Okio B Designs

I love dressing up this vintage school desk we have in our diningroom.  Of course, 'tis the season for some Christmas touches. I did a Pottery Barn knock-off with the noel letters.  I've been wanting to do it for literally two years.  I finally remembered to pick up the letters during my last trip to A.C. Moore. The snowman and reindeer are from Home Goods.  I made the framed holiday sheet music using a graphic...

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I had my eyes on these since last year and now I think they are sold out.  Image courtesy PotteryBarn.com Pottery Barn's LOVE votive candle holders.  If I recall, they were over $40 for the set.  Wha???????  Check out my $4 DIY knock-off version. Of course I still have to add candles to mine.  Super easy to make, though.  I used the carnival font (the one I am so clearly fond of!) from DaFont.com.  I typed...

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I finally got around to painting an old globe I picked up at a garage sale.  I'm embarassed to say I bought it last summer and it got "lost" in the garage.  I wanted to do a Pottery Barn knock-off with it for my 7 year old's room. At first I was going to take it apart to paint just the globe part but I admit it, I was lazy.  Instead, I painted it from...

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