Okio B Designs

We're in the midst of our first snow fall of the season.  It looks so pretty!  While, I'd love to hunker down and spend the morning and afternoon crafting, one of my boys has a birthday party to go to today. Pinterest via Between Naps on the Porch I've been very lazy the last couple of days but I do have some projects to post later today/tomorrow morning.  For now, I'm going to enjoy the quiet...

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Decided to treat myself to these sweets earlier this week.  I had a store credit for Michael's and couldn't scoop up these little candle holders fast enough: Aren't they adorable?! They would even make for cute candy bowls. So happy to be adding them to my crown collection! Jeanine ...

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I confess.  I splurged a whole 5 bucks this weekend when we went to a salvage barn by my parents' house.  Well, they actually have three barns of "junk."  We didn't have time to sift through everything - mainly because it was freezing but I did see this vintage soda crate: It's in perfect condition.  A little dirty on the inside but it's basically perfect! I'm planning on adding some wheels to the bottom.  I...

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Who knew a paper shredder could come in handy for craft projects?!  I just love the look of shredded sheet music and I have used it in a number of projects.  I decided to use it for these sweet Valentine's Day bags too. First I printed off the images from The Graphics Fairy.  I used my Cricut to cut them into circles.  Then I used some Sticky Dots paper to make them into stickers.  Place...

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Sticking to my new year's resolution to use what I already have for future craft projects, I whipped up this sweet little lavender sachet today.  I have a gazillion of these little glassine bags and thought they'd make for a nice sachet: I simply hand-stamped the French script on the front.  I added the little birdy as an after-thought and I quite like it now. Then I added some lavender buds.  I stitched the opening...

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My craft room/office is a disaster.  There, I said it.  I'm slowly trying to get things in order starting with some of these jars: I'm really loving this chalkboard paper.  I wish I had heard about it sooner.  I used my Cricut to cut it into these cute tags. Now I can easily identify what I need instead of digging through a pile of everything. I'm just giddy over how organized I am now! Now to...

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