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Green Toys Parking Garage $19.99 {Reg $40}

For the Mommas

Green Toys Parking Garage $19.99 {Reg $40}. Amazon has Green Toys Parking Garage for $19.99 (Reg $40) with FREE Shipping on orders over $25.00 The Green Toys Parking Garage is a multi-level play space that encourages motor skill development, cause and effect reasoning, and imaginative, narrative play.

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Garage sale and thrift store furniture bargains abound. Our home furnishings include many cherished family heirlooms, such as an iron bed my folks bought at a sale, or the hand carved bed frame purchased by my great-grandfather. Although upholstery material can be very expensive (think $25+ a yard), you can find it on sale.

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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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Keep Clutter at Bay by Recognizing Where It Comes From

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I put a bag full of her creations to go out to recycling, and my husband intercepted them because he couldn’t handle throwing out her work. I have a soft spot for good sales, whether they be at the local retail store (I bought way too many Gymboree shirts for my daughter when they were on sale for $3.99) or at a garage sale.

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Why Buying Green Is Not Always Eco-Friendly.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Be more “ Eco-Friendly ” by picking up one of our 100% recycled-plastic doo-dads! A giant pool, waterfalls, a 7 car garage, a dock for a yacht, 11 bathrooms, and 15,000 square feet of living space. It’s about reducing, reusing, repurposing, recycling, and regifting – not shopping. How in the world is that considered green?

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. Most of them had little use for huge walk in closets or shoe racks to hold dozens of pairs of shoes or garages to hold more than one or two cars.

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5 Budget Friendly Ways to Bring More Life to Your Apartment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished. If you find a table with a leg missing, you can buy four matching stair posts or use recycled bench legs to create a unique centerpiece for your living area. Budget and Kid Friendly Fun.

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