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[raining-tulips]

A guide to get stains out of anything

As someone whose capsule wardrobe is 95% white and cares about ethical and sustainable fashion (so many of my pieces are investments) it’s important to keep my pieces maintained.

Over the years I’ve earned myself the title Queen of Stains by friends and family. I will be updating this list as I go on, remember, and discover more.

What to have in your arsenal:

Many of these things are so multi-useful they’re just good to have anyway!

Baking soda

Vinegar (i don't think it matters but white is best if you have lighter colored clothes)

Dawn dish soap

Rubbing alcohol

Hydrogen peroxide

Pink Stuff (linked here)

Old toothbrush for scrubbin'

Basics of stains:

Never put anything in the dryer unless you are happy with how removed the stain was. The heat will set the stain in and make it 1000% more difficult or impossible to remove. Air dry until you’re happy.

If a stain isn't lifting or removing, try another 15-30 minute sitting.

I usually add some baking soda to all loads of laundry to help brighten and freshen naturally - it also softens water and allows for less detergent to be needed.

The stains and their cure: (alphabetical)

Alcohol: I’ve tried this on Mikes Hard blueberry flavor but I assume it works for all alcohol. Dawn dish soap + vinegar. Let sit for 15 minutes then rinse. Then do dawn dish soap + rubbing alcohol and let sit for 15-30 minutes. Works on day-old stains. See wine for specific advice.

Blood: cold water. Agitate with your fingers. A drop or two of dawn dish soap. If you need more, cold water + hydrogen peroxide.

Chocolate: dawn dish soap + cold water. Do not/minimize scrubbing.

Grand Canyon Dirt (or red clay based dirt): the most difficult stain I’ve had. Many applications alternating between dawn dish soap and vinegar. Let sit for 15-30 minutes. Rinse. Will require multiple applications (took me two days to get the stains out and they are still faintly noticeable since I know where they are)

Generally Oily stains like chicken grease or food: dawn dish soap + laundry detergent

Lipstick: This was on a red liquid lipstick - dawn dish soap. Try to minimize scrubbing.

Soy sauce: dawn dish soap, a dash of laundry detergent, and hydrogen peroxide. Let sit for 15-30 minutes and rinse out. May require multiple applications.

Wine (red): I’ve used pink stuff to get rid of red wine stains from white bedsheets and cream colored apartment carpet. You have to do it ASAP and follow pink stuff instructions. If you don't have pink stuff, 3 parts Hyrogen peroixde, 1 part dish soap. After sitting for 15-30 minutes, rinse in cold water.

Yellow armpits: (Blue) Dawn dish soap, baking soda paste (mix baking soda with a lil bit of water). Scrub and let sit for 15-30 minutes. Add hydrogen peroxide after first rinse if its not gone. Works amazing on fresh stains if you can wash the armpits after a hike or workout. Old stains it will depend on the fabric and if its been washed and dried yet, but will usually lessen the stain.

I will continue this list as I go, so save for future reference.

[pixelsandpapers]

RB with a mood board of your WIP or OC

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[magical-girl-enjoyer]

hello!! i am currently taking a queer studies class and i need some help with my final project!!

my topic is body horror and its relationship with the queer community, specifically trans people

if you create or enjoy horror content, please fill out this form!!

reblogs are enourmously appreciated, i would like to get as many responses as possible

i will lock this on 4/26

thank you!!

[rayneing-on-your-parade]

Embarking on a journey towards top surgery, and I'm reaching out to this incredible Tumblr community for support. 🌈

I'm aiming to raise $9000 to cover hospital expenses, surgical costs, and offset lost income during recovery. Every reblog and donation, no matter the size, brings me one step closer to achieving this transformative milestone.

This isn't just about a surgery; it's about embracing authenticity and living my truth. Your support means the world to me and plays a vital role in making this journey possible.

Let's spread the word and create a ripple effect of kindness and understanding. Share, reblog, and consider contributing if you can. Together, we can make a difference and show that this community is a source of strength, compassion, and support. 🌟

Donate here: https://gofund.me/10e58c13

Thank you for being a part of this empowering journey! 💖

[stereax]

Okay so @imperatorrrrr and I have been arguing on this for a while: the Devils' bottom stripe. For context, their old uniforms had the bottom stripe. The new ones do not. She thinks (falsely) that the bottom stripe should come back. I think (correctly) it should stay in the 2000s. Left is bottom stripe, right is no bottom stripe.

[daniwib]

It’s been lounging around for about 6 months now, and I'm torn on whether to give it a makeover or not. Help me decide!

[pixelsandpapers]

Personal update from Pixels (guy who runs the blog and replies to all your posts)

Currently still struggling with the back-end of burnout and trying to manage my TWO OTHER PROJECTS. I had a lot on my plate to begin with (again, two comics), but this blog was something I knew deep down that I wanted to do. So I took on the workload anyway. I am taking the bulk of the labor right now, as this is our first production on this blog and I wanted to get a feel for how things would go before handing off more of the work to Papers.

This of course means I am absolutely swamped.

But if anything, I'm so, SO grateful for the love and support we have received so far. It truly does give me hope for what's coming next, and hope that this project will work and ease the struggles of other artists.

I'm on vacation right now and trying to get [more enjoyable] work done through it all and take a break when needed (and all posts and prompts are scheduled for the next month so don't worry I AM taking a break). So I'll be fine in that respect.

But it's mean the whole damn world to me right now if you shared the blog, picked an artist or two to promote for no reason, recommend some webcomics to your followers, something like that. I can't, and won't, ask you to support me or my comics, so I'd like for you to go support someone else. It takes more than one blog to make the internet a little more positive. So please, pay it forward! Make someone's day :))

~ Pixels

[freeshavocadoooo]

Hi, I am Youssef Helles

This is my third account after the other two were suspended

I'm fighting for everyone and just want help with my campaign

I didn't do anything illegal, I just asked for help

I hope you can help me by donating or sharing

Hello, my name is Yousef Hilles from Gaza. I followed my campaign and was verified by @el-shab-hussein I hope you can help Campaign number (206)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/btuqqt-save-my-familys-life

[rogueemmy]

First they came for the porn posters, and I did not speak out because I don't post porn. Then they came for the smut writers, and I did not speak out because I don't write smut. Then they came for the gun sellers, and I did not speak out because I don't buy guns. Then they came for the weed shops, and I did not speak out, because I don't buy weed. Then they came for the....

Corporations who control money are limiting your access to things because they don't like them. Some of those things you may also not like, and so it doesn't bother you. You might even cheer on their controls. But I promise, they will eventually come for the things you DO like. And since it was okay for the "bad" things, your interests will be okay to take too.

You’ve talked in the past about patreon’s anti-horny policies, and how they impact creator’s income streams, and so I thought maybe this could be of interest to you/others in that situation. Someone is trying to put together a collective legal action against Mastercard. https://x.com/pom_poison/status/1768753517651546540?s=46&t=366EMtqp8Vh2MIY7oWvoKw Please also feel free to ignore me! But it seemed neat.

PS I love your book, thank you for the excellent words!

Thank you so much! And thank you for bringing this to my attention.

[mytortoisegotstuckinatupperware]

What are two things you’re into (fandom, hobbies, etc) that get a ??? reaction from people when you mention them together

[therealamperssand]

iiiiiit's poll time

[raepritewrites]

Y'all... this is not me begging for notes on my post, this is me trying to keep tumblr alive. Every post i make, i ask myself "what is that reblog to like ratio?" You do know the only way posts spread on this site is with reblogs right? dgm i appreciate the likes, but they don't do shit, if you enjoyed a post and want others to see it, reblog it

[fefeisadorbs]

@offical-url

@ieatratsforfun

@hellsitegenetics

@steam-powered-chaos

@fae-tier-shit

@viviifarshore

@necroticblue

@meowtismz

Heylo my maggotsies... I'm sorry to do this but I have a thing that I really, really need to do (thank you Ash for helping me realise that) but I'm terrified to. so well. I'm going to make one of the posts (Neil reblogged me a couple of days ago so I feel pretty safe making one now since he only lurks by once in two weeks so this is as good a time as it gets to make a post and not expect many notes, yes I'm an overthinker and I'm actually scared of this getting notes).

Sigh. Here goes.

...I'm scared of even typing it.

Nope okay I can do this let's go.

If this post gets 1k notes, I'll look up jobs in design and film making that don't need a college degree.

2k notes, I'll sign up for an Alliance Francaise course so I can have another language on my CV, and I'll find a course that teaches me how to use design software.

5k, I'll look up distance learning alternatives, because just talking about physical college yesterday made me spend the whole morning and afternoon today in and out of nightmares screaming. Fuck.

10k, I'll tell my mum that I can't do the offline college. She's been talking to me about it, but I've been dodging because I'm not well-off and I really need to be earning and idk how to do that without college and I feel so guilty.

15k, I'll officially back out from the college (does that count as dropping out, if it hasn't begun? maybe half. i am a college and a half dropout, my 11th grade self would hate me and my 10th grade self would refuse to believe it).

I don't know what I'll do then. I don't know how to live as trans here in India, I don't know how to earn enough to be able to help my family, I don't know what I'm good at and I'm so fucking terrified. But. I spoke to @random-doctor-on-the-internet last night (I love you Ash you're such a fucking amazing human) and they made me realise that well maybe landing in a hospital with steroids to relieve an allergy attack because of exam stress isn't normal and so.

Well. Here I am. I know I can't do it, but I'm scared to risk everything, it's just not something people do here, dropping out. But also (TW s**cide statistics mentioned below the cut)... And so I've just. Got to do it, got to save myself and say no to college (cue say no to school, kids joke). Somehow be brave enough. And yeah.

To quote a financial express article: "In an alarming situation, a total of 7,62,648 suicides were reported in India between 2018 to 2022, Of this student suicides account for 7.6% at 59,239". Maybe if more people did say fuck you to the system here, that wouldn't be the case. That number could have been 59,240 (aside from everyone who wasn't counted and hushed up), that could have been me, and I don't want to put myself in that situation again. You know? Yeah.

[pikmin-applebloom-art]

anyone else only draw those angular guitars/bass guitars over the ones that have a more organic shape because they’re easier to draw?

this is what I’m referring to

it’s DIFFICULT to get the Organic shaped ones right. But the angular ones can be achieved with a ruler.

Btw feel free to mention if you actually play guitar alongside drawing