Bounce Dryer Sheets - What they can do for you.

Bounce can be used for a variety of things, not just for your dryer!

1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. Italso repels mice.
2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, orcars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering yourvehicle.
3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don'tget opened too often.
4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a beltloop when outdoors during mosquito season.
5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (orcomputer) screen.
6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling,wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce tokeep dust from resettling.
7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheetof Bounce.
8. To freshen the air in your home - Place an individualsheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.
9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.
10. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needlethrough a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.
11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet ofBounce inside empty luggage before storing.
12. To freshen the air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounceunder the front seat.
13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in apan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean.The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between thefood and the pan.
14. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounceat the bottom of the wastebasket.
15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bouncewill magnetically attract all the lose hairs.
16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipethe blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust fromresettling.
17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A usedsheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
18. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individualsheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.
19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce inyour shoes or sneakers overnight.
20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keepthe bees away.
21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent beforefolding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.
22. Wet a Bounce sheet, hose down your car, and wipe lovebugsoff easily with the wet Bounce.

Try these suggestions out and let me know your results!

Passion for domestic arts

Personally, I've noticed a real decline in women who are versed in the "domestic arts". Especially in women my age (early and late 20's). These women have no idea how to sew, mend clothes, make natural home remedies, etc. I want to dedicate part of this blog to encourage and teach more women how to be, dare I say it....more womanly. I will be providing (free of charge!) the plethora of knowledge that I have aquired from the "village" that raised me.


I would love to hear what you think, or your requests if any.

1947 Inspired Cap-Sleeve Dress

I've decided to save money and reproduce my own vintage style dresses and clothes. These clothes will be a custom fit to my frame. Woo hoo!

My current dress making project is a 1947 vintage cap-sleeve dress. I've chosen to do this dress in a cobalt blue satin. The dress is self-lined with minimal gathering, so a beginner could really make this dress with minimal effort. All that is really requred is knowledge of sewing terms and the knowledge of how to run a sewing machine.

Here is the pattern. Please notice the floral dress, that is the cap sleeve dress that I am attempting to reproduce. At some point in time, I will also make the halter style dress. I am planning to wear the dress to a conservative event, so I chose to go with the cap sleeve dress for now.


Here is a swatch of the satin that I am using for this dress. It is a machine washable, easy to care for fabric, which was important to me when I was selecting fabrics. Plus, the blue is just beautiful!

Here is the machine I am using. It is a Singer Stylist 833. This model is older than me, but Singers are awesome machines and this one is no exception. I've found ones just like mine on ebay for about $10.00. If you want to learn to use a machine, this machine is very user friendly. Singer also carries all the manuals for all their machines ever made on their site for purchase in case you don't have the manual. It is a great resource to have.


Here is a shot of the front of the dress as it looks right now.


Here is the back view.


Anyway, I'll probably let you follow me through this whole project, and when I start my next dress/gloves/hat/purse, I'll let you follow along step by step so you can also make your own clothes and accessories.