Okio B Designs

I swear, I'm not making Xmas items yet. I swear! This project happened quite by mistake. You see, I was trying to make a bat ornament of sorts and it ended up like this:

Burlap angel wings! I'm not quite sure what went wrong with my original bat design, but the head just wasn't coming out right. So I chopped it off and have the first of many Xmas projects.

So you see, I am not purposely crazy early, it was all quite by accident! I used scrap pieces of burlap and sewed them together with red thread. I added some tea-stained seam binding so it could be hung. The joyeux noel muslin finishes it up.

I can see a bunch of these hung from our Xmas tree this year in all sorts of sizes. But I'm going to wait a few weeks before starting them. Don't want to be crazy early. =)

Jeanine

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This is another garage sale makeover I did earlier this week. I picked up this wicker basket last Friday. I really loved all of the compartments in it and I wanted it to match the utensil holder I did over the summer.

I gave it a few coats of robin's egg spray paint. I knew I wanted to add something to the front of it. So while, the paint was drying, I printed out this great French label from The Graphics Fairy onto some coffee-dyed scrap fabric.

I was going to try to sew it on but that was an epic fail. Plan B: spray adhesive. Aside from temporarily glueing my fingers together, it worked really well! You can't tell but I frayed some of the edges to give it a more aged look.

Now I have the perfect little set for entertaining! I plan to use this one to hold napkins and maybe some condiments.

Jeanine

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*Don't forget to enter my giveaway here!*

I picked up this little candleholder at a garage sale on Friday. It was black when I bought it and here it is now:

First, I spray painted it white. Then I used Mod Podge to glue on my French script paper. I used it on the back panel and then cut a little strip for the rim.

I hung it up in my tearoom. I added a new candle design from my Etsy shop to it. This one had a little oopsie so I couldn't sell it but it's just fine for my tearoom.

For 50 cents, I have a sweet little candeholder now! I had everything I needed for this project.

Jeanine

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Yesterday was an absolute perfect day to hit Brooklyn Flea. It was our first time ever going and on Saturdays it's located in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn. I am originally from Flatbush but I was way too young when we moved to remember where in the world Fort Greene was. Thanks to GPS we found it! Hold onto your hats!

This was definitely a junkin' lover's dream. Checkout that vintage scale on the ladder.

Love the barn stars and olive baskets!

We loved seeing all of the vintage treasures but I have to say, as expected, it was a bit pricey. The apothecary bottles on this table alone ranged from $30-$75. What?!

Checkout all of those suitcases!

My boys!

The best part of the whole experience, I think we all agreed, was the food! They had every type of food you can imagine - not your usual festival fare. We ate Indian, Greek, Japanese and then some.

Unfortunately, I didn't buy much else. I picked up a mason jar soap dispenser and a vintage target practice poster. I'll show that find in another post because it really is quite unique. My 7 year old got an electronic chess game - similar to one I had when I was little - for $5.

Brooklyn Flea runs until November and we're hoping to hit the Williamsburg one before they close for the season.

Jeanine

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In my haste earlier this week, I bought a duplicate copy of the winter issue of Flea Market Style magazine. My loss is your gain! I'm doing a quick giveaway with the winner will receive a copy of the issue.

**This giveaway is now closed.**

Super simple to enter:

1. Become a follower of my blog or let me know if you already are.

You can gain additional entries by:

1. Liking Okio B Designs on Facebook;
2. Following me on Twitter: @okiobdesigns
3. Following me on Pinterest: Jeanine B

I'll pick a winner at 5 p.m. EST on Friday, October 12th via Random.org. Sorry to my overseas followers; this one is open to US residents only.

Super simple, right?! Good luck!

Jeanine

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Not exactly a banner garage sale day in this neck of the woods. Maybe because it's been raining on and off all week?! I did manage to pick up a few goodies this morning:

Of course, you know I never, ever pass up vintage sheet music. I got two of them today. The Romeo & Juliet book was a dime! And not sure if you can tell but that little black thing is a candleholder you can mount to the wall. I'll be painting that white.

Wrapping paper is another item I never pass up at garage sales. These were only 50 cents each. I like all of the compartments in the wicker basket. For $1, it will be getting a robin's egg blue makeover to match the utensil basket I did over the summer.

I spent about $8 on everything. This weekend we're hoping to hit Brooklyn Flea. I'm sure it'll be crazy overpriced but since we live so close to Brooklyn, I want to go just to experience it!

Jeanine