Okio B Designs

Away went the Halloween decorations and out came the Xmas decorations this weekend.  No, just kidding!  Although I did hear Xmas music on the radio already, which was perfect for my trio of upcycled Santas. Well, the Santas themselves aren't quite upcycled.  The pieces I used to make them are: a Pringles canister, an old Hershey's tin and a random tin we had floating around the house. I really love how this guy turned out....

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I can't believe there are 10 more days until Christmas!  I made a couple of last minute holiday pieces yesterday.  Both from the Dollar Store: These itty bitty candles are maybe 2 inches tall.  I printed out the great vintage image from The Graphics Fairy (wallet-size!) and used Mod Podge to glue them to the glass.  After the second coat dried, I simply added two little red rhinestones which I think work perfectly with the vintage...

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In the midst of all of my holiday shopping madness, I sat down over the weekend and made myself a little something for all of $2!  Yup, I'm such a big spender - lol: This is a simple Dollar Store prayer candle with a fabulous Keep Calm and Carry On image that I got off of Etsy for...$1 (graphique.etsy.com) that I Mod Podged on.  I am keeping to a tight Xmas gift budget this year but...

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***You still have time to enter my giveaway here!*** After searching just about every Dollar Tree in a 10 mile radius for bottle brush trees, I was just about to give up.  Luckily, I popped into Home Goods this morning and lookie what they had: I'm so happy that I found these two pretties!  And I love the fact that I really don't have to do anything to them.  Right now they are on a shelf...

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Hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday.  We enjoyed a nice, quiet, peaceful day at my Mom's.  I needed the relaxation because today I officially started to decorate for Xmas. These are just little packages to put under our tree (which hasn't gone up yet) while we countdown to the 25th.  With two little boys who still believe in Santa, I can't have the actual gifts under the tree so I decided to do some faux...

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Because sometimes you just want to keep it simple: Vintage scale, petite cloche with bird, white Xmas tree and a simple white candle which reads: I am at Peace. Linking to Faded Charm: White Wednesday.  There is still time to enter my giveaway here! Jeanine ...

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