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My ironing board is from a dumpster.

October 14, 2011 by Erin Heaton

It’s true. Years ago, I lived in a large apartment complex in a college town and a lot of perfectly useful things were deposited unjustly near the dumpster (including this chair and this other chair). Before I threw out the original cover (of course! I’m not crazy.), and replaced it long ago, but I guess […]

Posted Under: Furniture

A trip to the Pink Elephant Antique Mall

October 12, 2011 by Erin Heaton

I try to keep this blog on-topic and don’t usually write “hey, look where we went” type of posts. But… um… hey, look where we went this past Saturday! The Pink Elephant Antique Mall in Livingston, Illinois! It’s on I-55, not quite an hour north of St. Louis. Sure, a visit to an antique mall isn’t […]

Posted Under: Thrift Finds, Weird

Photo A Day: October 1 – 7

October 10, 2011 by Erin Heaton

I am taking at least one photo every day for the entire year of 2011, and I will be sharing them here a week’s worth at a time.……………………………………………………………………….. October 1 – 7, 2011 Please vote for your favorite at the bottom of the post. The poll will be open until October 17. (And if you […]

Posted Under: Photo A Day

Advent calendar, part 2: Number clips

October 6, 2011 by Erin Heaton

Because the bags I made for my advent calendar we’re pretty heavily patterned, I decided it might be best if the numbers weren’t actually on the fabric (like with an iron-on transfer). So I came up with this number/clip combo. It allows for pinning the bags to a ribbon/string, garland or even Christmas tree branches. […]

Posted Under: Craft, Kids Tags: Christmas

Countdown to Christmas: DIY Fabric advent calendar

October 5, 2011 by Erin Heaton

Last year I had plans to make an advent calendar for Elise, but time got tight leading up to the holidays and it never materialized. So this year, I decided to start early. (Yes, before Halloween!) I really wanted to make a calendar we could re-use year after year. Based on a few ideas I […]

Posted Under: Craft, Kids, Sewing Tags: Christmas

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