Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

I know that having someone redo an upholstered piece is expensive, but I now understand why – there is a lot of manual and time-consuming work involved. The toy ice cream table and chairs from my Mom’s childhood have an iron frame, which I stripped and spray painted. This series was particularly good. Updating the look.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here are some ways we recycled our moving waste: Creative Ways to Use the Excess Supply. So far we’ve used the paper for the kids’ drawing and painting. Building a fort out of the boxes is another way to recycle and keep the kids entertained. We hauled all the excess out to recycling on our curbside recycling day.

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Moving Company Making Recycle Recycled 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 23, 2012

From photography to woodworking to painting to sewing, you can use your talents to create personal and unique gifts. These make great gifts that can be environmentally friendly, as well as consumable so that they aren’t cluttering up the homes of your friends and relatives. You can also bake items.

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Giving Holiday Gifts Recycle 202