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Estate Sale Finds

June 15, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
We had two estate sales in the neighborhood yesterday.  While the boys were at school, I popped by both.  Holy moly!  Boy, were they loaded! I could have gone crazy at the second one but the prices were a bit steep.  I might head over later today to see if there are any better deals to be had. Love the religious statue.  I can't recall the saint's name though.  The chalkboards are real slate.  I can't...

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Estate Sale Finds

June 15, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
I popped over to a local estate sale this morning.  I had gone last week but the prices were outrageous.  I thought maybe this morning they'd be more flexible and they were...on certain items. I picked up these vintage graters to hang in the kitchen.  The small one actually has a peeler at the top. Not sure if you can tell but this mason jar has a crown on it.  How could I pass that...

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A Whale of a Tea Towel

May 23, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
If you're like me, you stock up on tea towels when you go to the dollar store.  I had a few lying around in my craft room and as luck would have it, I had some iron-on transfer paper too.  Put two and two together and you get some cute new towels: I bought this image off of Etsy (popalicious, 99 cents!) over the weekend.  I spied it on Pinterest (thanks Gina from Shabby Creek Designs!) and thought...

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Sweet & Simple Inspiration from Pinterest

December 11, 2011 / BY Okio B Designs
I saw this idea on Pinterest yesterday and thought it was so sweet and simple that I just had to copycat: A clear mason jar filled with some fresh pine cones and an evergreen branch (courtesy of my neighbor's pine tree!) with a couple of candy canes. I love the simplicity of it and the fact that I had everything I needed for a quick little holiday touch. And since simple seems to be my word...

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