Okio B Designs

I was able to pop in to my favorite church thrift store this morning. Look at the goodies that I picked up for a mere $5.

I never ever pass up a bag of buttons! I'm not sure what the ceramic piece is supposed to be but I love the French writing so I grabbed it. It has a plastic topper?!

The cat head reminds me of vintage Halloween decorations.

The pyrex piece is definitely going to get a spooky Halloween makeover. I'm thinking something along the lines of a mad scientist. The little lantern is also scheduled for a quick makeover.

I couldn't pass up the wood pumpkin since I'm starting to put out some fall pieces on our porch.

Not a bad haul if I do say so myself!

Jeanine

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This little, vintage desk sits in a corner in our dining room. I change it out every season. I started adding some autumn touches to it earlier this week.

I'm still adding some pieces but here it is so far. I found the autumn printable via Pinterest.

What's wrong with this picture?! Can you see it? I didn't have an M Scrabble tile (thanks to my boys!) so I had to turn the W upside down. It's not terribly noticeable unless you look closely at it. Ha!

The white pumpkin was a garage sale find that I painted white last year.

I've had this little guy for years. I actually keep him out year-round.

The fabric pumpkin is from Home Goods and the metal shoe form I picked up at an outdoor flea market in Virginia over the summer.

As I said, I'm still kind of playing around with it but I'm so ready for fall that I just had to share!

Jeanine

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The kiddos are officially back to school and I'm chomping at the bit to catch up on some crafting! Garage sales were a bust this weekend so I looked in my crafting stash and pulled out two Dollar Store prayer candles.

I wanted to make some spooky candles for Halloween - even though I have a bunch left over from last year. First I wrapped some vintage book paper around each candle.

Then I hand-stamped my Raven onto craft paper. It actually quotes Poe's Quoth the Raven although it's kind of hard to see. I ripped the craft paper and then distressed the edges.

Glue the craft paper over the book paper and you're done! My bad for not lining up the craft paper perfectly but I'll be displaying them apart so not too much of a big deal for me.

Jeanine

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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