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The Wonderful World of Pinterest- May 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 21 May, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with adorable, alphabet, apron, art, awesome, awesome dogs, bathroom, bear, cat, clipboards, cottage, covered clip boars, crafts, cute cats, cute dogs, daybed, decoration, denim, denim repurposed, diy, diy hanky ideas, diy ideas i love, dog, dogs, dress, fantastic art, flea market style, for the home, funny, greyhound, hair, handkerchief, hankie, hanky, hanky crafts, hanky love, home decor, home decorating, ig, iggy, iggy love, inspiration, italian greyhound, kitchen, kitty, lovely, my so called crafty life, patchwork, persian, pets, pets and animals, pillows, pins, pinspiration, pinterest, pinterest boards, pit bull, polka dot, positivity, puppy, purse, quotes, recycled, repurposed, retro, retro art, retro hairstyle, rugs, shoes, shorts, sitehound, smiling, suitcase side table, sweet, taxis, tea towels, tourist, upcycled, vintage, vintage afghan, vintage barkcloth, vintage style, wallpaper, westie, words to live by

Just as I was saying “I can’t believe it’s May already,” the month is just about over! This May has just been flying by! Before June creeps up on us, I thought I’d share some of my favorite pins from …

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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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Easy DIY Vintage Fabric Covered Letter Block Art

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 29 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with awesome, block letter, cottage, craft, crafting, cute, decor, diy, easy, fabric covered letter, fabric letter, home decor, how to, initial, letter, lovely, make, monogram, painted, pattern, perriwinkle, recycled, red, repurposed, retro, rustic, rustic letter, shabby, sweet, trellis and floral, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage fabric, vintage fabric crafts, weeknight craft, wooden block letter, wooden letter

A few weeks ago I was sifting through the dollar section at Michael’s and I found some cute wooden blocks that had thin wooden letters on them that were stained in bright colors. I was going to get one or …

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Easy DIY Ten Minute Floral Headband

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 8 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with accessories, beautiful, cottage, crafting, crafts, diy, diys, easter, easter crafts, easy, fast, floral, floral headband, flower headband, flowers, gold, hair accessories, headband, how to, lovely, make, retro, shabby, shabby chic, spring, spring crafts, sweet, tutorials, weeknight craft, wire crafts, wire picks, yellow

Easter is going to be here before we know it! For all of you ladies that want an accessory a little more subdued than a fancy Easter bonnet, give this easy floral headband a try! This faux floral headband is …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 7th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 7 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, adorable, april, april showers, aqua, ceramic, children, clouds, cottage, etsy vintage, fashion, favorite vintage finds, girl, jewelry, lefton, lovely, lucite handles, mac, mcm, mid century, mid mod, mod raincoat, modern, novelty, pin up, plastic, polka dot, rain, rain bonnet, rain coat, raincoat, rainy, rockabilly, shabby, spring showers, spring storms, stormy weather, style, sundress, sweet, umbrella jewelry dish, umbrella print, umbrella print dress, vintage, vintage book print, vintage children's book page, vintage dress, vintage figurine, vintage ring holder, vintage scarf, vintage toddler dress, vintage trinket tray, vintage umbrella, vintage umbrella pin, vintage umbrella ring, vintage umbrellas

Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a great weekend! Daryl and I set up shop at the flea market this weekend, and the weather was beautiful! We had a great time! When I think of spring time, I …

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Upcycled Spring Trench Coat

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 26 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with april, aqua, belt, chic, classic, cottage, crafts, diy, easy, fashion, feed sack, feedsack, floral, flour sack, fun, hand made, hand stitched, how to, kelly green, lovely, mac, make, moonglow, pastel, pink moonglow, rain coat, recycled, repurposed, retro, revamp, scrap fabric, seersucker, sewing, shabby, showers, spring, springtime, stitched, style, sweet, trench, trench coat, trench update, tutorials, upcycled, update, vintage, vintage buttons, vintage feedsack scraps, vintage patchwork, wardrobe

Most of us gals have at least one trench coat in the closet. I have a few of them myself. A couple of years ago, I bought this traditional khaki trench at Target on sale. I’ve worn it a lot, …

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Shabby Vintage Doily DIY Dream Catcher

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with backyard chickens, beautiful, boho, chic, chickens, cottage, crafts, decorating, diy, diy home decor, doily, doily dreamcatcher, dream catcher, dreamcatcher, easy, eclectic, embroidery hoop dreamcatcher, fabric scraps, feathers, floral, fun, granny, home decor, how to, inspired, lace, lacey, lovely, make, recycled, repurposed, retro, rooster, scrappy, shabby, shabby chic, silkie rooster, sweet, trims, tutorials, upcycled, vintage repurposed, vintage upcycled, vintage vintage doily, wedding

Two weeks ago this past Saturday we lost our favorite rooster Mabock. He was a beautiful black silkie rooster, and the sweetest we have ever had! Somehow the side door of the coop was not properly closed and the girls …

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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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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- February 24th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 24 February, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, accessories, bakelite, basketweave, beaded, blanket, bracelet, bright pink, brooch, ceramic dog, chenille, chenille bedspread, clothing, cottage, decor, drop earrings, earrings, eclectic, embroidered dress, favorite vintage finds of the week, federal glass, finds, floral, floral hat, floral vintage heels, fun, hair accessories, hair pick, home decor, hot pink, housewares, jewelry, juice glasses, kitschy, lovely, lucite hair stick, mad men, mid century, party dress, pin up, pink, pink chenille, pink poodle, pink radio, polka dot dress, poodle, puppy, purse, radio, retro, rhinestone, rockabilly, rose, shabby chic, shoes, soft pink, spaghetti poodle, sweet, throw, tumblers, vintage, vintage ceramic poodle, vintage dresses, vintage fashion, vintage pumps, vintage radio, vintage retro, vintage style

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a beautiful weekend! I cannot believe that it is just about the end of the month already! Spring will be here before we know it! Spring is my absolute favorite time of …

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