Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
Here are things that I remember using that we no longer need to keep around the house or community. They were used to protect clothing while cooking – to keep grease splatters and spills contained on the apron. OK, I confess, I do still use my iron, on occasion but I believe I am in the minority on this one. Used oil pans.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
This list of thoughtful, but FREE Christmas gift ideas is proof that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on the people you gift to if you use your time, resources, and creativity. My aunt gifts her nieces and nephews with loaves of homemade cinnamon bread every Christmas. You could also use favorite pictures from the year.
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Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 3, 2014
There’s outside pressure during Christmas to spend lavishly only to have the recipient not really like the gift or even use it. My aunt gifts her nieces and nephews with loaves of homemade cinnamon bread every Christmas. Are you a knitter, crafter or do you know how to use a sewing machine? Baked Goods.
Cheap Chica's Guide To Style
OCTOBER 30, 2015
My first lessons in beauty weren’t from Glamour or Vogue , but rather from my grandmothers, mom and aunts who used their own unique techniques, as well as products I never saw in those magazines. Super affordable nail polish that is available online and sold in vending machines throughout France.
For the Mommas
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Once at the condo, with the material, the sewing machine, pinking shears, scissors, thread, tools (staple gun, staples, knives, screwdrivers, tack hammers, mallets, utility knife and etc) I set out to re-do my first chair. Most pieces just stapled back on but there were a couple that I had to use the sewing machine to stitch.
For the Mommas
DECEMBER 23, 2017
I went on buying trips to New York for the fancy ladies wear shop run by one aunt (they used to model the dresses at high end shops), learned the uniform business from another aunt, and was taught the basics of the Borscht Belt hospitality business by a great cousin. After dinner, Dad went off to Schul with his brothers.
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