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Playing Around with Easter Table Settings

March 19, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
We're hosting the grandparents this year for Easter.  I'm already playing around with the table settings to get an idea of what will look the prettiest.  I bought a pretty Chevron table runner from Etsy that will match the plates perfectly.  Here's what I have so far: I will have to mix and match plates because the ones you see I got from the Pottery Barn outlet a few years ago - but are only for four. ...

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Call Me Crazy...

August 11, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
With all the Halloween pins popping up on Pinterest, I have actually started making some Halloween items.  Crazy, right?  Maybe it's also because I'm dreaming of cool, crisp weather on these sweltering hot days.  Seriously, it's so steamy here, I can't even muster the energy to go garage sale-ing this weekend. And Pottery Barn isn't helping with this cute Halloween banner. I'm debating on whether or not to have a costume party this year.  I...

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Pottery Barn Knock-Off: Numbered Canvas Frames

February 05, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
I was browsing the Pottery Barn site the other day and came across these pretty numbered frames ($39 for a set of three): (Photo courtesy of Pottery Barn) When I saw these oval frames at my local church thrift store on Friday, I knew immediately that I could do something similar with them. First, I spray-painted each frame black.  While they were drying, I used my Cricut to make my 1,2,3 stencils.  Instead of canvas, I...

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Christmas Tablescape

December 20, 2011 / BY Okio B Designs
Pull up a chair! We'll be hosting a small Christmas eve gathering this year and here's what I'm thinking our table will look like.  This is the first year I'm getting to use these Christmas plates that I got at Home Goods last year: I love a plaid tablecloth for Christmas and I got this one at Target.  The rooster plates are from Kmart. The big ornaments are from a local nursery called Hicks.  I bought...

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Touches of Glitter

November 16, 2011 / BY Okio B Designs
I'm not the biggest fan of working with glitter.  Mainly because I always seem to make a mess with it.  But I do love the look in the end.  This week I broke out my German glass glitter and some Martha Stewart glitter for some quick Xmas touches.  First up is this old pocketwatch: I've seen this look on Etsy and wanted to take a crack at it so when my husband dug up this...

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Now It's Pottery Barn's Fault

October 14, 2011 / BY Okio B Designs
Here we are 2 weeks away from Halloween and I've got Xmas on the brain.  First it was Home Goods' fault and now I blame it all on Pottery Barn.  I just got their new holiday catalog and it's definitely put me in an Xmas mood. I picked up a few of these battery-operated candles from AC Moore earlier this week with the intent of using them for Halloween.  But after flipping through the PB...

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