Just some quickie makeovers for White Wednesday. Drawing inspiration from Petite Michelle Louise, I turned an ordinary ceramic canister (from AmVets) into a Frenchie piece. I simply printed off the image onto label paper, peeled and stuck! Super duper easy. What's nice is, when I get bored with that image, I can just stick on another one. This little flower frog I picked up at a garage sale over the weekend. It was...
Still Organizing
August 06, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
In my ongoing quest to organize my craft room (so I can actually enter Where Bloggers Create next year), I upcycled these little metal baskets to hold some random crafty pieces. These were another AmVets find. I gave each a few coats of white spray paint. For the twine one, I just added a rusty clip (I did a post on how to give metal clips a nice rusty touch) and a hand-stamped tag...
Home Goods Coat Hanger Makeover
August 03, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
This is another makeover from my AmVets loot. It was/is a coat hanger that originally came from Home Goods. First thing I did was give it a few coats of white spray paint (it was originally black) - hooks and all. Then I sanded it down around the corners to give it a more aged look. Then I popped on over to The Graphics Fairy for the bee with wreath image. I needed...
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Upcycled Wood Candlesticks
August 01, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Here's the first of my makeovers from yesterday's AmVets loot. Remember these wood candlesticks before? Not very pretty. And here's the after. I gave each a couple of coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Louis Blue. Once they were dry, I broke out some sandpaper and just sanded them in random areas for an aged look. I love how the original brown wood shows through now. It's just enough dark to play off...
Thrifty Finds
July 30, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Have you ever been to AmVets? A friend of mine suggested I pop into one. I'd never heard of them before but did manage to find one just a few towns away. It's like a giant Goodwill but the proceeds benefit our veterans - which I love. I scored a few nice finds today! These little wire baskets were 99 cents each. The black coat rack was originally from Home Goods. It was $2.99. ...
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Upcycled Scale Bucket
July 29, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Remember the scale bucket I picked up over the weekend at a garage sale?! Here it is with its new makeover. First, I gave it a few coats of flat white spray paint. Then I printed off this great French grains image from The Graphics Fairy onto waterslide decal paper. I added it once the paint was dry and am loving it! It's just how I imagined it would turn out. It was calling for...