Okio B Designs: white wednesday

Just some quickie makeovers for White Wednesday.

Drawing inspiration from Petite Michelle Louise, I turned an ordinary ceramic canister (from AmVets) into a Frenchie piece.

I simply printed off the image onto label paper, peeled and stuck! Super duper easy. What's nice is, when I get bored with that image, I can just stick on another one.

This little flower frog I picked up at a garage sale over the weekend. It was a whopping 50 cents and was originally black.

Here's how it looks after a few coats of white spray paint. I also added some French book paper - after making it a little grungy with Distressed Ink - to each square. And stuck a French flashcard inside.

Jeanine

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I picked up this little wood drawer at the thrift store last week. Luckily, it was mild enough yesterday to get some spray painting done. I gave it a few coats of white spray paint, sanded and then added some Frenchy touches:

First is this little file tag. It comes pre-packaged with several self-sticking tags and inserts for things like Family Photos, 2012, etc. I cut out some French poetry book paper instead and added that.

Then I headed over to The Graphics Fairy for the French graphics that appear on both sides.

I used the Mod Podge method to get the graphic on.

I'm loving this little drawer! It fits my peat pots perfectly so hopefully it will be useful for my new year's resolution of getting more organized.

Jeanine

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I picked up this little table a week ago from a garage sale. I gave it a quick makeover using some Annie Sloan chalk paint and a French graphic I bought from Etsy some time ago.

I gave it two coats of ASCP on Sunday when it was semi-warm out. Yesterday morning, I took my reversed image and Mod Podged it to the top. Eight hours later, I used a wet paper towel to remove the paper - leaving just the graphic.

Once all my paper was off (or at least most of it!), I sanded it down a bit to give it a more aged look. I then gave the top a coat of clear spray paint to seal the image.

I'm definitely getting better with the Mod Podge transfer method. Wouldn't quite say I'm an expert yet as I always seem to have some random bits of paper that just won't come off. Either way, I'm happy with how my little $5 table turned out.

Jeanine

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I'm not really sure what La Fabuleux means in French (note to self: Google it!) but whatever it means, I used it on this wood sign for my tea room:

I had one sheet of graphite paper left and since it was raining on and off all day yesterday, I decided to use it for this little sign.

I bought this image off of Etsy a year or so ago and I simply love it. After painting my wood plaque white, I used the graphite paper to trace the graphic onto it. I had one little oopsie with the 'b' in Fabuleux but I can live with it.

Once I was finished tracing, I sanded it down to give it an aged look and did one coat of poly spray to seal it. Then I added the fleur de lis wood pieces and two little pink rhinestones to give it a touch of color. I don't know about you but now I'm in the mood for tarts, napoleons and cheesecake. Too bad it's Sunday!

Linking to Faded Charm: White Wednesday.

Jeanine

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It's my favorite time of the week: White Wednesday (even if it is only Tuesday)! This tray was a garage sale find from last year and since I left it out over the summer, it got a little, um, dirty. So over the weekend I gave it a fresh coat of white paint:

Since I'm keeping it indoors this year, I wanted to give it a Frenchy touch, so I printed out this great image from The Graphics Fairy's DIY blog. At first I was going to stencil it on using graphite paper but being in a lazy mood, I chose to Mod Podge it on instead. I distressed the edges ever so slightly for an aged look.

Right now it's on my dining room table displaying my little cloches and Easter eggs.

I really love this graphic!

Linking to Faded Charm: White Wednesday.

Jeanine

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Well hello Spring! So happy you have finally arrived. And what better way to celebrate the first day of this lovely season then with some mini clay pots:

I had painted these an aqua blue a couple of years ago but I decided I might like white a little better. I gave each a few coats of spray paint and then added some Frenchy touches. For the first one, I used a Paris sticker and a faux pearl embellishment. I used this same image for my lastest batch of Starbucks bottles. I just love it!

For this one, I used another great Frenchy one - courtesy of The Graphics Fairy. This is also a sticker I made using Avery label sheets. It curls a little but just keep pressing down on that sucker and it will finally get the message. And can't forget the burlap.

This one is kind of a do-I-love-it or do-I-hate-it one. I used the Mod Podge/tissue paper method to decoupage the French script onto it. Then I used some Distressed Ink to age it a bit and tied some twine on. I'm still not sure if I love it or hate it. Guess we'll see if it grows on me.

Here they are on a shelf in the tea room. Not sure how long they will stay as it gets VERY hot in there and I'm sure the Avery label paper will curl even more...

Linking to Faded Charm: White Wednesday.

Jeanine