I was in need of a little retail therapy yesterday, so I popped into our local Home Goods. Here's what I found: I'm not sure if this crown is a candleholder but I added it to my French tray. I put one of these petite cloches inside. The religious tag I picked up at the local church thrift store on Friday. They also had quite a few dress forms. However, Blogger is telling me I've...
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...
Champagne Anyone?
February 23, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
After a bit of a blogging respite, I'm feeling much better now. I swear the germs in our house are going round robin. In between blowing my nose and coughing up a lung, I remembered a champagne bucket and stand I got over the summer at a garage sale. I wanted to paint it white but my husband talked me out of it. Still, I had to do something to jazz her up: I decided...