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Quoth the Raven...Nevermore

September 12, 2011 / BY 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...

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Friday's Thrifty Finds

September 09, 2011 / BY Okio B Designs
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...

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Stocking Up on Dollar Store Halloween Goodies

September 08, 2011 / BY Okio B Designs
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...

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Romantic Homes Featuring My Tool Caddy

September 06, 2011 / BY Okio B Designs
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 ...

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Pottery Barn-Inspired Newspaper Candles

August 23, 2011 / BY Okio B Designs
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. ...

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Let Them Eat Cake!

August 19, 2011 / BY Okio B Designs
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,...

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