Okio B Designs

**You still have time to enter my Stampin' Up giveaway!** I've had this vintage high chair for a few years now.  It was a garage sale find ($5) but I could never seem to find a permanent home for it.  I gave it a chalk paint makeover yesterday. Of course, I forgot to take before photos.  The color was something I would compare to a poopie brown.  Not pretty by any means.  I used Annie Sloan...

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I bought these lanterns from Home Goods about 5-6 years ago.  We use them on our porch but they started to rust a bit.  I didn't want to do dump them, so... I gave them a fresh new look with a couple of coats of this robin's egg spray paint.  Rust-Oleum, I believe. I'm going with a beach theme on the porch this summer and now they will fit perfectly with my vision.  And speaking of...

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A few goodies from my Mom's local Goodwill: I can't seem to pass up Mason Jars.  The large one was only $2.99. And how sweet is this little ashtray (at least I think it's an ashtray!)  Could also make for a pretty jewelry dish. I spent $8 for everything. Jeanine ...

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When the new Pottery Barn catalog arrived over the weekend, I couldn't help but notice the nautical-inspired clipboards on page 58. Of course the entire room is my dream office, but I also really love the clipboard idea so I did a quick copycat. These are hanging out on a bookshelf until I can figure out where I want to hang them.  I have a few more to work on.  I just added some white...

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Another dreary Monday in our neck of the woods.  And guess what?  More snow is coming.  Ick!  The boys are off from school this week and we're having fun crafting together.  I made some sweet glassine bags this morning. The French script is an image I bought from Etsy a couple of years ago.  It's definitely one of my favorites.  The gown image is from The Graphics Fairy. You probably can't tell but the gown...

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**You can enter my Stampin' Up giveaway here!** When I was looking for the kids' Easter baskets yesterday, I came across a bunch of raffia ribbon.  The wheels started turning, and I decided to use it for a quick Easter nest. I just wrapped it in a nest shape, tying some parts with twine so it would stay together.  I snipped off any renegade pieces that were sticking out. Then I added some store-bought Easter...

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