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How to Save Money on Towels and Washcloths

Are your old towels getting a little scratchy but you don’t want to spend a fortune on new towels? Try the following tips to help you save. Check the beach towel sales Right now, many stores have beach towels for sale. While they are obviously thinner and larger than standard bath towels, there is no reason why they can’t be used in place of bath towels if you find a great bargain. Beach towels are particularly good for kids coming out of the bath. If you want a thicker towel, simply fold a beach towel in half and sew the … Continue reading →

Towel Tips

Is your linen closet overflowing with mismatched towels? Or can you never find a clean towel when you need one? Fluffy warm towels can be a luxury that doesn’t cost a fortune. And, a well-organized linen closet can make it a pleasure to take your shower or bath, make it easier to have guests over and just set a nice tone for the rest of your closets. Here are some tips about towels. Let’s start with how many towels you actually need. I would suggest two to four towels per person living in your home. Most people go through a … Continue reading →

Frugal Kitchen Towels

If you have had a chance to follow my blogs, then you know that I am a big advocate of reducing paper towel waste. Not only is it frugal to do so, but it is also good for the environment. To take the place of those paper towels, we use terry cloth towels and thing terry washcloths for the kitchen. We can go through several of these towels and cloths in a day. They do everything from wipe sticky hands and faces to clean up spills and dry dishes. I like to keep a good number of the towels available. … Continue reading →

Coming Out of the (Linen) Closet

Do they have twelve step programs for towel addicts? I really hope so. Yes, there I said it. I love towels. I’m addicted to terri cloth and can’t imagine life without tons oftowels, be they soft and fluffy or thin and durable. There are oversized bath towels to wrap up in after a hot bath. There are teeny tiny square towels that are used to wipe sticky faces and hands. There are kitchen towels, and wash clothes and towels for the shower. There are towels to step on after the shower. And towels to use to clean up the excess … Continue reading →

Where Are All The Towels Going?

It’s summer…yup, it is definitely summer in my house-full-o-teens and this year so far summer has meant lots of trips to the grocery store, the ever-ringing phone, other parents calling to see if I have seen their offspring, me trying to piece together work during all sorts of strange hours, and a perpetually-sparse linen closet. This seems to be the summer that the towels are really getting a work-out… I heard my two older daughters this morning getting ready to go for a swim in the pool. Since it is supposed to be nearly 90 degrees on this typical Fourth … Continue reading →

Hitting those White Sales

Frankly, I don’t hear the term White Sale used as often as I used to. Some stores still use the term but I remember white sales being huge events when I was little. My mom made a day of it. Still, we all know what white sale means and we know that we can find some great deals on bedding and bath items in many colors and styles when these or similar sales emerge. The good news is such sales are not only in the springtime any more. I also do my best to use what’s on sale in other … Continue reading →

12 Pack Washcloths for $2.99

One of the best baby shower presents I received was a pack of 24 washcloths from an experienced mom. At the time, I thought it was a strange gift. Now I know better! Washcloths are so much more cost-effective than wipies. They hold up better for the big messies, and are soft and gentle on baby’s skin. My “baby” is now in double-digits, but I still appreciate a good washcloth. They’re still great for dirty faces and bath time, but I find myself using them just as often in the kitchen. We don’t have a dishwasher, and we have several … Continue reading →

Bianca 100% Cotton Towels for $2.99

When my brother was younger, my mom spoiled him like crazy. When he’d be in the shower, she’d throw his towel into the washer so that when he got out, he could snuggle up in a nice warm bath sheet. I don’t mean when he was five – when he was fifteen. Something about a man and his towel. My husband uses the same one whenever he can. He says he can feel the difference. Except in the winter, I like to hang my clothes out to dry when I can. Yes, even here in rainy Washington it’s possible to … Continue reading →

New Uses for Old Towels

Old towels are one of those things that I just never want to part with. I mean, what is more useful than a towel, right? However, if your towels are like some of mine, starting to fray at the ends, you might want to make them useful in a different way. Sure you could turn them into rags to wash the car, but there is so much more you can do with old towels. Here are some great ideas for reusing those old towels to stretch out the value of your older towels. Repair: Simply sew a running stitch above … Continue reading →

Tips for a Tidy Bathroom

Some of the grungiest, toughest to clean items in the bathroom can be the toothbrush holder and the soap dish. It doesn’t take long to find soap scum build up making that perfect soap dish that you picked out look old and dingy. The toothbrush holder is another story. Try looking inside that thing! Eewwww! My best advice is to throw away a toothbrush holder that has an enclosed base. I don’t care how much bleach you pour into that thing, it’s full of germs again before you know it. Find an open toothbrush holder that doesn’t trap germs. I … Continue reading →