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Before & After: Fleur de Lis Candle Holders

July 12, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I'm not sure where I picked up these fleur de lis candle holders.  I believe it was a couple of years ago at Big Lots.  Anywho, the candles got a little icky and wouldn't light anymore. The glass has a kind of iridescent glow to it.  A little boring if you ask me so I got busy preparing for a quickie makeover.  After removing all of the gross wax, I gave each a couple of coats...

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Spring Cloche

February 23, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
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...

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Upcycled Cloche

April 16, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
We had the perfect weather here this weekend to get a little spray painting done.  I immediately got to work on the cloche stand I got from the Unique Thrift Stores.  You can see the before in the post preceding this one.  Here is the after: I used pink for a soft, spring look. I added a vintage lace doily on the bottom and this little nest with eggs. I thought it was still missing...

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