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Local Gems- The Handmade Market

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 30 April, 2014 Posted in Local Gems Tagged with 2014, amazing, apex, art, art prints, art show, best craft shows, cary, clothing, craft show, design, downtown raleigh, durham, handmade, handmade artists, handmade gifts, handmade movement, home decor, indie, jewelry, kids, local, local gems, local love, lovely, may third, nc, north carolina, raleigh, stationary, sweet, the handmade market, the handmaidens, toys, triangle

Spring is here, and for many of us it is synonymous with craft show season. There are bunches of craft shows in the Raleigh Durham area where I live. One of the best local shows is most definitely The Handmade …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Mother’s Day Gift Guide

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 25 April, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with accessories, amazing, applique pillow, art, art print, birdcage, birds, bluebird, bluebird of happiness, burlap, detailed, embroidery hoop, etsy gift guide, fairy garden, family, floral, for mom, garden marker, gift guide, hand felted, hand made, handmade, handmade gifts, hanky pillow, heart, home decor, hoop art, house pillow, infinity scarf, jewelry, ladies, lavender chamomile, loose leaf tea, lovely, make up case, mom, mothers day, mothers day handmade, mum, paper cut art, papercut, polka dot, quote, recycled, repurposed, retro candle, roses, saying, scarf, soothing, spring, stamped spoon, straw fedora, straw hat, summer, sweet, upcycled, upcycled glass candle, vintage fabric, vintage fabric necklace, vintage floral, vintage needlepoint bag, whimsical, women

Happy Friday everyone! I am on my way to the Liberty Antiques Festival today, but I did want to pop in and share a little gift guide with you all! As you know, Mother’s Day is just around the corner. …

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The Wonderful World of Pinterest- April 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 16 April, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, april, art, backyard chickens, beautiful, blue truck, cats, chicken lady, chicken love, chickens, classic cars, crafting, crafts, crafty, cute pets, diy, diy ideas, dog, fabulous art, for the home, ford, funny pets, hair, hen party, hens, home decor, how to, inspiration, inspired, inspiring, kitty, llama, make, mint, outdoor spaces, owls, pets and animals, pin up hairstyles, pink, pins of the month, pinspiration, pinterest, pinteresting, polish frizzle, puppy, quotes, record mail holders, retro, retro art, retro cars, sayings, short hair, spool photo holders, sweet, vintage, vintage bag, vintage cars, vintage crate bench, vintage tote, vintage wallpaper, vw van, wallpaper, wallpaper decor, words to live by

As many of you who follow this blog already know, I am head over heels for Pinterest! It is so fantastic having so much inspiration at your fingertips. I have been a little busy the last month but I was …

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Let’s Shop Local’s March Market

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, Local, Local Gems Tagged with accessorites, apex, art, artists, awesome artists, bags and purses, bath and body, candles, cary, chapel hill, children, clothing, craft show, durham, garden, handmade, handmade goods, home, home decor, jewelry, let's shop local, local, local artists, local love, market, nc, north carolina, pillows, raleigh, show, sweet, toys, triangle

A couple of weekends ago I had the pleasure of attending the March Let’s Shop Local shopping market. For all my local readers out there, Let’s Shop Local is an organization dedicated to showcasing and supporting local artists in the …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- The Art of Peter Emmerich

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 April, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, art, art for retro homes, art prints, artist, awesome art, beautiful, charachter, coco channel, decoration, design, diana ross, ella fitzgerals, etsy, etsy fridays, fantastic, fashion, favorite artists, fun, hand made, harry potter, home decor, icons, illustration, lovely, lucy, marilyn, mcm, mid century, mid century modern style, mid mod, mondrian dress, new look, old hollywood, Peter Emmerich, portraits, quirky, retro, singers, sweet, vintage style, whimsical, wonderful

A few weeks ago I was browsing through Etsy, and I let out a gasp. You know, one of those gasps that women do so well, that can either be from fear or extreme excitement. My husband refers to it …

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DIY Embroidered Pallet Wood Art

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 11 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with aqua, art, cheap, crafting, crafty, decor, decoration, diy art, diy crafts, easy, embroidered, embroidered wood art, embroidered wood sign, embroidery, fun, hello, home decor, home decoration, how to, lovely, make, natural, old, pallet, pallet art, pallet wood, pallet wood art, pallets, recycled, repurposed, retro, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage inspired, wood

Pallets are one of my favorite items to repurpose! The wood has a cool rustic look, and you can usually find them for free. I have been wanting to try to embroider some wood for a while now. My hubby …

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Easy DIY Rustic Photo Frame

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 25 February, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with art, burlap, cheap, chicken wire, chicken wire mat, cool, cottage, country, crafting, crafts, decor, decorating, diy, easy, farm, for the home, frame, framed mat, fun, gift, handmade, home decor, home decorating, how to, make, mat, photo, photo art, recycled, repurposed, retro, rustic, shabby, shabby chic, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, weathered, weeknight craft, wire

Hey everyone! The other day Daryl and I reinforced the chicken coup with extra chicken wire. We ended up having a few scrap pieces left over and I thought I would save them for a project. I have used chicken …

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The Wonderful World of Pinterest- February 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 19 February, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with adorable dogs, animals, anthropologie, art, baby, barware, beautiful, birds, bookcase, bright, bunny, camel, cats, chickens, childrens hanky, colorful, cute dog, dachshund, doors, doxie, dresses, fashion, floral, for the home, funky, funny, handkerchief, hankie, hanky, hanky dress, hazel atlas, home decorating, ig, iggy, iggy love, illustration, inspiration, inspirational, italian greyhound, juice glasses, kids glasses, kids rooms, lace top, living room, lovely, mid century, mid century home, mid century love, mid century tv, modcloth, modern, my style, novelty, peter pan, pets, pets and animals, pins, polkadot, pretty bird, puppy, quotes, retro, retro tv, rooster, sayings, sitehound, sour cream glasses, souvenir hanky, state glasses, state hanky, state souvenir glasses, stripes, style, sweet, tattoos, telephone, the wonderful world of pinterest, tumblers, vintage glassware, vintage hanky, watercolor tattoos, weenie dog, weenie dog love, wiener dog, woods, words to live by

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I LOVE Pinterest! I pin a lot and I get so much inspiration from all the beautiful things on Pinterest! This month I have pinned a bunch of new items to …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Little Low

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 24 January, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adorable, apartment, art, art prints, baby, beautiful, birthdays, calendars, cards, child's room, children, colorful, decor, embroidery hoop art, etsy artist, etsy artist fridays, fabric, families, fun, gifts, greeting cards, hand made, handmade, home decor, hoop, illustration, independant artists, indy, lighthearted, little low, new baby, paper goods, pet lovers, pillows, sayings, screen print, spunky, stationary, stationary boxes, swet, valentine, wedding, whimsical, wood boxes

Happy Friday everyone! Welcome to my first full artist feature of 2014! I am so excited to showcase one of my absolute favorite Etsy shops, Little Low Studio, with you all today! Little Low is a fantastic shop full of …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- 2014 Calendars

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 January, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with animals, art, art deco, artists, awesome, calendar, cats, composers, cute, day planner, decor, desktop, digital, dogs, download, etsy artists, etsy fridays, flapper, floral, folk art, fox, fridays, fun, handmade, houses, illustrated, illustration, lumberjack, mini, new year, organization, owl, style, sweet, teatowel calendar, typewriter, wall, whimsical, woodland, year at a glance, yearly

Happy Friday everyone! As I mentioned the other day, one of my favorite things about the new year is getting new calendars for our home! I always get at least three. There’s one for the kitchen, one for the office, …

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