Okio B Designs

I have to admit, I'm a bit addicted to making these mason jar snow globes.  First batch, I used some faux snow and bottle brush trees.  This time, I used this pretty boy angel image from The Graphics Fairy: I printed the image onto cardstock.  Then I added some German glass glitter.  I wanted it to be able to stand so I cut a slit on the bottom of the picture and then used an...

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I finally got around to finishing up this wood tote I bought at Goodwill over the summer.  I had painted it red, but then it just sat and sat in the garage.  I asked my boys what they thought I should add to it.  Santa won hands down. First I gave it like a gazillion coats of red paint.  It was originally white with silver snowflakes on it.  Try as I might, those darn snowflakes...

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Have you been to Save on Crafts?  They have these sweet little Joyeux Noel metal tags that are so perfect for a Frenchy Christmas touch. I ordered them a few weeks ago and put them out over the weekend.  A few here and a few there. And look at this adorable tea towel from my sister Kathy's Etsy shop.  I love the little boy on the sled and of course the Joyeux Noel. Jeanine ...

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Look at these cuties from the Dollar Store.  A pair of glittered reindeers - what's not to love?  I picked up a few this morning to add around the house.  Look how adorable the little bells are too!  And as we're decorating for Xmas, nothing like the smell of... Warm cinnamon!  We break up cinnamon sticks, add water and boil until the house smells wonderful!  And speaking of wonderful, I've started my Etsy Cyber Monday...

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Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Wanted to share some cute feather angel wings I came across on Pinterest.  I wanted to add wings to each chair for our diningroom this year.  These were a little smaller than expected but still cute to display for the holidays. I love how they look over a mirror.  This is in our bedroom.  But see how small the wings are?  I bought four of them and I'm adding...

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Do you have a favorite spot in your house where everything you display seems to fall right into place?  For me, it's a vintage desk that I snagged at a garage sale a couple of years ago.  It's in the corner between our livingroom and kitchen, and I love dressing it up. This is the top of it in all of its holiday glory. This snow globe was a summer garage sale find.  It plays...

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