With only one week until Christmas Eve, it’s probably time to start wrapping, and Day 17 of the DS Advent Calendar is here to help! These vintage paper roll holders are awesome. They mount to the underside of a counter or a cabinet, and come with a big fat roll of kraft paper. Throw in [...]
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If you follow us on Twitter, you’ll know I’ve been taking advantage of holiday wreath galleries like this one from House & Home to ogle beautiful doorways, and it may come as a surprise that it took 16 days of the DS Advent Calendar to get to front doors! A grand old house with an [...]
Read the rest of this post »DS Advent Calendar, Day 15: Vintage shoe lasts
Welcome to Day 15 of the DS Advent Calendar. I love today’s gift: vintage wooden shoe lasts. A shoe last is a form in the shape of a foot used to construct or repair shoes. These beauties are from an old shoe factory and are covered with little nail holes from leather work and old [...]
Read the rest of this post »DS Advent Calendar, Day 14: Paris Clock knobs
Did we miss another day of the DS Advent Calendar? Well yes, we did. I mean, who gets food poisoning the day after returning to work from a long flu? Seriously. I’m not going to pretend that I’m going to catch up on the missed posts, let’s just brush ourselves off and keep going, yes? [...]
Read the rest of this post »DS Advent Calendar, Day 12: Picture frame moulds
Happy Monday, and welcome to Day 12 of the DS Advent Calendar. To mark the halfway point to Christmas, here’s a totally unique gift from our store: Picture frame moulds. The story: many years ago we got a call from a man who’s father had passed away, leaving a garage full of these moulds – all made by hand [...]
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