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Minus any real effort….

But you know what?Not a cheeky remark was heard the day I brought these baskets down and put them out for Kennedy to see.

All I got was some twinkling of the eyes and some excited jumping up and down.. And of course questions about which bag held the silly putty.Hey, it’s what’s inside that counts!.Subscribe by email to receive free posts straight to your inbox, or follow along using any (or all!)

of the methods below!It’s fantel time again folks!.What’s a fantel you ask?

It’s just my little table that I use as a fake mantel until we get a real-live, grown-up mantel of our own some day.

Chris made it for me last year out of some barn wood (off the barn out back) and some old two by fours that he took out of one of our walls.It really speeds the whole process up and allows you to get large amounts of mud off your boots really quickly.. It’s the perfect tool for this job and I’m so glad I figured this out by semi-accident one day.

It really makes a difference in my life.Once most of the gooey mud has been removed, if you had any, it’s time to clean the tops of the boots, mostly just to make them look appropriate for wearing in public places again.. First of all, it’s supposed to be bad luck to put your shoes on a table or a counter, so if you’re superstitious, don’t do that.

I’m not, obviously.I like to use one of my “rag towels” for something like this to keep from getting my countertops dirty and to make cleanup afterwards super quick.