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Hi all !

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I am getting ready for my trip to the coast !  I will be back and blogging after the 15th of Febuary.   I don't know if I will be able to post anything during that time but I am hoping to.  I am going to take a break from Tightwad Tuesday but this week you can link away.  Please take time to visit eachother's TWT tips and encourage one another.   I also hope to bop around bloggyland in my second week of vacation when I am at my moms.  Till then....

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Blessings and ((HUGS)) !

In Him<><

-Mary

Tawashi's...a Japanese Scrubby

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(For the multi coloured striped Tawashi go HERE and the   Super Simple Flower Tawshi is HERE.   I made mine with only one side because they didn't dry out between meal washings otherwise.)

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I have to share my latest crafting craze.  They are Tawashi's.   Which is a Japanese dish scrubby.  I have found you can use up your left over acrylic yarn for a useful and fun craft.  I have been looking for ways to reduce , reuse and recycle.  This is a way that I have been able to use up and reduce the need of buying dish scrubbies.  It is also a easy way to learn how to crochet too and have fun while doing both.

Here is a link to simple to more complex patterns for Tawashi's.  Go HERE

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Now to join in the fun of Tightwad Tuesday....

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  Link your TWT post click on MckLinky and give exact the URL of your post.   (each Tuesday that  you join in on the fun)  

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example of a URL ...

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Canadagirl/693425/

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  Now go ahead link and read and comment on all these other's wonderful TWT's. 

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 Lets save our pennies, nickles, dimes, and dollars  together !

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"There are only a few big ways to save money but there are many small ways ....that all adds up."

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Dyeing Yarn With Food Colouring

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I have been wanting to dye my own wool for years but never have had the courage to.  But I keep hearing about those ( my older brother included) who have dyed animal fibers with Kool Aide.  It is a safe and wonderful non fussy way to do it in your own kitchen.  You even can use your crockpot !  My crockpot hs become one of my most favorite tightwad tools. 

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My brother gave me some white sheeps wool last year.  I have been holding onto it for awhile and decided to take the plunge and dye it.  But as I was researching how to dye it I found out you can also dye it with food colouring !  This neat must see homestead video that shows how to dye wool with Kool Aide.    Off there they gave a link in in their more info a very well written out instructions too and a neat link to food colour dyeing your wool.

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Here I am winding my wool into a hank of yarn.

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I tied my hank in several places to hold it together while I dye it. ( suggestion here: tie very loose or it will give a tie dye ring...not reccomended unless you want that look.)

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Here I am soaking my wool in a vinegar and water bath over night to help it to absorb the dye better.

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Here is my yarn in the crockpot after I have poured my food coloring mix into it.  Please watch video and read the instructions on the side.  It explains it very well.  There is one other site that I recommend to read too.  Go HERE.

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This is what the water looks like after it has exausted all the colour from the water.  It is so fun to keep peeking in and seeing it disapear.  This is a GREAT science experiment with learning color therory.  I had a ton of fun mixing my own colours with the food colouring.

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TA DA !   Here is my first tries ! 

((((HAPPY DANCE)))

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And my second tries !!

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I thought I would show what my knitting basket looks like right now.  The top right corner shows the two balls of yarn that I dyed the second time round.  Doesn't this make you want to try it ?!?

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Now to join in the fun of Tightwad Tuesday....

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  Link your TWT post click on MckLinky and give exact the URL of your post.   (each Tuesday that  you join in on the fun)  

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example of a URL ...

http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Canadagirl/693425/

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  Now go ahead link and read and comment on all these other's wonderful TWT's. 

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 Lets save our pennies, nickles, dimes, and dollars  together !

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"There are only a few big ways to save money but there are many small ways ....that all adds up."

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