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Dressed Up Seed Peat Pots

March 12, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I'm looking forward to a fruitful garden this year.  My dad has offered to help me pick the perfect spots in our yard.  You see, we do well with tomatoes and cucumbers, and some random herbs, but my eggplant and green peppers never seem to take off.  Anywho, I decided to start early this year with some of our seeds.  Of course, I had to dress up my peat pots just a little. These mini peat...

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Petite French Frames

December 16, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
These pretty petite frames are from Michael's.  I picked them up over the weekend not quite sure what I was going to do with them.  I feel like they called for something Frenchy and that's just what I did with them! Excuse the pictures - another horrible dark day here.  First, I distressed some French poetry book pages.  Then I hand-stamped the crown for one and a fleur de lis for the other. I added...

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The Mother of All Garage Sale Loot

April 20, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
I am definitely not a morning person.  But it pays off when you stay awake after dropping the kids off at school and head out for some garage sale shopping.  You cannot believe the loot I scored today.  I can hardly believe it myself.  So hard to contain my excitement!  Lookie: This old sewing box is just what I need for my craft room.  I love the old ad and image on the front.  I'm...

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