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How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We wanted to make conversation piece centerpieces for each of the 10 tables, utilizing some of the many spring flowering daffodils we usually have at this time of year on our acreage. I already had saved up a box full of wine bottles, in hopes of selling them at my next garage sale, so we didn’t have any cash outlay for those.

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Things I’ve Learned During 30 + Years of Home Ownership

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I go to garage sales, I see folks selling nearly new home decorations for a pittance. It also allows agencies to force homeowners to pay for things considered ‘for the public good’ Case in point is the conversion of homes on septic tanks to sewer lines as an area develops. What are some of yours?

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