We’ve had more snow that we know what to do with. And with that comes snow days which means the kids are home from school. While I’m fine with them hanging around doing what they want, the Mister always likes to put them to work. And really, they love it. They love housework. They love doing the dishes and they love cleaning the windows and dusting. I know, I hope they never catch on. lol Anyhow, thinking of a way for them to help without making me crazy (I know you know what I’m talking about), I figured they can both have a little Swiffer duster thing-y and dust. Not wanting them to waste the fluffy refills (those suckers are expensive!), I came up with an idea for making reusable ones. All you need are some old dish towels or t-shirts or flannel, whatever, scissors and a sewing machine and you’re good to go.
Here are the supplies in all their glory.
Next I cut those in fours and giving me a total of 16 pieces. I then took each piece, and cut about an inch off the top (they were a bit too long).
After trimming my piece, I folded them in half and snipped about 3/4 of the way making my fringes.
I then layered 2 pieces together and sewed a straight line down each side, close to the fringes.
I added a 3rd piece on top, pinned in place and sewed through all 3 pieces right down the middle. {I forgot to take a picture of this. 🙁 }
I popped my duster onto my Swiffer dusting pole and voila!
And for all you designer moms out there, here’s a fancy little one for you!
Note: I used dish towels for mine and found out pretty quickly that they shed and frey. I used pinking sheers on the edge of my fringes and that seemed to have helped. I’m guessing that using an old t-shirt or maybe flannel would be better. If anyone has a trick to help with freying, I’d love to hear it. 🙂
XOXO
Diana
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