Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 16, 2013
I bought a roll in 2011 and have been using it for everything from Christmas wrap to kid crafts to posters to mailing packages every since. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. At Lowes online you can get 144 feet of brown, heavy paper for around $9.00. Use paper from other sources.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Free Kids Crafts has some ideas. Once the kids left home, we ended up with zero trick or treaters at our house on a state highway. No kids = no money on candy = no candy wrappers in the landfill. Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes.
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Couponing 101
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Selling on Etsy can help you get some money out of your crafting skills. While you can sell a wide range of crafts, selling digital products may be one of the easiest ways to make money on the site. You might look for deals at thrift shops, garage sales, auctions, or stores that frequently sell discontinued products (like T.J.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 3, 2013
For those with the desire and aptitude to design clothing or home decorations or craft items and then make them, sewing is an avocation and a delight, and sometimes even a business. Of course, if you do enjoy the art and craft of making things with material and thread, you may want to try to save money on equipment and supplies and lessons.
Saving Cents With Sense
MARCH 30, 2015
Whether you are browsing at a local thrift shop, flea market, garage sale, or just perusing your own garage or basement, we all seem to have an abundance of them! at most craft stores…take a 40% off coupon if visiting Hobby Lobby!) 10 Ways to Repurpose Picture Frames. Remove the frame insides and set aside.
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