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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
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deborah
nutley
nj
USA
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 Posted - May 14 2010 : 6:57:56 PM
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what to do with those old bras  . Up cycle them
make them into drawer scenters
just cut the sides off and stuff cups
with batting and lavender buds, dried rose petals or cedar chips
Add a few drops of essential oil to refresh.
Like lavender (or any of your favorite scents)
You can also use for your closets, drawers, luggage,
Stinky boots or sneakers
sew together.
if you leave the
straps on you can hang them
inside the closet or with your jackets
and coats for the winter..
If you cut off the elastic straps you can use that for making your covid masks. Who knew.. But last year when I couldn't get any masks and had to make m own but couldn't find elastic so this worked great.
You can also make them into Pin cushions
Just stuff with cotton batting scraps
Waste not..lol
Refresher spray
pure essential lavender oil or your favorite scent
Fill the bottle with 4 fluid ounces of purified water. If you would like to make a larger batch, simply increase the proportions, such as doubling or tripling the amounts. The mist spray will last.
Add 40 drops of the lavender essential oil to the half alcohol and half water. Cap the bottle and shake well to mix ingredients
http://jerseyfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
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Edited by - debtea2 on Apr 28 2021 04:26:08 AM |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - May 14 2010 : 11:16:22 PM
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HA what a cute idea! I once saw them as a PLANTER in the garden lol. As a picture though not in "real life"
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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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jeannie
Florida
USA
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9438 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 15 2010 : 05:59:30 AM
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Or if they are big enough you could sew the two cups together around the edge partway and put your clothespins in 'em, they have the straps for hanging! jk/lol
"All you need is faith, trust and......a little bit of pixie dust" ~Peter Pan |
Edited by - levisgrammy on May 15 2010 06:01:36 AM |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
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Posted - May 15 2010 : 10:16:39 AM
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I'm with you Shirley! HAHAHA
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9438 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 16 2010 : 08:34:28 AM
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Deb,
I like the idea of using them for the closets or drawers. I have a big bag of lavender buds left from my daughters wedding and they would work great. I always usually throw the old bras out because I wouldn't give something like that to the thrift so this seems a very good use. Not like anyone else would see them in the closet or drawers either. So our unmentionables stay that way. 
"All you need is faith, trust and......a liitle bit of pixie dust" ~Peter Pan |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1853 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2010 : 11:36:30 AM
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if the you want you can get two for one just cut in half and back it with some scrap material
and fill the same way works either way and no one has to see it
better than the trash...LOL
http://jerseyfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9438 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 18 2010 : 11:43:06 AM
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How long does the scent stay? do you have to rip them open again to redo them,
or do you just slip stitch so it will open again?
I threw one out right before this thread was started  ,
so I'll have to wait a bit to do this but I have everything else to use.
"All you need is faith, trust and......a little bit of pixie dust" ~Peter Pan |
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JudyT
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
Southwest
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - May 18 2010 : 11:58:54 AM
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You gals are too funny...I never thought my old bras could have a second life.
Judy~Farmgirl #599
I was born a city girl, but I'm a "farmgirl" at heart, sharing my life at,
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Posted - May 18 2010 : 12:18:38 PM
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I'm with Jeannie . . old serving old. However, the REALLY OLD bras got SOOOOOOOOOO worn out they aren't fit for anything!! They certainly wouldn't hold clothespins!!
However, these are great ideas!!
Bras and me . . . a love/hate relationship!!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665
From my Heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
From my Hands - www.cjscreations-ceejay.blogspot.com
From my Hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1853 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
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Posted - May 18 2010 : 6:28:50 PM
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the scent lasts awhile if you crush the lavender
the scent coming back or you can spritz it with your favorite scent
if it loses the scent i make my own lavender mist for refreshing
the house and i use it for ironing so you can do that too.
http://jerseyfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9438 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 18 2010 : 6:56:50 PM
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Do you mind sharing how you make your own mist for that?
"All you need is faith, trust and......a little bit of pixie dust" ~Peter Pan |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - May 19 2010 : 06:11:16 AM
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Shirley-
LOL!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
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debtea2
True Blue Farmgirl
1853 Posts
deborah
nutley
nj
USA
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Posted - May 19 2010 : 2:50:47 PM
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not at all
to make lavender (or any of your favorite scents)
pure essential lavender oil
Fill the bottle with 4 fluid ounces of purified water. If you would like to make a larger batch, simply increase the proportions, such as doubling or tripling the amounts. The mist spray will last.
Add 40 drops of the lavender essential oil to the water. Cap the bottle and shake well to mix ingredients.
blessing deborah
http://jerseyfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 19 2010 : 5:32:21 PM
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thanks Deborah!
You are a wealth of info and I am really enjoying these ideas.
Denise
"All you need is faith, trust and......a little bit of pixie dust" ~Peter Pan |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - May 20 2010 : 12:01:32 PM
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OMG! how did I miss this ? lol!
So what about us gals from the "itty, bitty **** club?" ...I guess we could use the "cups" for mini sachets in our undermentionable drawers! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom.
"Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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ChickieMama
True Blue Farmgirl
303 Posts
Angela
Banks
Oregon
USA
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annielaurel
True Blue Farmgirl
912 Posts
nancy
fernandina beach
florida
USA
912 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2011 : 05:08:25 AM
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Another great idea for recycling. This is one I can whip up in a jiffy. How great this is! Thanks Deborah for the idea of the essential oil. LOL
Nancy
Farmgirl #2301
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doglady
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Tina
Howard
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 06 2011 : 05:20:21 AM
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I'm ROFL Shirley!! That was a good one. Thanks
Dogs never judge people, they only forgive!
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Heartbroken farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
604 Posts
Annette
rio vista
Ca
USA
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Posted - Apr 06 2011 : 07:06:56 AM
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Chuckle chuckle. CJ, no clothes pins for mine either:(. Love/hate bras too!!
What a great idea, I have a hard time throwing bras out for some reason. I just push them to the back of the drawer. Now I'll have a valid reason to still have them!
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2011 : 10:35:57 AM
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None of my bras are worn out, because I hate them! I have a drawer full of ill fitting, pinch me in the ribs pretties. Now I know what to do with them! If anyone has a kind of bra they like, please do tell.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World!
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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vintage saver
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
oleta
wheelersburg
ohio
USA
323 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2011 : 1:49:36 PM
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| My brother-in-law once came out of my mother-in-laws bedroom with one of her bras tucked one cup within the other and wearing it like a cap with the straps tied under his chin! It was hilarious! She had LARGE boobs. |
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henlady35904
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
Kim
Gadsden
Alabama
USA
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Posted - Apr 06 2011 : 5:04:15 PM
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Oggie
True Blue Farmgirl
526 Posts
Ginny
Machias
Maine
USA
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Posted - Apr 07 2011 : 1:41:06 PM
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Diane, I always hate wearing bra's too but since I got older, saggier, and heavier the reality is I have to. It sounds like you have never had one fit for you. I learned from the internet and finally got bra's I love! Here's one link, or just google right size bra. Good luck!
(And Jeannie, that was hilarious, even if it was a year ago!)
http://www.barenecessities.com/feature.aspx?cm_mmc=GLSR-_-right+size+bra-_-Size-_-A&source=GoogleA&term=right+size+bra&LID=57032372&pagename=fit_sizing&cm_re=Fit-_-4.1-_-fit-sizing
Ginny
Farmgirl #2343
www.thedewhopinn.com
"I always have a wonderful time, wherever I am, whomever I'm with."
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it." Both by Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) in the Movie Harvey
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