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Easy DIY Vintage Bark Cloth Covered Stool

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 June, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with adorable, aqua, barkcloth, bird, bird fabric, black, bright, cool, covered, covered ottoman, covered stool, crafting, crafts, crafty, decoration, diy, diy ottoman, diy stool, easy, fabric covered, foot stool, funky, home deco, how to, lime, make, mcm, mid century, mid century modern, mod, ottoman, pink, recycled, repurposed, retro, seating, stool, sweet, tutorials, twenty minute, upcycled, upholstered, vintage, vintage bark cloth, vintage barkcloth covered, vintage bird, vintage fabric, weeknight project

Vintage bark cloth is one of my favorite types of vintage fabric, and as many of you know, vintage fabric is my favorite thing ever! I was so happy to have found this wonderful curtain piece at the antiques festival …

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DIY Vintage Bottlecap Tray

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 June, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with aqua, awesome, blue, bottle cap, bottle cap tray, collecting, crafting, crafts, diy, father, fathers day, for dad, for guys, for him, fun, funky, gift, gifts for dad, gifts for guys, grouted bottle cap tray, grouted bottle caps, handmade, how to, make, man cave, recycled, repurposed, retro, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage bottle cap tray, vintage bottle caps, vintage soda bottle caps

One of my favorite items to collect is vintage bottle caps! I love the different graphics on them! They are a lot of fun to craft with as well. I upcycled an Ikea tabletop a while ago and used vintage …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- June 9th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 June, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1960's, awesome, blue, boat cufflinks, collection, dad, daddy, dads, engraved, father, fathers day, favorite vintage finds, fix it, for dad, for him, gifts, handyman, home repair book, kitsch, men's plaid shirt, nautical, novelty, pop, radio, retro, sailboat, sailing, transistor radio flask, trout, vintage, vintage 1950's, vintage bar, vintage barbecue apron, vintage better homes and gardens handyman book, vintage bottle opener, vintage cufflinks, vintage dad, vintage dad mug, vintage father, vintage father's day, vintage finds, vintage fish, vintage fish tie clip, vintage flask, vintage lighter, vintage neck tie, vintage plaid shirt, vintage power tools, vintage sander, vintage style, vintage tea cup, vintage wrapping paper, weekly

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! As you all know, Father’s Day is this coming weekend! Do you have any special plans to celebrate with your pops? Knowing my dad it will probably be a movie …

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Shop Sale!

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 7 June, 2014 Posted in Shop News Tagged with custom, gifts, handmade, jewelry, key fob, my so called crafty life shop, shop news, upcycled, upcycled purse, upcycled tote, vintage, vintage fabric, vintage fabric bags, vintage handmade, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloth tote

There’s only a few days left to get free US shipping on everything in the shop! Use code FREESHIPJUNE @ checkout! Sale ends Monday night! Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

Father’s Day Handmade Gift Diy Round Up

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 4 June, 2014 Posted in Craft Round Ups, Crafting, DIY Tagged with alien lamp, colorblock, comic book coasters, cord carrier, cord roll, craft round up, crafts, dad gifts, diy, diy for dad, diy gifts for him, diy hammock, embellished tie, fathers day, fathers day crafts, for dad, gifts for dad, gifts for him, hand stamped belts, handmade, handmade gifts, key chain, leather card case, leather phone case, leather tablet cover, necktie clock, old tie crafts, painted tools, round up, shrinky dink, stamped belts, summer hammock, sunburst, tablet case, tie, tie tack, tutorials

I cannot believe that it is June already! Where did the time go? I know I say this just about every month, but this year feels like it is flying by so fast! Before you know it will be Father’s …

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DIY Mid Century Modern Inspired Cocktail Stirrer Clock

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 3 June, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, aqua, atomic, atomic clock, atomic style, blue, bright, clock, colorful, crafting, crafts, crafty, dad, decor, diy, diy clock, drink stirrer, fantastic, fathers day, fathers day gift, for dad, for him, gift ideas, gifts, guys, handmade, handmade gifts, home decor, how to, lime, make, mid century inspired, mid century modern, pink, plastic, red, retro, the flamingo, the poodle room, the tropicana, tutorials, vintage, vintage cocktail, vintage cocktail stirrer, vintage drink stirrer clock, vintage inspired, vintage inspired clock, white

Mid century modern is one of my favorite styles ever! I am too much of a hoarder to be able to pull it off myself, but I do like to add mcm touches to the decor in my home! My …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- June 2nd

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 2 June, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, accessories, awesome, bull, chuck connors, classic tv, classic tv westerns, covered wagon, cowboy, cowboy hat, cowboy lampshade, decor, denim jacket, favorite vintage finds, finds, gold star, handkerchief, hankie, kids, kitchen, lucas mccain, marshal badge, out west, paper, ranch, rancher, range, rifle, rodeo, salt and pepper shakers, steer, the rifleman, vintage, vintage boot lamp, vintage clothing, vintage cowboy boots, vintage cowboy themed, vintage finds, vintage home decor, vintage plastic horse, vintage style, vintage western lampshade, vintage wrapping paper, western, western hanky, western vintage, wooden

Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We cleaned up the back porch and have been enjoying the beautiful weather! Last night we grilled steaks and caught an episode of Columbo on METV. My hubby likes …

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Fun Ideas for a Backyard Summer Bash

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 31 May, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with article, backyard, barbecue, bash, bbq, drinks, food, fun, fun party ideas, games, gathering, get together, outdoor, outdoor games, outdoor scrabble, party, party ideas, sangria, summer, summer barbecue, sweet

Daryl and I have been thinking of having an outdoor fiesta this summer with family and friends. We are busy working on the yard at the moment, but once everything is looking great, we’ll be celebrating with a party. In …

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Shop News- May 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 30 May, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays, Shop News Tagged with 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, adorable, bridesmaids, bright, cheery, etsy artist, feed sack, floral, flour sack, for her, for mom, gifts, handmade, handmade gifts, happy, items, key chain, key fob, novelty, retro, sale, shop news, sweet, upcycled, vintage, vintage fabric, vintage feedsack, vintage repurposed, vintage style, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloth tote

Happy Friday everyone! I had wanted to get my new items into my shop before the Memorial Day weekend last week. I was a bit under the weather, so I just didn’t get to it. So I have been …

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My Life in Pictures- May 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 29 May, 2014 Posted in My Life in Pictures Tagged with animals, awesome, beaureguard the iggy, beautiful, birds, chickens, country, cute, cute dog, decor, decorating, dog, dog park, doggie photos, dogs, doxie, 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, raleigh flea market, sitehound, sleepy dog, spring, sweet, upcycled, vintage, vintage decor, vintage deer, weenie dog

Beau favorite thing lately is to be outside lounging in the yard! We’ve set up shop at the Raleigh Flea Market a couple of times this month. I always love being out there! We had a lovely …

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