We know by now you have all seen the Shamwow infomercials and more than likely you have bought your very own pack of shamwows or if you are a little thrifty – some generic imported brand from a discount store. We all know Shamwow’s can soak up a glass of red wine, a bowl of Coca Cola and even soak up dog urine in one quick press, press, press. But have you ever thought about what else your Shamwow is good for? We have found a bunch of projects that upcycle this very absorbent German technology designed cloth and turned it into fun craft projects.
1. Reusable Sanitary Pad (*Tutorial here)
2. Breast Nursing Pads (*Free Tutorial Here)
3. Diaper Inserts for cloth Nappies
4. Shoe insert for sweaty bettys
5. Coaster
6. Fashionable Sweat band (Free tutorial here)
7. Lining for water bottle bag to absorb condensation.
8. Pet towel mitt. (Free Tutorial Here)
9. Kids bath toy soap mitt (Turtle Pattern Here)
11. Cleaning mitt for dusting or Car Washing. (Tutorial Here)
12. Sew a beach bag you can dry yourself with (Suitable Tutorial Here)
13. Wrist band made from scraps. ( Free Tutorial here)
14. Absorbent Place mat (Elephant Pattern Here)
15. Kid’s mop up Sponge. (Lizard Pattern Here)
16. Bath mat, braid into a mat (Rag rugs here)
17. Inner hat band for summer hat.
18. Fridge mop up place a piece on the bottom shelf and in the door shelves.
19. Baby mattress protector
20.Chair arm protector
21. Inside a pillow case to absorb sleepers drool.
22. Make reusable Baby wipes (Recipe Here)
23. Make a Baby bib
24. Make an Absorbent Apron (*Free Pattern Here)
*Note some tutorials require you to substitute the material for the shamwow we have provided them as basic patterns for you to use as a guide.
Wow! I’m going to my local Dollar Store right now. Thanks for the great ideas.