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~skull tray~

August 08, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
Why yes, I have started some Halloween projects.  If you've been following me for a while, you probably know that Halloween is my favorite "holiday."   And it seems every August, I start to get the itch to create some creepy decor. This tray was actually inspired by one I saw on Pinterest and was super easy to make.  First, I grabbed the metal tray from our local thrift store.  Next, I gave it a...

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~french market lavender jars~

July 30, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
It was chilly and rainy here yesterday.  Yes, in July!  Since we were trapped in the house most of the day, I took advantage of the down time to make a new set of lavender jars. I made some a few months ago and they are sitting on my kitchen window ledge.  This time I used some aged-looking French script paper.   I ripped the pieces to make the paper look older and used some...

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~keepin' it simple~

July 27, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
I scored this little plant table at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. It was $3. I finally got around to painting it this week.  It was a bit hit and miss. I painted it white.  Then I tried the Mod Podge method to add a French graphic.  Fail - I peeled it right off.  Then I tried to do a farmhouse stripe design.  Fail - I smudged the paint.  Sooooo.... I went...

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~curbside before & after~

July 11, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
I spied this cabinet on the curb back in April.  Yes, April. It sat and sat and sat in our garage.  I was waiting on the weather and going back and forth on what color to paint it.  Finally, I decided on gray, and this past weekend - with a little help from the hubby - I finally gave it the makeover I had been envisioning. The girlfriend who helped load it in the car...

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~upcycled jars + waterslide decal paper~

July 09, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
What do you do when you come home from a short vacay to Philadelphia? You whip up some pretty jars using waterslide decal paper. Well, at least that is what I did.  I saved these pretties a few weeks ago. One contained jar sauce and the other held jelly. I gave each jar a few coats of white spray paint and some sanding. Then I printed out my images onto waterslide decal paper.  If you're...

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~july 4th banner & herbs~

June 24, 2017 / BY Okio B Designs
My boys are officially off from school and you know what that means... I won't have much time to craft or blog for the next 8 weeks.  Still, I did find some time to make this easy July 4th banner.  I simply used some vintage dictionary paper and Dafont's Ringmaster font. I opened up a word document and typed each letter onto its own separate page.  Then I took turns printing each one out on...

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