Okio B Designs

I have no shame in posting projects that I'm feeling iffy about. Sometimes things don't go quite as you envisioned, and you need some other opinions to justify your own. Case in point, these votive candle holders I made last night.

I used some leftover French images I had printed onto tissue paper. I used these for some peat pots I did a couple of weeks ago. I figured how could I go wrong using them on these candle holders?!

I used the same Mod Podge technique I used for the peat pots. This time I added some German glass glitter on the images while the Mod Podge was still wet.

I'm just not feeling the love though. Not sure if it's because the glass glitter is over the images or if it's because the tissue paper is so obvious. I'm trying to decide whether or not to just start all over again and use transfer stickers instead?!

Decisions, decisions...

Jeanine

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There is this marvelous photo floating around Pinterest of an Easter nest in an urn. Perhaps, you've seen it? I was so excited because I had all of the components I needed for a quick copycat.

I got this little urn a few weeks ago at Goodwill. It's the perfect size to add a little nest. It could probably use a few coats of paint but I do like the chippy look.

I added some faux green moss from the Dollar Store and perched my little nest on top. Then I added my little bunny - which I can't for the life of me remember where I got it.

Super simple and a sweet Easter copycat!

Jeanine

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I really do love embellishing bottles. These are some I had used for other projects but kind of fell out of love with. So I peel off the old labels and embellishments, and start over from scratch.

The tall bottle originally had a Halloween touch. Now it's a shabby button holder. I used some leftover red ticking that I bought from Somerset a couple of years ago. I hand-stamped PARIS on a random piece of white fabric and adhered it to the ticking using fabric glue. Not sure if you can tell, but at the top of the tall bottle is a French address label from the Graphics Fairy.

The little salt (or pepper!) shaker is a Goodwill find. They only had one the one at the time and I loved the shape, so I snatched it up. I hot glued the photo holder to the back of it and then added some burlap, and another piece of random fabric which I hand-stamped SPRING onto. It's holding a miniature Tarot card from a deck I've had since my 20s.

I love the shape of the one with the lace. For that one, I used a pretty Paris image that I printed onto label paper. I distressed the edges a bit and stuck it on. Then I hot glued the lace on top and added a faux dried flower.

The best part is that I used remnants and random pieces from my stash so it cost me $0 to make these!

Jeanine

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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