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How to Get Rust Spots off a Straw Hat

Janet Camilleri · 02/11/2013 ·

It’s Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, and of course you know what that means.

Time to organise a hat!

I pulled my “old faithful” white straw number out this morning only to gasp in horror. Rust spots all over it! What to do?!

Before

To the computer!

How to Get Rust Spots off a Straw Hat

The answer: A paste of lemon juice, salt, and a good dose of sunlight.

Even I can manage that!

The result: The spots on the straw disappeared before my very eyes!

After

The ribbon still isn’t perfect, although the spots have faded. I might see if I can buy and sew on a new ribbon before Tuesday.

One of my clients is a large firm of psychologists and I will be joining them for Melbourne Cup shenanigans at their office.

Are you doing anything for Melbourne Cup this year? Do you wear a hat or get dressed up?

Filed Under: Fashion & Beauty

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  1. Pinky Poinker says

    03/11/2013 at 9:00 am

    I read straw hats are a must for the Spring carnival! Teachers never get to go to lunch unfortunately so we’ll be watching a direct stream in the classroom 🙁

  2. Emily @ Have A Laugh On Me says

    03/11/2013 at 4:22 pm

    Very clever and quite a nice hat lovely! Probably nothing around here – just working on deadline 🙁

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Janet Camilleri is an Australian bloggerHi - I'm Janet Camilleri aka the Middle Aged Mama; crazy cat lady, award-winning business woman, and mother of two grown children. I might be a middle aged woman, but that doesn't mean I've lost all interest in looking stylish! I love chocolate, chick lit, cruising holidays and the husbear - and not necessarily in that order wink. I live in Brisbane, Australia, and I'm learning how to fashion a new life now that we have an empty nest - did somebody say "travel"?!

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