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Pinterest-Inspired Heart Mason Jars

January 20, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
I love the look of the heart Mason jars that have been popping up all over Pinterest.  I, myself, have pinned a few and yesterday I decided to make my own. First I put my heart stickers on the fronts of the jars.  Then I used a spray chalk paint (the lighter pink) and an acrylic paint (the dark pink) on them.  Once they are dry, you carefully peel off your stickers for instant hearts....

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DIY Target Burlap Pouches

January 15, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
If you've been to Target's Dollar Spot lately, you've probably noticed these little, zip burlap pouches. Some already have pre-printed designs on them and some are plain, like these. I grabbed two of them and decided to add my own designs. Using my Cricut, I created a J and then an anchor stencil. I broke out a black fabric paint pen and simply outlined each design and then colored it in. Super easy, right?  Just...

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Target Dollar Spot Valentine's Day Finds

January 13, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
I popped into Target over the weekend and immediately headed to their Dollar Spot.   Remember one of my new year's resolutions is to keep to a $100/month budget for crafting, clothes, etc.   I was able to get a few things that make for nice Valentine's Day touches.  These little bottles were $1 each.  The pink twine was also $1. The candy hearts were 2 bags for $5. For $9 (plus tax), I was...

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Marie Antoinette Tins

January 11, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
I mentioned a few posts ago that I have a ton of these leftover mint tins from my son's communion.  Since I can't just throw them out, I transformed two more while trying to stay warm earlier this week. I printed out my Marie Antoinette images onto label paper.  After tracing them, I simply cut, peeled and stuck them to the fronts of each tin.  I distressed some French book paper and added the strips...

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White Wednesday

January 07, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
It's literally a White Wednesday here today.  We had our first snow fall yesterday and it's bitterly cold.  Perfect for breaking out some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and shopping the house. I bought these crowns from Decor Steals a couple of years ago. Here's what they looked like before: I gave each a couple of coats of ASCP in Pure White. I also broke out some stamps and hand-stamped joie and faith on two of...

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Valentine's Peat Pots

January 03, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
Happy new year everyone!  Now that all of our Christmas stuff is (sadly) packed away, I'm gearing up for, yup you guessed it, Valentine's Day.  I'm starting with these cute little peat pots: I gave each a coat of white paint to start.  Then I added my love - or what's really Ikea's version of Washi tape.  I picked it up a couple of weeks ago during our last trip there.  It comes in a...

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