I'm sitting down sipping the rest of my coffee that went cold. Found myself ironing this morning. Though I dread ironing, I can't help but iron the bed linens. I hang my linens (I have an indoor line system for the rainy season), and yes, I iron them. I just love slipping into a bed of freshly ironed bed sheets! Since we are both quite fragrance sensitive, I wash with soap nuts, oxygen bleach and baking soda resulting in linens that aren't masked with perfume but smell fresh as the summer breeze!
I haven't been looking more recently for vintage pillowcases--I have a lot. I do check now and again just out of curiosity and now that I don't want them I don't see them. Funny how that happens to me a lot. Anyway, here are some of the pillowcases I picked up. I was getting these for $1.99-$3.99 a pair. I cook them in oxygen bleach in an old stock pot and then run them through the washer and they come out beautifully.
I had to re-embroider much of the flowers and foliage on the lambs case, but it was worth it. I use these pillowcases for the extra pillows on our bed.
I haven't been looking more recently for vintage pillowcases--I have a lot. I do check now and again just out of curiosity and now that I don't want them I don't see them. Funny how that happens to me a lot. Anyway, here are some of the pillowcases I picked up. I was getting these for $1.99-$3.99 a pair. I cook them in oxygen bleach in an old stock pot and then run them through the washer and they come out beautifully.
I had to re-embroider much of the flowers and foliage on the lambs case, but it was worth it. I use these pillowcases for the extra pillows on our bed.
Love your blog! I'm fragrance sensitive too....please clue me in on what soap nuts are?! Lol!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog! I'm fragrance sensitive too....please clue me in on what soap nuts are?! Lol!
ReplyDeleteHi Debbi, hope you come back to read this as you don't have email reply enabled. I have a post at my old blog on the soap nuts here.
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These days I pour enough nuts to cover the bottom of a crock pot and fill it with boiling water, turn it on high in the morning and let it go until evening. I put it on the sheltered patio so I don't have to smell it cook. I fill it half way the next day and let it go all day a second time.
Evie