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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 14th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 15 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, chic, easter, easter basket, easter bunny, easter egg, egg, egg basket, egg cups, embroidered, etsy vintage, gloves, kitsch, lamb, lovely, pin up, retro, rockabilly, spring, spring chick, spring sweet, sweet, vintage, vintage bag, vintage ceramics, vintage chicks, vintage dress, vintage easter, vintage egg, vintage fashion, vintage finds, vintage hanky, vintage style, wicker handbag

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! I spent most of mine painting furniture. I cannot believe that April is almost over! Easter is this coming Sunday. It came up on me really fast! I have …

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Let’s Shop Local’s March Market

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, Local, Local Gems Tagged with accessorites, apex, art, artists, awesome artists, bags and purses, bath and body, candles, cary, chapel hill, children, clothing, craft show, durham, garden, handmade, handmade goods, home, home decor, jewelry, let's shop local, local, local artists, local love, market, nc, north carolina, pillows, raleigh, show, sweet, toys, triangle

A couple of weekends ago I had the pleasure of attending the March Let’s Shop Local shopping market. For all my local readers out there, Let’s Shop Local is an organization dedicated to showcasing and supporting local artists in the …

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Easy DIY Ten Minute Floral Headband

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 8 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with accessories, beautiful, cottage, crafting, crafts, diy, diys, easter, easter crafts, easy, fast, floral, floral headband, flower headband, flowers, gold, hair accessories, headband, how to, lovely, make, retro, shabby, shabby chic, spring, spring crafts, sweet, tutorials, weeknight craft, wire crafts, wire picks, yellow

Easter is going to be here before we know it! For all of you ladies that want an accessory a little more subdued than a fancy Easter bonnet, give this easy floral headband a try! This faux floral headband is …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 7th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 7 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, adorable, april, april showers, aqua, ceramic, children, clouds, cottage, etsy vintage, fashion, favorite vintage finds, girl, jewelry, lefton, lovely, lucite handles, mac, mcm, mid century, mid mod, mod raincoat, modern, novelty, pin up, plastic, polka dot, rain, rain bonnet, rain coat, raincoat, rainy, rockabilly, shabby, spring showers, spring storms, stormy weather, style, sundress, sweet, umbrella jewelry dish, umbrella print, umbrella print dress, vintage, vintage book print, vintage children's book page, vintage dress, vintage figurine, vintage ring holder, vintage scarf, vintage toddler dress, vintage trinket tray, vintage umbrella, vintage umbrella pin, vintage umbrella ring, vintage umbrellas

Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a great weekend! Daryl and I set up shop at the flea market this weekend, and the weather was beautiful! We had a great time! When I think of spring time, I …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- The Art of Peter Emmerich

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 April, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, art, art for retro homes, art prints, artist, awesome art, beautiful, charachter, coco channel, decoration, design, diana ross, ella fitzgerals, etsy, etsy fridays, fantastic, fashion, favorite artists, fun, hand made, harry potter, home decor, icons, illustration, lovely, lucy, marilyn, mcm, mid century, mid century modern style, mid mod, mondrian dress, new look, old hollywood, Peter Emmerich, portraits, quirky, retro, singers, sweet, vintage style, whimsical, wonderful

A few weeks ago I was browsing through Etsy, and I let out a gasp. You know, one of those gasps that women do so well, that can either be from fear or extreme excitement. My husband refers to it …

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Fantastic Spring and Easter DIY Round Up

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 2 April, 2014 Posted in Craft Round Ups Tagged with adorable, blog love, bunny garland, carrot garland, crafts, decal easter eggs, diy, diy peeps garland, doily baskets, easter, easter crafts, easter diy, easter eggs, egg candles, egg sculptures, fabric basket, fabric easter egg, felt carrot garland, how to, lovely, make, painted eggs, pretty, round up, spring crafts, spring diy, sweet, tutorials, washi tape eggs

We had such a beautiful day here in NC today! I am very excited that spring is finally starting to arrive! Since we all need a good dose of spring inspiration, I thought today I would share a collection of …

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DIY Vintage Mini Basket Spring Gardens

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 1 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, basket, bunny, chic, crafting, crafts, crafty, decoration, diy, easter, easter crafts, floral, floral cups, flowers, hand made, home decor, how to, kids, kitschy, landscapes, lovely, make, marker, mini, mini gardens, mini plastic baskets, minis, moss, name, nut cups, picks, pink, place card, plastic, plastic deer, rabbit, reindeer moss, retro, seat, shabby, shabby chic, spring, spring crafts, sweet, terrariums, tutorials, vintage, vintage deer, vintage mini baskets, vintage miniatures, vintage nut cups baskets, vintage plastic bunny, vintage plastic deer, vintage plastic easter chic, white, wire, yellow

I am so excited that spring is here and the weather is starting to warm up a bit! My spiraea has started blooming, and it won’t be long before everything else starts to grow. I recently snagged a set of …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- March 31st

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 1 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1950's vintage polka dot dress, apron, awesome, ballerina, band, beautiful, best friends, blue, bongos, collectible, coloring book, comic, cool, desi arnaz, double strand, dress, etsy vintage, fedora, fun, funky, funny, gabardine, hollywood, housewife, i love lucy, jewelry, kitchen, lovely, lucille ball, lucy, lucy comic, lucy comics, men's suit, mens, mid century, musician, pearls, peter pan collar dress, phone, pin up, playset, polka dot, pop culture, pot holder, rare, redhead, retro, retro phone, ricky and lucy, rockabilly, roses, rotary phone, straw hat, sweet, towel set, toy, trellis, vintage, vintage apron, vintage finds, vintage finds of the week, vintage flash cards, vintage I love lucy coloring book, vintage paint by number, vintage wallpaper

Happy Monday everyone, well actually now Tuesday here! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! We took Beau to the park this weekend to play with his puppy cousin Kaponi. They had quite a fun time! This week I …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Paula Montgomery

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 28 March, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with amazing jewelry artists, animals, artisan, artist, awesome, bracelet, brooches, button bracelet, charm bracelet, charms, collage bracelet, complicated, dangle, dogs, drop, earrings, elegant, etsy, etsy artist fridays, etsy fridays, gorgeous, hand made, horse necklace, jewelry, kitty, necklace, one of a kind, original, paula montgomery, recycled, repurposed, retro, rhinestones, statement, statement jewelry, sweet, unique, upcycled, upcycled jewelry, vintage, vintage gumball charm bracelet, vintage repurposed jewelry, vintage rhinestone earrings, whimsical

Happy Friday everyone! Today I am super excited to share one of my favorite jewelry artisans on Etsy, Paula Montgomery! Paula has had one heck of a creative career, which you can read more about here in her bio. After …

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My Life in Pictures March 20th-27th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 27 March, 2014 Posted in My Life in Pictures Tagged with animals, aqua, awesome, beaureguard the iggy, beautiful, birds, coral, country, cute, cute dog, decor, decorating, dog, dog park, doggie photos, dogs, figures, flea market, flea market decorating, furniture, greyhound, hand made, home decor, home made, ig, iggy, italian greyhound, jewelry, kitschy, lifestyle, lifestyle photography, living, lovely, my life in pictures, pets, photo, photography, photos, pictures, puppy, sitehound, sleepy dog, spring, sweet, upcycled, vintage, vintage decor, vintage deer

This past week we have been pretty busy. Daryl and I set up shop at the flea market last weekend. We took out a lot of my handmade items as well as some beautiful furniture from Marcy’s shop Sunflowers in …

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