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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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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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DIY Chunky Braided Vintage Fabric Necklace

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 27 May, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, accessories, braided fabric, braided fabric necklace, chic, chunky, cottage, crafting, crafts, diy, eco, fashion, fun, funky, handmade, how to, jewelry, lovely, make, necklace, pin up, recycled, repurposed, retro, rockabilly, shabby, statement necklace, style, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage bedsheets, vintage fabric, vintage style, vintage upcycled, weeknight crafting

One of my favorite things in the whole world is vintage linens! I collect all kinds of them from tablecloths and tea towels, to hankies, to bed sheets. After I made my vintage bed sheet patchwork curtain last year I …

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DIY Upcycled Vintage Magazine Paper Lantern

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 May, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, covered paper lantern, crafting, crafts, cute, decoration, diy, easy, fun, funky, handmade, home decor, housewife, how to, kids, magazine crafts, make, mid century, mod, outdoor, paper lantern, party crafts, party decor, party decorations, porch, punched paper, retro, scalloped lantern, summer, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage ads, vintage advertisements, vintage magazine, weeknight, womens day magazine

One of my favorite places in my home is our screened in back porch. I love spending time out there reading or drinking my morning tea! I am in the middle of redecorating the porch this summer. I am changing …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- May 19th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 19 May, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, audrey hepburn, beat, beatnik, best movies, blue, cigarette pants, empathicalism, fashion, fashion editor, favorite vintage finds of the week, fred astaire, french, french fashion magazine, funny face, grenich, handkerchief, hankie, hanky, inspired by funny face, kay thompson, mid century, musical, old movies, old musicals, paris, pin up, pink, retro, rockabilly, souvenir, sweet, think pink, trailer, vintage, vintage bubble car, vintage camera, vintage dress, vintage fashion, vintage fashion magazine, vintage finds, vintage floral dress, vintage ladies suit, vintage little black dress, vintage loafers, vintage paris, vintage wedding dress, west end

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a beautiful weekend! When I was twelve, my mom rented me what was to become one of my favorite movies of all time, Funny Face. I instantly fell in love! I always …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- May 13th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 13 May, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, beautiful, bright, bright floral, cheery, collections, cottage, curated, daisies, day dress, dinner plates, dinnerware, enamel, english country garden tablecloth, favorite vintage finds of the week, floral, floral plate, garden, gingham, grandee bead, hand painted tin canisters, handpainted locket, happy, home decor, homer laughlin, may flowers, metal trash can, pin up girl, pin up style, pink florals, retro, rockabilly, roses, shabby chic, style, vintage, vintage apron, vintage comb, vintage compact, vintage daisy bracelet, vintage dress, vintage fashion, vintage finds, vintage floral, vintage floral beaded bag, vintage floral beauty set, vintage floral dress, vintage floral duvet cover, vintage floral locket, vintage floral trash can, vintage florals, vintage home decor, vintage linens, vintage style, vintage sun dress, vintage tins, wildflowers

Hey everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend! It was a beautiful day here, and we got to visit with all of our family which was great! Our garden is blooming and I am even getting …

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Sweet Vintage Wallpaper Covered DIY Jewelry Box

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 May, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, cigar box, cottage, crafting, crafts, decoupage, decoupage box, dividers, diy, diy jewelry box, for her, for mom, fun, gift for mom, gifts, handmade, home decor, how to, jewelry, jewelry box, ladies, lovely, make, mom, mother, mothers day, painted, patchwork, patchy, rings, sectioned, shabby chic, sweet, tutorials, vanity, vintage, vintage wallpaper, wallpaper covered box, wallpaper scraps, wooden

When it comes to handmade gifts for the ladies in my family, jewelry is usually on the list. This year for Mother’s Day I thought I would mix it up a little and make my mom a jewelry box that …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- May 5th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 May, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, aqua, awesome, cast iron, ceramic, cross stitch, egg pan, enamel, etsy vintage, fantastic, fashion, favorite vintage finds of the week, fine compact, floral, flour sifter, frying pan, gift wrap, gifts, half apron, hand sifter, handkerchief, hankie, hanky, heels, kitchen, kitschy, lovely, mom, mom and pups, mother, mother brooch, mother of pearl, mother of pearl compact, mother pin, mothers day, mug, needlepoint, pan, pin up, poodle, primary, pumps, retro, retro poodle, rockabilly, shabby chic, style, sweet, vintage, vintage apron, vintage compact, vintage kitchen, vintage love, vintage mom tea cup, vintage mother hanky, vintage needlepoint bag, vintage pyrex, white poodle, wrapping, wrapping paper, yellow

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Mother’s Day is this weekend, and I am busy whipping up gifts for all my mamas. Since I have had gifts for moms on my mind, I thought I …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 29th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 29 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, accessories, aqua heels, aqua mid century heels, awesome, baby blue, black and white, blue, boots, brass, brass cat shoe horn, cat, childrens, classic, clear, collectible, enamel flowers, fashion, flats, frye boots, funky, heels, kids, leather, loafers, lovely, mcm, men, mid century, mid cntury modern, mod, mod wedges, modern, moon shoes, nautical, norma b, oxfords, perforated leather t straps, pin up, plastic wedges, primary, pumps, pums, red, retro, rockabilly, saddle oxfords, saddle shoes, shoe clips, shoes, soviet, spring shoes, strappy sandals, toddler, two tone, vintage, vintage bow flats, vintage finds of the week, vintage moon shoes, walter bosse, white, women, woven leather, yellow

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! As anyone in my family will readily tell you, I am head over heels for shoes! I love them! All kinds of shoes! I mostly wear sneakers and sandals, but …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 21st

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 21 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, awesome, basset hounds, bookend, ceramics, childrens book, collector, conversation piece, cowichan sweater, dachshund, dakin, decorating, designer, dog apron, doggie, dogs, doxie, dream pets, dresser caddy, dresser dish, gingham, hand embroidered, home decor, jean hanau, kitsch, lovely, mcm, mid century, modern, must love dogs, novelty, office accessories, perfect, pet lover, pin up, plush, poodle, pup, puppy, raining cats and dogs, retro, rockabilly, shabby, silk scarf, sweet, tammis keefe, trumpet, vintage, vintage accessories, vintage apron, vintage book, vintage ceramic figurines, vintage ceramic salt and pepper shakers, vintage dog brooch, vintage dog toys, vintage dogs, vintage finds of the week, vintage hanky, vintage jewelry, vintage novelty wicker bag, vintage poodle pin, vintage scarf, vintage stuffed animals, vintage stuffed poodle, vintage stuffed scotty, wicker dog bag

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! My sister was in town yesterday, and we took the dogs to the dog park. Beau loves to play with his sister Sadie! I have always been a …

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