Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. My daybed mattresses were previously used by a young girl, in her growing up bedroom, then stored by the parents for years. photo by: The post Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use. But there are ways to save – consider used furniture. The sun bakes out.

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Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The idea for the Cardboard Christmas Tree using recycled packing boxes was in the latest issue of Disney Family Fun Magazine and it caught my eye because of the pileup in my garage. Cutting through the cardboard would have been too difficult for my 6 and 3 year olds, but the girls had fun painting and decorating their trees.

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Christmas Painting Recycle Recycled 164

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We tear down big boxes and lay them on the garage floor in case of oil leaks. Once we used old magazines for a craft project in Camp Fire Girls to make a ‘sit upon’ (cover the magazine with something water repellent and sew the sides together). 8 Easy Ways to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse. We save boxes to ship items.

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Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 21, 2011

Recycled Halloween Door Sign $6. Sz14 Girls’ abercrombie + old navy skinn $20. Maybe you have been wanting to have a garage sale but have not wanted to go through the hassle of setting up and tearing down. FAMILY Banner $10. Halloween File Folder Tag Album $10. Halloween File Folder Tag Album $10.

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Old Navy Sale Halloween Friends And Family Sale 55