My So Called Crafty Life

I Heart Etsy Fridays- Love Note Crafts

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 13 September, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with accessories, adorable, adornments, artist feature, blue, bobby pins, bows, bright, cottage, crochet bows, crochet flower, embellishments, etsy artist, fabric tape, felt flowers, floral, floral fabric tape, flower hair pins, fridays, garland, gifts, girls, green, hair clips, handmade, i heart etsy, lavender, lime, love note crafts, lovely, mason jar notes, note garland, perriwinkle, photo garland, photo holder, pink, poppy, red, retro, scrapbooking, shabby chic, spools, sweater clips, sweet, vintage inspired

Happy Friday everybody! Today I am very excited to share one of my new favorite shops on Etsy, Love Note Crafts. Emily Gonzales, the fabulous artist behind the shop, creates the sweetest adornments and accessories! Everything Emily makes has an …

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DIY Leather and Rhinestone Wrap Bracelet

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 12 September, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with aqua, crafts, diy, diy jewelry, easy, fun, funky, gifts, girls, handmade, handmade gift, how to, jewelry, ladies, leather and rhinestone wrap bracelet, leather wrap bracelet, love, lovely, pink, project, projects, rhinestone and leather, sparkly, style, sweet, tutorials, vintage charms, weeknight, wrap bracelet, yellow

Hi guys! I first saw this idea on Pinterest from Honestly WTF last year and thought I have to make one of these! Like most things that I see and want to make, it takes me a looong time to …

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September DIY Roundup- Vintage Repurposing

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 11 September, 2013 Posted in Craft Round Ups Tagged with coat rack, crafts, diy, doily lampshade, doily table runner, fork napkin rings, fun, funky, gifts, great upcycled diys, handmade, lace, lace inset tee, mid century, projects, recycled, repurposed, repurposing, retro, rulers, shutter headboard, silverware, suitcase dollhouse, suitcase redo, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage jewelry necklace, vintage ruler coat rack, weekend projects

One of my absolute favorite things to do is repurpose vintage items into something cool! A lot of my DIY’s are repurposed vintage items. They are the most fun to work with in my opinion. Today I wanted to share …

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DIY Upcycled Vintage Slide Lampshade

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 September, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, big project, crafts, decorating, diy, family, fun, funky, gift, handmade, home decor, lamp, lampshade diy, living room, mid century, modern, old, personal, photo slide, photography, pictures, recycled, repurposed, retro, slide, slide crafts, slide lampshade, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage slides, wood

One of my most treasured possessions is a large lot of slides that my grandfather had from when my mom and aunt were growing up. There are hundreds of slides, and some really fantastic pictures. We scanned a good most …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- September 9th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 September, 2013 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, anchor hocking, apple theme, brooch, dishes, dress, fall, fall apples, fashion, for the home, fun, home decor, jewelry, lovely, mid century, pin, plastic, red, red apple, retro, style, tin, vintage, vintage apples, vintage dishes, vintage finds of the week, vintage fireking, vintage kitchen, yellow apple

Happy Monday everyone! It’s one of those days today where I am just dragging. Mondays are not always my friend. I could not miss my finds of the week today though, that’d make me sad! This past week I have …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Blue Raspberry Designs

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 September, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adults, beautiful, blue raspberry designs, creative, custom, dali, decor, doll, etsy, etsy artists, famous artists, frieda kahlo, funky, hand painted, handmade, illustration, kids, king oscar, one of a kind, plush, soft toy, softie, stuffed, stuffed toy, tattooed, toys, unique, unusual, van gogh, whimsical

Happy Friday everyone! Growing up, I was never into Barbies or dolls. I loved my stuffed animals, and had a ton of them! I am still head over heels for plushies to this day.So, today I am really excited to …

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Store Opening on My So Called Crafty Life!

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 September, 2013 Posted in Shop News Tagged with bags, bears, bird, bunnies, craft kits, dressed, fabric necklaces, gifts, girls, hand embroidered pendant, hand stitched fabric pendants, handmade, handmade stuffed animals, handmade toys, initial, initial necklaces, jewelry, market, monogram, monogram jewelry, my so called crafty life, new store, one of a kind, plush, purse, shop, softies, store, stuffed, sweet, sweetheart, toy, vintage repurposed bags, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloth totes, women

Hi guys! I have been working on adding a shop to my blog, and I am really excited to announce that it is finally up and running! As of right now I have several plushies and my custom one of …

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Mid Century Inspired Lampshade with Martha Stewart Crafts Decoupage Medium

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 September, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with crafts, dark, decor, decorating, decoupage lamp shade, decoupage medium, decoupage wood, diy, easy, fast, faux bois, fun, funky, home, iron on wood trim, lamp, lamp shade redo, living room, martha stewart crafts, martha stewart decoupage, mid century, modern, plaid, retro, review, stained wood trim, sweet, teak handmade, tutorials, wood flowers, wood stain, woodland, woodsy

Hi everyone! As some of you have already heard, I recently have been lucky enough to blog for a Martha Stewart Crafts campaign from The Blueprint Social for Plaid. I received a box of goodies from Martha Stewart’s new decoupage …

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Upcycled Wallpaper Covered Radio Revamp

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 4 September, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, bird, burlap, chic, cottage, crafts, cute, decor, decorating, decoupage, decoupage radio, diy, easy, electronics, fruit, fun, gifts, green, handmade, home decor, lime, mid century, pink, radio, recycled, repurposed, retro, revamped, shabby, sweet, tutorials, upcycle, vintage, vintage paper, vintage radio, vintage wallpaper, wallpaper, wallpaper decoupage

Hi guys! I picked up this vintage radio from the flea market months ago. It was pretty hideous and definitely needed a little tlc and recovering! I recently found this large scrap on wallpaper on Etsy and immediately knew it …

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Upcycled Storeybook Vintage Spool Photo Holders

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 3 September, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, animals, blue, bright, chickens, crafts, cute, decor, decorating, decoupage, deer, diy, easy, farm, fun, funky, gifts, handmade, images, industrial cute, industrial spools, kids, lime, lovely, martha stewart decoupage medium, mid century, paint, paper crafts, photo holder, primary, recycled, red, repurposed, retro, stripe, stripes, tutorials, upcycled, upcycled spools, vintage, vintage book children's book, vintage spool, wire, wire crafts, woodland

Hi guys! I hope you all had a beautiful holiday weekend! I always enjoy having an extra day off with my hubby! This week’s craft projects are dedicated to Martha Stewart’s new decoupage line. A few weeks ago I received …

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