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Reloved Love!

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 July, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY Tagged with british, craft magazine, crafts, fantastic, magazine feature, reclaimed, recycled, reloved, repurposed, summer, uk, upcycled

I am so excited to share the news that a couple of my projects are featured in July’s issue of ReLoved Magazine! If you are not familiar with Reloved, it is a British mag dedicated to all things upcycled! This …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- June 23rd

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 23 June, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, a guide to pink elephants, aqua, bar, bar ware, blue, cocktail napkins, cocktail recipes, cocktail stirrers, cutting board, drunken bird, fantastic, favorite vintage finds, favorite vintage finds of the week, glass cocktail shaker, glassware, happy hour, highball, man cave, novelty, novelty print, numbers, party, people, pink elephant, polka dot, pretzels, recipes, retro, seltzer bottle, shot glass set, stripe, vintage, vintage bar ware, vintage bottle opener, vintage cocktail, vintage cocktail shaker, vintage corkscrew, vintage decanteur, vintage drinking glasses, vintage ice bucket, vintage shot glasses, weenie dog, wood, wooden

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! This week’s finds are inspired by retro happy hour. We recently fixed up a mid century side board that has a little bar space. I thought it would be fun …

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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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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- May 5th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 May, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, aqua, awesome, cast iron, ceramic, cross stitch, egg pan, enamel, etsy vintage, fantastic, fashion, favorite vintage finds of the week, fine compact, floral, flour sifter, frying pan, gift wrap, gifts, half apron, hand sifter, handkerchief, hankie, hanky, heels, kitchen, kitschy, lovely, mom, mom and pups, mother, mother brooch, mother of pearl, mother of pearl compact, mother pin, mothers day, mug, needlepoint, pan, pin up, poodle, primary, pumps, retro, retro poodle, rockabilly, shabby chic, style, sweet, vintage, vintage apron, vintage compact, vintage kitchen, vintage love, vintage mom tea cup, vintage mother hanky, vintage needlepoint bag, vintage pyrex, white poodle, wrapping, wrapping paper, yellow

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! Mother’s Day is this weekend, and I am busy whipping up gifts for all my mamas. Since I have had gifts for moms on my mind, I thought I …

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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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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- February 17th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 February, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, anniversary, apron, aqua, bridge, brooch, card deck, clear, clothing, engraved, fancy, fantastic, fashion, favorite vintage, floral, flowers, for kids, gold box, gold tone, hand embroidered, heart, heart glasses, heart hat, heart motif, heart necklace, heart pockets, heart print dress, heart prints, heart shape, heart towel, hearts, hearts card game, home is where the heart is, kitsch, love, lovely, lucite, mid century, modern, novelty print dress, paper crafts, pill box, pink, puppy, red hat, retro, rockabilly, rose, scrapbooking, sheer, style, sweet, tablecloth, tammis keefe, tea towel, treasure box, trifari heart pin, vintage, vintage cards, vintage dress, vintage finds of the week, vintage glassware, vintage half apron, vintage hat, vintage heart pendant, vintage heart shoes, vintage tumblers, wallpaper hearts, wedding, white shoes, womens pumps

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend and a wonderful Valentine’s Day spent with the ones you love most! I wanted to continue the love theme around here even though Valentine’s day has passed. I mean, …

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Holiday Gift Guides 2013- Gifts for Guys

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 8 November, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays, Holiday Gift Guides Tagged with artists, beard conditioner, briefcase, brother, calaveras, christmas, christmas shopping, cool, cork, cute, dad, darth vadar, day of the dead, deer, dudes, etsy, fantastic, for him, fun, gadget case, geeky, gift guide, gift guides, gifts, gifts for guys, grandpa, guitar, guitar pick holder, handmade, hanger, holiday, husband, ipad case, iphone, ipkone case, keychain, laptop case, leather bag, magnetic, masculine, men, messenger, nerdy, phone dock, pick holder, popcorn salts, recycled, robot, silhouette, silver, star trek, star wars, superhero, superman, tartan plaid, tee, tie clip, uncle, unique, upcycled, wallet, wood

Happy Friday Everybody! I am very excited to kick off my holiday gift guides today! For the next several weeks, you can tune in every Friday for a different guide to help you find the perfect gift for just about …

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