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Do You Save Wrapping? – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For small packages, find interesting magazine pages to use in wrapping. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Christmas decorations, wrap, bows and ribbon all are continuous offerings at pretty much every garage sale, thrift store or estate sale I’ve ever shopped. Use paper from other sources.

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My Best Garage Sale Finds

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are in more of a hurry, find a thrift store instead. But, find one in a high end neighborhood, one where the store sorts through the donations to select only the best. Garage sales and thrift stores are great places to find books and DVDs. A can of Rustoleum fixed this up for use. Books and DVDs.

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My Binder System for Organizing Some Important Areas of My Office and My Life

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It is full of recipes from magazines, friends, and online that I have collected over the years. But I have seen a variety of binders at yard sales and thrift stores for pocket change. They keep me fairly organized where organization is very important to me and my sanity. My recipe binder is a very important part of my kitchen.

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Christmas Gifts on a Budget: Up-cycling is the Answer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Cover thrift store finds such as boxes and crates with dish shards for an awesome magazine rack. Anywhere you might use glass or tile for mosaic work, replace with broken china. Cover plant pots for one off coordinated dining room décor. The possibilities are endless.

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Basic Home Decorating Tips That Will Make Your Home Look Great

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There are a few things that we wanted to do, however, to make the home more “ours” After pouring over magazines, TV shows, and soliciting advice from my mom, we nailed down a few things that are fool proof principles to home decorating and finishing. Get Organized'

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How to Save Money with Your Kindle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most Kindle models feature Wi-Fi or 3G that allows you to easily go online nearly anywhere to search for books and magazines. 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores Don't forget to enter to win an iPad 3 here at PET. However, the Kindle can be a temptation for impulse buyers.

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Organize Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When a bill hits your mailbox, put it in the same place each time until it is paid, then destroy or store the receipt in it’s place. When you get a new book or magazine, put it in the ‘unread’ pile and then eventually recycle or store it with others of its kind. Get Organized'

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