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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 13th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 13 April, 2015 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, beautiful, bow, bright, chrome, formica, lemon, mid century, mod, mustard, retro, soft, sunny, sunshine, vintage, vintage alarm clock, vintage bar, vintage bar stools, vintage collecting, vintage collections, vintage earrings, vintage finds of the week, vintage gingham, vintage hanky, vintage lady head vase, vintage necklace, vintage pendant lamp, vintage skirt, vintage tablecloth, vintage yellow, vintage yellow dishes, vintage yellow dress, wilendeur, yellow, yellow roses

Happy Monday everyone! Spring is definitely here. Everything is budding and we are starting to see the pollen swoop in. Everything has a yellow top coat to it at the moment. Even the sky has a bit of a yellow …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- January 5th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 January, 2015 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, beautiful, bright, collecting, collections, cottage, etsy vintage, favorite vintage finds, floral, funky, granny square, home decor, house wares, lovely, mid century, modern, multicolor, shabby, stripe, sweet, vintage afghan, vintage bedding, vintage blanket, vintage finds, vintage throw, vintage wool blanket, wool

Happy January everyone! Can you believe it’s 2015! We are definitely getting into the wintry weather here this week. I have been so cold, all I want to do is cuddle up under my blankets with some tea! So, this …

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Easy DIY Floral Summer Sandals

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 15 July, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with accessories, bright, chiffon flower, cottage, crafting, crafts, crafty, dit floral sandals, diy, diy fashion, diy flip flop, diy shoes, diy t strap, easy, easy diy, easy wedding diy, fashion, floral, fun, gifts, handmade, how to, make, pink, recycled, reloved, repurposed, retro, reuse, revamp, sandal diy, shabby, shabby chic, shoes, summer fashion, summer sandal, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, upcycled closet, update, wedding, weeknight crafts

Like a lot of gals I know, I am a shoe hoarder. However, while most of my friends go crazy for a lovely pair of heels, I am more of a sneaker and sandal collector. I practically live in sandals …

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DIY Sweet Vintage Scrappy Patchwork Tote

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 24 June, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with bag, blue, bright, camp, cowboy, crafts, cute, diy, diy bag, diy patchwork, diy purse, fabric scrap projects, floral, for her, fun, gifts, gifts for her, gingham, handmade, hobo, how to, leather, leather strap, leather strap tote, make, market bag, novelty, patchwork, patchwork bag, purse, recycled, red, repurposed, reused, revamped, stripe, summer bag, summer tote, tote, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage fabric, vintage fabric tote, vintage feed sacks, vintage feedsack scraps, vintage patchwork, vintage scraps, vintage sheets, vintage tablecloth, western

Making upcycled bags and totes is one of my absolute favorite things to do! I usually make bags with upcycled shabby tablecloths. Over the past year I have played around with patchwork projects from vintage scrap fabrics. I thought it …

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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 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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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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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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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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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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