Okio B Designs

Remember these wood Easter blocks I picked up at our local thrift store back in April?

While they were super cute, they just weren't quite my cup of tea. I knew when I bought them, I'd be turning them into something a little Frenchy. Here they are now:

I gave each block a few coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint. Once they were dry, I sanded the edges for an aged look.

Then I broke out my Staz On ink (brown) and some random Frenchy stamps.

I, of course, had to add a little bling to each one.

An easy way to add a quick, Frenchy touch to any shelf!

Jeanine

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I know you've seen these types of cloches floating around Pinterest. I love the look and just happened to have a petite lampshade lying around from a past Goodwill visit.

I simply removed the fabric cover revealing the vintage-looking wire. No painting, no distressing - nothing more to do!

Except add some pretty vintage teacups. I think this would also look lovely with a small bird's nest or on a book stack. So many possibilities!

Jeanine

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Truth be told, when I bought this chevron burlap from Walmart last week, I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it.

After unraveling it a bit, I saw it was the perfect size for banner pendants. I broke out some twine, scissors and fabric glue, and got busy.

After cutting each pendant, I added some fabric glue to the bottom edges and the tops so they wouldn't be sliding up and down the twine. I used clothes pins to hold everything together until the glue was dry. This literally took 30 minutes from start to finish

And now I have a sweet new banner for my kitchen!

Jeanine

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Sharing some random Frenchy projects that I've finished over the past week. I jazzed the photos up via Instagram, which I believe I am quite possibly obsessed with. If you're on it, you know what I'm talking about!

This is that big garage sale basket that I got for $2 a couple of weeks ago. I gave it a few coats of white spray paint and French labels on each basket top. Hard to see in this photo...

Here they are.

This chalkboard was also a garage sale find. I added some Frenchy goodness and put it in my Etsy shop. It sold out the same day.

Petite bottles dressed in vintage French book paper.

And me goofing around with Scrabble tiles.

Just a reminder, if you're on Instagram, please let me know as I'd love to follow!

Jeanine

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A few months ago, Debra from Common Ground posted some beautiful numbered wreaths. I believe she used them for some pretty holiday napkins. I saved the image to my computer and finally found a way to use them.

These are slightly larger peat pots than what I am used to getting. I picked them up at Walmart last weekend. I started by giving each a coat of white acrylic paint.

While the paint was drying, I printed out the numbered wreaths onto tissue paper. I simply ripped around each image and used one coat of Mod Podge to adhere them to the front of the pots, and another coat to seal in the image. I added a couple of blue rhinestones to add some color.

If you want to try the tissue paper method, here's what I've found: 1. You don't need to reverse your image, 2. Ink jet printers work best, 3. Tape your tissue paper to a piece of cardstock for easy feeding into the printer - I usually tape mine a little at the top bottom and on the sides. Super easy, right?!

Jeanine

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While I was at Ikea earlier this week, I grabbed a few of these white picture frames. In a matter of minutes, you can turn them into...

Mini, free-standing chalkboard frames. Super cute, right? So perfect for a kitchen counter.

I used chalkboard paper for this one - just peel and stick. I have another one drying in the garage that I used chalkboard paint spray on. I like to play around with different textures to see which works best.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to go fishing. Just kidding!

Jeanine