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Upcycled Scale Bucket

July 29, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Remember the scale bucket I picked up over the weekend at a garage sale?!  Here it is with its new makeover. First, I gave it a few coats of flat white spray paint.  Then I printed off this great French grains image from The Graphics Fairy onto waterslide decal paper.  I added it once the paint was dry and am loving it! It's just how I imagined it would turn out.  It was calling for...

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Tipping the Scales

July 27, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I was only able to hit two garage sales this morning.  But they were well worth it.  The word of the day for me is definitely: scale. This beauty has a little history behind it.  The owner said it came from the 56th Fighter Group - a great old bar and grill in Farmingdale, Long Island.    Sadly it closed not too long ago.  I was happy to grab a piece of it's history.   I...

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