Okio B Designs

Note to self: iron your fabric before attempting to hand-stamp it! I'm a victim of my own laziness for this next project. I wanted to give a French touch to this vintage hanky so I broke out the stamps and got busy:

But as you can see, I did not think to iron it beforehand. Well, that's not entirely true. I did think: maybe I should iron this first. Alas, laziness won out and if you look closely, you can see one of my red stamps is a bit funky.

I had planned to add this to my Etsy shop but because of that oopsie, I'm going to add it to our guest room decor instead.

So the moral of my story is, if you have a vision in your head that includes wrinkled fabric, be sure to iron it first!

And by the way, I took these photos AFTER I finally ironed the hanky. I do not love to iron. =)

Jeanine

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I was playing around with different menu ideas for Christmas Eve. Of course, I headed over to The Graphics Fairy and here's the one I decided on using. The photos are a bit light and my printer seems to be running out of color ink, but you get the idea:

I still have to work on moving over the Fresh Greens line. But isn't this scroll just perfect?!

I'm going to print some out in the green with red lettering and then some in red with the green lettering. Still debating on whether or not to tie them into scrolls or just leave them over the plates. Luckily, I still have over a week to go!

Jeanine

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My hubby and I have been collecting old bottles since we first started dating. Unfortunately, after we remodeled our kitchen, much of our collection is gathering dust in the basement. I broke out a few of them last night to make these cute Christmas bottles:

First I printed out the black and white images from The Graphics Fairy. Then I filled two of the bottles with German glitter glass (I didn't have any Epsom salt in the house) to create a faux snow look. I carefully rolled each photo so it would slide into the bottles easily.

After positioning them best I could, I tied a bell onto some twine and then tied them around each bottle. Since the little bottles are just so little, I added some faux, white bell flowers.

I just love the look of the old photos with the old bottles.

Linking to The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday.

Jeanine

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I saw this idea on Pinterest yesterday and thought it was so sweet and simple that I just had to copycat:

A clear mason jar filled with some fresh pine cones and an evergreen branch (courtesy of my neighbor's pine tree!) with a couple of candy canes.

I love the simplicity of it and the fact that I had everything I needed for a quick little holiday touch.

And since simple seems to be my word of the day, here's the cowbell and little frame at got at the estate sales this weekend. A little gold vignette of sorts. The bottle brush trees are from Home Goods. I want to swap out the photo of the girl praying with a black & white one of my mom and dad but there is something about the little girl that speaks to me.

I bought these little acorns from Walmart last year. Surprisingly, I did not see them this year. Bummer because I would have loved a few more. Anywho, I filled my little black tray with vintage sheet music and added the acorns.

Sometimes I like to keep it simple.

Linking to Between Naps on the Porch: Met Monday.

Jeanine

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We hit another estate sale this morning. Brrrrr...it was a chilly wait but definitely worth it. Just take a look at today's batch of oldies but goodies:

I collect old spectacles/glasses and these are perfect for my collection.

I've been looking everywhere for these glass insulators in blue and I finally got them! Four to be exact.

I couldn't resist the old books, cow bell and this "No Smoking" sign which is more of a gag because, unfortunately, both me and the hubby smoke. Never in the house and this sign will remind everyone of that.

Today set us back about $75. My husband also got an old wagon wheel and old wall-mounted coffee grinder.

Jeanine

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The hubby and I hit an estate sale this morning while the boys were in school. Lookie at all of the goodies we snatched up:

There is something intriguing to me about the clown with the violin. I don't know if it's a jewelry charm or perhaps more of an ornament. The artist painted the image onto a metal shape - which I know makes it very old. I just can't tell what type of metal it is though. This one may or may not go into my Etsy shop - after I do some research. The tag says $89!!!!!!! I paid a quarter. Meanwhile, my husband picked out the salt and pepper shakers. And who could resist the little frame for 50 cents?!

Once I clean up these tongs, they'll be perfect for my Xmas eve table. The vanity mirror was another piece that intrigued me so I grabbed that as well.

A week ago I couldn't find any bottle brush trees and now they seem to be everywhere I go! These little cuties were 10 cents each. The ceramic tree napkin rings will also look nice on my Xmas eve table.