Where is the Sun and warmth?

Oh and I almost forgot..... PRAY FOR SUNSHINE AND WARM WEATHER!!!! We have almost been drowned here by rain and wet, cold, damp, dreary weather. Where is the spring the 'hog said we'd get 6 wks early?? I got a major bone to pick with him- HIS!! Whoever's doing the rain dance.... please stop.

Marla
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New Design

Well, How ya like my new template? Ever since the kitten and yarn picture disappeared on me (and no luck finding it again) I've been on the lookout for something different. I only WISH my house looked like this!! Neat huh? I've made a few more dryer balls this week and a little crocheting on a blanket that will probably never get fully done but I've had a good excuse for not getting much done- EVERYTHING else has gone on around here!! Money is almost non existent at the moment, Scott's truck is in the shop, you name it it's gone on around here.

I'll post some positive and some more pics when I have them to post. Thanks for your prayers guys and hope you like the new Design at Marla's House. Now if it only had a cat picture on it..... or five....

Marla
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The Dryer Balls project

Wow! The dryer balls I made worked beautifully! I honestly thought it was all a big bunch of hooey and just another craft fad, these things couldn't work as well as fabric softener. THEY WORKED BETTER!!! I used 4 in my large capacity dryer, and they did the trick like a charm- my laundry was soooo soft. And the Recycled wool I had felted Great! Great opportunity for you "Greenies" who want to save energy, cut out the commercial fabric softener and recycle all at the same time. Here's 2 of the ones I made:

Try it- hope they work as well for you! I may post a few of these in my Etsy shop, much cheaper than the ones out there of course- some of those prices are ridiculous. Trouble is there's not much out there in the way of wool sweaters at Goodwill Etc. lately- they have mostly summer stuff. I tried some of the yarn from my stash- some worked great and some didn't. Cleckheaton does NOT felt and came apart in the washer even inside panty hose. The Rainbow wool didn't do much either and I've had to do the Bernat Felting wool 2-3 times now with no success. On the other hand, the Recycled Wool works great from my sweaters, and I Love This Wool from Hobby Lobby works great. Just some tips if you're planning on trying this. Good Luck! If you don't want to try this I'll probably be posting a few in my etsy shop when I get some more done.

Marla
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Dryer Balls Update

An update on the dryer balls experiment..... I had two yarns wound for dryer balls- one was a 100% wool yarn that came from a grey sweater I recycled the wool from that said DO NOT WASH or something to that effect. These came out very nicely after a couple or three trips through the washer and dryer. They're drying for the last time now. Pictures later.

The other brand, Cleckheaton 100% wool, WILL NOT FELT!!! It came apart and came out a tangled mess, did not felt and had to be tossed. It said it couldn't be washed so it should have come out nicely. A shame since it was a pretty variegated teal too. Would have been pretty. It wasn't superwash wool either.

Soooo..... pictures later when they get done. I'll let you know how they do in the laundry.

Marla
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Dryer Balls and Goodwill Trip .... almost empty handed

Hi Everyone,

for my latest project I've been making wool dryer balls. WHAT???? Yes, dryer balls. I'll try them out and if I like them I'll sell some on Etsy. They are supposed to get your clothes dryer and softer just like fabric softener without the chemicals. We'll see.

Took a trip to Goodwill today.... found several t-shirts for ME but nothing in the way of sweaters to recycle.... Everything was Acrylic which I have tons of or cotton blends. YUCK- don't like cotton either. I was looking for wool to recycle but found only one- a vest. Everything else was a blend which won't felt. Normally I hate felting but this serves the purpose for this project.

If you google or search for HOW TO MAKE WOOL DRYER BALLS you'll find tons of links and tutorials. So we'll find out if this works or not. Wish me luck!!

Gotta go tonight is shopping night with my Mom's best friend as we do every Wed. night. Later!!

Marla
Meow Creations Etsy Shop- Supplies and Crochet
Marla's Nursery
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