Okio B Designs

I've had this little basket for a few years now.  I can't recall where I bought it, but we've used it to hold plastic cutlery whenever we have a party.  This year, we left it outside and the elements left it a little discolored.  After I chased all the little spiders out of it, I gave it a quick makeover: I don't have a before photo but it was kind of a natural wood color. ...

Continue Reading

Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday weekend!  I whipped up these candlesticks last week and just put the finishing touches on them this morning. I spray painted each one black to start.  I don't work with glitter a lot (mainly because I seem to get more on me than my actual project), but I wanted to make the smaller two stand out.  I covered them with Mod Podge and then just sprinkled orange glitter on. ...

Continue Reading

I just wanted to thank Romantic Homes magazine for including my blog in their October issue.  I'm in good company too!  On the same page with Gina from Shabby Creek Designs.  =) Jeanine ...

Continue Reading

This is the last week off before school starts here next week, so it's going to be quite chaotic.  I'm hoping to blog (and comment) regularly once the boys are back in school.  Until then, here's a quick project I did over the weekend. I'm sure you've seen the spray painted mason jars all over Pinterest.  I decided to make some for Halloween.  I really love the candy corn ones but I only had black...

Continue Reading

I was fooling around with my stamps and ink, and made these spooky spider web candles for Halloween. I know some people roll their candles over the stamp, but I actually do the opposite.  I roll the stamp over my candles using Staz On ink.  It's a little tricky with smaller stamps, but, overall, I have good results. I added some orange rhinestones to the middle of each web for a little sparkle and then...

Continue Reading

In between the beach and a bridal shower this weekend, I was able to hit my local Goodwill on Sunday.  It's not as good as the one near my Mom's but I got some goodies to share. My 7 year old picked out the plate.  He wants to use it this year for Santa's cookies.  How could I refuse - especially when I saw the Paris postmarks on there! I swear I was just about...

Continue Reading