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Home Decor - Frugal Style

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How awesome is the Facebook Marketplace? We are literally buying and selling most things through there now. I have been eyeing the IKEA’s KVISTBRO coffee table for a very, very long time. I missed out on the sale last year and being me, do not wish to pay full price. I lurked around the FB Marketplace for ages and finally, someone was selling 2 of them for just $25! What a bargain. Stair's gate is up as our lil miss is a climber now! But I only need just one, so will  have to sell one of them. Next project is definitely to replace the fake bamboo plant with a real plant. And probably the rug too. And... my other project is to set up the kids’ school station - where they can easily store their school bags, swimming bags, homework, sun hats, coats, etc. The idea was shared on Kmart Hacks. I needed at least 2 of these Kmart lockers (I already had one) and finally got the other one from FB Marketplace for just $10. Hasben had to drive 30 minutes to Highfields to pick it up and he was n

Cloth Liners: Dino Chevron

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Ahhh... Here we are, already February 2021 and Covid-19 is still here around the world. Australia is doing quite well, but not Malaysia. We can't travel home and I miss my family so much! I have never been apart from them this long and it's haunting my dreams! Anyways, I can't believe my mood for sewing or crocheting have not fully kicked in this year. I have a few ideas but just not in the mood to create. On the plus side, I managed to make a few cloth liners and before putting them on my eBay store, I decided to visit my blog. So here I am! Oh yes, my cloth liners have been out-of-stock for months now and one of my regular customers have sent me a message asking if I am still making them. And this was back in November 2020. Now that I am finally free from my uni work, I can slowly put on my maker's hat and embrace my creative side. For this batch, I pair the Dino microfleece with the yellow chevron cotton fabric. They look very striking, I must say. Ok, will upload th