Okio B Designs

Hope everyone's holiday weekend is off to a great start! It's a bit overcast here today but I am hoping to get some garage sales in. In the meantime, here's a cute autumn/Halloween project I did earlier this week using an old tobacco tin.

I saw something similar on Pinterest (although I think the person made it for Xmas) and since I had some old tobacco tins lying around, I decided to give one of them an autumn/Halloween spin.

First I covered the tin with some vintage sheet music from The Graphics Fairy. Then I added the pumpkin image - also from The Graphics Fairy.

I wrapped some orange and black ribbon on the top and bottom, and some black tea-stained seam binding so I could hang it. I finished up by adding some Dollar Store faux moss and random Halloween pieces.

I love when I have everything I need on hand - especially for seasonal pieces. Next week is back to school here, and I'm looking forward to having more crafting time again!

Jeanine

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The winner of the Country Living magazine 101 Halloween ideas book as picked by Random.org is...

Barbara Jean from Treasures from the Heart!

Congrats Barbara Jean! I'll be in touch to get your mailing info shortly!

Jeanine

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Just a reminder, tomorrow is the last day to enter my Country Living magazine book giveaway.

I'll be picking a winner after 5 p.m. EST. Good luck!

Jeanine

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This project literally took 10 minutes to do from start to finish. Since I'm pressed for time this week, it was perfect.

First I cut some old dictionary paper to fit my frames. I change out these frames every few months. They've previously displayed Christmas, Valentine's Day, beachy, etc. themes. And now it's time for Halloween!

I used my Cricut and some black cardstock for my letters. Since I only have the three frames, spelling out boo seemed like a no-brainer. Once they were cut out, I used some good ol' fashioned school glue (the purple kind that disappears!) to stick them to my book paper.

See what I mean? Super easy and a super cute Halloween decoration for our bathroom wall.

Jeanine

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**Don't forget to enter my Country Living magazine book giveaway here!**

It's a bit of a rainy, miserable kind of day here. The kind of day when you don't feel guilty staying indoors. While the boys were busy playing this morning, I broke out some jewelry pieces and whipped up these two necklaces.

Each is backed with French book paper. Then I added some of these lovely religious images. For this piece, I added a little bling by way of the bead and rhinestone.

For the second piece, I just kept it simple - adding the red faux pearl and French wording over the image.

Sweet and simple. I love dressing up my dress forms with them, although I'm sure one day I'll actually wear one! =)

Jeanine

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**This giveaway is now closed**

The folks at Country Living magazine have an amazing new Halloween book out. It's called Spooky & Bright, 101 Halloween Ideas. If you've been following my blog for a while, you probably know I'm both a huge fan of Halloween and of Country Living! So how thrilled was I when a review copy landed on my porch?!

It's loaded with tons of great Halloween ideas, including unique pumpkin decorations, spooky home decor and edible treats. How fun is this candle idea?! Love the skeleton hands and me thinks, the Graphics Fairy has a ton of vintage images that would be perfect to create your own version.

How about hanging some eerie plates for your Halloween festivities?! Or turning some black goblets into candleholders? Love how they are displayed on a tray!

And you can't have a Halloween party without some cobweb cake and poison cookies. Yum and yum!

Seriously this book is loaded with lots of spook-tacular ideas (sorry, couldn't resist being a little hokey!) and the best part? Country Living has provided me with a copy for YOU!

All you have to do to enter is become a follower of OkioBDesigns.Blogspot.com or let me know in a comment that you already are a follower. For additional entries:

1. Like Okio B Designs on Facebook and let me know in a comment that you did;

2. Follow @okiobdesigns on Twitter and let me know in a comment you did;

3. Blog/Tweet/Facebook/Pinterest about this giveaway and let me know in a comment you did;
4. Like Country Living magazine on Facebook and let me know in a comment you did;
5. Follow @CountryLiving on Twitter and let me know in a comment, you did.

Open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only - sorry! I'll pick a winner via Random.org on Wednesday, August 28, 2013.

Good luck!

Jeanine

Disclaimer: I was provided a review copy of Country Living Spooky & Bright, 101 Halloween ideas, however, all opinions are my own.