I have a confession to make. I constantly forget to pick up things I need to buy at the store, especially if it is something I don’t purchase on a weekly basis. Dryer sheets top the list of forgotten things and I find myself facing the battle of static cling. There’s nothing like having my skirts, on the rare occasion I decide to dress up, stick to all the wrong places. Around the time I was thinking how I was not going back to the store, I remembered I won a year’s supply of Swiffer products. I didn’t want to toss the Swiffer sheets after one use. I threw them in the washer and decided to use them as rags for cleaning. When I pulled one out of the drawer, inspiration struck. I could use them to make my own DIY dryer sheets. Here are three ways to make dryer sheets using common materials around the house. If you don’t have a supply of Swiffer sheets, you can use an old rag or bath cloth instead.
To begin you’ll need an old spray bottle, rags, old bath cloths, or those handy Swiffer sheets.
1. If you are like me, when you use conditioner for your hair, there’s always a little left in the bottom of the bottle that won’t come out. Add two tablespoons water to the bottle. Shake and pour a small amount onto your clothes. This should make approximately four dryer sheets, which can be used several times each.
2. If you have a bottle of fabric softener, mix 1/4 cup of fabric softener and 1/2 cup water together. Pour into a spray bottle. Spray a cloth with four to six squirts of the mixture and add the cloth to the dryer. This makes a very economical softener. Just spray the cloth before each use.
3. This is a way to make scented fabric softener. Mix 1/4 cup vinegar and 1/4 cup water together. Add five to ten drops of your favorite essential oil. (I’m partial to the scent of lavender.) Spray a cloth with four to six squirts and place in the dryer. This lasts forever a long time and costs around fifty cents!
Do you have a favorite substitution to save on making last minute trips to the store?
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I just love trying out some DIY works at home that can be created using some common & basic material we have at home. The DIY dryer sheets looks easy to do & it is always good to save some money by coming out with such homemade products on your own.
Great tips, I would have never thought to make dryer sheets since they usually don’t set me back too much
This is such a smart idea. I am always forgetting to get things like dryer sheets as well.
This is such a great way to save money on dryer sheets. They can get very expensive when it comes to doing laundry for a family of four.
Since I am on a tighter budget now I have been trying to make more things on my own because the cost is much cheaper. Dryer sheets is something I have not tackled yet.
Thank you for these tips! They are really going to help stretch that budget. I’m going to try this when I do my laundry tomorrow.
How cool! I’ve never made my own, but always hate shelling out the cash for dryer sheets.. thanks to this, I won’t have to any more 😀
My son is a Swiffer lover and his wife likes to make things at home. This recipe for dryer sheets would make them both very happy. 🙂
What a great idea. It’s time I try making my own dryer sheets. Thanks for sharing this.
I am going to try making dryer sheets. This doesn’t seem so hard.
Oh I might be the only person who does not buy dryer sheets. They just seem unnecessary to me. But, now that I see how easy it could be to make my own, I just might try it.
These are cool. I don’t really use these sheets in my dryer, but I know a lot of people do.
I haven’t tried to create my own DIY dryer sheet. This is something I should do to save money.
I wish I had read this earlier. I just spent a ridiculous amount of money on dryer sheets at the grocery store today!
Wow! I love this for so many reasons. Definitely going to try this myself.
Oh this is such a cool idea. I’d love to stock up on some handmade dryer sheets. We do go through a lot of them!
This is great information. I have a lot of allergies so this would be perfect for me. If I make it than I know what is in it and I save money.
I am going to try this! I love projects like this that help me cut down on the grocery store list and save money!
I make my own laundry soap, fabric softer and I loved seeing the fabric sheets I have yet to make fabric sheets they look really simple to make
Oh I love this. I had no idea I could make my own dryer sheets!!
I’ve always been curious on how to make my own dryer sheets. Now I know! Thanks for posting!
Well, that’s cool! I’ve never thought of making my own dryer sheets before. I’ll have to give this a try.
Same here. I totally want to do it! It seems easy enough 🙂