Mom's projects for this week:


1.) I'm going to make homemade laundry detergent and see how it works. I like the idea that it doesn't have any scent or sudsing additives and...that it's cheap! I'll let you know how it works. Here's a great blog article about how one lady does it. Be sure to read all the comments too- they're very informative.
blog article: homemade laundry detergent by Contemplations Amid Chaos.

2.) I'm also going to try making my own linen starch. The recipe I'm going to use is here. (I'll also make the linen water someday. I have the lavendar essential oils, but not the vodka...)

Comments

Amy said…
I hope you're happy with the detergent :) I think I've been using the recipe for about a month and I'm very pleased. I recently came across another lady who uses the same recipe but mixes in a few drops of lavendar essential oil to give it a nice scent.
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