Okio B Designs

Sour cream and onion Pringles have never looked so good!  Yes, after enjoying the chips, I saved the canister so I could copycat one of my favorite Pinterest pins. This was my inspiration.  Lovely, right?  This blogger used an oatmeal canister.  And here's my version using the Pringles canister. I wrapped the canister in vintage sheet music to start.  Then I printed off this great French image (courtesy The Graphics Fairy) onto plain white paper....

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What do you do when you have thousands upon thousands of acorns and their caps in your yard?  If you're me, you scoop them up and use them for some autumn-inspired candles! Yes, I actually went around the yard scooping up these little acorn caps that seem to fall day and night thanks to our mighty oak - and some squirrels and raccoons. I added them to some small Mason jars with pumpkin-scented (yum!) votives...

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Yes, I know I'm incredibly early for fall, but I just couldn't resist making some shabby fabric pumpkins this morning. I've been seeing them all over Pinterest and they are just so darn cute that I couldn't resist. I used some fabric pieces that I had stashed in my craft room for over a year (one of the benefits of never throwing stuff out!).  I used some tea-stained seam binding a French fabric tag for...

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Last Saturday, my husband and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary.  We treated ourselves to a night out for Chinese and a little saki.  The bottles were so cute that I tossed them in my handbag once they were finished.  I decided to use some rub-on transfers for them and thought these number signs would be cute. I also added some tea-stained seam binding to the tops of each bottle.  I rolled up some French...

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The Xmas decorations are tucked away and a new year has begun.  Valentine's Day is just a few weeks away and I can already feel the love!  It's been bitterly cold here - the perfect weather for staying indoors and crafting.  I whipped up two banners over the weekend that I plan to use for Valentine's Day. This sweet Marie Antoinette image is from Etsy.  I've used it in several projects and never tire of...

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Because I refuse to do any sort of shopping these last few days before Xmas (crowds, traffic, etc. - no thanks!), I'm doing some projects with items I already have in the house.  Last night, I decided to embellish some of these apothecary bottles I pick up whenever I'm at a garage sale. I added some vintage lace on the first one using spray adhesive.  Then I wrapped some vintage French poetry book paper around...

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I have to admit, I'm a bit addicted to making these mason jar snow globes.  First batch, I used some faux snow and bottle brush trees.  This time, I used this pretty boy angel image from The Graphics Fairy: I printed the image onto cardstock.  Then I added some German glass glitter.  I wanted it to be able to stand so I cut a slit on the bottom of the picture and then used an...

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Woo hoo!  Guess who got their internet back last night?  I'm so happy as I've missed the blogosphere and keeping up with all of your projects.  Here's some that I did while we were without power and climbing the walls: I took two mason jars and spray painted one red and one green.  Once they were dry, I printed these sweet holiday images from the Graphics Fairy and Mod Podged them on.  Then I added...

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I used to be quite the organized person.  I am a Virgo, afterall.  However, once I had kids, my life sort of resembles the picture below: Yes, that is a drawer in my craft room holding my tea-stained seam binding.  It ain't pretty.  In my quest to get more organized, I did a copycat of Creative Carmelina and my sister, Kathy from Creative Home Expressions.  They both made sweet little cards to add their ribbon...

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We found these vintage salt & pepper shakers at a garage sale a few months ago.  They are silver-plated and screw off to reveal a glass holder for both the salt and pepper.  Really unique.  I wanted to give them a Frenchy makeover: First I added my favorite vintage lace with some hot glue.  Then I added the metal picture holders to each one.  I was thrilled that they actually fit into the existing holes. I...

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I picked up this pair of frames at an estate sale a couple of weeks ago.  What made them so very interesting is that they had a small piece of canvas in the back instead of the usual cardboard backing.  I wasn't sure what to do with them since the canvas kept falling out.  Finally, I decided to test some Avery label paper on the canvas part and here's how they came out: I love...

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We have a busy weekend planned, so I wanted to share some quick patriotic candle holders I made using some food cans. Even though these aren't quite Memorial Day images, I think they still represent our patriotism.  I printed them out from the Graphics Fairy.  I mod podged each image on and then gave each a quick spray of clear paint. Once the paint was dry, I added some German glass glitter and some random...

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I haven't had much time this week for any projects (boo hoo!), so I'm sharing some quick tags I made last week using my Cricut: I love this French script image that I purchased off of Etsy (Graphique.etsy.com) and I love how it looks on this Fleur de Lis. I use #80 cardstock so it's a bit thicker than the regular #60 found in most craft stores.  I finished them up with some tea-stained seam...

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I picked up this silver urn at our local church thrift store last week.  (Is it an urn or an ewer - I'm not sure so someone please correct me if I'm calling it by the wrong name.)  Anywho, I love, love, love having bird's nests and eggs through out my house.  Put two and two together and you get this: I added some faux nest material to the urn and added the three eggs...

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