How to get marker ink out of an upholstered chair

So E decided to use her little pink chair as a desk while she colored with markers. Here's what it looked like after her art project:

I tried to wipe it off with no luck. I remembered a friend telling me that Crayola had a cleaning solution page on their website, so I took a shot. Well, yes they do! Any Crayola product and just about any item that a child could write on is on this page. It told me exactly what to use to get the marker stains out.

Rubbing alcohol

Carpet cleaner

Spot stain remover (I didn't end up using that)

It worked very well. I ended up using some laundry detergent and bleach to scrub off the whole chair after the marker ink was gone. There are some very faint remains of the red marker, but not very noticable.

Thank you Crayola and thank you Leslie for telling me about Crayola's website.

Go here to find stain remover ideas: http://www.crayola.com/canwehelp/staintips/index.cfm?n_id=32