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Cleaning Tip of the Day – Clothing Tips 1

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Herein Madonna shares some of her first tips for cleaning, and taking good care of all of your clothing:

A high-heeled ladies shoe.

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Cleaning and Deodorizing Shoes:

This is a method that will work with any shoes.

First, sprinkle some baking soda in the shoe, and then place it in a plastic bag and freeze it for a night or two.

Allow the shoe to come to room temperature (unless you want to cool your feet) and then shake out the baking soda and wear.

It is a good idea to leave the baking soda in the shoe until the next wearing.

Stretching Shoes:

Here’s another freeze tip for the pair of shoes that pinches your toes.

For each shoe, use a heavy-duty zip-closure bag, or double up two of them and put them in each shoe.  Carefully pour water into the bag, until the toe area is full.  Close the bags securely so that the water doesn’t seep out and wet the shoes.

To help prevent the outside of the shoes from getting wet, put each shoe in a plastic bag.

Place the shoes in the freezer for at least 24 hours. As the water freezes, it expands.  And as it does, the shoes will expand and stretch.

You will need to allow the shoes to defrost enough to remove the bags of water when you take them out of the freezer.

Buttons:

To keep buttons from falling off, dab a little clear nail polish on the thread in the center of the button. This will keep the thread from wearing through so easily;  you may need to reapply the polish after repeated washings.

For buttons that get hard wear, sew them on with dental floss. It may not be as pleasing to the eye as thread, but the buttons won’t fall off!


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Cleaning Tip of the Day – Laundry Tips 1

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Herein Madonna shares some of her first tips for quickly, easily, safely and cost effectively cleaning, drying and ironing all of your laundry / clothes:

Tip for drying clothes:

Keeping a tension curtain rod or shower rod set up in the laundry room or in your shower makes it easy to hang your clothes up for drying. (and will also save you $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$)

Energy-Efficient ironing:

Put aluminum foil-Shinny side up- between the ironing board and the ironing board cover.

The aluminum foil will reflect the heat upward onto the garments you are ironing, so it will iron both-sides at one time save you time and energy.

Keeping ironing boards clean:

To keep your ironing board clean longer, spray the cover with spray starch and iron over it. This will let the iron move easier, and save your ironing board from wearing.

Pressing embroidery:

Lay the piece of embroidery face-down on a towel, and iron it on the reverse side.   That way, you won’t flatten the embroidery.

Handling large items:

Before you start ironing, turn the ironing board around so that you are using the wide end rather than the point.  You can cover more area if you iron this
way.

Fold items, such as large tablecloths, in half  and iron this way.   Fold items in half and iron one side, then fold in half again and iron the both sides.

Cashmere:

This is an expensive fiber that comes from the undercoat of cashmere goats.

Treat it with respect.

Dry-clean these prizes or hand-wash with care in cool water and well-dissolved gentle soap.   Rinse well, and do not wring. Dry flat, reshaping the garment as it dries. Iron on the wrong side while still damp with a cool iron, if necessary.

Down:

Down is the soft under feather of waterfowl that is often combined with adult feathers.  It is machine washable and dry-cleanable.  Just be sure to follow the care label closely.

Do not air-dry down. It dries too slowly, and mold or mildew in the process.

Dry down items in your dryer, or use a large capacity dryer if needed.  Set temperatures low (under 140 F) fluffing and turning the item often.

To remove butter or margarine:

Scrape off the solid concentration of butter with a dull edge, such as the back of a knife on washable fabrics, work in dishwashing liquid and wash.
(Do this only on washable fabrics)


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and Yes Madonna’Staging will also Help You clean all of Your laundry as part of our comprehensive cleaning services!

Please find more information regarding and schedule to have Your Home and Laundry cleaned Today! at:

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