Okio B Designs

I am definitely not a morning person.  But it pays off when you stay awake after dropping the kids off at school and head out for some garage sale shopping.  You cannot believe the loot I scored today.  I can hardly believe it myself.  So hard to contain my excitement!  Lookie: This old sewing box is just what I need for my craft room.  I love the old ad and image on the front.  I'm...

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Ever start a project and end up scratching your head halfway through?  That's what happened to me with these fleur de lis candlesticks.  I picked them up from a thrift store last week.  They were originally white but a little grungy.  I thought they would look good with a chocolate brown makeover but... They went back to white.  I did indeed paint them brown but it was a flat brown and they looked, well, icky.  So...

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We had the perfect weather here this weekend to get a little spray painting done.  I immediately got to work on the cloche stand I got from the Unique Thrift Stores.  You can see the before in the post preceding this one.  Here is the after: I used pink for a soft, spring look. I added a vintage lace doily on the bottom and this little nest with eggs. I thought it was still missing...

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Have you heard of Unique Thrift Stores?  They are like one giant indoor garage sale.  I know they are scattered throughout the country.  This morning we headed over to one in Levittown that I probably drove past a thousand times and never took note of. I was like a kid in a candy store there and the prices were pretty reasonable - $5 and under depending upon the item.  The glass cloche with stand was...

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The boys are off from school this week so I haven't had much time to blog, much less craft.  I managed to steal a little time earlier today to make these cute, mini sheet music envelopes: I found a great template here.  I just printed off the size I wanted (4x6) onto cardstock.  Then I traced the pattern onto my sheet music and cut each one out.  Glue along where a store-bought envelope would be...

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I was just about to toss this pinstriped Old Navy button down shirt that has seen better days.  Then I remembered an issue of Martha Stewart Living where they used an old men's shirt to make a bunny, Xmas stocking, etc.  So instead of adding it to the donation pile, I decided to make this cute, little pin cushion: I hand-stamped some starfish onto the fabric to give it a beachy feel.  Then, I added it...

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