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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- July 28th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 28 July, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, adorable, bbq, cottage, favorite vintage finds, favorite vintage finds of the week, junk, junking, lovely, mid century, modern, nostalgia, outdoor, painted, retro, shabby, shabby chic, summer, summer fun, summer games, summer vintage finds, sweet, thrifting, vintage, vintage croquet, vintage finds of the week, vintage games, vintage outdoor chairs, vintage outdoor entertaining, vintage outdoor finds, vintage paddleball, vintage picnic basket, vintage plastic plate holders, vintage roller skates, vintage sports, vintage summer, wicker, wood

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! The weather was a little rainy this weekend for us, but for some reason it had me thinking of outdoor fun. When I was little, my cousins and I …

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DIY Vintage Scrappy Patchwork Fabric Coasters

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 25 July, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with ballet, cottage, cow boy, crafting, crafts, crafty, dance, decor, decoration, diy, diy fabric coasters, easy, fabric coasters, feedsack patchwork, floral, fun, gifts, gingham, hand made, holidays, home decor, how to, lovely, make, mid century, novelty, old, patchwork, patchwork coasters, patchy, polka dot, recycled, reloved, repurposed, retro, scrap fabric crafts, scrappy, scraps, sewing, shabby, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage bed sheet, vintage fabric love, vintage feed sack, vintage flour sack, vintage patchwork, vintage scraps, weeknight, western, what to do with scraps

I have been on a bit of a patchwork kick lately. I love being able to take scraps that have been sitting around and find another purpose for them. I am such a vintage fabric lover, and I hate to …

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The Wonderful World of Pinterest- July 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 23 July, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with adorable sweet, art, beautiful, boards, book ends, camera night light, checkerboard stepping stones, collecting, collections, colorful, cool, crafts, cute, decorating ideas, distressed, diy, diy ideas i love, dogs, doughnuts, doxies, eating clean eating, eggs, fashion, floral, for the home, full skirt, fun, funky, funny, furry, garden, gingham, gluten free goodies, gluten free recipes, headphones, healthy, home decor, how to, inspiration, inspirational, kids rooms, ladies, life, lovely, make, my style, novelty, otter, owl, oxfords, paleo recipes, paris, pbn, pets, pets and animals, pin, pin boards, pin up, pink, pins, pins of the month, pinspiration, pinterest, pinterest finds, pinterest july, pinterest love, projects, quirky, quotes, record album wreath, record cabinet, recycled, red, repurposed, retro, retro dress, skirted swim suit, style, sweet, swimsuits, tee, tutorials, upcycled, vintage bikini, vintage inspired, vintage one piece swim suit, vintage paint by number, vintage paint by number mural, vintage swim, vintage swimsuit, vintage swimwear, visual, watermelon, womens, words to live by

I swear this month has just flown by! It’s going to be fall before you know. I have not been pinning a whole lot over the past month since it has been a little crazy and my sister is home …

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Shabby Painted Pallet Wood Art

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 22 July, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with aqua, art, blue, boat wood, cheap, cottage, crafting, crafts, crafty, decoration, distressed, distressed paint, distressed painted wood, distressing, diy, easy, eclectic, fun, home, home decor, how to, inexpensive, make, outdoor, paint, paint distressing, painted pallet wood, pallet art, pallet distressing, pallet star, project, red, rustic, shabby, shapes, style, summer, summer crafts, summer projects, tutorials, vasaline, white, wood

Last week I shared this diy pallet wood star with you all. I had made the star for my porch. When I went to hang it, it looked a little plain for my taste, so I decided to paint it. …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- July 21st

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 21 July, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, abstract, aqua, bathing, beach, blue, cornflower blue, dots, favorite vintage, favorite vintage finds of the week, floral, flower power, lime, mid century, mod, mod tiki, navy, novelty, ocean, pin up, pink, plaid, polkadot, pool, retro, rockabilly, ruched, skirted swimsuit, sun, swim, swimsuit, swimwear, vintage, vintage bikini, vintage fashion, vintage one piece, vintage summer, vintage swimsuit, vintage swimwear, yellow, yellow polka dot bikini

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! We’ve had some really beautiful days here in the past week with a cold front moving through. This summer has been so hot here in NC, it makes me …

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Easy DIY Floral Summer Sandals

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 15 July, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with accessories, bright, chiffon flower, cottage, crafting, crafts, crafty, dit floral sandals, diy, diy fashion, diy flip flop, diy shoes, diy t strap, easy, easy diy, easy wedding diy, fashion, floral, fun, gifts, handmade, how to, make, pink, recycled, reloved, repurposed, retro, reuse, revamp, sandal diy, shabby, shabby chic, shoes, summer fashion, summer sandal, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, upcycled closet, update, wedding, weeknight crafts

Like a lot of gals I know, I am a shoe hoarder. However, while most of my friends go crazy for a lovely pair of heels, I am more of a sneaker and sandal collector. I practically live in sandals …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- July 14th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 14 July, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, aqua, cannisters, cups, duck, duck measuring cups, favorite vintage, favorite vintage finds of the week, floral, fondue forks, fun, kitchen, lime, lovely, melamine cannisters, melamine jewelry box, melamine salt and pepper shakers, melamine thermos, melamine trays, mid century, mid century modern, novelty, orange, paris scene, picnic plates, red, retro, saucers, shakers, speckled melamine dishes, three ducklings, vintage, vintage dishes, vintage finds, vintage kid's cup, vintage measuring cups, vintage melamine, vintage melamine ates, vintage plastic, vintage thermos, wine cooler

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! We took Beau on a day trip to the beach and had a blast! One of my favorite things about summer is that all my favorite stores put out …

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Reloved Love!

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 July, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY Tagged with british, craft magazine, crafts, fantastic, magazine feature, reclaimed, recycled, reloved, repurposed, summer, uk, upcycled

I am so excited to share the news that a couple of my projects are featured in July’s issue of ReLoved Magazine! If you are not familiar with Reloved, it is a British mag dedicated to all things upcycled! This …

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DIY Reclaimed Wood Star

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 8 July, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with canvas, cheap, cottage, crafting, crafts, crafty, cute, decor, decoration, distressed, diy, easy, eclectic, free, fun, gypsy, handmade, handmade gifts, how to, junk, junk art, junk love, junque, make, old, outdoor art, pallet, pallet art, pallet crafts, pallet star, pallet wood shape, pallet wood star art, porch decorating, primitive, projects, reclaimed, reclaimed wood, recycled, reloved, repurposed, restyle, rustic, shabby, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage inspired, vintage look, wood, wood star, wooden star

Upcycling pallets has become very popular over the last year or so. Pallets have become one of my favorite materials to work with, so I can totally see the charm. They are free and the wood is nice and old …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- July 7th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 7 July, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, beach, beach ball earrings, beach movies, beach party, blue, book, classic movies, enamel, favorite vintage finds, favorite vintage finds of the week, figurine, gidget, gidget book, gigdget movie, holiday, luau, mid century, nautical, one piece, rainbow, retro, sandra dee, stripe, surfboard, surfer earrings, surfing, vintage, vintage beach ball, vintage beach cover up, vintage books, vintage diving mask, vintage fashion, vintage finds, vintage luau, vintage mid century swimsuit, vintage style, vintage sun dress, vintage sunglasses, vintage surfer, vintage swim, vintage swim cap, vintage swimsuit, white, yellow dress

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! Summer is now in full swing and it has me thinking about the beach, an incidentally, old beach movies. One of my all time favorite beach movie’s is Gidget …

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