Okio B Designs

Okay, who hasn't snatched up these adorable faux eggs from Target's Dollar Spot? I grabbed three cartons during my last trip and decided to dress them up. Heck, I even painted the carton they came in!

I'm not decorating for Easter yet - but I do love bunnies and eggs (must run in the family because my mom and sister, Kathy do too!) and keep them out year-round.

I dressed up my eggs using French book paper, vintage sheet music, vintage lace, twine and other embellishments. I used white Deco Art chalk paint on the carton.

I finished up by adding faux Dollar Store moss to the carton. A super easy and super cute way to dress up your eggs this spring.

Jeanine

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I have a ton of old clipboards lying about the house. Some I've used for other projects and some were just collecting dust. I broke out a couple out over the weekend to upcycle.

I used some black Annie Sloan Chalk Paint for this project. Now I know ASCP isn't actually chalkboard paint, but it worked perfectly for what I had in mind.

I gave each clipboard a couple of coats of paint.

Using white label paper, I cut out the word love using my Cricut. Simply peel and stick and you have a faux chalkboard clipboard. Here it is, hanging in my kitchen. I am waiting on a new Cricut cartridge for what I have planned for the second one.

Jeanine

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Anyone else suffering from cabin fever???? I know I am. That's why we had to get out to our local church thrift store on Friday. I got a pretty good haul for $5.

They were having a $1 bag sale on books, so we loaded up.

Lots of great vintage books!

This pretty, shabby dish was only $1.

I also picked up this case with lots of vintage thread - and eggs?! Not sure how the eggs fit into the equation, but I'm sure I'll find a use for them with Easter coming.

My husband picked up a heavy duty sweatshirt and the boys picked out a bunch of books too. Not bad for $5!

Jeanine

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I found this idea on Pinterest - on the Better Homes & Gardens board. Saw it and immediately fell in love with it.

Problem was they didn't say where the decals came from. After a little research, I found an Etsy shop called Twistmo and guess what? They had the exact same decals.

Since my hubby had off today, I put him to work helping me add the decals to our steps. They were super easy to apply to the wood.

I couldn't get a full shot of the steps so I'm sharing bits and pieces.

It's amazing how something so small could make such a big impact. I'm loving the look. If you're interested, the decals cost $22 for numbers 0-15. The link to Twistmo's shop is above.

Jeanine

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I'm sure I'm not the only one who's ready for spring. We're having frigid temperatures here and more snow is in the forecast. I'm having a hard time finding my crafting mojo and battling yet another winter cold. Grrrr...yes, I am definitely ready for spring.

Jeanine

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I picked up a bunch of these round hat boxes for $1 from our local thrift store last week. I gave my 7 year old one to use for his toys and I started making over this one over the weekend.

First I painted it grey using Annie Sloan chalk paint.

I know, you can barely tell but the paint is there.

I hot glued some vintage lace around the bottom and the lid. The French graphic is from the Graphics Fairy - it's one of my faves. I printed it onto vintage sheet music and glued that to the top.