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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you sew, take off the buttons, zippers, lace, netting or whatever to use later. My daughter-in-law came up with this idea, buying bulk pumpkins and bulk flowers. Mom’s black cape, some makeup and a piece of cardboard cut and painted black to make bats ears can make someone into Dracula. Re-purpose the used costume.

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How to Learn Frugal Tricks in a New Town

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For instance, we regularly do the following frugal activities: Hang clothes to dry indoors on a wooden drying rack, Buy food in bulk when it is cheap and freeze the excess or store it, Buy used (for clothing and furniture), Cut my son and husband’s hair. Have my husband dye my hair. Make our own laundry detergent.

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Don’t Throw that Away! Save Money By Finding New Uses For Old Items

For the Mommas

One way to reuse these small chips is to take a large washcloth, sew the edges all the way around leaving just enough room to insert the soap chips. Sew up the small opening and you have and instant loofah. Replace the graham crackers with cookies in homemade piecrust recipes. 3) Need to keep your feet warmer this winter?

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Don’t Throw that Away! Save Money By Finding New Uses For Old Items

For the Mommas

One way to reuse these small chips is to take a large washcloth, sew the edges all the way around leaving just enough room to insert the soap chips. Sew up the small opening and you have and instant loofah. Put your soap chips to use; Soap chips were never thrown away by your elders, they were used in many different ways.

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The Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle Sale

Family Balance Sheet

Sewing School 101 by Nicole Bennett. Bulk Herb Store – Free digital download of “Making Herbs Simple: Volume 2” ($14.95 Pursuit of Motherhood by Various Authors. Real Food on a Real Budget by Stephanie Langford. Restoring the Lost Petal by Danielle Tate. Simple Cooking to Save You Money by Kelly Crawford. Don’t wait!

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Hottest Amazon Deals for 10/28! Save on Pioneer, Skechers, T-fal & More!

For the Mommas

11:05 am EST: Building Bricks – 500 Pc “Big Bag of Bricks” Bulk Blocks with 27 Roof Pieces – Tight Fit and Compatible with Lego. 53% OFF Brother XM2701 Lightweight, Full-Featured Sewing Machine with 27 Stitches, 1-Step Auto-Size Buttonholer, 6 Sewing Feet, and Instructional DVD. Prime Early Access Deal.

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Hottest Amazon Deals for 10/22

For the Mommas

Here is a complete list of the savings: ::Amazon Gold Box Deals:: 64% Off the Singer 7469Q Confidence Quilter Factory Serviced Computerized Sewing and Quilting Machine. 6 pm EST: Building Bricks – 1000 Pc “Big Bag of Bricks” Bulk Clear Blocks with 54 Roof Pieces – Tight Fit with Lego. Prime Early Access Deal.