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Vintage Sugar Bowl Pin Cushion

January 29, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Finally!  The sun is shining and the temperature is mild here today.  Woo hoo!  It instantly changes my mood and gets me back into crafting mode.  Last night I decided to turn this vintage sugar bowl into a pretty pin cushion. I always seem to have a ton of fabric remnants floating around and this one reminds me of spring so I immediately grabbed it.  The sugar bowl is something my hubby found at an estate sale...

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Frenchy Peat Pots

January 27, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Anyone else ready for spring?  I'm counting down the days after a horribly cold week here.  Peat pots always make me think of warmer days, so I embellished a couple over the weekend while we were staying warm indoors. First I gave them a coat of white acrylic paint.  Then I ran some tissue paper through a printer to get these great French graphics. I used Mod Podge to adhere them to each pot.  I...

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Goodwill Finds

January 25, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
I was super excited to find out that a brand new Goodwill opened up just 2 minutes from my house!  The ribbon-cutting was on Wednesday, and I popped in on Thursday.  It was nice and clean but way too early for any real treasures.  A lot of Target cast-offs but I did manage to find this sweet pedestal bowl: Not sure if you can see the etching on the sides. I couldn't get a really...

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Retail Therapy

January 23, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
Brrrrr...it's quite freezing here.  On days like this, I like to do a little online shopping since I'm not a big fan of braving the cold.  I'm still sticking with my new year's resolution of not buying stuff we don't need.  However, since I play Santa each year, these were some post Xmas gifts I bought for myself. Don't you love this little metal mail pouch from Farmhouse Decor Shop?!  For now I have it hanging in the...

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Upcycled Oval Frame

January 21, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
It's snowing here and boy am I glad I was able to get in some spray painting on Saturday before the temperature dropped!  This is another salvaged piece from my late mother-in-law's house.  She had some dried flowers in there but I took it a part and gave it a quick makeover. The frame was originally gold but I gave it two coats of flat white spray paint.  While that was drying, I used a...

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Care for a Spot of Tea?

January 20, 2013 / BY Okio B Designs
There is just something about these petite cups and saucers that scream Valentine's Day to me.  They were my mother-in-law's.  We saved them from the house after the hurricane and my bad, they've been sitting in our garage for weeks. I broke them out today and played around with them a bit.  They are just too sweet to put away. She had them on a metal stand which is a bit rusty now.  I'm trying...

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