Okio B Designs

Americana primitives seems to be the theme for this morning's garage sale finds:

The wooden pilgrim will look cute hanging on our front door next month. The little ladder was just too adorable to resist - although I have no idea where I'm putting it yet. The little globe is designated for the 6 year old's room - after his father tightens up some loose screws. And lastly, the little black basket is the perfect Halloween find! I think I have some orange tissue paper I can add to it with some random Halloween goodies.

Not bad for $4!

Jeanine

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This $2 garage sale frame has been sitting in my home office since July. Yup, July. I kept knocking into it this past week so something just had to be done with it:

I have been wanting to use this Graphics Fairy image for a while now. I printed out the image onto transfer paper and ironed it onto a piece of scrap Osnaburg fabric. I gathered up some random French-y pieces to add as well. I hand-stamped the coffee tag with a vintage-inspired French postcard. Then I added some French book paper - after distressing the front and edges. The Parisien tag is also from The Graphics Fairy.

I was hoping to have a larger key but, alas, I did not so I had to use the little one. I like the shadowbox look and feel of it! AND that I had everything I needed!

Linking to Shabby Creek Cottage: Transformation Thursday.

Jeanine

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I'm so happy that my kitchen is finally finished! My husband did everything himself so I can take 0 credit. You can see a bit of the before here. And here are the afters:

I'm soooooo happy to finally have a dishwasher! I've gone without one for almost 11 years and I just don't how we did without! He still has to add the curtains back up over the sink.

I have so much more cabinet space now! And they are lower. At 6', even I had a hard time reaching the old cabinets. My poor husband is 5'6" so you can only imagine how hard it was for him - lol!

I'm still putting back some of the vintage goodies i.e. old signs, vintage pottery, etc. we had in here originally but I don't want to go overboard. Neat and clean is my goal this time around!

Still trying to decide if I want to add knobs to the cabinets. Those things are expensive and we can open them quite easily now but I almost feel like they are missing a little something-something. We'll also be adding a little island soon to replace the old patio table and chairs we had in there. For 11 years - ack!

So glad it's done! One hurdle down and about 1,000 more to go!

Jeanine

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I still have a ton of these little peat pots left over from the summer. I knew I wanted to do at least one for Halloween and when I saw this image over at The Graphics Fairy, I knew it would be perfect!

First I hot glued some vintage lace to the pot. Then I hot glued the picture to the front. I tied some tea-stained seam binding to the top. Then I finished off with some black and orange rhinestones. Add a little ghost candle and done!

Now of course I want to make some more!

Jeanine

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When one dollar store disappoints, another delivers! Look at these adorable ceramic pumpkins I picked up this morning:

My usual dollar store did not have them - among other things. I have to say these are pretty good quality. You know how iffy some dollar store things can be but I give these two thumbs up!

Jeanine

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It's official. I have my first cold of the almost fall season. It seems every time the weather turns unexpectedly, I get a cold. Boo hoo! Given my complete lack of energy this weekend, I was only able to eke out two small Halloween projects. First up is this little spells bag:

I used some leftover coffee dyed fabric I had from last year. I stitched up both sides of the fabric to create a little pouch. I added a touch of polyfil to give the illusion that it might actually be holding wart of toad or eye of newt. Then I hand-stamped the spells coffee tag and tied some tea-stained seam binding to it.

Gather up the seam binding to close up the pouch and you have a petite pretty for Halloween. Then I took some metal tags and hand-stamped some random Halloween images on them.

I add these all around the house in little nooks and crannies that can't seem to fit anything else. Or I might even use them to tie my sons' class Halloween goody bags this year. The possibilities are endless!

Now if you'll excuse me, I must get back to blowing my nose. =(

Jeanine