Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Teaching The Gift of Giving This year the grand kids are 5 and 8 years old and I want to demonstrate the pleasures of giving. Moms always love anything their kids give them! Petroleum jelly to slather on the inside of the mold, so you can get the concrete out and reuse the mold. Pretty things to embed in the wet cement.

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Giving Used Craft Crafts 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Candy alone can be a big bite if you get lots of trick or treaters and give out chocolate. We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Compost it by cutting it up and putting it on the pile. What do you do to recycle/reuse on Halloween?

Halloween 138

Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 21, 2014

The Entenmann’s Little Bites “Recycle… Reuse… Replenish” Fully Recyclable Lunch Earth Day campaign teaches kids the importance of reducing waste while earning money for their schools by redeeming Little Bites pouches for cash and points with recycling partner TerraCycle® through the Entenmann’s Little Bites Pouch Brigade®.

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Giveaway Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. Before you get rid of items that are still in usable condition, consider trying to sell them, or give them to a thrift store. You can do the same. Look for ways to re-use what you already have. There are numerous items that can be used in a container garden. Go Green'

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

As the shell breaks down, it acts as part of the compost , and it is also a natural slug repellent. Container Garden Ideas As you create your container garden, think of the items that you might be able to reuse. It’s possible to give a number of items new life as part of a container garden. I must say it is hard for.

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Reuse Gardening Garden Plants 228

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2016

Why not reuse and save some money! #1 You could buy some fancy orange oil polish OR just give whatever piece of wood you’re working with a tough scrub with a fresh moist orange peel and, in no time, you’ll have a great, deep new shine. 1 – Wood Polish: Orange oil is a natural way to polish all the wood in your home.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 58

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 26, 2015

Why not reuse and save some money! #1 You could buy some fancy orange oil polish OR just give whatever piece of wood you’re working with a tough scrub with a fresh moist orange peel and, in no time, you’ll have a great, deep new shine. 1 – Wood Polish: Orange oil is a natural way to polish all the wood in your home.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 40