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Happy Valentine's Day

February 14, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
Happy, happy! Jeanine ...

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BINGO!

February 13, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
Someone was nice enough to post these vintage Bingo cards on Pinterest earlier this week. I printed the images out on to cardstock.  As luck would have it, I had three frames readily available to frame them. There are four avid Bingo players in this house so I'm sure I'll be printing out these boards again for us to play on. In the meantime, I have some "new" vintage art to admire! Jeanine ...

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Ikea Pretties & Some Thrifty Finds

February 12, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
I popped into Ikea over the weekend.  They have a ton of pretty stuff out already for spring.  Since snow is once again in our forecast, I just couldn't bring myself to grab anything for the outdoors.  Instead, I grabbed these two pretties. I believe they are candle holders, although I'm sure you could use them for anything - like holding some faux Dollar store roses. I love the shabby look and feel to them....

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Parchment Paper Valentine's Day Sack

February 09, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
I found a neat pin on Pinterest showing you how to make your own parchment paper sack.  I'm a huge fan of glassine sacks, but wanted to try something different.   Since I have a large stash of this clear paper (I can't recall if it's tracing paper or parchment paper since I tossed the packaging ages ago), I broke out a few sheets yesterday to make some pretty Valentine's Day sacks. I folded the...

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Quick Thrift Store Upcycle

February 07, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
I picked up this little jar from our local thrift store a couple of weeks ago.  It pretty much sat on the kitchen counter until yesterday when I decided to give it a quick makeover. I added some Dollar store faux moss to the bottom. Then I added some faux eggs (notice how I didn't call them Easter eggs!) and this little nest tag I've used before. I'm thinking it would also be nice to...

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Quick Valentine's Day Touches

February 04, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
Guess what we got yesterday?  Yup, you guessed it: more snow. Even more coming tonight.  Sadly, this weather is doing nothing to keep the creative juices flowing.  I got nothing.  Except a few quick Valentine's Day pieces that literally took maybe 10 minutes tops. Dollar store clothes pins hand-stamped with XOXO. Little Valentine's Day notecard using this precious image from the Graphics Fairy. Ikea heart ornament featuring another image from the Graphics Fairy. I'm itching...

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