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Not So Free – Free Things

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I love going to garage sales. I took it apart (which took about an hour) and am stripping the paint off the iron (think at least one can of paint stripper) and then will spray with Rust-oleum – and I just found out that the cans I thought I had had been used on lamps! The antique lamp. It can be free service as well.

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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How about when a lamp stops working? I’m guilty as well. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? What do you do when a pair of socks gets a hole in the heel? What happens when your favorite pair of leather boots starts to lose it’s soul?

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