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Best Of: Quick and Easy Reuseable Shopping Bag Craft

April 20, 2009 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 4 Comments

In honor of Earth Month (and because I’m on the road today & don’t have a lot of time) I’m reposting this great and easy craft. If you have actually made these bags, please leave a comment and let us know. I’d also love to include some pictures!!! ******************** Well what do you know? Martha… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Crafts/DIY Tagged With: green, repurpose, reuse

How to Reuse/Recycle Christmas Cards

December 11, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 11 Comments

Photo by Patrick Q Remember how, when you were a kid, it used to be so exciting when you got mail? It was thrilling! Then, as you grow up, the mailbox quickly became the source of bills, statements and junkmail. I rarely get an actually note or letter these days. But at Christmas, ah Christmas,… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Crafts/DIY Tagged With: Christmas, holiday, recycle, reuse

Make Some Romp Stompers!

June 24, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

Do you know what Romp Stompers are? They are basically tin can stilts. I vaguely remember having some in the classroom in grade school (Kindergarten?) but had totally forgotten about them until Amy mentioned them a while back on the Motherload. Here they are. Romp Stompers. These things are easy and practically free to make,… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Kids Tagged With: crafts, game, recycle, reuse

Recycled Sweater Tea Cosy

March 12, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 7 Comments

I am the first to admit that this tea cosy is not exactly a work of art. It’s a little homely now, but I intend to eventually embroider some simple starbursts on it in red-that should dress it up a little. This project came about for two reasons. Number one, as dorky as it sounds,… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Crafts/DIY Tagged With: felted, gift, recycle, reuse, sewing

Use What You Have-Recycling Water Bottles

March 11, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

Browsing around on “Groovy Green” this morning I found links to a couple of neat ideas for using those ubiquitous single serving water bottles. I personally don’t buy them often, and hate the fact that they don’t have a deposit in the state of NY. Sigh. Here is a neat instructable for making a self… Keep Reading

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Make Your Own Easy Reuseable Shopping Bag

March 3, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 5 Comments

Well what do you know? Martha Stewart actually has an easy, frugal idea for making your own re-useable shopping bag from old T-shirts. I know I have plenty of old T-shirts that I’ve collected from who knows where piled up in my closet-it would be simplicity itself to whip up some of these: Martha Stewart:… Keep Reading

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Organizing-Dealing with Plastic Baggies

February 28, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 7 Comments

Yes, I’m one of THOSE frugal types. The ones who wash and reuse their zippered baggies! For the longest time I used to throw the washed and dried baggies into a big bag and put them in a drawer. But that was unwieldy. I would have trouble opening and closing the drawer, I had to… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Organization Tagged With: green, Organization, recycle, reuse

Make Gift Tags from Christmas Cards-Quick, Easy, Free and Green!

January 8, 2008 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 13 Comments

Yes, I realize Christmas is over, but hey, it’s only 353 days until next Christmas! Just kidding. The truth is we took down all of our Christmas decorations last weekend, including our Christmas cards. I know from past experience that if I try to “save” the cards somewhere to craft with next year, they will… Keep Reading

Filed Under: Crafts/DIY Tagged With: Christmas, green, holiday, recycle, reuse

Legwarmers

October 28, 2006 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

Well, apparently we are having fashion flashbacks to the 1980’s lately, and legwarmers are back in. I guess if you are a dancer they never went out (dancers were the ones to invent legwarmers ya know). Anyway, I was over at “Crafty Gift” post with the knitting patterns. She is a frugal fashion blog and… Keep Reading

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About Frugal Upstate

I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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