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. 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.

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Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 11, 2016

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. However, there are ways to safely and beautifully reuse/restore items such as beds, sofas, chairs and decorative pillows. The toy ice cream table and chairs from my Mom’s childhood have an iron frame, which I stripped and spray painted. Updating the look.

Re-use 100

Re-use Used Furniture Furniture Recycle 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2015

I save tape and paper and old paint drop sheets. I had to part with $35 to buy one of those paint masks to even be able to apply it. There is a lovely thrift store not far from my neighborhood that receives donations from the folks in the local golfing gated community. I wash and reuse freezer bags. Cheap or frugal?

Frugal 100

Frugal Cheap Clothes Clothing 100