Okio B Designs

So I'm slowly starting to put out my Halloween decorations. Normally I wait until at least the 15th but me and the kids were getting a bit anxious. Okay maybe it was more me! I had a random black frame lying around so I made this:

I printed the old crow image from The Graphics Fairy onto some vintage sheet music.

Then I took out my mini letter stamps ($1 at Michaels!) and stamped: "Quoth the Raven Nevermore" - which I thought was quite fitting.

This is a really quick and easy project for a lazy, pre-Halloween afternoon.

Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday.

Jeanine

4 comments

Oh how I love popping into our local church thrift store. They are only open on Friday, so I treat myself as much as I can each Friday. Today did not disappoint!

The kitty was only $2. I have to find a cute corner spot for her before my 4 year old stakes his claim for her. He loves animals: cats and dogs being his favorite. I also picked up some wood hangers for my Etsy shop. The birdhouse is actually from a garage sale in Virginia. As is the super super-8 camera. It was $5! Here's a close-up of it. It still works!

I also picked up some sheet music, of course. I never, ever turn down vintage sheet music. The picture frames are for a Halloween makeover I have in my mind. And lookie at the vintage books I scored! Little Men for my little men. They aren't in the best condition but I could not resist!

Hoping to hit some garage sales this weekend too. This lot set me back $6.50!

Jeanine

2 comments

I confess...I started buying some Halloween decorations already. I don't feel too guilty because these all came from my local dollar store.

I saved two glass jars with Halloween in mind - one held pasta sauce and the other honey.

I put some fake moss on the bottom of each jar. Then I added my black spiders to one and the fake eyeballs to the other. I used some coffee-dyed hang tags to hand-stamp each tag to my liking. Use some tea-stained black seam binding to tie each tag around the top of your jars and done!

I couldn't resist the fake rats! Don't they look very Pottery Barn-ish? Their new catalog is filled with lots of Halloween goodies that you can totally find for cheaper at your dollar store.

Spooky right?! What's not so spooky is the $8 I spent on everything and I still have plenty left over to play with!

Jeanine

8 comments

I was so excited when our mail landing this morning! See anyone you know in here? =) Me! And my tool caddy!

Cover.

My page!

I feel like a mini celebrity of sorts! Thanks to Romantic Homes for featuring me in your beautiful magazine!

Jeanine

11 comments

When I got my new Pottery Barn catalog this morning, I spied these wonderful newspaper text candles:

Photo courtesy of Pottery Barn

While I wouldn't mind stocking up on a few, I wanted to take a quick try at making my own version.

I used this French newspaper image from The Graphics Fairy. I printed it onto clear Avery label paper. I trimmed the image down to fit each candle and then simply peeled and sticked. I love these labels because they have a see-through quality to them that might be hard to make out in the photos. Here's a close-up:

Best part is once again I had everything I needed. I'd like to do some large pillar-size ones for Halloween. Now back to flipping through my PB catalog!

Jeanine

6 comments

I finally got a bit of my crafting mojo back! It's been a rough week sleep-wise but I was happy to churn out at least one new project. The best part? I had everything I needed on hand to make this Marie Antoinette-inspired penny jar:

I had purchased this fabric image from Etsy months ago. I didn't have any fabric to match it for a pillow at the time so it sat and sat. Today, while cleaning up my craft room, I came across it. I had the penny jar from DebbieDoo's magazine challenge.

I cut the fabric to the size of my jar. I turned it into a "sticker" using Sticky Dots (I was very surprised that it works on fabric!) and placed it on the front of the jar. I added the vintage lace with some hot glue. Then I just placed some self-sticking rhinestones randomly on the image. Lift up the lace and you see:

It's a colorful addition to my kitchen and I can't wait to add some treats for the boys to it! Cake, unfortunately, won't fit. =)

Linking to Funky Junk Interiors: SNS.

Jeanine