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Petite Gift Boxes

December 09, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Tinkering with some Dollar store match boxes over the weekend and came up with some petite pretties. I used some French book paper and religious images found on Etsy to dress them up. Slide open the box and... You find a little surprise inside.  A small square religious metal - also made using the Etsy images. These would be sweet to give as a gift, but I must admit...these are for me! Jeanine ...

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Fabric Covered Match Boxes

June 20, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
**Don't forget to enter my Mason jars book giveaway here.** I always have bits and pieces of pretty fabric lying around.  They are never big enough for a pillow or sachet, but yet I just can't throw them out.  Glad I didn't because I used them for some sweet fabric covered match boxes. I used some ordinary dollar store match boxes and fabric glue.  After I glued on my fabric, I printed out some petite...

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Romeo & Juliet Match Boxes

January 13, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Another dreary weekend in our neck of the woods.  Not very conducive in the inspiration department.  I broke out the last of my Dollar Store match boxes and gave them a quick Valentine's Day spin using some vintage Romeo & Juliet book paper. My mother would kill me if she saw how I tear apart books but sometimes I just can't resist. I cut each page to fit the size of the match boxes.  Then...

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