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

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. There have been countless times I have seen nearly new, decorator pieces being sold for pennies on the dollar at garage sales because the homeowner decided to re-decorate. This used to be a common occurrence with a shoe repair shop on every main street.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I carried this idea to our garage. Every home has those out of the way, hard to reach places, whether it is the top shelf of a closet, the attic, the basement, a far corner of the garage or the shed outside. Shared memory exists between you as to where that electric screwdriver or sewing case is stored.

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Organic Organization Home Painting 177

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