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| Hand made 100% wool dryer balls |
It's official. I am in love. I posted last month about how to organize your laundry detergent and showed you some cute pictures of plastic dryer balls. Which are a much better for the environment and your wallet than fabric softeners or dryer sheets. But there I was, laptop in hand and discovered this wonderful blog called the habit of being. Her pictures are gorgeous, the writing is inspiring and she had WOOL DRYER BALLS! Why was this the first time I have ever heard of them? One step better than plastic since wool is a renewable resource. Plus just add a dab of lavender essential oil to each ball and your laundry smells like fresh lavender. You can choose whatever scent you like and change whenever you want. Seriously! What more could I ask for?
So what did I do? I made some. And tested them, and tested them, and tested them. Luckily for you we do a lot of laundry. And the results are in. They are wonderful. My towels are fluffy and they smell like lavender with no harmful chemicals. And the more you use them the harder they get.
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| Wool dryer balls |
I think they are so great that I want to share them with you. This giveaway is now closed.
How fun! And to think I just got my plastic ones from Target...the more the merrier, right? How are these for static. Also posted on my FB page.
ReplyDeleteSo far so good! They work just as well as the dryer balls maybe a little better for static. The true test will be when it gets really cold and we have to crank the heat up.
ReplyDeleteWow, never would have thought about wool in the dryer. I'm a follower and would love to see some posts about keeping seasonal items organized.
ReplyDeleteSo for those of use who do not win the fabu wool dryer balls....how do you make them? I'm not much of a seamstress but they don't look too hard.....famous last words... :o)
ReplyDeleteOo! Oo! Enter me!
ReplyDeleteI would love to learn more about how to preserve different types of food (using the freezer or fridge). I hate wasting food!! Oh, and sign me up!!
ReplyDeletePosted the link on my FB page too!! I'm in it to win it!
ReplyDeleteI follow via GFC and I would love to see you write about how to keep my kitchen, with all it's crazy gadgets, organized.
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I'm a fb liker! (April P)
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I bought mine at www.WoolDryerBalls.com 3 years ago and they are going strong. Just be careful not to buy the raveled up ones- they do come apart after a month or two use!
ReplyDeletethese are the wound up ones! Oh no! I read that if you throw them into the washing machine with your laundry once or twice a week that it would prevent the unraveling. Well we shall see:)
ReplyDeletewith the winter months approaching, a simmering crock pot sounds like just the ticket for warming the bones after cold day on the powdery ski slopes. any good recipes?!
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I follow your awesome blog. I love to hear about natural ways to clean the bathroom or how to make a house smell wonderful every time you walk in the door.
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THis is way cool, I google follow you! I never would of though putting wool int he dryer lol
ReplyDeleteI'm a relatively new follower so I missed your earlier post. I stopped using fabric softener a long time ago when I discovered how bad it was for fabric but I miss the smell. I also love lavender oil so I'd love something like this.
ReplyDeleteAs a busy mom with 2 young girls, I love posts on green cleaning or cleaning schedules.
Oh, I've wanted to try these ... maybe now is my chance. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see articles about green living ... that's my passion!
Thanks!
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A post on organized kids toys/rooms would be great!
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New follower on GFC :)
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I follow on GFC and I would like to see more topics about activities for boys. My sister has 4 boys and I would like to give her ideas on how to keep them off playstation
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love this idea! I am your newest follower and would love to see kitchen organization (is there enough space to talk about that ever???) samanthadoerfler at hotmail dot com
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Ah! I just got my plastic dryer balls, luckily I haven't opened them so I'll return them and look into the wool ones.
ReplyDeleteWhat I would really love with the holidays coming up is a toy blog. I would specifically like to know about toys boys love since I feel like mine have everything and I'm always looking for naturally made toys (Fisher Price is hard to avoid, however this most recent recall gave me a bigger push to try), we have some great ones and would definitely contribute if you wanted to blog about it!
Keep the awesome blogs coming!
Wow, great idea and giveaway! Just became a follower.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. Since I've become more sensitive to chemicals as I've gotten older, I've been looking for ways to cut out some of them from our lives. I'll have to give these a shot.
ReplyDeleteI just became a follower. I'd love to see your thoughts on meal preparation and planning.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see a post about how to can food.
ReplyDelete(I follow you on gfc)
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I follow you on facebook and posted a comment there too.
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I posted about your giveaway on this linky (#305) - http://theshoppingmama.com/2010/10/thursday-giveaway-linky-58/
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I'd have to ask if you have any favorite fall or winter baking recipies? That would be awesome right now :-)
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I'm now a follower on FB!
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