Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We also used the 40 year old burnt orange coffee pot to make coffee that day as well as the 20 year old ice chest and 25 year old rain ponchos from the local amusement park, old plastic forks and spoons, unused condiment packages from fast food restaurant stops and plastic tablecloths used at last years wedding shower. Containers.

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Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Plastic trash bags.

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Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Bring in your slightly used, but in good shape costume and pick one from those others brought in – as a swap. Re-purpose the used costume. Tip # 3 Use up your pumpkins.

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Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

After my “tidying up” adventures , I was inspired to find other ways of using everyday items to organize my life, otherwise known as my upcycled storage solutions! I like the idea of transforming items that I usually throw away into something useful. Here are a ten crafts that I was definitely inspired by!

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Storage Reuse Phones Recycle 75

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Garden Stepping Stone Craft Kits Hobby Lobby had several versions of kits to create a stepping stone. Since I already had some sandrete (a kind of cement I use to fill the lines in my brick sidewalk), I decided to wait on getting a kit and do a bit more research. Something to use to write messages on the wet cement.

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Giving Used Crafts Craft 188

Couponing 101

APRIL 17, 2020

You can even take it apart when you’re done to reuse the noodles. It’s easy, so even the crafting-challenged can put it together. We selected this project because it looks so elegant that you might want to use it as decoration when you’re not playing. Let us know in the comments section below!

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DIY Outdoors Games Frugal 71

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. We also plan to use some of it at Christmas for wrapping paper. When we ship items, we’ll use this paper as filler for the shipping box.

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Moving Company Making Recycle Recycled 189