Okio B Designs

**Dark photos alert.** Yup, all week we're expecting nothing but rain here and you know what that means for photos. Ugh! Very frustrating but the show must go on and here is one of my latest projects: Jardin 1914 Frenchy Drawstring Bag.

I picked up a couple of these drawstring bags at Hobby Lobby last month and couldn't wait to use them. I was inspired by my friend, Susan from Homeroad, who has a bunch of her own lovely bags in her Etsy shop.

The French image is from The Graphics Fairy (thanks, Karen!). I printed it out (reversed) onto TAP paper and used an iron to adhere it to the front of the bag.

Easy peasy, right? I'm still trying to get the hang of TAP paper. You actually remove the paper while it's still hot, which allows you to make sure you've gotten all of the ink where you want it.

I finished up by adding a blue rhinestone to the wreath. Can't wait to use this on our first trek to the beach!

Jeanine

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We had an impromptu garage sale on Saturday so I was not able to hit any sales myself this weekend. I did, however, make it over to Walmart and look at this super cute Mason jar drink dispenser!

Can't wait to use this for summer parties. And how adorable are the cups?

I also picked up this chevron burlap ribbon and larger size peat pots.

I'll probably start working on the peat pots this week. And P.S. I was not compensated by Walmart for this post. I just really love sharing super cute retail finds!

Jeanine

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These are the planters I picked up over the weekend at a local garage sale. They were a yucky green hue and had sunflower stickers on them. Not quite my cup of tea. Here they are now.

I gave each a couple of coats of white spray paint. I sprayed right over the stickers because I knew I'd be covering them with this lovely French image (courtesy of The Graphics Fairy).

I printed the image onto craft paper for an aged look. I used Mod Podge to add them to the fronts. No more icky sunflower stickers!

So much better now! I have them in my tea room until I can figure out a more permanent home for them.

Jeanine

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A couple of weeks ago Lin from A Tiny Cottage in the Woods posted a gorgeous French basket she made. Needless to say, I was smitten. So when I scooped up this picnic basket for $2 at a local flea market, I knew I immediately wanted to copycat.

I gave it a few coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey. I wanted to give it an aged look, so I let some of the original color of the basket show through.

I tied the openings with some tea-stained seam binding and added a French postcard (image courtesy of The Graphics Fairy).

I would love to add some pretty fabric to the inside for a liner but I'm not quite sure how to do that.

For now, I'm happy to sit back and admire my $2 French basket.

Jeanine

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Sharing some of yesterday's garage sale finds. I spent a whopping $7 and lookie what I got!

I swore I would not buy any more baskets this year. I'm up to my eyeballs in them. I just couldn't seem to pass this one up though. It's going to get a quick white paint makeover this week - weather permitting.

The little flower balls were 25 cents each. Score! Not quite sure what I'm going to do with them just yet. I'll have to do some research on Pinterest for ideas.

I never pass up slate chalkboards. I can't stand the faux ones some craft stores sell. And you know how much I love Mason jars. I love them even more when they are 25 cents!

The vintage book will likely end up in my Etsy shop. It's called the Frugal Housewife. Perhaps I should read it first before I list it. The little metal planters have already gotten a quick Frenchy makeover. The paint brush I grabbed out of necessity and the clear bags (not sure if you can see them), I can also use for my Etsy.

Not a bad haul for $7!

Jeanine

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Still recovering from our mini vacation, but I did find some time yesterday to make some new Frenchy pendants.

I bought the kit while I was at Hobby Lobby. It comes with the pendants, some numbers/designs and plastic inserts. The number 2 is from the kit.

For the others, I wanted to add a Frenchy touch. Problem is, the pendant space is super skinny. Not too many images will fit into such a tiny space.

Still, I managed to find some images in my stash that work perfectly! I already had the religious images printed out onto label paper so all I had to do was cut, peel and stick.

This one is from a piece of vintage French flashcard. Tricky to cut, but fits like a glove!

I'm keeping the number 2 (it's my favorite number!), but the others are available in my Etsy shop.

Jeanine