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Burlap Message Board

June 08, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
I bought this frame for $1 at a local thrift store a few months ago.  I had spray painted it white and that's about as far as I got.  Yesterday, I decided to turn it into a burlap message board: I cut a piece of foam board to fit the frame.  Then I used some spray glue adhesive to add my burlap.  Once that was dry, I hot glued some metal clips to the front. ...

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Upcycled Shabby Basket

May 31, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
My late mother-in-law gave me this basket a few years ago.  It got a little beat up over time so I decided to give it a bit of a shabby chic makeover: It was originally brown but I gave it a few coats of pink spray paint to soften it up.  Once the paint was dry I hot glued some vintage lace trim around it.  I am still debating on whether or not to do...

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