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NOEL Banner

November 29, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I survived Thanksgiving!  Hope you did too!  Our Xmas decorations are in full swing now given that according to my 6 year old, there are 26 more days til Xmas. This was a Pinspiration.  I found something similar on Pinterest but now I can't for the life of me find the pin to show you.  I believe the pinner used metal letters to create their banner.  Mine are wood (from A.C. Moore) but I painted...

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Bee Thankful!

November 27, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Image courtesy The36thAvenue.com Wishing everyone a happy and safe Thanksgiving! Jeanine ...

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Of Snow Globes & Cloches

November 25, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Brrrrrr...it's been bitterly cold here and we're waiting to hear if we're going to be hit by this crazy storm that is headed towards the East Coast.  Since the theme of the day seems to be snow, I thought I'd share some of my wintery snow globes and Christmas cloches. I have these all about the house this year.  This one is housing a glittery church ornament I picked up at Walmart.  No, that is...

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Petite Christmas Vignette

November 22, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I love dressing up this vintage school desk we have in our diningroom.  Of course, 'tis the season for some Christmas touches. I did a Pottery Barn knock-off with the noel letters.  I've been wanting to do it for literally two years.  I finally remembered to pick up the letters during my last trip to A.C. Moore. The snowman and reindeer are from Home Goods.  I made the framed holiday sheet music using a graphic...

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JOY Dollar Store Picture Frames

November 21, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
We have this itty bitty piece of wall in our livingroom.  It's hard to dress up because it is just so, well, small.  It is, however, the perfect size for these JOY picture frames. I picked up the frames at our local Dollar store.  Never mind that candleholder sticking out.  It's on the opposite wall and I just couldn't get a good camera angle with it there.  You can see it below too - doh!...

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Joyeux Noel Dollar Store Candles

November 19, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I always have a bunch of Dollar store prayer candles lying around. Each year, I try to do a new style for Xmas.   This year, I started by wrapping each candle in vintage sheet music. I picked up the glitter stars from Michael's.  They are self-sticking so I added one to the front of each candle. I added some rhinestone bling above the stars.  If you remember, I picked up a French dictionary over...

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