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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

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

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

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

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About Frugal Upstate

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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