Okio B Designs

Sharing a sneak peak of the USPS' holiday stamps.  Seems everyone is catching on to the farmhouse spirit these days.  Seriously, how pretty are these stamps?! According to the post office: displayed on a door, in a window or over a mantel, wreaths are symbols of joy and celebration, inviting the spirit of the season into the home.  Inspired by the holiday decorating traditions of early America, the four wreaths featured on these stamps are...

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Last weekend, we hopped in the car and took a short ride to Tarrytown, NY to visit Lyndhurst Mansion.  If you're not familiar with it, Lyndhurst is a gothic revival mansion that was once home to Jay Gould, William Paulding and George Merritt.   Lyndhurst was on my list of things to do since last year!  They did a marvelous job dressing it up for Halloween.  I got a ton of ideas for next year! This...

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The autumn and Halloween decorations are in full swing here.  It truly is my most favorite time of year. And it finally (!) feels like fall here. {Target Pumpkin with Dollar Tree harvest sign.} I can't believe Halloween is a mere three weeks away.  Are you ready for it?! {Creepy Halloween sheet music.  Available in my Etsy.} I don't want to rush it.  For once I want to enjoy the here and now. {Mason jar...

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Stay tuned as I'm working on enabling purchases of my Etsy goodies right here on the blog.  Simply, look for the PayPal and Add to Cart option on my sidebar.  Items available will be linked in my posts. It's going to take a few days to get everything up and running, but I'm super excited to be adding this option as Etsy has been getting a little tricky as of late. Jeanine ...

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It's the most wonderful time of the year!  You guys know how much I love, love, love Halloween.  I started decorating for it last week.  Well...maybe the week before... My she-shed was the first on the list.  I try to change it up every year.  Last year I did an Alice in Wonderland theme.  This year it's more of a hodgepodge.  I started with a black and white color palette with some touches of teal...

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