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My husband came to me with this shirt with an obviously bold pink stain on the pocket. The following conversation took place.
Bob: Honey, look at this shirt.
Me: I see a stain.
Bob: Can you get it out?
Me: Of course I can. I have Pinterest.
This conversation, or ones very similar, seem to occur nearly every day and Pinterest comes to the rescue so many times! Is it that way for you?
So, I head over to look at my Domestics board on Pinterest to see what I have for stains. I have some criteria: only normal household goods and it must be cheap. So off I go to look.
I come across this pin from Happy Family Blog that met all the criteria. Cheap to make, and only household products. The bonus was that I already owned all of the products! She used this to take the stains from her baby's clothing. One line stood out to me: I even have tried it on dried on stains. Just like Bob's shirt!
I quickly mixed up the potion.
Stain Remover
1 t Dawn dishwashing liquid
4 T Hydrogen Peroxide
2 T baking soda
In a small bowl, mix the ingredients.
I had also read that you treat the stain from the inside out and use a white cloth on the outside to draw out the stain. This being a pocket made it rather difficult, but I took a spoon and dribbled some of the solution onto the back of the stain. I scrubbed it on the back of the stain, then turned the shirt over on a white washcloth. I weighed it down with a bowl and waited one hour. This is what I got:
I wasn't disappointed, because I thought I was seeing some progress. The blog said that she sometimes lets the stain go overnight, so I scrubbed it more again, turned it upside down on the white cloth and weighed it down again and let it stay overnight. Here's what I got:
Again, I felt like I was seeing progress, so I decided to do it one more round. I poured a more heft amount of product on the back of the stain, scrubbed, and then placed it on the washcloth and waited another hour. After this hour, I washed the shirt in a regular cycle. This is what I got:
I was thrilled! I hung the shirt in an obvious place so Bob could see that I rescued his shirt and he was very excited about it, too. In his own words, "I like this shirt." Ahhh, the wedded bliss of those married 40+ years!
So while this took a little more effort, I was very pleased with this stain remover. The rough estimate for the cost of this was about 10 cents. The shirt's value is $30, so that is 10 cents well spent.
Now let's see what other things Pinterest inspired! Head over and visit the other hosts to see what they crafted, cooked, built, or tried!
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Erlene - My Pinterventures • Lauren - Mom Home Guide
Debbee - Debbee's Buzz • Laurie - My Husband Has Too Many Hobbies
Marie - DIY Adulation • Julie - Sum of their Stories
Marie - The Inspiration Vault • T'onna - Sew Crafty Crochet • Debra - Shoppe No. 5
Roseann - This Autoimmune Life • Terri - Our Good Life
Lisa - Blogghetti • Marci - Stone Cottage Adventures
Leslie - Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After
Cherryl - Farm Girl Reformed
Kelley - Simply Inspired Meal • Joanne - Our Unschooling Journey • Pili - My Sweet Things
Jenny - Cookies Coffee and Crafts • Gail - Purple Hues and Me
Sherry - Olives & Okra • Sam - Raggedy Bits
Beverly - Across the Boulevard • Samantha - Little Bits of Home
Kristie - Teadoddles • Shirley - Intelligent Domestications
Kelli - Olympic Nest • Chelsea - Making Manzanita
Cherryl - Farm Girl Reformed • Ola - J'adore Le Decor
Rebecca - Simple Practical Beautiful
Debbee - Debbee's Buzz • Laurie - My Husband Has Too Many Hobbies
Marie - DIY Adulation • Julie - Sum of their Stories
Marie - The Inspiration Vault • T'onna - Sew Crafty Crochet • Debra - Shoppe No. 5
Roseann - This Autoimmune Life • Terri - Our Good Life
Lisa - Blogghetti • Marci - Stone Cottage Adventures
Leslie - Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After
Cherryl - Farm Girl Reformed
Kelley - Simply Inspired Meal • Joanne - Our Unschooling Journey • Pili - My Sweet Things
Jenny - Cookies Coffee and Crafts • Gail - Purple Hues and Me
Sherry - Olives & Okra • Sam - Raggedy Bits
Beverly - Across the Boulevard • Samantha - Little Bits of Home
Kristie - Teadoddles • Shirley - Intelligent Domestications
Kelli - Olympic Nest • Chelsea - Making Manzanita
Cherryl - Farm Girl Reformed • Ola - J'adore Le Decor
Rebecca - Simple Practical Beautiful