Uses for Extra Socks

Everyone has had extra socks at some time or other. In fact you may have some right now. You know the mate to the socks that the washer or dryer has eaten or the mate to the socks that have been thrown away because of holes being worn in them. Now what can you do with those perfectly good socks that have been separated from their mates?

There are many uses for the extra socks that no longer have mates. You can make a pet bandage, a scratch preventer, a shoe keeper or a bath fragrance.

A pet bandage may be necessary if your pet happens to wound its leg. Bandage the wound as directed by a vet then pull the sock over the dog's leg to cover the freshly bandaged wound and to keep it clean. If the dog's leg is too long, you can cut the foot part off of the sock and use the top for bandaging purposes.

Do you have a piece of heavy furniture that you need to move across your wood floors? Would you like a way to do this without scratching your wood floors? Take your mate-less socks and put one on each leg of the furniture you are wanting to move. Now you can safely move the furniture across the floor and not worry about scratching it.

Want a way to keep your warm drinks warm when you have been interrupted? Use an extra sock as a cozy. Simply slip the sock over the baby bottle or your warm mug of hot chocolate, coffee or even tea. The sock will keep it warm for a little while longer.

Are you painting and would like a way to keep the paint off of your shoes? This is simple also. Take one of your extra socks and pull it over your shoes. Now the paint will not get on the shoes you are wearing. Be sure to take the socks off before you leave the room or you may get paint where you do not want it.

Do you have any potpourri? If so, you can make bath fragrance out of it that you can reuse. Pour the potpourri into a sock then put it into your bathtub while you are running the water for your bath. Take the sock of potpourri out of the bathtub before you get into your good smelling bath. Let the sock and potpourri dry out and you can use it again.