I popped into my local Ikea yesterday and found these really cute apple baskets. For only $9.99 each, I knew I could add a spooky twist to them. So I did! Because I also want to be able to use them for other holidays/seasons, I knew I did not want to spray paint anything on them. I recently bought Cricut's Halloween cartridge, so I printed out this spooky graphic onto black cardstock. I used Sticky...
The Graphics Fairy: Brag Monday
September 10, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
Thank you Karen from The Graphics Fairy for featuring my Halloween candlesticks on today's Brag Monday! Yay! Jeanine ...
TGIF! I don't know about you but I seem to be having problems uploading photos to Blogger. Some invalid server message keeps popping up?! Very frustrating as it only happens on one computer - not the others and of course it's the computer I use to blog with.
Anywho, yesterday, I came across some wood blocks that somehow ended up in our garage (oh, honey????). I gave them a quick "Boo" makeover.
I only had three so I was definitely limited on what I could do with them. I painted each block black first. Then I glued on some random spooky-ish craft paper that I've had for a while. Sometimes it pays off to keep those little scraps destined for the circular file.
I used my Cricut to cut out the letters and glued them to the front of each block. Voila! Done!
I'm hoping to hit some garage sales this weekend so I don't bore anybody with continual Halloween posts!
Jeanine
Anywho, yesterday, I came across some wood blocks that somehow ended up in our garage (oh, honey????). I gave them a quick "Boo" makeover.
I only had three so I was definitely limited on what I could do with them. I painted each block black first. Then I glued on some random spooky-ish craft paper that I've had for a while. Sometimes it pays off to keep those little scraps destined for the circular file.
I used my Cricut to cut out the letters and glued them to the front of each block. Voila! Done!
I'm hoping to hit some garage sales this weekend so I don't bore anybody with continual Halloween posts!
Jeanine
Tinkering with Halloween Party Ideas
September 06, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
So I'm 90 percent sure we are having a Halloween party this year. I figure I'd better get moving on some ideas I've been toying around with. I have this feeling that in the blink of an eye, Halloween will be here. These little white cups I picked up last year from Michael's. I thought the little eyes could make them look like cute, little ghosts. They will definitely be good for holding snacks for small...
Cutlery Holder
September 04, 2012 / BY 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. ...
Spooky Candlesticks
September 02, 2012 / BY Okio B Designs
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. ...