Okio B Designs

Not exactly a banner day at our local church thrift store, but I did score a few pieces for $5.

I needed a pie plate so the large one is going to be used the ol' fashioned way: to make pies. The other one I'm painting white. The bag is holding a nice batch of vintage white lace. I can't seem to pass up vintage lace.

These wood candlesticks are also getting a white spray paint makeover.

I'm really hoping I can clean up this slate chalkboard. This is the back. I imagine a small child thought crayons would wipe off like chalk. Um, no. I'm going to do some research to find out how to remove it. If anyone has any tips on how to remove it or clean it up, please do pass them on!

Jeanine

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Just some random pretties for White Wednesday.

Found both the baby shoes and dish at a local garage sale. How cute are those shoes?! Future pin cushions for sure.

Playing with ephemera, beads and French stamps.

This is a vintage tin that used to hold wax soap. It was a pain getting it out of the tin, but well worth it.

A simple brown craft bag dressed up with lace, French perfume image, French script clothes pin and a rhinestone.

I love the look of beads and buttons in bottles. I dressed this one up with vintage sheet music and a flower.

Hope everyone is having a great White Wednesday!

Jeanine

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We had a four-day weekend in our neck of the woods. In between soccer practice, cub scouts and playdates, I didn't have any time for crafting. I got nothing. But I did start playing around with some Halloween decorations.

I know, super early but there are only 32 days til Halloween. I hand-stamped some creepy words on this book stack. I picked up the books from our local thrift store.

Black bottles and the candlesticks I've shared before.

This vintage typewriter never moves. I decorate it too!

Some pieces from last year - including the wicked frame.

Found a home for my printer's tray.

And my favorite straws, pencils and bottles.

Hoping to get back to some other projects this week.

Jeanine

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Have you ever had one of those days where you had your mind set on one idea and end up making something completely different?

I wanted to make this: the ladder with the burlap boo. However, I underestimated my burlap stash. So I made this instead:

A creepy Halloween door hanger.

I used TAP paper to iron my image onto the burlap. I never used it on burlap before and was a little nervous. Surprisingly it took quite well. I paired it with some blue ticking for the back (which I forgot to take a photo of) and some orange, tea-stained seam binding.

It's a little longer than I anticipated but will still make for a great decorative piece next month.

Jeanine

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I popped into the Dollar store yesterday looking for some of their resin pumpkins. Score! I got two each of three different styles.

This pair I spray painted black to top off two Mason jars that I spray painted a metallic silver last week.

I love the texture of this set. The black paint really makes them pop.

And I love how creepy they look now. For the rest of my project, I stuffed each Mason jar with a few plastic bags and then added the faux moss for under each pumpkin. The plastic bags come in handy when I need to fill something but don't want to waste tissue paper or, in this case, moss.

I finished up with some tea-stained seam binding. Done and done. You'll probably see these Mason jars again because they will also be perfect for Xmas decor.

Jeanine

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I picked up a black printer's tray at Michael's a few weeks ago. I knew immediately that I was going to give it some Halloween touches. And boy, did I!

Score one for me that it was already black. Not painting here, yay! And even better? I had everything I needed to get busy.

Lots going on here. First I glued some vintage dictionary book pages and creepy cardstock to each slot.

Then the fun really began. I dug out random Halloween-appropriate items that could easily fit. The Halloween and Spooky flashcards I made a couple of weeks ago. The creepy bottles are also from a previous project.

I stole the yucky bugs from my son (sssh, don't tell him!).

A skull sticker I made from an image bought from Etsy, and a French flashcard. Craindre means "to fear" in French.

Spooky + poison bottle = so perfect for Halloween.

Can't forget the skull and crossbones. The stickers - including the 31 - are from a Tim Holtz set I bought a few months.

My only complaint, is there is no way to hang the tray the way it is now. Easy solution: I'm going to hot glue soda can tabs to the back so I can string some black seam binding to hang it up.

Jeanine