Okio B Designs

Here's the first of my makeovers from yesterday's AmVets loot.  Remember these wood candlesticks before? Not very pretty.  And here's the after.   I gave each a couple of coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Louis Blue.  Once they were dry, I broke out some sandpaper and just sanded them in random areas for an aged look.   I love how the original brown wood shows through now.  It's just enough dark to play off...

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I've been wanting to do a copycat of this Pinterest pin since last summer.  All you need are some flower pots, chalk paint and a few pretty French graphics.  Put them all together and voila... ...Frenchy flower pots!  I gave each pot a coat of Old White ASCP.  I also painted a little around the inside rims but not the entire way down.  I got a little lazy and if I ever actually use them for...

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You've probably seen these all over Pinterest.  I, myself, have pinned them a few times.  I love the look and since I always have a nice stash of Ball mason jars lying around, I figured I would make some too! I only have three ASCP colors: Old White, Louis Blue and Antoinette.  Lucky for me they look gorgeous together! I only gave them a coat each of the chalk paint because I find it to...

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**You still have time to enter my Stampin' Up giveaway!** I've had this vintage high chair for a few years now.  It was a garage sale find ($5) but I could never seem to find a permanent home for it.  I gave it a chalk paint makeover yesterday. Of course, I forgot to take before photos.  The color was something I would compare to a poopie brown.  Not pretty by any means.  I used Annie Sloan...

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I picked up two of these little metal buckets from Target (in their $1 section) last week.  They were $2 each.  I broke out some Annie Sloan chalk paint to give them a shabby/Frenchy makeover. First I gave each bucket 2 coats of ASCP.  I wasn't worried about being sloppy because I wanted them to have a shabby/chippy paint look. Next I printed off my graphics onto waterslide decal paper.  (I told you I'm obsessed...

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This pretty basket is a re-do of a re-do.  I bought it at a garage sale last year and painted it white.  It, unfortunately, got a little dirty in the tea room thanks to a little birdy (use your imagination!) so I redid it over the weekend using Annie Sloan chalk paint in Antoinette: I only did one coat because I wanted a shabby chic feel to it. The B stencil is from Michael's. I...

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