My So Called Crafty Life

Upcycled Spring Trench Coat

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 26 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with april, aqua, belt, chic, classic, cottage, crafts, diy, easy, fashion, feed sack, feedsack, floral, flour sack, fun, hand made, hand stitched, how to, kelly green, lovely, mac, make, moonglow, pastel, pink moonglow, rain coat, recycled, repurposed, retro, revamp, scrap fabric, seersucker, sewing, shabby, showers, spring, springtime, stitched, style, sweet, trench, trench coat, trench update, tutorials, upcycled, update, vintage, vintage buttons, vintage feedsack scraps, vintage patchwork, wardrobe

Most of us gals have at least one trench coat in the closet. I have a few of them myself. A couple of years ago, I bought this traditional khaki trench at Target on sale. I’ve worn it a lot, …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- March 24th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 24 March, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, aqua, beautiful, beehive, boater, bow, cherry embroidered hat, cornflower blue, daisies, derby, embroidered straw hat, embroidery, facinator, favorite, favorite vintage finds, favorite vintage finds of the week, feminine, floral, floral hat, floral head piece, flowers, for her, hats, ivory, ladies, large, linen, lovely, mid century, millenary flowers, millinary, mod, peach, pink, retro, ribbon, rockabilly, silk, spring, straw, style, summer, sun hat, tulle, tulle beehive, veil, veiled, velvet, vintage, vintage accessories, vintage cherry embroidered straw hat, vintage fashion, vintage hats, vintage style, wedding, white, wide brim, women, woven

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We set up shop at the Raleigh Flea Market Saturday, and it was a beautiful day! We really enjoyed being there and will definitely be doing it again sometime …

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Let’s Shop Local Show This Weekend!

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 22 March, 2014 Posted in Local Tagged with artists, gifts, handmade, handmade accessories, handmade artisans, handmade jewelry, let's shop local, local, local love, march, nc, nc craft shows, nc fairgrounds, raleigh, raleigh craft shows, support, support local business, triangle

Hey Guys! For all my local friends and followers in the Raleigh- Durham area, I wanted to let you know that Let’s Shop Local is having a show this Sunday at the Raleigh Flea Market. The event will be in …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- The Vintage Remix

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 22 March, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with aceo, adorable, animals, birthday, book plates, christmas, circles, cute, digital cards, digital downloads, digital goods, easter, etsy, etsy artist fridays, etsy finds, handmade, holiday, hula, invitiations, little girls, lovely, paper dolls, paper goods, scrap booking, scrappy, squares, stationary, sweet, tags, valentine, vintage children, vintage childrens cards, vintage digital collage sheets, vintage digital tags, vintage images, vintage paper doll, vintage scrapbooking

Happy Friday everyone! Well actually, by the time I finish this post it will be saturday for some of us. It has been a really crazy day here. We are going to be setting up a booth at the Raleigh …

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Shabby Vintage Doily DIY Dream Catcher

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with backyard chickens, beautiful, boho, chic, chickens, cottage, crafts, decorating, diy, diy home decor, doily, doily dreamcatcher, dream catcher, dreamcatcher, easy, eclectic, embroidery hoop dreamcatcher, fabric scraps, feathers, floral, fun, granny, home decor, how to, inspired, lace, lacey, lovely, make, recycled, repurposed, retro, rooster, scrappy, shabby, shabby chic, silkie rooster, sweet, trims, tutorials, upcycled, vintage repurposed, vintage upcycled, vintage vintage doily, wedding

Two weeks ago this past Saturday we lost our favorite rooster Mabock. He was a beautiful black silkie rooster, and the sweetest we have ever had! Somehow the side door of the coop was not properly closed and the girls …

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The Wonderful World of Pinterest- March 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 March, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, adorable, adorable dogs, amazing vintage bark cloth, animals, atomic, barkcloth, be strong, beautiful, bookshelves, bow sandals, cats, check, cool, crafting, crafts, create, creative inspiration, deer, denim basket, design, diy ideas i love, dog tattoo, dogs, dots, drinking glasses, eat chocolate, fabric, fashion, flea market style, floral, floral skirt, flower vase, for the home, fun, furry fiends, gingham, glamorous camping, glamping, glamping recipes, hammock, home decor, iggy, iggy love, inspiration, interior design, italian greyhound, lace top tee, landscape, living room, locker, lovely, make, my style, outdoors, painted rocks, pets, photo, photography, pin, pin boards, pins, pinspiration, pinterest, pinterest boards, pretty, pretty tent, quotes, retro, roses, sofa, spaces, spring wreath, style, sweet, tattoos, the wonderful world of pinterest, travel, trellis, tutorials, unique, vintage, vintage camper, vintage fabric, vintage glasses, vintage glassware, vintage home, vintage souvenir glasses, vintage trailer, vintage tumblers, watercolor tattoo, words to live by, woven basket

This past month has just flown by! I am so looking forward to springtime, and warmer weather. I have not spent a lot of time on Pinterest this month since my sister was in town for spring break and vacation …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- March 17th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 March, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, awesome, barware, bracelet, clover, clover earrings, coffee mugs, cool, embroidered, emrald green, favorite vintage finds, four leaf clover, funny, glasses, green, hanky, irish, kelly green, leprachaun, lighter, low ball, luck, lucky, milk glass, posters, retro, rhinestone, rockabilly, roly poly, signs, st patricks day, style, sweet, table lighter, vintage, vintage dress, vintage fashion, vintage hanky, vintage home decor, vintage jewelry, vintage party, vintage style

LUCKY Vintage Wood Anagram Game Pieces from Hoity Toity Designs Vintage Mid Century St. Patricks Day Leprechaun Centerpiece from Anna Lees Attic Vintage St. Patrick’s Day Book Collection from The White Pepper Vintage Handkerchief Good Luck Symbols from Linens and …

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My Life in Pictures- March 6th-13th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 13 March, 2014 Posted in My Life in Pictures Tagged with animals, awesome, beach, beach photos, beaqch, beaureguard the iggy, beautiful, birds, country, cute, cute dog, decor, decorating, dog, dog park, doggie photos, dogs on the beach, figures, flea market, greyhound, home decor, home made, ig, iggy, italian greyhound, kitschy, lifestyle, lifestyle photography, living, lovely, my life in pictures, ocean, pets, photo, photography, photos, pictures, puppy, samsonite, sitehound, spring, style, sweet, train case, upcycled, vintage, vintage decor, vintage deer, vintage suitcase

My sleepy Beaureguard…. Daryl and Beau at Wrightsville Beach… Me and Beau at the beach. We’ve both got some serious fly aways… Can I please have some oysters? Please… Prancin’ in the sand… My …

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DIY Embroidered Pallet Wood Art

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 11 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with aqua, art, cheap, crafting, crafty, decor, decoration, diy art, diy crafts, easy, embroidered, embroidered wood art, embroidered wood sign, embroidery, fun, hello, home decor, home decoration, how to, lovely, make, natural, old, pallet, pallet art, pallet wood, pallet wood art, pallets, recycled, repurposed, retro, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage inspired, wood

Pallets are one of my favorite items to repurpose! The wood has a cool rustic look, and you can usually find them for free. I have been wanting to try to embroider some wood for a while now. My hubby …

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