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Marie Antoinette Paper Doll

April 28, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I used to love playing with paper dolls when I was little.  I used to make my own by cutting the models out of my Mom's Spiegel catalog (remember Spiegel?????).  This one I found on Pinterest and couldn't resist! I printed the template out onto cardstock and cut each part out.  Then I used some brads so her arms and legs would be moveable.  I hand-stamped the Paris on, and added a little bling. She's really sweet...

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Upcycled Bottles

February 24, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I really do love embellishing bottles.  These are some I had used for other projects but kind of fell out of love with.  So I peel off the old labels and embellishments, and start over from scratch. The tall bottle originally had a Halloween touch.  Now it's a shabby button holder.  I used some leftover red ticking that I bought from Somerset a couple of years ago.  I hand-stamped PARIS on a random piece of...

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No-Sew French Bird Pouches

June 20, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
I wanted to dress up these burlap pouches that I've had forever.  I knew I wanted to add some fabric to the front but I just didn't want to got through the hassle of sewing it on.  I just don't know how to maneuver through the pouch without getting frustrated.  Plan B: fabric glue! I hand-stamped my bird images onto each piece of fabric first.  One has Paris at the bottom and the other je...

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Paris Shadowbox

May 15, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
Here is the first of the weekend projects that I was able to accomplish.  I bought this little wood shadowbox from the Unique Thrift Stores last week.  It was just a plain pine box.  I decided to give it a French-y makeover: I gave it a couple of coats of white paint.  While that was drying, I used some French script scrapbook paper for my background.  Then I popped over to The Graphics Fairy and...

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Paris Tool Caddy

January 08, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
Paging the lost and found!  While we were packing away our Christmas lights yesterday, I found this little tool caddy that I bought a while ago and totally forgot about.  It was in pretty bad shape and needed a white spray paint makeover stat.  Thanks to yesterday's warm weather, I was able to give it a few coats of paint in just a few hours. Once it was dry, I broke out this graphite transfer...

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