I have a lot of greeting cards I want to use for a craft project. The problem is they smell musty. Can anyone tell me how to rid cards of a musty smell? There are no stains, just a stinky smell. Thanks for any help given.
By Jan from Long Island, NY
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Air them out by hanging them on a string, as if you're making a miniature clothesline. If the weather allows you to put them outside, all the better.
Anytime you're packing something up for seasonal use, just add a bar of good-smelling soap to the plastic bag that you've secured the items in. For Christmas cards, I like to use a bar of a soap that smells like pine, and for everything else, I use bars of original Tone soap.
If you didn't do that, try adding the cards to a plastic bag now, and pop in a couple of dryer sheets, (I prefer something with a lavender fragrance). That should do the trick. When packing up books of any kind, I always add a dryer sheet or two as well. Helps protect against mildew. I believe the same idea can be applied to anything paper.
I would place them in a large Ziploc with one or two fabric softener sheets. Change the sheet after 24 hours and let that one go a day or two. It should be fine. I use this method for used books I buy that I don't notice the smell until I'm home.
You can try putting them in a large brown grocery bag with crumpled newspaper or unused bbq charcoal. Wrap charcoal in paper towels to keep neat and then seal brown bag and leave for a day or more and odor will be gone.
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