Okio B Designs

I've had this plain white pitcher for a while now. I think I got it from Ikea a few years ago. I really loved its clean, white vintage-y look. But today as I sat staring at it, I decided it was missing a little something-something. Like something a little French...

This is probably one of my most favorite images from the Graphics Fairy. I've used it on pillows, hang tags and other projects. I knew it would fit perfectly for the pitcher.

All I did was print out the image onto plain white paper. Cut it out and then distress the edges. Break out the mod podge and add a coat to the back to stick it on and then a coat to the front for a protective coating. Easy!

I have it displayed on a stack of books on our trunk coffee table and I think it looks perfect now!

Linking to: Somewhat Simple: Strut Your Stuff Thursday.

Jeanine

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I got nothing. Seriously, I haven't had a chance or opportunity for any great Goodwill or garage sale makeovers in the past week. I sit in my craft room/office looking woefully around and thinking to myself: "I got nothing." Every weekend in July it seems we had something going on so I'm hoping August will slow down just a bit...

Anywho, I did manage to whip up a couple of new tins for my Etsy shop Friday night. The first is a lovely image you've probably seen on The Graphics Fairy. Don't you just love the blue hue?:

The second is by far my favorite. And I couldn't believe on my first try I got the perfect circle using my Cricut. Of course no luck with the second and third tries. Oh well:

Hopefully some fabulous new project or find will land in my lap this week because I've got the craft itch!

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

Jeanine

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**Thank you to everyone who let me know it was Michele Raven Designs blog that I drew my inspiration from!**

I can't for the life of me remember which blog showed a beautiful farmhouse basket with a stenciled number on it. If that's you, please drop me a note and let me know as you are the inspiration for this post!

I picked up this basket at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. Once I saw the other blogger's basket redo, I knew it was exactly what I wanted to do with mine:

I gave it a light coat of white spray paint. Once that was dried, I used a stencil and black paint to add my number 4. Two is my favorite number but I couldn't find my 2 stencil so when my boys asked me why I did the number 4, I said because there's 4 of us here. That seemed to satisfy them.

I haven't found a permanent place for it yet but I am loving how it turned out. So to that other blogger, I say thank you!

Linking to Savvy Southern Style: Wow Us Wednesday and Faded Charm: White Wednesday.

Jeanine

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Happy Sunday everyone! The boys are back home and everything is back to normal in the house. =) I'm also excited to share my latest Goodwill makeover. Remember this 3-tier pastry stand I got last week. I was so inspired by some of the where bloggers create that I came up with this:

First I spray painted it white. Easy enough. Then I dug out some old vintage lace and cut pieces to match each tier. I used my hot glue gun to carefully add each piece of lace. It was quite the challenge because of the "lip" on each tray but I got it done and now I have a sweet little place to store some of my crafting supplies.

And now for the winner of my LOVE giveaway banner. It is so true that what goes around comes around - in a good way of course - as Sandi from A Cottage Muse is the winner! I won one of her giveaways last year and I'm thrilled to return the favor! Congrats Sandi!

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.

Jeanine

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Does this ever happen to you: you have a hard time finding something you collect and then once you find it, you see it everywhere? Case in point, I found some vintage Jello molds on Etsy a few months ago, bought em and now, lo and behold, I see them everywhere. So of course when I popped by the local thrift store today, guess what I found?

Yup, you guessed it: more vintage Jello molds. Ha! Of course I couldn't just leave them there. It was $5 for the entire set including the smaller sized non-Jello tins. I also picked up another vintage lace doily, a bag o' buttons for 50 cents and some string to add to my toolbox caddy.

Now for the dilemna: can I sell these new found Jello molds on Etsy or will the other seller think I'm re-selling the ones I bought from them? How does one tactfully approach this or do I just throw caution to the wind and say what the heck, I know they are not the ones I bought from them. Touchy situation, no?

Jeanine

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Woohoo! Sorry but I can't contain my excitement that the men are away for the weekend. Of course I miss my little guys terribly but I'm getting so much done since they left this morning. Finally, some much-needed craft time! I literally just finished up these Goodwill picture frames a little while ago.

Here is the before with the lovely 3-tier pastry thing-y I also picked up from GW. That's undergoing it's own makeover tonight! But before I get to the reveal, I just want to ask: has anyone else noticed that the price of frames have shot up? I mean even the ones at Walmart are over $5 and those are for a mere 5x7 size. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to keep grabbing them at GW and spray painting them white or black:

I ran out of flat white spray so I had to use gloss. I'm not normally a big fan of gloss paint but I do like how it looks with the vintage French map images I printed from The Graphics Fairy. Light and airy! Just the look I was hoping for!

I'm also busy adding new items to my Etsy shop. Now that the candle madness has died down a little, I hope to get as much done while the kiddies are away.

Jeanine