Our husband really enjoys using the swiffer mop and dusters - hooray! But refills (even the non-Swiffer brand drug store versions) are expensive. And, throwing the dusters and mop pads in the garbage when we're done doesn't sit well with trying to be earth-friendly. So we went on the hunt for ideas to make our own and found these two super-simple tutorials...
Flickr user Merwing Little Dear drew an easy tutorial for the duster which only involves the tiniest bit of sewing (machine or hand sewing would work). She also sewed mop covers out of fleece.
Karin of DominoPads gives instructions for making reusable Swiffer mop pads. If you use the green handled Swiffer you don't needle a needle or thread at all and pads for the purple-handled one only require a few stitches.
Finally, a Re-Nest reader suggests using Sham-Wow cloths as Swiffer pad replacements.
Do you have any other ideas or tutorials to share? We'd love to keep encouraging our husband's Swiffer habit!
posted originally from: OhDeeDoh
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I wish there was a tip for refilling the swiffer wet jet bottles. They seem rigged for use and toss.
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I've heard of someone drilling a small hole in the top of the wet jet bottle and refilling it with a funnel. They then plugged the hole with a small piece of towel to prevent any spilling due to incidental sloshing. As long as you store it up right, I feel like this could work.
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i had a friend who fixed her empty wet jet bottle. she cut the top off of an empy bottle that had a wider opening and twist cap. next, she traced it on that flat part that sits up and cut out that circular shape. then, she took her hot glue gun and glued the new twist cap onto the old wet jet bottle and can refill her bottle with her own non-toxic cleaner. i can't wait till i have an empty twist off bottle. i'm waiting to do this to mine!
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