My So Called Crafty Life

DIY Sweet Stenciled Picnic Plates

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 16 July, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with crafts, diy, easy, fast, floral, fun, hand painted, housewares, martha stewart paint, melamine, monogram, outdoor dining, painted plates, picnic, picnic set, plates, retro, shabby chic, spring, stenciled, stencils, summer, summery, sweet, tutorials, vintage inspired

Some of my best summer memories from when I was a kid involve summer picnics. I loved helping my mom pack our lunch! It has been a really long time since I have been on a proper picnic, and so …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- July 15th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 15 July, 2013 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, beach, blue, boating, boats, fun, kids, lovely, mid century, midcentury vintage, natical dress, nautical, ocean, plate, red, retro, sailing, sailor, summer, tin, toys, vintage, vintage barware, vintage dress, vintage finds, vintage jewelry, vintage pin, white, women

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! It’s been rainy and yucky here lately, but the sun did peek out a little today. All this rain has had me thinking of the beach and taking a …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Bellalulu Vintage

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 12 July, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, etsy, etsy artist fridays, favorite vintage shops, furniture, home decor, industrial, industrial letters, interior design, mid century, pet bed, pets, retro, signs, teapots, toys, vintage

DIY Upcycled Vintage Tablecloth Water Bottle Carrier

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 July, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with afternoon crafts, bag, blue, crafts, diy, easy, floral, friends, fun, gifts, handmade, healthy, hiking, holder, lovely, mom, one hour, outdoors, recycled, red, repurposed, retro, reuse, sewing, simple, sling, spring, strawberries, summer, sweet, tote, tutorials, upcycled, vintage tablecloth, walking, water bottle, water bottle carrier, webbing strap

Daryl and I love to take Beauregard on walks around the lake in Apex. We go almost every weekend, as it’s Beau’s favorite place to go walking too. The trail around the lake is paved so you never have to …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- July 8th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 8 July, 2013 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, accessories, adorable, anthromorphic, antique, blue, blue bird, bluebird, bluebirds, brooch, buttons, china, cottage, creamer, cute, dishes, fun, goblet, home decor, lefton, lovely, mid century, retro, salt and pepper shakers, shabby, sugar, sweet, vintage, vintage bird, vintage bluebird, vintage finds

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely holiday weekend! Ours was nice and relaxing. We even were able to get in a walk and a trip to the flea market in between the summer rain we’ve had …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- American Dreams

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 July, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with accessories, america, american, american flag, art, artist, bag, bangles, blue, Bunting, clothing, earrings, etsy, flag, flag shorts, fun, gifts, handmade, ikabags, independence day, july fourth, license plate art, lovely, old glory, patriotic, pillow, pride, red, retro, stars, stripes, summer, usa, white, yarn

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic and safe 4th! For americans, we celebrate Independence day with fireworks and flags. Today I would like to share with you some of my favorite flag “old Glory” flag finds …

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DIY Upcycled Vintage Tablecloth Picnic Blanket

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 4 July, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with an hour or less, blanket, concert, crafting, diy, easy, floral, fruit, fun, garden, gingham, home, outdoors, picnic, picnic blanket, picnic crafts, recycled, red, repurposed, retro, sewing, spring, summer, tablecloth, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage crafts, vintage print, vinyl

Happy Independence Day everybody! I hope you are all enjoying the day with family and friends! Today I want to share with you this super fast and easy diy that you can make for your next outdoor picnic or concert. …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- July 1st

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 1 July, 2013 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 4th of july, america, american, blue, ceramic, crochet, etsy, fabric, flag, history, holiday, home decor, independance day, lovely, patriotic, pin, red, retro, stars, stripes, summer, sundress, vintage, vintage boots, vintage brooch, vintage clothing, vintage finds, white

Happy Monday everyone! Since this coming thursday is Independence Day, I thought I would share some fabulous patriotic finds from Etsy’s wonderful world of vintage shops! There were so many lovely red, white, and blue items, I had a hard …

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DIY Solar Lighted Tied Garland

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 27 June, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, backyard, beach, Bunting, camping, cottage, crafts, diy, easy, floral, fun, garland, home decor, how to, light strand, lighting, lights, outdoor, outdoor lighting, outside, porch, retro, shabby chic, solar, summer, sweet, tied fabric, tied ribbon, tied trim, trimming, tutorials, vintage, vintage bedsheets, vintage fabric, vintage ribbon

Hi everyone! Today I am going to share with you how to make this fun solar lighted garland. I am currently fixing up my back screened in porch and wanted to add a string of lights. Of course I wanted …

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Home Tour- Our Office/Music Room

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 26 June, 2013 Posted in Home Tour Tagged with black sofa, diy decorating, diy home improvement, fun, funky, guitars, home decor, home tour, ikea, lovely, music room, office space, ranch house, relaxing, renovations, retro, small rooms

Hi guys! Today I am a bit under the weather, but I did want to share another room of our home with you before I retire for the evening. This is the room that my hubby uses the most. These …

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