Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Learning to sew takes time and equipment. A super short history of sewing. The Women in World History website reported the following as Evidence Taken by Children’s Employment Commission February 1841: “Miss — has been for several years in the dress-making business…The common hours of business are from 8 a.m.

Sewing 201

Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Don’t buy, make. Search the attic, the backs of the closets, the garage and see what inspiration presents. Dad’s old cowboy hat and a rope from the garage can be the start of a cowboy get up.

Halloween 138

Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

I keep it charged in my garage and I have now gotten into the habit of Swiffering (is that a word?) I didn’t bother sewing the squares to have neat edges, like I’ve seen on Pinterest. I don’t have time to make them pretty–I just need them to be functional. Do you buy the refills or do you make your own?

DIY 100

DIY Thrifting Thrift Stores Vacuums 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Store laundry supplies together – starch, detergent, spot remover, irons, fabric softener and etc. Store socks in the sock drawer, cutting knives in the knife holder, screwdrivers in their storage can (make one by cutting cardboard to the length of a coffee can, then spiraling it inside the can) and so on and so forth.

Organic 177

Organic Organization Home Painting 177