Pit Stain Prevention

SUCCESS!!!

I was very skeptical before I tried this--my husband, though perfect in almost every way, has armpit sweat that makes a huge fat man after a 10 mile run cringe.  His undershirts last maybe 8 months before they are horribly yellow and have that nasty deoderant-sheen caked on.  We've only been married for four years, so this last time when I purchased yet another set of new undershirts I decided that the carnage had to stop!  I gave this a shot and I am SHOCKED at how well it worked.  I have only applied the baby powder one time and it has been about 4 months!

Original Pin:

http://pinterest.com/pin/155022412142959352/edit/

Tips/Thoughts:

• I don't use bleach when I wash our whites...I maybe should, but I feel like we're hard enough on our clothes by just wearing them
• I used Johnson & Johnson baby powder--just pure cornmeal
• I only put the baby powder on the insides of the shirts--but I used quite a bit.
• The baby powder will get everywhere--and it stays with your ironing board cover until you wash it.
• My sister-in-law also has told me that you can use white Rit Dye to get rid of pit stains--I think I might try this on the "control test subject" shirt pictured below.

**No photoshop was used here...well, actually I cropped it, but that is all!**

Humm...I've really got to figure out how to get these pictures turned the right way...sorry!

Pant Hanger as a Ribbon Organizer

SUCCESS!

This is a great idea—why can’t I think of this stuff on my own?!??  I’m so glad that Pinterest can now function as the creative and organizational side of my brain!  I had a few of these pants hangers lying around needing a job and holding ribbon is the perfect task! 

Original Pin:

http://pinterest.com/pin/155022412142923099/

Tips/Thoughts:

·        I don’t think that the original pin had the ends of the ribbon taped back onto the roll, but I couldn’t handle all of the ends hanging free, it just looked too messy, so I taped them up

·        The value rolls are too large in diameter to hang on rods right next to each other—so if you have rolls of ribbon that are larger than about 3 ½”, you’ll need to plan on having an empty rod between them.  Most of the value rolls that you can get at Hobby Lobby are too large to hang right next to each other (check out the below picture)

A close up of the ribbons being too large to fit nicely next to each other.  This really isn't a big deal, except that then you can't unroll these ribbons very easily. 

 Okay, these are positioned a little better--see the empty rod between my small rolls and my big rolls?  One wasted rod, but for now, I don't need any more space! (knock on wood)

Martha Stewart's Tub Scrub

SUCCESS!

We rent our current house and the previous renters apparently did not EVER wash the inside of their tub—NASTY.  (All of you people out there who don't scrub your tub, shame!  I know it isn't a really fun job, but HONESTLY.  Clean your tubs people!)  I have tried a multitude of cleaners to get the brown stains off of the bottom of our tub—Bleach, OxiClean, a Magic Eraser, Kaboob, you name it—nothing has worked.  UNTIL I tried Martha Stewart’s Tub Scrub from Pinterest!  THANK YOU PINTEREST for being the most AWESOME site EVER!  This worked like a charm—it was easy to make, didn’t even take much scrubbing, and rubbed the stains right off!  I will admit there are a few small spots still on the bottom, but it is SO much better—and I am ecstatic!  Check out the before and after pictures below—keep in mind that the before stains are AFTER all of the other failed cleaners.

Original Pin:

 http://pinterest.com/pin/155022412142917742/

Tips/Thoughts:

·        I used tea-tree oil (purchased at Vitamin World for about $6—the lady there also told me it was a great disinfectant if you put a few drops in a tub of water to soak scrapes/ect). 

·        I followed the measurements on Martha’s recipe exactly, and it made enough to scrub 2 tubs and there was still probably enough for ½ a tub left over.  I stored the rest—I’ll let you know if it is still good after storage!

·        Our tub is not porcelin—not sure what it is called, but it is an all-in-one unit that fits into the wall & is some type of plastic

Not sure why I didn't take these at the same angle, but oh well

And now, a close-up of the scuz

AH-mazing.  Just amazing--I will never use another tub scrub again.  AND, never fear anyone who rents this house after us, I WILL keep our tub from EVER getting this nasty again.