Okio B Designs

According to my calculations, there are 24 more days until the official start of spring. Good enough for me to start breaking out the spring and Easter decorations.

I have two cloches that I switch out depending upon the season/holidays. For Valentine's Day, I used my pink one but spring calls for this pretty robin's egg blue one.

I actually keep this nest out all year. It sits on a vintage typewriter in our corner cabinet. It fits perfectly in this cloche so I did the ol' switcheroo. I can't not have a little French touch, note the little Paris postmark fabric tag in the nest.

I'll be sharing more of my spring and Easter touches in the coming days.

In the meantime, hope you're having a great weekend!

Jeanine

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Country has come finally come home! Yup, me and the hubby are ecstatic that New York has a new country music station. The only other one we could get was from Connecticut and we could only hear it on the way to my parent's house. Of course I had John Rich's Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy blaring in my minivan yesterday morning (I'm just too cool for words - lol!). That inspired this quick tank top:

The cowboy image is from the Graphics Fairy. I created the text using DaFont. First I printed off the image. Then I taped it to the sheet with the text and scanned both.

Then I was able to print everything out onto one page. I did it this way because if the text is not in a jpeg format, I can't mirror it and print it for the transfer.

Of course this was just a test one. I still have to play with it to get the line out from above the ride a cowboy part. Plus, I used the cheapie transfer paper which tends to yellow a bit. Not sure if you can see, but there is also a red rhinestone on there that I'm not sure if I love or hate.

Either way, I'm sure my hubby will get a kick out of it. If I can perfect the transfer, I'll be adding these to my Etsy shop.

Jeanine

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Is it me or is Blogger having issues again? I keep getting error messages and holy moly, is anyone else receiving a lot of spam messages? Thankfully, I have my comment settings set to approval because you cannot believe all of the spam I'm getting!

Anywho, I had this little wood plaque sitting around for a few months. I had painted it robin's egg blue and planned to use it for another project that never materialized. So instead of continuing to allow it to collect dust, I made this quick Salle de Bain sign for our bathroom door.

I printed out the text onto clear label paper. I wasn't in the mood for a lot of cutting so I just left a border. Peel and stick, and done!

Next, I added the little number plaque to the bottom - giving it a kind of French hotel look (in my mind anyway!). You can't tell from the photos but the door is white (it looks pink in the photos for some reason) and the blue gives it a nice pop of color.

Of course the hubby will either walk right pass it or I'll hear, "Hon, what does Sally d Bain mean?" Lol!

Jeanine

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Remember that petite colander I picked up at TJ Maxx last week? I turned it into a pretty spring nest:

Just added some faux "grass," a petite Dollar Store nest and some scented robin's egg soaps.

Yup, I'm ready for spring! And how cute are these Easter cupcake toppers from Target?!

Only $1 per pack. Too adorable (and cheap!) to pass up!

Happy President's Day everyone!

Jeanine

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This little cloche cost me a couple of dollars at a garage sale over the summer. I've dressed it up for Xmas and Valentine's Day and over the weekend, I gave it a simple spring touch.

Yup, I just added a roll of twine.

Then I made the butterfly tag with some French script and cardstock, and added it to a metal picture holder. It fits perfectly in the middle of the twine.

Super duper quick and I love the rustic look of the twine. I'll probably be adding a bunny to the cloche for Easter, but for now this works for me.

Jeanine

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Saw this on Pinterest and thought it was the sweetest idea ever! Bunny peat pots for Easter.

First I painted my peat pots white. One coat usually does the trick because you want a shabby look. While they were drying I printed off my bunnies onto tissue paper. One is from Etsy and the other is from The Graphics Fairy.

Next you kind of rip the tissue paper to get as close to the image as possible. Don't worry, you can barely see the edges when you get to the next step: Mod Podge.

Give the back of each image a light coat of Mod Podge and try to stick it to your pot quickly as it will curl. Once the image is stuck on (and dry), give it a layer of Mod Podge on top. In just a few minutes, you have some neat little peat pots to fill with all sorts of goodies. These are going to be our place settings this year for Easter.

Jeanine