Okio B Designs

I have been waiting literally months for my local Ikea to get the pretty aqua blue kitchen cart that you've probably seen all over Pinterest.  Guess what? I grabbed mine this morning!  Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!  I'm so very excited!  As soon as my hubby steps foot in the door, he's putting this baby together.  I'd do it myself but I don't have a great track record with assembling Ikea products.  Better to be safe than sorry! Jeanine...

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I'm looking forward to a fruitful garden this year.  My dad has offered to help me pick the perfect spots in our yard.  You see, we do well with tomatoes and cucumbers, and some random herbs, but my eggplant and green peppers never seem to take off.  Anywho, I decided to start early this year with some of our seeds.  Of course, I had to dress up my peat pots just a little. These mini peat...

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It's been a really beautiful weekend here.  I almost feel like Spring is nipping at my heels.  The mild weather inspired me to put out some of our Easter decorations. A Spring nest propped onto a vintage typewriter. Nests and eggs are everywhere!  See the little bunnies tucked into the egg cups?!  I keep them out all year. More nests.  I have mason jars in a milk bottle carrier as our centerpiece on the dining...

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It's cold and stormy here yet again, but I'm definitely thinking of summer.  Wouldn't these be great for sipping some lemonade on a beautiful, warm summer day? Someone added the No. 7 clipart to Pinterest.  I downloaded it onto sticker paper.  Before cutting and adding to my recycled Starbucks bottles, I gave them a coat of clear spray paint. Cut, stick and done!  The only real messy part is getting the Starbucks label completely off. ...

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I just love dress forms, don't you?!  I have about 20 in the house of varying sizes.  Some are fabric; some are metal.  I think I have one in just about every room in the house.  Here is my newest one: Someone posted a lovely dress form template on Pinterest.  I used it to make this cardstock tag that measures a little under 8.5" x 11".  First, I printed it out onto regular white paper. ...

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I am the world's worst wreath maker.  Yup, I admit it.  And while I could probably easily plunk down $20 or so to buy one, I'm just too frugal to do it.  I wanted to add something, anything to my front door for Spring... This fleurs basket is from Marshall's.  It's normally hanging in my tearoom.  I bought it a couple of years ago and as luck would have it, it fits into the skinny...

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