Okio B Designs

Oh what a labor of love these Alice in Wonderland dish towels have been. First, my iron burned some cheap transfer paper I had (won't be buying that brand again!). The cheap transfer paper made the iron brown and sticky. I tried cleaning it off to no avail and when I tried to use better transfer paper, brown yuck got all over the towel. Off to Walmart me and the little guy went for a brand new $13 iron to get this:

I love this great tea party image and I think it looks perfect on these Walmart dish towels! Sweet and simple! Here's a close-up of the image:

Now that I have a brand-spanking-new iron (did I mention it was only $13????!!), I have a lot more dish towels to tackle!

Jeanine

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As I was loading these photos tonight, it dawned on me that I really need to start taking some before pictures of my projects. Sigh! I always seem to forget. Anyway, I picked up this cigar box at the local church thrift store last Friday and wanted to use it to hold my rhinestones. But first it needed a French touch:

I printed the label from The Graphics Fairy and mod podged it to the cover. I also printed some crown images for the sides of the box but it's hard to see them.

I hot glued some vintage lace all around the sides of the box and added the flower.

Then I added the same crown images from the outside to the inside of the box. It holds my rhinestones perfectly for future craft projects!

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday and The Graphics Fairy Brag Monday.

Jeanine

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A busy weekend is upon us but I wanted to share this great 4th of July subway artwork that I downloaded from Barn Owl Primitives. Excuse the glare in the picture:

If you like Barn Owl Primitives on Facebook, you're able to download the print which is a great size for 8.5" x 11" frames!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Jeanine

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I always try to pick up a few of these wooden candlesticks when I go to Michael's. Sometimes they have a ton and other times, I'm lucky to find one. I'm working on some new styles for my Etsy shop but this pair I'm keeping for moi because I just love how they came out:

First, I spray painted each one in my favorite robin's egg color. A few coats later they were ready to be sanded in random spots. I used my hot glue gun to attach the vintage lace and the buttons. Still missing something.

I love these little teapots from The Graphics Fairy and thought the blue one matched perfectly with my color scheme. I printed them off on cardstock and then punched a hole in both so I could tie them onto my candlesticks with some tea-stained seam binding.

I just love them!

Linking to My Romantic Home: Show & Tell Friday and the Graphics Fairy Brag Monday.

Jeanine

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I've seen a lot of these on Etsy and thought I'd try my hand at making some myself:

I bought a few different sized chalkboards from Michael's along with some "beachy" paint colors. These hues actually remind me of some of the beach glass we collect from Gilgo Beach. I painted each one a different color and then sanded around the edges.

The light blue one is definitely my favorite but my boys adore the green and dark blue ones. Anyone else ready for the beach?!

Jeanine

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I picked up this silver urn at our local church thrift store last week. (Is it an urn or an ewer - I'm not sure so someone please correct me if I'm calling it by the wrong name.) Anywho, I love, love, love having bird's nests and eggs through out my house. Put two and two together and you get this:

I added some faux nest material to the urn and added the three eggs on top.

Then I tied some tea-stained seam binding around it. I think it gives it a nice simple touch of color and now I have a new way to display my eggs!

Jeanine