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DIY Repurposed Vintage Suitcase Side Table

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 1 October, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, afternoon project, bar stool, crafts, decorating, diy, easy, home decor, how to, lady baltimore, lovely, make, painted, perriwinkle, recycled, red, repurposed, retro, suitcase table, table legs, thrifted, tutorials, upcycled, upcycled furniture, vintage, vintage decor, vintage style, vintage suitcase

Hi guys! Today I am very excited to share my suitcase table with you! This is a diy idea I have seen all over Pinterest, and it has been on my to-do list for quite a while now. This past …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- September 30th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 30 September, 2013 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, amazing, autumn, beautiful, bracelet, dinette, dress, eyewear, fall, fashion, funky, glasses, hat, home decor, lovely, moonglow, necklace, pitcher, polkadot, powder tin, pumpkin, purse, retro, retro fashion, scarf, sunglasses, swanky swigs, table and chairs, vintage, vintage decor, vintage finds, vintage orange

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend! It was absolutely beautiful here! My mom and I went out to Liberty on Friday for the Liberty Antiques Festival, which was awesome! Saturday we took Beau out to …

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DIY Easy Vintage Patched Shabby Tablecloth

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 26 September, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, aqua, cottage, crafts, create, cutter, decorating, diy, floral, fun, home, home decor, how to, kitchen, lovely, make, mid century, patched tablecloth, plaid, recycle, red, repurpose, retro, revamp, roses, shabby chic, space, style, sweet, tablecloth, tutorials, upcycle, vintage, vintage tablecloth

As many of you probably know by now, I have a small obsession with vintage linens. I hoard sheets and tablecloths that I find in shabby condition and repurpose them into many different projects and items I make. Months ago, …

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DIY Vintage Bedsheet Fabric Patchwork Curtain

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 24 September, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, beautiful, chic, cottage, crafts, curtain, decorating, diy, eclectic, fabric, floral, gift, handmade, home dcorating, home decor, how to, linen, long, machine, mid century, patchwork, patchwork curtain, poilka dot, prints, retro, ribbon, sewing, sewn, shabby, shower curtain, spring flowers, stitched, sweet, ties, tutorials, vintage bed sheet, vintage bedding, vintage fabric, window curtain, window treatments

Hi guys! I hope you all are having a lovely week so far! I am really excited because this weekend is the Liberty Antique Festival in Liberty, NC. It is one of the best shows close to me and my …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- September 23rd

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 23 September, 2013 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's mid century, aqua, autun, brooch, ceramics, cottage, decorating, fabric, fall, fall colors, fall leaves, fashion, franciscan china, gold, green, home decor, jewelry, lamp, lime, modern, monday vintage, orange, pumpkin, retro, tablecloth, vintage, vintage fall, vintage finds, vintage lovely, vintage skirt, vintage style

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you are all having a lovely start to your week! The weather here has been really nice, and the leaves on the trees outside my window are just starting to turn color. I can’t wait …

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DIY Vintage Wallpaper Heart Garland

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 September, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, bright, cottage, crafts, diy, easy, floral, fun, gift, gift wrapping, handmade, kitchen, machine stitched, mid century, paper bunting, paper crafts, paper garland, pastel, plastic deer, retro, sewn, shabby chic, stitched, sweet, tutorials, vintage, vintage wallpaper, vintage wallpaper diy, wallpaper crafts, wallpaper scrap, wallpaper scraps

As many of you know by now, I have a weakness for vintage wallpaper! I LOVE the prints and textures! I have a ton of scraps in my stash and have been thinking of something fun to do with …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- September 16th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 16 September, 2013 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, autumn, beautiful, blanket, ceramic, chairs, china, decorating, dog, dress, fabric, fall, fashion, glasses, green plaid, hankie, hanky, home, kitchen, kitten heels, lunch box, mid century, pink plaid, plaid plates, plaid thermos, red plaid, retro, scotty dog, shoes, sunglasses, vintage, vintage fashion, vintage finds of the week, vintage home decor, vintage plaid, vintage plaid blanket

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a beautiful weekend! The weather here was so pretty! It was our first real taste of fall. One of the things I think of when I think of fall is plaid prints. …

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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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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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