My Dryer Eats Our Socks!

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I know I’m not alone when I say that my dryer’s favorite snack is a sock. Not a pair of socks, but one sock, leaving the other alone and without a partner.  Eventually I find the missing sock, but by then, it’s hard to remember what I did with the lonely one. I found a solution.
A place for misfit socks.
Here’s how I did it. . . 
My mom gave me this antique washboard a few years ago. I spray painted it black and it has hung in my black and ivory toile laundry room since. Plain and black, until now. 

I bought a few different black and ivory scrapbook prints .
I measured the length and  height inside the margin of the washboard frame, 

transfered the measurement to the paper,
and cut the paper to fit the measurements.

I grabbed my Mod Podge and a sponge brush.

I applied one coat of Mod Podge on the washboard then carefully laid the paper inside the margin and used a craft stick to smooth the paper over the board.
I put two coats of MP over the paper, letting the first coat dry 15 minutes before applying the second.
After another 15 minutes I laid the letters (which I cut using my Cricut) and applied one more coat of MP over the letters.

I took the clothespins apart and measured and cut the paper so that it would wrap around one side of each clothes pin. I used the same technique as described above to apply the Mod Podge, (1 coat under the paper, 2 coats on top with 15 minutes in between each coat) and wrapped the clothespin like a present.
After putting them back together they looked like this.

I used a hot glue gun to attach the clothespins to the washboard.
There ya have it! 
Lost and (hopefully) found.

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44 thoughts on “My Dryer Eats Our Socks!”

  2. Wow, this is soooo useful. I need one! And the washboard is so fitting for the laundry room. I love everything about this :)

    ~Sarah

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  3. Love it!! I agree I hate that darn sock eating dryer!! HAHA I just grab the ones that dont have a match and stick them in my drawer and hope I find the matching one later

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  11. this is so cute! great idea!

    thanks for commenting on my steelers cookies, even though you aren't a fan ;) they were so easy, i think i might make them for every special occasion and just change the color of sprinkles!

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  13. Oh my gosh, how cute is this! What a great idea. With nine kids, we are always losing socks around here. I need a board like this :)

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  16. This is the CUTEST idea!!! I'd want to buy crazy socks just to clip to the adorable board!

    Thanks so much for your sweet comment on my hallway re-do. I was nervous about the bench, but it doesn't get in the way at all. It's such a cute space and now my hubby sits on the bench and watches me "cook" while telling me about his day!

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  28. VERY sweet! In our house it is the washer…
    Well done!
    Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!
    AllieMakes.Blogspot.com

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  35. My dryer must be related to yours. Mine eats socks too. I love the paper you chose.Thanks so much for linking up to my party. I really appreciate it.

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  36. That's a great idea!! I think I would need 20 clothespins :) We have a basket with them & in the process of moving, so I think we'll probably find most of them eventually. But, I'm totally making one for my new laundry room!!

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  37. I have a lost sock board, but yours is way cuter. I'm hosting We're Organized Wednesday through Saturday and would love for you to join the party.

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  39. That's so cute!! Love the washboard…I'm not sure I could fit enough clothes pins on there for all the lost socks we end up having around here! Off to check out the rest of your blog!

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