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~my first-ever book page wreath~

February 25, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
I've been wanting to do a book page wreath for years now.  To be honest, the whole concept has always scared the bejesus out of me. I had visions of hot gluing my fingers together or running out of pages halfway through.  Still, I took the plunge during the week and... Made this sweet little wreath for our front door.  I found a super simple tutorial to follow from Pinterest.  It's the one where you...

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~some bunny to love~

February 16, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
I love bunnies, don't you?  I have them all over the house and not just for Easter.  It must run in the family because my Mom and sister love them too. I whipped up a few bunny projects earlier in the week.  For this sweet lavender bunny sachet, I used some Osnaburg fabric, Poly-Fil and lavender buds.  I thought the little bow was a cute touch.  It smells delish! I also made this pretty bunny...

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~happy valentine's day~

February 14, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
(Photo courtesy of The Graphics Fairy) Happy Valentine's Day to all of my bloggy friends.  Hope you're all being spoiled rotten today! Jeanine ...

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~ikea tea towel~

February 12, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
Got a bit of my crafting mojo back.  And since it's a cold, miserable Sunday, I didn't mind staying in and spending time in my craft room. This project took me literally 5 minutes from start to finish. You probably know how much I love Ikea's stripe towels.  I've used them in a ton of projects and I always have a bunch on hand. Today I used one along with TAP paper and this great...

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~sick and tired~

February 06, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
Photo courtesy of Melissa and Doug I'm experiencing my third - yes, third! - cold of the season.   I had two boys home sick a few weeks ago.  Then one was home with a fever, runny nose and cough.  Just when I thought I was out of the woods...BANG!  I got hit with it.  Again.  Colds seem to go round-robin in my house and Mom is the one always down for the count. I'm...

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