Okio B Designs

After two disappointing trips to two different Goodwill stores yesterday morning, I settled for a little painting using Mason jars I already had.

I used some Annie Sloan chalk paint in Louis Blue, which is the perfect pastel hue for this Pinterest-inspired makeover.

I gave them an Easter touch with some faux moss and egg soaps - both of which can easily be switched out if I feel like adding candles or summer decor at a later date.

I hand-stamped a bunny image onto a mini tag, distressed it a bit and then tied it on with some baker's twine. I love how the brown/white twine complements the blue jar. I also used sand paper on each jar to make the wording stand out.

So even though my Goodwill visits yielded nothing new and exciting, it motivated me to make good use of stuff I already had!

Jeanine

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It seems spring has finally sprung in my neck of the woods. After a kind of freaky snow/slush mess yesterday, we have beautiful blue skies today and our yard is slowly waking up!

Our tulips and daffodils are popping up all over the yard.

I'm not sure what these little white flowers are. I do know they are poisonous and oh-so-pretty.

Love this touch of color! I even opened up the tea room to let some air in.

Of course we did have a few casualties this winter. This little cherub didn't make it.

His little head is the only thing that's left. Poor guy.

And she lost her twin - although I think that happened a couple of years ago.

I'm just happy that warmer days are here...finally!

Jeanine

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I'm always up for a super quick makeover and this one certainly fits the bill.

Meet the world's easiest chalkboard frame. The frame is from a local thrift store. I had planned on painting it white. Unfortunately, the backing is velvet and it can't be removed. So instead of having a hot mess, I moved on to plan B.

I cut a piece of self-sticking chalkboard paper to the size of the glass insert. I applied it right on top of the glass and fit everything back in the frame.

No kidding - literally 5 minutes from start to finish. Who doesn't love that?!

Jeanine

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Wouldn't you know it? We're gearing up for what I hope will be the last snow storm of the season. I'm keeping myself busy by making some Frenchy peat pots.

I didn't want to make these too Easter-y as I will likely keep them out all year. So instead of adding bunnies and chicks, I added some French book paper, lace and buttons.

And just because Easter is a few weeks away, I did add an egg and a Dollar Store bird - who has apparently seen better days. Lol! Luckily, they can easily be removed and swapped out with something else.

I really am obsessed with peat pots. So easy to make and so stinking cute.

I pick them up whenever I see them at a local garage sale or I stock up by ordering them from Greenhouse Megastore. They have a great variety and are reasonably priced. I am not being compensated for mentioning them - I just really love their stock and prices!

I have a few more in the works, but for now I'm loving these new ones!

Jeanine

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I wanted to make a simple banner for our front door. After searching Pinterest for some cute Easter designs, here's what I came up with.

I have a ton of this leftover muslin so I cut a large square of it to use as my backdrop.

Then I printed my bunny and the Happy Easter text to some TAP paper - reversing the images of course. After ironing the images on and letting them cool, I used fabric glue to add my banner to the wood dowel - which is a leftover from last summer. The boys used it to roast marshmallows. Ssshhh...don't tell them!

Once the fabric was secure to the dowel, I added some twine and hung it from our front door. Super duper easy! I would have preferred some black lettering for the Happy Easter but the touch of color is growing on me.

Jeanine

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I picked up some napkin rings a few weeks ago at our local thrift store. I finally got around to giving them a quick nautical makeover.

I started by using my handy hot glue gun and wrapping twine around the rings. Very tedious to say the least.

Once the twine was on, I used this great anchor rubber stamp I bought off Etsy last year to hand-stamp the image onto pieces of muslin.

I cut them down to size and clipped them on using some red safety pins. I have four more to do, and have to fix the top of the one I just noticed is showing some of the old napkin ring color. Doh!

Jeanine