It's hard to decide which is more painful: paying for a dog toy that's going to be destroyed in no time flat or living with a gnarled pig's ear on the sofa. Take dish towels that look as if they've lived in an auto shop for the last decade and make them into chew toys that won't cost you a penny.

What You Need: Three laundered dish towels and scissors.

What You Do:
1. Cut an inch-wide strip from one short end of two towels.
2. Bunch each of the three towels and use one strip to tie them firmly together at one end. Tightly braid them, then tie the other end with the second strip.

Also Works With: Napkins and orphan socks, for smaller pooches.