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Brrrrrr...it's been bitterly cold here and we're waiting to hear if we're going to be hit by this crazy storm that is headed towards the East Coast.  Since the theme of the day seems to be snow, I thought I'd share some of my wintery snow globes and Christmas cloches.
I have these all about the house this year.  This one is housing a glittery church ornament I picked up at Walmart.  No, that is not dust on top of the glass.  See that chalkboard behind it?  My 6 year old was blowing chalk right before I snapped this picture.  Yes, blowing chalk.  Nice, eh? 
Some new snow globes I made last week using glass jars from our local church thrift store.  My faux snow is Epsom salt.
Mason jar snow globes from last year.  Above and below.
This cloche is hard to make out but it's holding a bottle brush tree from Home Goods and one of the altered Santa tins I did a few weeks ago.
I do this scene every year in our kitchen.  I love the play on whites and you'll notice yet another cloche holding a bird.
I'm hoping anyone in the path of the storm stays safe and warm!

Jeanine
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Last week, AC Moore had flat-faced Mason jars on sale for 99 cents each.  And they were just what I needed for this quick holiday project.
First, I painted the insides of the jars red.  Once that was dry, I used painter's tape to cut pieces for my trees.  I added those to the front of each jar.
Next, I gave the outsides a couple of coats of white spray paint. When they were dry, I peeled off my painter's tape to reveal little Christmas trees.  I sanded the tops a bit to let even more of the red paint show through.
I finished them up by using some of this festive fabric I picked up over the weekend.  Can't wait to add some candles and use them for the holidays!

Jeanine
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What do you do when you have thousands upon thousands of acorns and their caps in your yard?  If you're me, you scoop them up and use them for some autumn-inspired candles!
Yes, I actually went around the yard scooping up these little acorn caps that seem to fall day and night thanks to our mighty oak - and some squirrels and raccoons.
I added them to some small Mason jars with pumpkin-scented (yum!) votives to create some super easy autumn-inspired candle holders.
I finished up by adding some orange tea-stained seam binding. Perfect for fall!  

I can't wait to light them up on a cool autumn night!

Jeanine
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I wanted to add some beachy-colored Mason jars to our porch.  Since I just got a bunch at Goodwill, I painted two of them this pretty robin's egg blue.
Here they are in the lobster tray I did a few weeks ago.  Loving the color.  It really stands out next to the starfish.
They are waiting for some tea candles and a nice warm summer night.
Today is the first day of summer, so lots of nice warm nights are a coming!

Jeanine
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I don't do a lot of decorating for the 4th of July.  It's less than a month away, so over the weekend I put out a few patriotic touches.
Found this great download from Pinterest.
I've had these little wood tags for a few years and love putting them out for the 4th.
More tags.
Red, white and blue mason jars.
I have these on both sides of our porch.  Filled them with sand so I could add some French script candles.
I have a few more ideas in the works.

Jeanine
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**This giveaway is now closed.**

I had the opportunity to review a great, new book called DIY Mason Jars.  If you love Mason jar projects, this is definitely the book for you!
It features 35 different projects, including how to make your own Mason jar soap dispenser, snow globes and pendant light fixtures.  Written and illustrated by Melissa Averinos, DIY Mason Jars features clear, step-by-step instructions and gorgeous 4-color photos.  Here are some of my faves:
Mason jar lid pumpkin.  Can't wait to try this for Halloween!
Faux mercury glass jars.  And my all time fave...
First aid jars!  I loved the look so much that I braved the rain yesterday to make my own!
Super, duper easy!  I just followed Melissa's instructions and voila!
You can find DIY Mason Jars at Amazon.  The folks at F+W/Adams Media were kind enough to provide a copy for me to giveaway.  C'mon, you know you want it!  To enter:

1. Become a follower of OkioBDesigns or let me know in a comment that you already are;

You can gain additional entries by:
 
1. Like Okio B Designs on Facebook and let me know in a comment that you did;
 
2. Follow @okiobdesigns on Twitter and let me know in a comment you did;
 
3. Blog/tweet/Facebook about this giveaway and let me know in a comment you did.
 
Open to US residents only - sorry! I'll pick a winner via Random.org on Wednesday, June 5, 2013.
Good luck!
Jeanine


*I was provided a free book copy from F+W/Adams Media for review, however, opinions are my own.
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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 be rather thick.
Once they were dried, I used sandpaper to shabby them up a bit.

I love, love, love how they turned out!  I'm going to use mine with some LED candles.

Jeanine



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I've been wanting to make these Anthropologie knock-off mason jars since last year!  You've probably seen them all around Pinterest.  While we were without power, I decided to make some - by flashlight.  =)
They are super easy to make.  You just need some mason jars, faux snow and mini bottle brush trees.  I fixed my trees to the bottoms of the jar lids using Glue Dots.
I added my faux snow to the jar itself.  Then I turned it upside down and screwed in the top (the trees will be upside down).  Then turn it rightside up for the snow to fall and done!  Can't wait to put these out for Xmas.
Meanwhile, this is the tree that narrowly missed our house during the storm.  It was a mere 8 feet from the house.  It brought the utility pole down with it which was terrifying.  The wires were in front of our house for almost 2 weeks.  My father-in-law's house sadly got flooded.  I salvaged some of my husband's mom's religious statues.
I knew she'd want them to be saved.  Hard to believe we are back to normal - thankfully!

Jeanine
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Woo hoo!  Guess who got their internet back last night?  I'm so happy as I've missed the blogosphere and keeping up with all of your projects.  Here's some that I did while we were without power and climbing the walls:
I took two mason jars and spray painted one red and one green.  Once they were dry, I printed these sweet holiday images from the Graphics Fairy and Mod Podged them on.  Then I added a thin layer of Mod Podge over the images and sprinkled on some German glass glitter.
I finished each off with some white tea-stained seam binding.  I'm going to use these as candleholders during the holidays.
My boys destroyed our Scrabble game so I'm left with some random letters.  Lucky enough, I had the ones I needed to spell out "noel."  And they fit perfectly in this little Goodwill frame that I painted black months ago. 
I added a burlap backdrop.  Loving the rustic look!

Two super simple projects to keep my mind occupied post-hurricane.  It feels good to be back and I can't wait to pop on over to see all of your posts that I've missed.

Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday and Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.

Jeanine
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I always have an abundance of lavender buds on hand for sachets and such.  I've always stored it in a ziploc bag.  Not very exciting.  This morning I decided to make this lavender bottle and jars:
The bottle is an old lemonade one.  I used this pretty image from the Graphics Fairy on the front.  I printed it onto label paper (ssssshhhhh...don't tell UPS but I used some of their label paper!) and simply stuck it on the front of the bottle. 
Then I draped some ribbon around the neck and secured it with a button.
For the mason jars, I printed out two different lavender images, also from the Graphics Fairy.  They kind of look similar but they are two different images.
I tucked the cards into each jar and added the buds - leaving enough room to enjoy the image and still be able to get the tops back on.

Now I have a pretty new way to store my lavender buds!

Linking to the Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday.

Jeanine
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Saw some lovely mason jar candle holders on Pinterest yesterday.  Since I have a ton of them, I decided to make a few myself:
I took some vintage sheet music and ripped it on both sides so it would fit around each jar.  First, I distressed the edges a bit for a nice aged look.
Next, I wrapped the sheet music around each jar and used a glue dot to hold the overlapping piece in place.
Tie a piece of twine around, knot it and done!  You have some super cute candle holders in a matter of minutes.  I'm thinking of lining these up our front walk for our next outdoor party!

Jeanine
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Guess who has strep throat now?!  Thanks to my adorable 4 year old, I spent most of the day in bed.
Yesterday I put together this quick vignette in the kitchen using the vintage Pilgrim crate I found at a garage sale last week.  (Not sure if I'll get any sales in this weekend - boo hoo!)  I am thinking of adding some colorful straws or vintage silverware to the mason jars.  The little pitcher is from Ikea and the French candle is one I made a couple of weeks ago.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

Jeanine
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