Stain Solutions

This will be a weekly post to make stinky stains go away(or at least make them a little less noticable). Check back each week for more helpful tips or add one in the comments below.

 

THE STAIN:

Ink

ON COTTON,LINEN,POLYESTER,ACRYLIC,etc:

Loosen stain with hair spray.  Moisten with 1 tsp dishwashing liquid, 1 qt warm water, 1 Tbs white vinegar (don’t use vinegar on cotton/linen).  Blot.  Repeat.  Let sit 35 minutes.  Rinse; launder. 

WOOL,SILK,ACETATE,SUEDE,LEATHER,FIBERGLASS,RAYON:

Sponge stain with cool water.  Apply hair spray.  Tough stain; Use rubbing alcohol; launder.

WOOD FURNITURE,FURNITURE FABRICS,FLOORS,WALLPAPER,CARPET:

Wallpaper:  Remove with gum eraser.  Tough stain:  Wash with solution of ½ water and ½ rubbing alcohol; blot.

*The above tips are from Family Circus magazine printed 5/12/1998 page 12. TheSmellyArmpit's tip is to BE CAREFUL!

Sewing Machine Table Project

A couple weeks ago I got two car loads of junk for free off craigslist.  Wahooo!  I'm borderline hoarder so this was like striking gold for me. LOL  But in the piles of pure poo where two cool items, a sewing machine table and a coffee table(which I already repainted and sold - yahoo).  Anyway, I like this little table and it's being used(turned around backwards) in my foyer right now.  here's the before being sanded and painted pictures and after being painted... 

Still needs the top drawers(that's why I've got it turned around backwards LOL).  But pretty cute for something temporary in our entrance until the aquarium is ready to go in.

Things Toddlers Say

The  other day we were all playing in the driveway after dinner.  One of our neighbors was out and my 1.5 year old ran up to him.  Oh, I forgot to mention our littlest was only in his diapers.  Living in 100+ heat I just don't see a point in putting him in clothes all the time.  I'll probably look back on this in 30 years and not be surprised if he is living in a nudest community.  Haha(oh, I hope HaHa!). 

Anyway, my neighbor laughed and said, "How did your belly get so big!  Did you have a good dinner?"  And my 1.5 year old just giggled along with him and had a good time soaking up the attention.  Then my 5 year old rode his bike up to us and came to my defense because he thought our neighbor was telling me that my belly was big and he exclaimed, "Mommy has a big belly because we used to live there!  That's why her belly is so big."  haha

Hmmm.  Awkward!  I just laughed so our neighbor laughed and we said see you later.  Um, bye bye!

Dinner Conversation

The other night at dinner my 5 year old asked, "Mommy, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

Me:  "And artist.  What do you want to be?"

5 year old:  "A fish aquariumer"

Me:   "Cool!  3 year old what do you want to be when you grow up?"

3 year old:  "A flower!  And you'll be a flower too!!!"

Me:  "Daddy, what do you want to be when you grow up?"

Daddy:  "I don't know."

3 year old:  "A flower!!!"

Then later I asked what color and she said, "Pink!"

Wordless Wednesdays

(why not to leave fish food can where a 3 year old can reach it...)

Stain Solutions

This will be a weekly post to make stinky stains go away(or at least make them a little less noticable). Check back each week for more helpful tips or add one in the comments below.


THE STAIN:
Ketchup

ON COTTON,LINEN,POLYESTER,ACRYLIC,etc:
Scrape excess.  Use commercial spot remover.  Rinse; launder.  Tough stain:  Presoak with a paste of water and enzyme laundry detergent; rinse; dry, then launder.

WOOL,SILK,ACETATE,SUEDE,LEATHER,FIBERGLASS,RAYON:
Scrape excess.  Use dry-cleaning solvent.

WOOD FURNITURE,FURNITURE FABRICS,FLOORS,WALLPAPER,CARPET:
Wallpaper, painted surfaces:  Wipe excess, then dab with cloth.  Blot with paper towel.

*The above tips are from Family Circus magazine printed 5/12/1998 page 12. TheSmellyArmpit's tip is to BE CAREFUL!

Things Toddlers Say

The other day we were all outside playing in the driveway.  My oldest stopped his bike and looked up in a sparsely cloudy sky.  He was pointed at one of the smallest wispy clouds with lots of blue sky around it. and asked, "Mommy, is that heaven?"