My boys go back to school tomorrow. As you can imagine, we've been busy doing last minute summer activities with them and running school-related errands. I did find some time over the weekend to put out the first of my autumn touches. White dollar store pumpkins and faux greens. My favorite corner to decorate in the kitchen. Neutrals on the bookcase. Fabric pumpkins and scarecrows. Jeanine ...
Your Last Laundry Jug: One for Me, One for You
August 28, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
I am obsessed with doing the laundry. Seriously, my husband is not allowed to go near the washing machine or dryer. And when my boys are older, they will be banned too. With that said, how excited was I when the folks at Selestial Soap sent me their MyGreenFills laundry detergent to try?! MyGreenFills delivers non-toxic laundry products right to your door. You simply choose your fill (unscented laundry soap, fabric softener, etc.), choose your...
Back-To-School Vignette
August 18, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
We have a week and a half to go before school starts here and much to my boys' chagrin, I created a little back-to-school vignette. Of course, the pieces I used sadly can't be found in any classrooms today. I have everything displayed on the vintage desk we have in the dining room. The vintage cursive image is from the Graphics Fairy. Everything else I already had in the house. I added the vintage ink...
Spooky Peat Pots
August 15, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
Apparently there are 77 days until Halloween. I get a little reminder from one of the accounts I follow on Instagram. And then I start to panic: only 77 days until Halloween?! Not really, well maybe just a little. So then I start whipping up some spooky creations like these peat pots. I printed the vintage black cat and jack o' lantern onto cardstock. I tied them on using orange tea-stained seam binding. Then...
Too Cool for School: Fiskars' Designer Scissors
August 11, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
My kids head back to school September 1st. Like so many others, they are not looking forward to it. Every year I try to make it a little more exciting and toss something cool into their backpacks. This year it's Fiskar's Designer Scissors. Seriously, how cool are they? According to the company: "Fiskars scissors have been in classrooms for years, but with refreshed Designer Non-Stick Scissors, students and teachers will be eager to update their...
Friday's Thrifty Finds
August 07, 2015 / BY Okio B Designs
I was pleasantly surprised when I saw an Estate Sale sign around the corner from my house this morning. I haven't been able to hit many garage sales this summer and the ones I have gone to haven't had anything I'm looking for. I think I did pretty well this morning. Vintage salt shakers. Yes, both are for salt but the S is so faded on one of them that you could easily use it...