Monday, July 13, 2015

UPDATE
Thanks to Big Family Homestead and The Simple Life with Kevin and Kristen for featuring my dryer balls on their You-tube channels!  I am so honored!  For those of you who are interested in ordering wool dryer balls please contact me at chellenel@yahoo.com.
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO A LOCAL NON-PROFIT YOUTH CENTER!  I DO NOT KEEP ANY OF THE $$.
Click on the links to watch the
 videos!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snr34G2pUCw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl8L_yZUubM

Thank you and have a VERY BLESSED DAY!

Why use Wool Dryer Balls?

Wool Dryer balls are not only an all natural way to remove static from your clothes, protect you from the harmful chemicals in dryer sheets and fabric softener, saves you hundreds of dollars because they are reusable for years,  they also make your clothes dry faster the more wool balls you use!!  I use 4 as a minimum, but you can use as many as 12 to really fluff up your clothing, help remove static and make them dry much more quickly, using less energy.

As many of you have seen on my Facebook posts or if you have seen them at my farmer's market stand, I sell wool dryer balls made from 100% post-consumer wool. This is a great way to recycle, re-purpose and reuse something that may have ended up in a landfill........just like those disposable dryer sheets and large plastic bottles that held that liquid fabric softener! NOTHING is going into the waste stream or contaminating your air. To learn more about the toxic affects of fabric softener please visit this page:http://www.womensvoices.org/2013/04/04/ditch-the-dryer-sheets/


  I currently sell them 4/$10, 6/$15, 8/$20.   Shipping charges on up to 8 dryer balls in only $6.80.  Compare my prices to most sold on Etsy and you will see that this is quite a deal, then stop and think about how much you spend per month on dryer sheets or liquid fabric softener!  


If you are interested in ordering please email me at chellenel@yahoo.com



How to care for your Wool Dryer Balls.
Caring for you Wool Dryer balls is easy!  You can use your dryer balls repeatedly!  If they get linty or you want to change the scent you put on them, just throw them in a load of hot water wash and back in the dryer.  Simple and Easy care.....It is a no-brainer....Contact me if you would like to give them a try!!

Friday, January 9, 2015

Rag rug weaving

In my never ending quest to revive lost arts, I came across a YouTube video of a woman weaving rugs using a simple hand made loom similar to the one pictured. She used leftover fabric remnants, cut up old clothes, sheets, even plastic grocery bags!  Well, I was hooked and couldn't wait to give it a try. Instead of having the DH make a frame from scratch, we used an old picture frame. I began creating the welp by tearing fabric in 1 1/2 inch strips and connecting them using a rather unique manner as explained in the video.
       I will continue to let you know, as I progress, how it is going. I just love starting new projects and gaining new skills, don't you?