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Pickle Jar Vase

June 28, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I was just about to dump this pickle jar last week when inspiration hit. I gave it a couple of coats of robin's egg blue spray paint.  Once that was dry, I added a chalkboard paper tag.  It's kind of small so I really had to squeeze in the word fleurs on there. Add some faux flowers from the Dollar store and voila, instant pickle jar vase!  Definitely my speed on these scorching summer days we've...

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Fleurs Basket for Spring

March 03, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I am the world's worst wreath maker.  Yup, I admit it.  And while I could probably easily plunk down $20 or so to buy one, I'm just too frugal to do it.  I wanted to add something, anything to my front door for Spring... This fleurs basket is from Marshall's.  It's normally hanging in my tearoom.  I bought it a couple of years ago and as luck would have it, it fits into the skinny...

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