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Try This:  uses for dryer sheets!  |
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
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 Posted - Jun 23 2009 : 06:07:08 AM
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Hi All, of course this says Bounce but I wonder if other dryer sheets would work?
Also, I rub dryer sheets on my hose to stop static cling on my skirt.
Has anyone tried these??
The US Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow-jackets away.
Use them all the time when playing baseball and soccer. I use it when I am working outside. It really works. The insects just veer around you.
All this time you've just been putting Bounce in the dryer!
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1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.
It also repels mice.
2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.
3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.
4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.
5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or computer) screen.
6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep
dust from resettling.
7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.
8. To freshen the air in your home - Place an individual sheet 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 needle through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.
11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.
12. To freshen the air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.
13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan.
14.. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.
15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the lose hairs.
16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.
17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
18. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.
19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.
20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away.
21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.
22. Wet a Bounce sheet, hose down your car, and wipe lovebugs off easily with the wet Bounce.
Linda in Scranton, PA
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world! |
Edited by - yarnmamma on Jun 23 2009 06:11:49 AM |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Jun 23 2009 : 07:08:58 AM
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I never use dryer sheets!! But I have heard many uses for them :)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2009 : 1:32:03 PM
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Wow...thanks for that information. I use the bounce sheets to rub off the dead love-bugs on my car windshield. I know that works. I'll try some of the other ones. Good post.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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sweetproserpina
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
meg
Vinemount
Ontario
Canada
535 Posts |
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
1406 Posts |
Posted - Aug 03 2009 : 1:42:35 PM
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very handy post. Thank you.
how sweet it is to love some one, how right itis to care |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Aug 03 2009 : 1:48:34 PM
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Did you also know that it is not neccessary to use a whole dryer sheet in the laundry? You can tear each sheet into 3 or 4 strips and use one per load. I have done this for the last 4 or 5 years.
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan |
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Tanna
True Blue Farmgirl
195 Posts
Tanna
Fort Worth
TX
USA
195 Posts |
Posted - Aug 03 2009 : 5:01:55 PM
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Love-Bugs. I do not love them! I will have to remember to bring the Bounce dryer sheets next time we drive to Alabama.
Thanks!
Tanna |
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Babs56
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Barbara
Tulsa
OK
USA
30 Posts |
Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 12:41:31 PM
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| I wonder if this will work for the cat box. I think I will try it and then let you know, unless you already know. |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
1646 Posts |
Posted - Aug 04 2009 : 2:10:17 PM
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Used ones are great for lining the bottom of potted and hanging planters so the soil doesn't drain out.
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Babs56
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Barbara
Tulsa
OK
USA
30 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2009 : 4:01:09 PM
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Hi! just to let you know another use for bounce, they do work in the litter box. The ones that have the filter opening. Yah, bounce.
Barbara
God and Family means everything! |
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
T
MI
940 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2009 : 6:57:49 PM
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| Those are all great ideas...but what do you do with them when they are used? OH...and here's another thought about used dryer sheets....I've tried that new all-in-one sheet where it goes in the wash-has softener-then to the dryer...They work fine but then you have this leftover sheet about the size of a dryer sheet but about a 1/4 inch think. Thinking of making quilted postcards with them..... |
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Babs56
Farmgirl in Training
30 Posts
Barbara
Tulsa
OK
USA
30 Posts |
Posted - Aug 21 2009 : 5:08:02 PM
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That sounds great. Maybe one could color the dryer sheets and make something with them, but I cant think of anything right now.
God and Family means everything! |
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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
940 Posts
T
MI
940 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2009 : 10:01:29 AM
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| I wonder how flammable they are??? I saw a craft using tissue paper to create "flowers" around LED lights for a garland. I guess they can't be more flammable than that eh? |
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HeatherAnn
True Blue Farmgirl
187 Posts
Heather
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
USA
187 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2009 : 6:45:03 PM
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you could save the used ones and use them as packing materials for shipments. which would take a long time to save enough BUT, those 1/4 inch ones would probably be great for this. you could stuff pillows with them too, instead of buying polyester fill. you know they are washable AND they already smell nice...?
Heather Ann
Apartment Farmgirl
"You got to look at all the good on one side and all the bad on the other and say 'Well, alright then.'" - Aunt Eller, Oklahoma
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ruenietwoshoes
True Blue Farmgirl
90 Posts
Patricia
Thornton
West Virginia
USA
90 Posts |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 09:12:10 AM
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I'm so going to try it for the yellow jackets...if only i stumbeled upon this post before september! That's when I had an almost fatal reaction to the yellow jacket that stung me in my butt! :) hehehe! now i'm an EpiPen girl! :)
<3 Patricia
sister.daughter.lover.knitter.best friend.quilter.hand stitcher.a cook.a soon-to-be-nurse.animal lover.mountaineer.facebook junkie.and a new blogger.and a lover of God!
I'm only 21! :)
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Nov 05 2009 : 09:15:54 AM
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Hi Patricia..glad you found the topic. It's good to bump some topics up once in a while.
thanks!
Linda in Scranton, PA
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goneriding
True Blue Farmgirl
1599 Posts
Winona
Central Oregon
USA
1599 Posts |
Posted - Nov 06 2009 : 8:20:30 PM
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They are also great for wiping your horse off before a class in a horse show. Gets all the light dust that settles after you've Show Sheened (or whatever product you use for shine). To top off. Also, lessens the chance of shocking your poor horse with static electricity. 
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
935 Posts
Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
935 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2009 : 07:20:07 AM
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I'm going to try the needle and thread (No. 10 on the list). Tangling thread is always a drag.
Kimberly Ann
Farmgirl Sister #225
Crochet Geek, Newbie Fiddler, Would-be Farmer, Backyard Chicken Rancher |
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Celticheart
True Blue Farmgirl
811 Posts
Marcia
WA
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2009 : 09:37:07 AM
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I keep a few of the used ones around and use them like interfacing in small sewing and quilting projects. It works great. They are also good for reinforcing underneath mending.
"Let us never forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other art follows. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization."
Daniel Webster
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yarnmamma
True Blue Farmgirl
4247 Posts
Linda
Clarks Summit
PA
USA
4247 Posts |
Posted - Nov 07 2009 : 09:49:36 AM
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great way to recycle!
Linda in Scranton, PA
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Zereen
Farmgirl in Training
18 Posts
Kimberly
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
USA
18 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2010 : 11:49:06 AM
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3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often
WHO WOULD DO THAT???? Thats a wonderful smell, the smell of history!
{Deep in my bones} |
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katalind
True Blue Farmgirl
177 Posts
Kathy
Chapin
SC
USA
177 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2010 : 08:26:46 AM
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| I don't use dryer sheets but some of the women in my family use them in their drawers to keep their clothes smelling fresh. Also I know people who stuff them under their car seats to keep their car smelling nice - this works really well on a hot day. |
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Bart
True Blue Farmgirl
115 Posts
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Posted - May 22 2010 : 06:45:33 AM
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I make scarves and purses out of them. After they're used in the dryer; I paint and decorate each one, cut it into a a shape (like circles or diamonds) and stitch them together. I like to use decorative threads, silk ribbon bobbin stitching and do a little needle felting on them too. It comes out really beautiful and people can never guess what it is.
note -  don't ever put them through a laser printer
 just sayin...... don't ask how I know |
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Phirefly
Farmgirl in Training
36 Posts
Stacy
Damascus
new brunswick
Canada
36 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2011 : 2:16:33 PM
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| These are all great Ideas. I have to clean my tub this week and I am going to try it out. Thanks! |
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NeeNee
True Blue Farmgirl
111 Posts
WhiTTneY
South point
Ohio
USA
111 Posts |
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
1487 Posts
Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
1487 Posts |
Posted - Mar 15 2011 : 1:37:23 PM
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Wow - glad I came upon this - what really great ideas!
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" ~Gandhi |
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Try This: uses for dryer sheets! |
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