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DIY Vintage Christmas Brooch Necklace

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 19 November, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, accessories, brooch necklace, christmas, christmas brooch, christmas jewelry, chunky, crafting, crafts, crafty, diy, easy, eclectic, fashion, fun, funky, gift, gold, green, handmade, holiday, how to, jewelry, kitschy, make, mid century, necklace, pin up, reclaimed, recycled, red, reindeer, reindeer brooch, retro, retro christmas, rockabilly, statement, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage style

Hey everyone! One of my favorite things to collect at the holidays is vintage brooches! I love the whimsy of them! I thought it would be fun to add in one of my newest vintage reindeer brooches to a statement …

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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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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- March 3rd

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 3 March, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, accessories, adorable, applique, apron, baby dress, bag, bangle, black, blue, bowl, bracelet, cafe cups, chiffon, chunky, clutch, coctail dress, cute, decanteur, deer, dotty, dress, favorite vintage finds of the week, fire king, fireking bowl, flocked, french, hair clips, half apron, hand painted, housewife, jewlery, lovely, lucite, mad men, make up case, mcm, mid century, mid mod, mod, mugs, multicolored, noisemakers, party, pillow, pillowcases, pins, polka dot, polka dot apron, polkadot, polkadot bracelet, polkadot deer, polkadot dress, polkadots, print, purse, red, retro, retro kitchen, ribbons, rockabilly, shabby, shot glasses, stuffed animal, sweet, tea cups, tin, tin toys, toddler, toy, umbrella, vintage, vintage baby clothes, vintage baby toy, vintage barware, vintage deer, vintage dress, vintage finds, vintage kitchen

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! My sister’s pup Sadie came over for a sleepover with Beau. They had a great time! We took them to the dog park and the flea market. It was …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- February 3rd

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 3 February, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with adorable, atomic, bauble, beautiful, bowls, bright red, check, chunky, clock, coctail dress, cottage, day dress, decor, decorating, eames chair, floral, furniture, gingham, grid, hand painted, heels, home decor, kitchen, melamine, melmac, mid century, pin up, pink, purse, red, red hat, retro, rhinestone, rockabilly, rustic, shabby chic, shoes, soft pink, style, sweet, swing, tin, tin trays, tray, tray set, triple strand, vintage, vintage chandelier earrings, vintage clothing, vintage dress, vintage earrings, vintage fashion, vintage finds of the week, vintage hats, vintage necklace, vintage pumps, vintage wool hat, vinyl

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! I am very happy that we are now ushering in February! It is one of my favorite months! I love to decorate for Valentine’s Day! One of my absolute …

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Style Files- January 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 30 January, 2014 Posted in Style Files Tagged with animals, backpack, bags, boho, boots, bows, boyfriend, cardigan, casual, chunky, classic, clothing, design, fashion, fashion and style, floral, fun, infinity scarf, jewelry, Kate Spade, knit, leather, lifestyle, lovely, modcloth, moto boots, personal style, pig, polkadot, quirky, retro, satchel, scarf, skinny jeans, stripe, style, sweater, vintage, whimsical

Most days, I look like a slob. Since I mostly work from home, I tend to live in my sweatpants. My personal style tends to be casual. I don’t own many frilly items. If you look in my closet right …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- January 13th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 13 January, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, aqua, beaded, beaded collar sweater, beige, black, blue, brown, bullseye, chunky, cottage scene cowichan, cowboy, cowichan, embroidered, fair isle, fashion, floral, fun, hand knit, knit, lovely, navy, novelty, pin up, pink, polar bear, pom pom, retro, rockabilly, style, sweater, sweater dress, sweater girl, sweet, textured, vintage, vintage clothing, vintage dress, vintage finds, vintage sweater, vintage sweaters, western, white, wolves

Happy Monday everyone! I had mentioned the other day that I am a total sucker for sweaters! I LOVE them! This month I am sharing some sweater upcycling tutorials here on the blog. I thought it would be fun to …

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DIY Easy Cabinet Knob Necklace

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 8 October, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with accessories, anthro, boho, cabinet knob, cabinet knob revamp, ceramic, chunky, crafts, diy, easy, fashion, for her, fun, funky, gifts, handmade, holidays, how to, jewelry, jewelry diy, long necklace, make, metal, necklace, necklace diy, pokadot, recycle, reuse, tutorials, upcycle, vintage inspired

Hi everyone! Today I am going to share a super easy diy with you, cabinet knob necklaces! These little necklaces are so fun to make, and it is a great way to use those fabulous knobs that you cannot afford …

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Upcycled Vintage Fabric Wrapped Bead Necklaces

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 28 May, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, beaded, chunky, cottage, crafts, crafty, diy, fabric, fabric wrapped beads, fashion, girls, handkerchief, handmade, handmade gift, hankie, hanky, jewelry, necklace, recycled, repurposed, retro, shabby chic, spring, style, summer, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage bed sheet, vintage fabric, women, wood beads

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday weekend! The weather here was just gorgeous! We took the little Beau monkey out to the flea market, and I came home with quite a stash. I will have …

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14 Days of Love- “Bubble” Bracelet Tutorial

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 February, 2012 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with chunky, crafts, diy, diy gift, gingham, girly, jewelry, love, red, shabby chic, tutorial, valentine

Supplies: *Fabric 1/8th of a yard would be fine *Sewing machine *Wooden beads *Jewlery End Caps (I got mine here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/71683704/silver-finish-8mm-end-caps-6-pcs) *Ribbon *Safety pin or turning tool *Scissors or rotary cutter Step 1: Cut the fabric. My beads were around …

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