My So Called Crafty Life

Modern Masters Paint Giveaway!!!

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 30 April, 2015 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Freebies! Tagged with aged, beautiful colors, front door paint, Giveaway, giveaways, gorgeous, metal effects paint, metallic paint, modern masters giveaway, modern masters paint, paint giveaway, patina

Hey guys! I am so excited to announce that Modern Masters Paint is partnering up with me to host a giveaway of their fabulous paint! I had the chance to review some of their gorgeous metallic paint a couple of …

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Upcycled Vintage Apron Back Tee

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 28 April, 2015 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with apron, apron back shirt, apron craft, apron tee shirt, clothing, crafting, crafts, crafty, diy, easy, fabric back tee, fast, fun, hacks, hour or less, how to, kitschy, make, make your own clothes, reclaimed, recycled, repurposed, sewing, tank, tee, tee shirt, things to do with old aprons, top, tutorials, upcycled, upcycled tee, vintage, week day crafts

Some of you may already know this, but I am a vintage apron collector. I love vintage aprons, and have bunches of them in my cabinet in the kitchen. The full aprons I use when I cook. Some of my …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 27th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 27 April, 2015 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1920's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, adorable, banjo book, banjo pin, banjo stuffed animal, barn wood, bluegrass, ceramic figurine, country, cute, dream pets, fiddle player, framed, fun, gingham, girl and chicken, hazel atlas, kentucky, mid century, novelty fabric, rockabilly, souvenir glass, square dancing fabric, vintage, vintage banjo, vintage bluegrass, vintage collections, vintage country, vintage embroidery, vintage finds, vintage gingham dress, vintage plaid shirt, vintage toys, vintage wash board

Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We had some rainy weather here, but we did get to go to the Liberty Antiques Festival on Friday and it was a beautiful day! We have been on …

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Modern Masters Metallic Paint Review- Updating a Side Table with Metallic Paint and Vintage Wallpaper

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 21 April, 2015 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Product Reviews Tagged with beautiful metallic paint, colonial, crafting, crafts, crafty, diy, how to, make, metallic paint, modern masters, paint review, rococo, shabby, side table update, sweet, tutorials, wallpaper topped side table

Recently I had the opportunity to review some of Modern Masters Metallic Paint. I was so excited to try this paint out as there are so many gorgeous colors available! Narrowing down exactly which colors to choose was so difficult, as I wanted …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 20th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 April, 2015 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, bear cookie jar, calendar, calendar tea towel, childrens book, collecting, conservation, conservation stamp, curated, earth day, globe, green, home decor, illustration, mid century, smokey the bear, soil conservation, vintage, vintage collections, vintage conservation, vintage conservation book, vintage earth day, vintage finds of the week, vintage globe, vintage globe salt and pepper shakers, vintage golden books, vintage smokey bear, vintage stamps, vintage tin globe, woodsy the owl button

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Did you all know that Wednesday of this week is Earth Day? Although we never really do anything special to celebrate Earth Day in our family, we do try …

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Etsy Favorite Fridays- April 17th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 April, 2015 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adorable, art figure, artist spotlight, bird, cat, ceramic, charming, etsy artists fridays, etsy love, figurine, folk, handmade artists, home decor, kitty, kitty painting, knitted kitty, mason jar tea towel, mini kitty, stripe, sweet, whimsical, wooden flower coasters

Happy Friday everyone! Wow, it’s been a crazy day! I almost thought I was going to have to share this with you all this weekend sometime, but I still have an hour left before the weekend officially starts, so I’m …

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Vintage Crafts- Retro Style Upcycled Men’s Shirt

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 16 April, 2015 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Vintage Crafts Tagged with button up shirt, clothing, craft review, crafts, easy, fun, how to, mens shirt, monogramed, reclaimed, refitting, repurpose, retro button up shirt, revamp, sweet, tutorials, update, vintage, vintage crafts, vintage teen

Hey guys! I have really been enjoying making and sharing vintage crafts with you all every month from my collection of vintage home magazines! This week I am going to share with you how to update an oversized men’s button …

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DIY Upcycled Vintage Quilt Crossbody Tote Bag with Leather Handles

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 14 April, 2015 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with crafting, crafts, crafty, crossbody bag, crossbody tote, cutter, diy, easy, gingham, how to, linens, make, quilt tote, quilt tote bag, reclaimed, repurposed, shabby, sweet, tote bag, tote bag tutorials, trim, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage linens, vintage quilt, vintage repurposed, vintage style, vintage upcycled

Hey everyone! A while back I scored a super sweet vintage quilt in super shabby condition at the thrift store for a few dollars. I knew the quilt was kind of beyond repair to remake it into a quilt, but …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 13th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 13 April, 2015 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, beautiful, bow, bright, chrome, formica, lemon, mid century, mod, mustard, retro, soft, sunny, sunshine, vintage, vintage alarm clock, vintage bar, vintage bar stools, vintage collecting, vintage collections, vintage earrings, vintage finds of the week, vintage gingham, vintage hanky, vintage lady head vase, vintage necklace, vintage pendant lamp, vintage skirt, vintage tablecloth, vintage yellow, vintage yellow dishes, vintage yellow dress, wilendeur, yellow, yellow roses

Happy Monday everyone! Spring is definitely here. Everything is budding and we are starting to see the pollen swoop in. Everything has a yellow top coat to it at the moment. Even the sky has a bit of a yellow …

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Vintage Crafts- Cactus Pin Cushion

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 April, 2015 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Vintage Crafts Tagged with 1950's, beginner, cactus, cactus pincushion, easy, fun, novelty, pattern, pin cushion, retro crafts, sewing, southwestern, sweet, the workbasket magazine, vintage, vintage craft tutorials, vintage crafting, vintage crafts, vintage pattern, vintage pin cushion, vintage sewing

Hi guys! I am back with another vintage craft to share with you all today! This one comes from a vintage 1954 August issue of The Workbasket Magazine. There was a pattern for a cactus pin cushion made from felt. …

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