what to do when chapstick goes through the wash

a pile of clothes that fell victim...

you can't see it, but they have greasy spots all over.

what can be done?

sometimes nothing.

however, this time we are going to make the most of it.

a little bleach and water, a mixture of half and half. 

roll the clothes up as if you are tye-dying them.

 

you can use marbles for a fun effect, however it wasn't worth the effort on this dress. 

a darker color works better.

soak until you reach desired color.

rinse with water and wash with detergent.

another fun way to camouflage the stains is to "stencil" with bleach using different shapes.

this time I chose doilies.

spray until you see the shape and get the color you want.

rinse, and wash.

we did manage to salvage some of the clothes.

the boys pants turned too purple, so I will use those as scrap.

the rest are wearable again thanks to a bit of creativity.

in the eye of the beholder. art on the cheap. a random sample

framed page from 70's children's book

dry erase board made with framed fabric.

chalk board made from thrifted frame.  painted canvas with chalkboard paint.

chalk board made by painting glass with chalkboard paint.

back splash painted with chalkboard paint.

painted piece of wood and glued on scrap fabric letters. 

tried and true yard stick and clothes pins to display kids art.

child's artwork on canvas.

child's artwork painted over thrifted picture.

scrap letter art again...and kids artwork framed.

clearance Christmas ornament lives in chandelier.

an old shelf from disassembled closet painted with stain pen.

framed fabric with wall decal under glass.

50cent ornament dresses up light switch.

thrifted artwork and needle work...

 praying child and love plaque as well as critters all thrifted.

thrift store art looks so much better with a painted frame.

thrifted embroidery...

painted over copy of picture from a family weekend.

re-framed, thrifted embroidery.

framed maps found in old atlas books bought cheap from library.

framed inexpensive laminated map.

painted wood, then stamped while wet to remove paint.

painted thrift store picture to use as wikki stix canvas.

thrifted picture. thanks mom!

garage sale find, artists sketch.

framed nest made at preschool and found nest in an old wooden box.

thrifted picture.

framed puzzles.

painted canvas, then had kids stamp feet to remove paint and leave footprint.

framed greeting card.

embroidery hoop artwork made by son. 

picture painted of other son by me using paint pen.

framed silhouettes along with kids artwork in garage sale and thrifted frames.

old tray turned into to do list using chalk pen.