Anyone else dreading New Year's? Well, not so much New Year's, but more the pressure to make resolutions that seem to go out the window by Valentine's Day?! For 2015, I'm going to try really, really hard to stick to my resolutions. I don't have many: Resolution #1: Stop buying things we don't need and put that money to work in a high yield savings account. No, my kids don't need another Lego set. And,...
Button Box Copycat
December 27, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Now that things have finally settled down here, I was able to get in some crafting last night while the boys had a playdate. I've been swooning over this Vintage with Laces button box for weeks now. While going through our Christmas decorations, I came across a little wood box and thought it would be perfect for a copycat. Here's my version: I used vintage sheet music on the top...
Christmas Countdown
December 21, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
My, my how time is flying. Three more days until Christmas Eve. I haven't been able to take a breather so I'm just sharing some vintage Christmas card images. I bought a disc of the images from eBay a few years ago. Way before Etsy became all the rage. I use them in a lot of my Christmas decorating and crafts. Some of them appear to be pretty old. Overall I'd date them all...
Religious Tags
December 18, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
I can't believe Christmas is just days away. I am scrambling to wrap presents, plan my Christmas eve menu and attend my boys' class parties. Even though I closed my Etsy shop for the holidays on Monday, I've been stealing some time to create some new items that I'll be adding after Christmas. I found these great vintage religious images and thought they'd make for some pretty tags. I added some tiny rhinestones and...
Mini Xmas Peat Pots
December 15, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
What can you do with some leftover bottle brush trees and miniature deer? If you're like me and already made enough "snow globes" using them, here's another idea. Mini Xmas peat pots! I had already painted the pots white and basically forgot about them. I broke them out over the weekend for this quick project. I folded some vintage lace over the rims and then tucked in some Poly-Fil to be my "snow." Then I...
Reindeer Printable
December 12, 2014 / BY Okio B Designs
Found this cutie on Pinterest. I printed it onto vintage sheet music and added it to a frame. I forgot the site it's originally from, but if you search for reindeer silhouette on Pinterest, it should come up. It's free! And P.S., if you've noticed my posts lately have been short and sweet, it's because I've been having serious computer issues. Boo! I did a system restore yesterday and all seems to be okay now...