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~french market charger plates~

April 26, 2018 / BY Okio B Designs
I picked up these Pier 1 wood charger plates from our local thrift store months ago.  I finally got around to spray painting them white two weekends ago.  And then they sat for a few days...until today. After sanding them down a little for a more aged look, I broke out some Waterslide Decal Paper and searched up some of my favorite French bee graphics. If you've never used Waterslide Decal Paper, you basically print...

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~white wednesday~

April 11, 2018 / BY Okio B Designs
It's almost here!  The weather forecast is for spring-like weather this weekend and I'm ecstatic.  Perfect timing too for this sweet spring sign I whipped up earlier this week. I used a frame that I found at our local thrift store and...paper!  Yup,  paper.  I did not stencil those letters or use my Cricut.  After I painted the frame white, I simply found a font I liked, spelled out my phrase and printed it out...

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~where i've been~

April 04, 2018 / BY Okio B Designs
I know I've been a little MIA lately.  I wish I had some fabulous reason - like I jetted off to Paris or that we won the lotto.  Sadly, the reason is a lot less interesting.  It's the weather.   I'm not a winter girl and this year's weather has certainly put me in a funk.  I've had zero inspiration and zero energy.  I've long suspected that I have SAD (seasonal affective disorder).  I'm trying to...

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