Okio B Designs

I popped into my local Goodwill earlier this week and came back with a lot of goodies:

The bucket was only 99 cents.

The candle holder was $6.99 - pretty pricey for Goodwill but I couldn't resist considering it came from Target where it was probably originally double the price. I also got 5 little bottles that I plan to embellish. First makeover is the bucket:

Can you tell I ran out of white spray paint?! I had originally wanted to paint it white but I just ran out of it, so plan B of course was to paint it black. Then I stenciled the 8 onto to some scrap fabric with a fabric marker. Once that was dry, I sewed it onto a piece of burlap. Hot glue to the front and done! Right now it's holding some of my French script clothes pins.

Next up is the candle holder which I really didn't do too much to except that I added some of my hand-stamped joyeux noel candles.

I think it's going to look stunning on my Xmas table!

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.

Jeanine

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Got to play Martha Stewart yesterday. Well, not really but I did use the fabulous stocking template mentioned in the December issue of Martha Stewart Living. You have to go to: marthastewart.com/stocking-template to download and print it, and then you get to make one of these:

I used the larger template for this stocking. I have been wanting to do a burlap stocking for the past two years. I don't know why I never did one before because I do love the rustic look of burlap and lord knows I have a ton of it left over from other projects. Seeing the stockings in MSL gave me just the nudge I needed.

I added the white wood B (for our last name) with a grungy red safety pin. You probably can't tell but I used a little brown paint to distress it a bit and then sanded it here and there. I'm planning on stuffing the bottom of the stocking with tissue paper and then adding little wrapped "presents" or other Xmas-appropriate goodies for a kind of "spilling" from the top look. This will probably go on our front door this year in lieu of a wreath.

I also printed off the smaller MSL template which I plan on using with some of the fabric I got at the church thrift store fall fair last weekend.

Jeanine

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I'm still happily transforming some of the goodies I got at my local church's thrift store sale a couple of weeks ago. The sled was my first transformation, and yesterday I put the finishing touches on these cute shaker boxes:

I spray painted both of them black. Once they were dry, I added some vintage sheet music to each top.

Then I tied them together with some of the plaid fabric I also got at the fair. Like the sled, I used the faux Dollar Store berries and pine cone as toppers.

I think these will look lovely stacked up on our faux fireplace this year!

Jeanine

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I've had these little tart tins for a while now. You've probably seen them in blogland and in Somerset Living magazine - they even sell them on their website but I got mine off of Etsy. I knew I wanted to make them into ornaments so I got the hubby to drill a little hole in each one yesterday so I could make these Santa ornaments:

Both images are from the Graphics Fairy. First I tried to stick them on with Mod Podge. That was a bit of an epic fail as they peeled off. Plan B: Glue Dots. I put like four or five of them on the backs of the cardstock and voila! - they stayed put.

Next I drizzled some glue on the edges and pressed them into some German glass glitter. I also added some glitter to each image to make them sparkle. The final touch was the red and green ribbon.

Now I have two new Xmas ornaments to add to our rustic-inspired tree this year!

Jeanine

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I was at my local Marshall's last week and could not believe the gorgeous wrapping paper they have this year! Lookie what I picked up. It's so pretty that I actually framed it:

I really am a sucker for sheet music and I can see lots and lots of faux presents under the tree wrapped in this paper.

I have some other plans for it on some petite boxes and such.

And of course I can't wait to wrap some real presents with it!

Jeanine

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It was a bit mild here today so I was able to get outside and do some spray painting. First up was the little wood sled I got last weekend at a church thrift store fall festival. I gave it a few coats of black paint:

Then I sanded some random edges to give it a more shabby look. I traced some sheet music around the "seat" part and cut it out. Break out the Mod Podge and add a coat to stick it to the wood and then another coat to seal it in.

While the Mod Podge was drying, I printed off the great vintage Santa image from the Graphics Fairy. I glued that to the middle of the sheet music.

Then I tied on some twine and tea-stained red seam binding. The faux pine cone and berries, I picked up from the dollar store. Just slip that under the twine and seam binding. Final touch was the joyeux noel tag clipped on with a French script clothes pin.

I may or may not add some glitter for a more sparkly look but I'm really pleased overall with the final look! P.S. Now that my new blog has reached 200 followers, I'll be putting together that giveaway I mentioned a week or so ago!

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

Jeanine