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These eye-catching earrings feature a 5mm round-cut stone and are available in white, gold, and rose gold color options. They have a secure butterfly back closure and they’re hypoallergenic, lead- and nickel-free, making them a great choice for even sensitive ears. Plus they come in a box that’s ready for gifting!
Check out a few of these 5-⭐️ reviews…
If you need some everyday cute sparkly stud earrings that will go with everything, these are it! They look very realistic like diamonds and are so pretty. My daughter is a fan of them too!– Hip Sidekick, Lina
Great for my sensitive ears, I can wear them all day! They are the perfect everyday stud. They are not too big, not too small, and are perfect to wear in my first hole and complement the 2nd and 3rd piercings.
I was really astonished at how nice these look and how comfortable they are. Usually, I can’t wear earrings for long because I have sensitive ears, but I’ve been sleeping in them and I don’t even feel them. Pretty good quality, and the price is too good almost for what you get compared to others that are similar.
Learn how to strip laundry! Our easy 3-ingredient laundry stripping recipe is more powerful than bleach!
Ever heard of laundry stripping?
I really hadn’t either until I started seeing murky water videos and pics trending on TikTok and Instagram back in 2020.
People were soaking their towels in bathtubs filled with hot water and a laundry stripping recipe, and then showing how the water would turn dark. It’s sort of gross yet satisfying at the same time! 😂
The more I researched how to strip laundry and detox clothes, I actually started to see lots of savvy cleaning sites have content surrounding the concept. So it isn’t a new topic, but I had never tried it myself and wanted to give a laundry stripping recipe a shot!
Honestly, laundry is NOT one of my favorite chores. In fact, it may just be my least favorite household activity, but seeing intriguing videos of laundry stripping suddenly perked my interest and motivated me to try it!
Are you a visual learner? I was so excited to give this a try that I even created a video showing how to strip laundry:
Learning how to strip laundry? It’s all about getting the stink and funk out of fabric! The idea is to soak and detox clothes, workout gear, sheets, and/or towels in water for a long time using a powerful mix of Borax, washing soda, and powdered laundry detergent. Bacteria, body oils, dirt, and fabric softener build-up, get released along with the hard-to-remove stinky smells.
It’s crazy how even CLEAN white sheets and towels can have such a build-up and create dark water when soaked!
Below is a photo of my clean towels after 5 hours of soaking! Eww! 🙈
Here’s how to strip laundry and detox clothes, towels, and linens…
The process involves filling a bathtub or a top-loading washer with hot water and then adding in the Borax, washing soda, and powdered detergent mixture. Then you can add in your sheets, towels, or workout clothing and let everything soak for 4-6 hours. Lastly, wash and dry like normal.
According to DailyMail.com, this 3 ingredient laundry stripping recipe is more powerful than using bleach!
For this laundry stripping recipe, you’ll need 1/4 cup Borax + 1/4 cup washing soda + 1/2 cup powdered detergent:
Borax is a popular laundry booster for lifting acidic stains, making fabrics whiter, and dissolves great for this soaking technique.
Washing soda or sodium carbonate is also great for soaking hard-to-remove stains due to its high alkalinity and helps to remove hard water build-up in the laundry. In case you have a hard time finding it, I found my Arm & Hammer washing soda at Walmart, and it seems readily available there.
It’s recommended to pick a powdered laundry detergent as it will dissolve easier than a concentrated liquid one. I am using powdered Tide, and if you need an allergy-friendly option then consider Tide Free & Gentle (or your favorite brand) instead.
Hip Tip: Mixing hot water and a small amount of powdered laundry detergent is actually another popular hack for cleaning up carpet and upholstery stains. As always, you’ll want to test a small area first.
Place towels or clothing in a bathtub or top-loader washer and cover with HOT water.
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Mix Borax, washing soda, and powdered detergent together. Sprinkle the mixture over the contents in the water.
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Mix the apparel, bedding, and/or towels around in the laundry stripping solution and let soak for 4-6 hours, making sure to mix once every hour for as long as they soak. I actually used the end of a broomstick because my water was too hot to touch!
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Drain the water and transfer the contents to the washer. Wash and dry laundry like normal, except now you don’t have to add more detergent.
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Enjoy your soft and clean laundry!
Here are a few tips to consider when laundry stripping:
This is a pretty powerful deep-cleaning method that shouldn’t be used on delicates or anything needed to be washed gently. Reserve this laundry stripping recipe for ultra-stinky gym clothes, sports shirts, towels, and sheets. Also, if you do this on colored items, keep like colors together to avoid bleeding. That said, depending on your tub, this solution could stain the surface. This treat is better reserved for whites and light colors.
Reserve this method of stripping laundry every few months so it won’t damage your fabrics. This isn’t meant as an everyday laundry routine. Also keep in mind that I have affordable white towels from Costco, so if you have some expensive fancy ones, proceed at your own risk.
I did use this method to detox clothes and strip my husband’s often stinky white undershirts with success. They aren’t perfectly white, but do smell and feel clean now!
You don’t have to use a bathtub! I used mine because I don’t have a top-loading washing machine. You could also use a large bucket or put this laundry stripping recipe in a sink using the same ratio but smaller amounts of the recommended cleaning powders.
Now I’m searching for more things to wash with this laundry method!
This laundry stripping recipe is going to be helpful as I’d like to tackle some of my son’s funky-smelling football and baseball clothes next. My sister-in-law recently told me she used this same method in the sink to soak some of her husband’s hats that had a funky smell, which I think sounds smart, too!
Share with us in the comments if you’ve tried this laundry stripping recipe!
Wondering how to organize kids’ school papers at home? This DIY school paper organizer is easy & efficient!
Looking for a better way to organize your child’s school papers & memories this year? 📚🤓
Storing keepsake papers, awards, report cards, artwork, etc., can become so overwhelming for a parent. While you’d like to keep everything realistically, that isn’t always possible.
Unless you make a school paper organizer! This way, you can hold everything in one place and stay organized! Plus, it keeps your kiddo’s schoolwork from getting crinkled or destroyed.
Consider setting up a system before the school year starts so you can easily organize your memories all year long!
How to organize kids’ school papers at home.
I want to say that I’m an organized person, but honestly, I’ve always struggled with paper clutter and knowing what to do with my children’s “stuff.” For instance, I have papers stashed in my office, the kitchen, their rooms, and even the garage.
With that said, I’m working on this school paper organizer project to get myself motivated to identify the BEST pieces to hold onto, and so far, it’s working!
This easy filing system keeps only the very best memories of each school year and stores them all together in a plastic hanging file bin for each child. This paper storage solution has been such a helpful idea for me, and it’s working out great for our family!
I’m sharing these FREE printable labels and cover sheets so you can create a school paper organizer for your kids, too!
Fill out the hanging file cover sheets for each grade including year, teacher, school, etc., and attach a school photo for each year. Glue or tape to the front of a hanging file.
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Attach labels for each school year to file folders. If desired, you can create multiple file folders for each year and separate them into different categories such as schoolwork, artwork, awards, etc. File papers according to each grade level.
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Label the bin with your child’s name. Feel free to use a marker, or save this blank label with a school supply border and open it in an image editor to add text. I used PicMonkey.com, an online editing tool, to add text to images. The font pictured is called Yesteryear.
This school paper organizer is really easy to keep up with once you have it all set up!
If you’re wondering how to organize kids’ school papers at home, try this easy DIY project. Honestly, I wish I had done this storage system years ago when my first child started school. I love looking back at all my kids’ special writing assignments and memories, and I know that they will, too, in the future!
