It Worked: Grout Cleaner

Do you ever wait for one of the bloggers “you know” to try the latest “amazing pin”, yeah me too, too many pin failures.

So when fellow Alpha Gamma Delta Blog Network member More Than A Momhad success with it I knew I had to tackle the nearly 60 years of grungy build up in our 1954 bathrooms.

I wasn’t convinced I would have as great results with my super old dirt, but with a lot of elbow grease, a grout brush and a scrub brush it looks sooo much better!

To boot the ammonia softened the paint splatter from the at least 3 different colors this bath has been!

So the recipe,

For a Full Size Spray Bottle (I recommend this, my tiny bathroom still used the whole thing)

3 1/2 cups water (28 oz)
1/4 cup baking soda
2 Tbsp + 2 tsp ammonia (1.33 oz)
2 Tbsp vinegar (1 oz)

For the small dollar section spray bottles
1 3/4 cup water
2 Tbsp baking soda
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp ammonia
1 Tbsp vinegar

Method:

1. Rinse your floor.
2. Spray down let it sit.
3. Scrub, scrub, scrub.
4. Sop up the dirty gross water.
5. Rinse.
6. Repeat.

Tip, it’s not going to look impressive until it dries.

I plan on using the cleaner regularly as preventative maintenance.

Give it a try, Lucy will help you…

Kitty Lovers, Watch my funny Lucy in a giant box video here, she totally thinks she’s Maru

Easy Batman Cape

When we were invited to a Batman themed third birthday party, I KNEW I needed to expand my Superman cape skills into Batman as well.

Using the same method I used in my Super Hero Cape Tutorial and a Batman outline printout, I created this, which was a total hit!
On the back side I  embroidered a “3” and a heart with a “K”



Also be sure to check out his 2nd Birthday Elmo shirt Tutorial from last year!

Baby Hats Shower Gift

I had to show off the cute baby hats I made with this great pattern and tutorial from Zaaberry.

  

I followed the direction for the most part. I made the fleece one a little larger since my fleece wasn’t super stretchy.

These zipped together with the serger quickly.

Make note that serging 3 layers of fleece doesn’t work, so in those sorta seams I serge the edges then sew them together with a zig-zag.