Okio B Designs

I picked up this little crate from Goodwill yesterday. I was going back and forth on whether to keep the natural color or paint it. So I did a little of both.

I gave it a "white-wash" instead - basically spreading on some paint and then wiping it off to get just a hint of color. I left some of the natural wood showing too. I notice a couple of little paint oopsies but those are going to come right off with some sandpaper.

I loooooove this rooster image from The Graphics Fairy so I knew that was the first thing going on both sides of the crate. I printed it off in the smallest size possible onto decal paper and placed it on both sides.

I used some leftover Scrabble tiles to spell out NEST. Then I added some faux green moss and two little eggs for a finishing touch.

Super cheap and easy as I had everything I needed!

Jeanine

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Super excited by this morning's Goodwill finds. The last few times I've gone, I've come out empty-handed. Not today!

Excuse the photos. It's a dark, dreary, COLD day here yet again. Anywho, how cute is the little lantern? It was half price so it was 85 cents. The beeswax candle is getting tossed; I just wanted the little crate. The metal urn will be first up in the makeover department.

I love this little flower basket. I'll be ditching the flowers though and keeping the basket.

This tall candlestick is definitely getting a chalk paint makeover and probably a Frenchy touch or two.

My favorite piece is this hand mirror. It's actually missing the mirror.

But that's fine by me! I'm thinking of adding a Marie Antoinette image or Victorian lady with some bling.

Not a bad haul for $18 total!

Jeanine

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You've probably seen these all over Pinterest. I, myself, have pinned them a few times. I love the look and since I always have a nice stash of Ball mason jars lying around, I figured I would make some too!

I only have three ASCP colors: Old White, Louis Blue and Antoinette. Lucky for me they look gorgeous together!

I only gave them a coat each of the chalk paint because I find it to be rather thick.

Once they were dried, I used sandpaper to shabby them up a bit.

I love, love, love how they turned out! I'm going to use mine with some LED candles.

Jeanine

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Just a quick project. A small bucket of starfish for my beachy-themed porch.

I used some decal paper to add my starfish images (from Etsy) to my bucket which I believe I got at Target a few summers ago.

There are some sand dollars tucked in there as well.

Dreaming of beachy weather. It's almost here! Total cost: $0 as I had everything I needed. I'm still have $90 left for my beach makeover budget.

Jeanine

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Remember I said I had another little Ikea pitcher that I was planning to jazz up? Here it is in all of its Spring glory - flowers and all!

I used this great image from the Graphics Fairy and some more of my waterslide decal paper (buy it from eBay!).

My daffodils were starting to tip over so I snipped the ones that were leaning on the ground and added them.

Love the yellow with the off-white and black lettering. Definitely screams Spring to me!

Jeanine

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Haven't had too much time for crafting/blogging over the last few days. My hubby's been in the hospital since Friday night. Sigh! I was able to makeover this little porch table Friday afternoon and take pics of it this morning. Here's the before:

Yuck! Not even sure how to describe the previous color other than to say "U-G-L-Y, you don't need no alibi, you ugly!" And here it is after a few coats of ASCP in Louis Blue:

Love, love, love it now! Works so much better for my porch beach theme now. Did I ever tell you I paid $7 for the table at a garage sale like 5 years ago?!

And I'm happy to report that my Dad is working on making a wood whale for me like the one I previously posted about. Thanks Dad!

One more peek. Love the shade so much that I'm going to use it on a corner cabinet in our diningroom too! Wish me luck on that job. I've never painted anything bigger than a chair. Doh!

Jeanine