Okio B Designs: paris postmark

According to my calculations, there are 24 more days until the official start of spring. Good enough for me to start breaking out the spring and Easter decorations.

I have two cloches that I switch out depending upon the season/holidays. For Valentine's Day, I used my pink one but spring calls for this pretty robin's egg blue one.

I actually keep this nest out all year. It sits on a vintage typewriter in our corner cabinet. It fits perfectly in this cloche so I did the ol' switcheroo. I can't not have a little French touch, note the little Paris postmark fabric tag in the nest.

I'll be sharing more of my spring and Easter touches in the coming days.

In the meantime, hope you're having a great weekend!

Jeanine

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I had an extra box of these tin stars I got from Ikea before Christmas. I wanted to add a Valentine's Day touch to them so I headed over to The Graphics Fairy for these wonderful French pierrot clown images.

I printed them out onto cardstock and used Glue Dots to stick them on. I'm debating on whether or not to add red tea-stained seam binding or leave the twine. I kind of like the twine.

I'm displaying them in this cloche that I had filled with some pine cones for Xmas.

It was a garage sale find from the summer. I painted it white and added the Paris postmark - which is coincidentally also from The Graphics Fairy. They fit perfectly!

Really hoping Blogger gets its act together this week. I'm not sure if you've been having issues with uploading photos but I have...again. You have to add them using html which is such a pain for me. Sigh!

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

Jeanine

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I was able to get a few makeovers in this weekend. First up is this little cloche I scored for $4 at a local garage sale. I knew I wanted to do something Frenchy to it, and this Paris postmark was the perfect fit:

I'm pretty sure the image is from The Feathered Nest. I have so many random images saved onto my computer that it's hard to keep track sometimes.

After giving the base a few coats of white spray paint, I printed off the image onto label paper. I cut around the border and it fit perfectly! Just peel and stick.

I haven't added anything to it yet because Halloween decorations have taken over the house, but once they are neatly tucked away, I'll be adding something to it and displaying it on my vintage desk.

Linking to Savvy Southern Style: Wow Us Wednesday.

Jeanine

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In between the beach and a bridal shower this weekend, I was able to hit my local Goodwill on Sunday. It's not as good as the one near my Mom's but I got some goodies to share.

My 7 year old picked out the plate. He wants to use it this year for Santa's cookies. How could I refuse - especially when I saw the Paris postmarks on there!

I swear I was just about to buy a similar bottle holder from Save-On-Crafts. Glad I didn't! This one is missing a bottle but it was only $4.99.

I also got a little ceramic white bird. These were originally at Michael's. I had one with a chipped beak so this one will replace it. The bunny piece was just too cute, so I had to get that too.

My boys got a couple of video tapes and we wound up spending about $15. Not a bad haul!

Jeanine

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The boys are off from school this week so I haven't had much time to blog, much less craft. I managed to steal a little time earlier today to make these cute, mini sheet music envelopes:

I found a great template here. I just printed off the size I wanted (4x6) onto cardstock. Then I traced the pattern onto my sheet music and cut each one out. Glue along where a store-bought envelope would be sealed.

I couldn't resist adding some French stamps.

And some bees. I even added a little pink button and a small French thank you card inside.

Super easy and I can already feel like these are going to be addictive!

Linking to: The Shabby Creek Cottage: Transformation Thursday.

Jeanine

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I've been a bit under the weather this week. It's been a germ-fest over here and I have not been immune. Still, I worked up some energy last night to give a French-y makeover to this metal bottle holder I got from The Christmas Tree Shoppes last year.

I bought the great Paris postmark from Etsy (graphique.etsy.com). I simply printed it out on regular white paper and distressed the edges. I mod podged an image to each side, giving them both a coat on top to seal the image.

Then I added some random rhinestones. And done! I was hoping to add some mason jars inside, but much to my dismay, they did not fit. Instead I added some French script candles and I think they look perfect. I'm trying to figure out what to add to the other slots but for now, I'm enjoying this quick makeover.

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.

Jeanine

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