I love cheesecloth. It's useful for straining all manner of juice and other home-processed foods, and washes out clean and bright. It's also lovely, even when worn out, with an ethereal look and feel. It makes a perfect ghost decoration for Halloween! All you need is some cheesecloth, Elmer's glue, and some stuff you have around the house already. They're cute and fun, simple enough to get the kids involved, and since cheesecloth is not expensive, you can make a bunch of them. If you want, you can wash the school glue right out of these pieces and make them up clean again next year. Debbie Chapman has the full instructions at One Little Project. (via Nag on the Lake)
PS: Check the comments for gwdMaine's additional tip!
Pro-tip (only works with Tide -->Powder<-- detergent:
ReplyDeleteDissolve a cup or so of Tide Powder detergent in a bucket of warm water and then soak your cheesecloth in it.
Wring it out but don't rinse it, then put it in a dryer, high heat, to dry.
Under a black light, the cheesecloth will glow a brilliant blue.