Homemade laundry detergents and soaps have always been intriguing to me. Since the early days of this blog I’ve always had some recipe or another that I’m using. I go through streaks where I don’t use the homemade stuff quite as much, but I usually always have a batch availableRead More

One of the things I really liked about my homemade laundry soap recipe was that I could make it in a big batch with no measuring. Once the bar soap was grated, it was just a matter of opening boxes or containers, dumping the contents and stirring everything together. OnceRead More

One of life’s more challenging laundry dilemmas is how to get out a greasy stain that’s been through the washer and dryer already. Is there any hope? Is it a lost cause? When it comes to laundry stains I often feel like it’s worth experimenting a little bit.  You’re inRead More

Winter is the time of year when the clothing coming out of our dryer sure seems to be filled with a lot more static.  Maybe it’s because winter air is more dry, or maybe it’s that there are more fleeces and sweaters and other static-prone items in the washloads.   WhateverRead More

One of the homemade recipes I was most curious about when I started trying DIY recipes for this blog was homemade laundry soap.  I’ll also admit that it was one of the recipes I was most scared about trying too!  I thought it would be great to save money withRead More

I think people fall into two groups when it comes to homemade laundry soap.  One group is pretty much freaked out by the idea and says “Thanks but no thanks.  Why would I want to make my own laundry soap?”.  The other group thinks it sounds like an adventurous money-savingRead More

  Sometimes I take a little breather and stop and think a bit about why I like finding ways to make my own stuff.  And when I think about  it, one word always keeps popping up that’s important to me:  Resourceful.  I love to be resourceful! Homemade solutions are oftenRead More

Making your own laundry soap isn’t hard, but you do have to set aside a little time.   And it’s not the time it takes to measure or mix anything either.  That’s the quick part. It’s the time for that pesky part of the chore known as “The Grating Of TheRead More

  Are you tired of the amount of money you spend buying liquid fabric softener? Well, there’s a solution.  Save money and Make Your Own! When I started researching how to make fabric softener, I soon discovered that the magic ingredient (once again) is white distilled vinegar, a wonderful ingredientRead More

Today I used my microwave to make another batch of my homemade powdered laundry soap. What ?? Why would I be using the microwave ?? It turns out the microwave can be an interesting method to replace the “grating of the Ivory soap” process. And if you’ve ever made aRead More

  I’m still kind of surprised that two simple ingredients like Dawn dish soap and hydrogen peroxide can do such amazing things when it comes to laundry stains. I was doing my happy dance a few weeks ago when this mixture got rid of a  wine stain on a woolRead More

  I love a challenge.  And this week I had another challenge thanks to Hungry Son. He came to me with one of his sweaters (a sweater with wool in it that needs handwashing by the way). “Ummm, Mom, do you think you can get this spot out of myRead More

  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all your white linens stayed just as fresh and pure and white as the day you bought them? Even if years went by? Oh yeah, that would indeed be awesome. Maybe in a perfect world that happens. But in my world, yellow and dingyRead More