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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Galvanized pipe for plumbing is perfect. I did this once when I was younger and made a table for my parents. Cover thrift store finds such as boxes and crates with dish shards for an awesome magazine rack. Old tea cups and saucers become mini bird baths and bird feeders. Using epoxy, attach a saucer to a garden stake.

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