Okio B Designs

I am so lost in the fabric store. Truly, no lie. We have a great little one not too far from our house. I popped in on Monday because I needed muslin for my Etsy shop.

Usually I bring in a piece of what I need, but this time I thought I could wing it. I mean how many different types of muslin can there be? Clearly, a lot. I came home with the wrong kind. Worst part, I didn't realize it until I began cutting and tearing it.

I couldn't possibly bring it back after I tortured the poor thing. When life hands you lemons, this crafter decided to turn them into lavender sachets. Yup, some new lavender sachets for my shop.

And if you're wondering what was wrong with the muslin in the first place, it is a bit thin and sheer for my original needs. But works perfectly for sachets.

Score! Lemonade anyone?

Jeanine

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I picked up a little wood heart last week at our local thrift store. I think it was a switch plate. Since I certainly didn't need a switch plate, I turned it into a quick, mixed media art Valentine's Day decoration.

I started by painted it white. I gave it a few coats of white spray paint before the weather turned so nasty. As you can see, it's actually a nice size heart.

I covered the front of it with French book paper. Once that was dry, I added the LOVE lettering and an image from The Graphics Fairy.

Not done yet! I added the French flashcard le coeur (which means heart in French) and a red button for a splash of color. The final touch was hot gluing on some vintage lace and seam binding so I could hang it.

I'm quite smitten with it.

Jeanine 1.

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I popped into Michael's last week and picked up the last two of these pretty frames. I originally wanted to spell out the word LOVE for Valentine's Day but I had to settle for XO.

By now you know how much I love this carnival-style font from DaFont.com. I use it...a lot!

I printed out the letters onto French script paper and then simply cut to fit each frame.

Super simple and now I have some pretty frames for Valentine's Day!

Jeanine 1.

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Hope everyone's new year is off to a wonderful start! We're expecting a blizzard here tomorrow - yikes! Until then, I'm busy making some Valentine's Day goodies already. I used a bread crumb container for this one.

First, I wrapped some vintage sheet music around the container to hide the original label. Then I added the lovely Valentine's Day image (courtesy of The Graphics Fairy) to the front. I sprinkled on some glitter in random spots to give it a little bling.

I used some seam binding to tie around the top and added one of my LOVE clothes pins.

Finally, I dug through my BINGO stash to find the chip with 14 on it. I lucked out - it was the third piece I picked up! I glued it onto the front.

Now I have a sweet new decoration for Valentine's Day!

Jeanine 1.

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Wishing all of my bloggy friends a safe and happy new year!

Jeanine

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I stopped by our local thrift store on Friday with the 6 year old. It was slim pickings but I did manage to find a few goodies.

This haul cost me $2.50. Missing from the photo is one cat stuffed animal and a cat book that my little guy took off with immediately after we got home (he loves cats!). Check out the green fame with the screening. Here it is now.