How I got my husband to look at me like I’m nuts…today
My Super Awesome Husband looks at me like I’m nuts several times a week. Okay, okay. If I’m being completely honest, it’s probably more like several times a day with a few good eye rolls behind my back thrown in for good measure. What raises him to Super Awesomeness is that he is totally supportive (despite the eye rolls) and such a good sport through my crazy ideas, even if most of them often lead to crazy amounts of physical labor on his part.
I’ll admit, there are times I think of something to mention or do, just to make him shake his head and roll his eyes. It’s fun. Ha Ha! Today I made him look at me like I’m nuts by making felted wool dryer balls. “You’re making what?” asks Super Awesome Husband. “Dryer balls” I tell him. “And what are dryer balls?” he asks with that look on his face that I love. 😀 Ah, life is good!
So today’s project is part of my mission this year to remove chemical filled products from my home. Luckily for the Super Awesome Husband it requires 0 labor on his part. 🙂 Dryer sheets are full of chemicals and cost money. Dryer balls are super simple to make, help your clothes dry faster, reduce static and make your clothes less wrinkly and smell nice without all of the chemicals. All you need to make them is some 100% wool yarn that states hand wash and lay flat to dry on the label. If you use machine washable yarn it won’t felt, and you need it to felt. You also need one leg of pantyhose and a blunt needle to sew in your end.
Take your yarn and wrap it into a ball the size of a tennis ball. Take your blunt ended needle and sew in the end really, really well. If it’s not done well enough, your ball will unwind and you’ll end up with a felted mess. If you are really creative or good at forgetting what you can and can not do well, you can stitch a pretty design on your ball. I mentioned this to my daughter and she, of course, thought it would be a great idea to have a flower on the one she made. Let’s just say, every time I sew I remember why I don’t sew. Next time something might involve sewing, my mom will be called. Don’t go making fun of my flower! I mean it!
Are you done laughing yet? I totally should have let my daughter do it herself. 🙂
Load all of your balls in to one leg of a pair of pantyhose that you cut off, and tie a knot in between each one. Try to keep your male children away from them. It’s an irresistible, fierce, ninja weapon at this point.
Throw your balls into the washer and wash on hot with as much agitation as your washer offers. Dry them on high as well. If you don’t use super dark colors for your dryer balls and have super light colored towels or sheets you can save water and electricity by washing and drying them with your sheets and/or towels. You will need to do this 2-3 times to get the balls nicely felted.
Now to use them you just toss 4-6 balls (depending upon how big of a load you washed) into your dryer with your wet laundry and dry. The wool will absorb some of the water and help you laundry dry faster. It will also keep the humidity high while releasing it, which will help with wrinkles. Dryer balls keep the static down and, it you add a drop of your favorite essential oil to each ball, will freshen your laundry and make it smell fantastic!
I have fallen in love with Young Living Essential Oils, so if you’ve been wanting to try some as well, shoot me an email and I’d be happy to send you information and a sample! You can use the contact page of the blog or email directly to [email protected]
I want to send a virtual high five to anyone who has made it through this post without giggling at all of the sentences with “your balls” in them. You are a much better, more mature person than I, and I commend you!! To those who have been giggling like a middle schooler, you get a high five too, because, well, we all have our issues. 😉
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