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DIY Upcycled Vintage Tchotsky Ring Dishes

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 12 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with adorable, cath kidston inspired, ceramic, cheap, chic, cottage, crafting, crafts, deer, diy, diy ring dish, diy ring holder, easy, figurine, five minute, for girls, for mom, for sister, for teens, fun, gifts, gifts for her, handmade, handmade gift, happy, hazel atlas, how to, ideas, kitty, make, mid century, mini figurines, olivia the pig, pink, project, recycled, retro, ring dish, ring holder, saucer, shabby, sweet, tchotsky, teacup, thrifting, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage ceramic, vintage china, vintage figurine, woodland

Hello everyone! Welcome to day nine of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Some of you know by now, I have a self proclaimed obsession with vintage ceramics, or as my dad calls them, tchotskies. They are coming out of …

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DIY Fabric Embellished Towels

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 11 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with aqua, bath, bath towels, bathroom, beginner, christmas, college kids, crafts, create, custom, customizable, decorating, diy, easy, fabric, fabric embellished towels, fun, gift ideas, gifts, handmade, holiday, home deco, home decor, housewarming, how to, kitchen, kitchen towels, make, newlyweds, owls, sew, sewing, sweet, tea towels, towel set, towels, tutorials

Hi guys! Welcome to day eight of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Today I am going to share a great gift idea for anyone, but it is especially useful for friends who just moved into a new home, or …

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DIY Five Minute Upcycled Pet Snood or Dickie

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with cheap, christmas, cozy, crafts, dickie, diy, dog clothes, dogs, easy, fashion, fast, five minute, fun, gifts for pets, handmade, handmade gifts, holiday, hood, how to, make, neck warmer, pets, pink, project, quick, recycled, snood, style, sweater, sweet, turtleneck, tutorials, upcycled, upcycled sweater, warm, winter

Hi guys! Welcome to day seven of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts. Today I am going to show you how to make these super simple pet snoods. We have Italian greyhounds, which is a breed that gets cold so …

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DIY Vintage Planter Pincushion

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1940's sweet, 1950's, 5 minute crafts, adorable, blue, ceramic, cheap, crafting, crafts, diy, DIY gifts, do it yourself, easy, fast, floral, fun, gift ideas, gifts for crafters, gifts for her, gifts for sewing, handmade, handmade gifts, how to, kids, lamb, make, mom, pig, pin cushion, pins, planter, planter pincushion, sewing, sister, straight pin, supplies, tutorials, vintage, vintage feedsack fabric, weeknight craft, wife

Hi guys! Welcome to day six of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Today I am going to show you how to make these sweet Vintage Planter Pincushions. These are super fast and easy to make. It is a good …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- December 9th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 December, 2013 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's christmas, adorable, angels, awesome, balls, brooch, christmas, christmas hangers, christmas ornaments, decor, decorations, elf, fun, gnome, gold, green, holiday, holiday accessories, holiday fun, jewel brite, jewelry, kitschy, knee hugger, mercury glass, mid century, modern, ornament, ornaments, pink, red, retro, shiney, shiney brite, silver, snowmen, sweet, tree, trim the tree, vintage, vintage christmas card, vintage christmas decor, vintage finds, vintage tea towel

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you guys had a fantastic weekend! Does everyone who celebrates have their tree up yet? Trimming the tree has to be one of my absolute favorite things to do during the holidays. Vintage ornaments are …

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Inspired Ideas Christmas Issue is Here!

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY Tagged with art, awesome, christmas, crafts, diy, embroidery pattern, fun, holiday, holiday projects, inspired ideas, jewelry, letters, lovely, magazine, online mag, spool ornaments, sweet, tutorials, vintage wrapping paper

Hey everybody! I am sooo excited to announce that the new holiday issue of Inspired Ideas Magazine is out and available! It is one of my favorite online mags. I have two projects in the current issue, Vintage Wrapping …

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Holiday Gift Guides 2013- Gifts for Teens

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 December, 2013 Posted in Holiday Gift Guides Tagged with art, awesome, bag, birds, cool, docking station, doctor who, etsy, fandom, for teens, fun, geeky, gift guide, gifts, guitar picks, handmade, harry potter, holiday, jewelry, kitty, laptop case, music maker, nerdy, painted shoes, phone case, pillow cover, pirate kitty, polariod camera, poster, ring, sherlock, shirt, silver, star wars, sweater, tablet case, tardis, tee, toy story, upcycled, upcycled scarf, wall decals

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have had a fantastic week! The last few Fridays I have been sharing gift guides with you with some of my favorite gift ideas from Etsy’s wonderful world of handmade artists. Today I …

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DIY Vintage Gumball Charm Cell Phone Plugs

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, accessory, bowling, cell charm, cell phone plug, charm, charms, christmas, crafting, cute, diy, dog house, dust plug, easy, for fun, for teens, fun, funky, gifts, gifts for her, handmade, holidays, horse shoe, horses, how to, jewelry, kawaii, kitsch, make, mid century, pet, plastic, plug protector, retro, stocking stuffer, sweet, tutorials, vintage, vintage gumball, weeknight craft

Hello everyone! Happy Friday! Welcome to day five of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Today I am going to share a really fast and easy diy with you all, Vintage Gumball Charm Cell Phone Plugs. These plugs fit in …

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DIY Vintage Button Silhouette Pet Portraits

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, animal, animals, art, brown, buttons, christmas, cottage, crafting, crafts, cute, decor, diy, dog, dog cat, easy, floral, fun, gift ideas, gifts, great gift, handmade, holiday, home decor, how to, iggy, italian greyhound, lovers, make, mid century, mother of pearl, pearl, pet lovers, pet portrait, pet silhouette, pets, picture, puppy, retro, shabby, silhouette, sweet, tutorials, vintage buttons, white

Hi guys! Welcome to day four of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Today I am going to share this fun button project with you! I LOVE vintage buttons and have a ton of them! They are one of the …

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My So Called Crafty Life Christmas DIY Round Up

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 December, 2013 Posted in Craft Round Ups Tagged with 1950's, 1960's kitschy, advent calender, altered art, angels, art, bell jar ornaments, boxes, Bunting, button bracelet, calendars, christmas, christmas advent, christmas card bowl, christmas card signs, christmas crafts, christmas decor, christmas village, countdown blocks, crafts, cute, decorating, diy, doily, felt, fun, garland, handmade, handmade putz, hanky, holiday, how to, make, mid century, mobile, modern, my so called crafty life, necklace, ornaments, peppermint garland, pine cone elves, putz, snowglobes, snowmen, stocking, string art, terrariums, tree topper, tutorials, vintage, vintage buttons, wreath, xmas

Hi guys! Are you all getting into the Christmas holiday yet? I decorated my home a couple of weeks ago. I can’t ever wait till after Thanksgiving. Christmas is my favorite holiday! I finished up the last of my Christmas …

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