If you're like me, you've probably seen a bunch of candy tin makeovers on Pinterest. What I didn't know is that you can't really paint over them unless you burn them. Yup, you need to burn off the existing paint to have a cleaner surface for glue and paint to stick to. So I asked Mr. Okio to break out his blow torch. After he got done laughing at me (!), he simply used tongs and...
My husband was about to throw this broken shovel away a couple of weeks ago. Guess who grabbed it and made this super simple Jack o' Lantern? I gave it a few coats of orange spray paint and then drew the face on using a Sharpie. My 11 year old thinks I should have painted the handle green, but I'm pretty happy with how it looks. Jeanine ...
After months of nagging asking my husband nicely, he finally got around to helping clean up my tea room/she-shed. Here's the before: I was sad to see the black and white flooring go, but the tiles were so old, dirty and peeling. This time we opted for a marble-looking peel and stick tile from Armstrong. They were very easy to use. You basically peel and stick after cutting to fit your space. Luckily, my hubby only...
Raise your hand if you've started decorating for Halloween. I know I have. I just can't help myself... I've done a few Pinterest copy-cats - like the skull and this spider web using an embroidery hoop. I picked up the hoop at our local thrift store. Below is the before. Such an easy project for Halloween. Speaking of the thrift store, this how the little wicker basket I got a couple of weeks ago looks...
I haven't done a thrifty find post in a while, have I? I didn't hit many garage sales this summer and when I did, they were kind of a bust. Our local church thrift store never disappoints, though. Lookie what I grabbed today: orange & black books, slate chalkboards, basket o' pumpkins and a repro scale. All for, wait for it...$4! As you can see, I've already started re-working some finds. Here are the books. ...
Today is the first day that it hasn't been sizzling hot here. Truth be told: I didn't let the heat stop me from starting to put out some autumn touches. This sweet little vignette is on the antique desk in our dining room. The autumn printable is from Pinterest. This candle was a Marshall's find and it smells DELISH! I actually bought this jam for the jar. Is that bad?! Who needs jam anyway when...
