Blanket fever
keep these?
Project overview
Tally - The final numbers
Op Shops Visited - 978
Kilometers Driven - 30,195
States Visited - 3
Towns Visited - 441
Blankets Found - 500+
Blankets Sold - 300+
Blankets Donated - 100+
Blankets Upcycled - 30+
Blankets Kept - 20
2015
850 Op-Shops
71 trips, 441 towns, 30,195 kilometres. Cheezy motels, new friends, travelling Victoria.
2018
Canberra
Get the collection down to 150.
Visit the ACT, 31 op shops.
Collection back up to 200.
Upcycling & selling.
2021
Museum
It's time to let go.
The collection is acquired by the National Wool Museum.
INSTA
Blankets that were
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2016
Tasmania
2 trips, 90 op shops, wow what a beautiful state. Donations to the charity 300 Blankets begin.
2019
Blanket Room
Use ephmera collection to refurbish the spare room into a mid-century blanket showroom, share with over 40 guests.
2022
Max to Min
Sell almost all the other collections.
New home, downsize:
from 200sqm to 28sqm.
ETSY
Upcycles for sale
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2017
Ephemera
Begin refining the collection.
Source blanket paraphanellia;
advertisements, signage, lighting.
2020
Covid-19
Stay home.
Avoid Covid.
Think about what's next.
Career change.
2023
See you then
to be continued
HOUZZ
Collectors article
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