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Burlap Message Board

June 08, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
I bought this frame for $1 at a local thrift store a few months ago.  I had spray painted it white and that's about as far as I got.  Yesterday, I decided to turn it into a burlap message board: I cut a piece of foam board to fit the frame.  Then I used some spray glue adhesive to add my burlap.  Once that was dry, I hot glued some metal clips to the front. ...

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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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