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DIY Sweet Vintage Upcycled Cloth Baby Book Buntings

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 19 August, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with bedroom, Bunting, cloth book bunting, crafting, crafts, crafty, decorating with vintage, decoration, diy, diy retro book bunting, diy vintage bunting, easy, fun, garden, garland, gifts, handmade, home decor, home decorating, how to, make, novelty, party bunting, pennant, porch, reclaimed, recycled, repurposed, retro, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage bunting, vintage children's books, vintage cloth baby books, vintage cloth books, vintage decor, vintage diy, vintage illustrations, vintage kids books, vintage upcycled

Recently I came across a couple of lots of adorable vintage cloth baby books. They were well loved and a few of them had crayon marks in them, but I knew they would be perfect to upcycle! I have wanted …

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DIY Vintage Scrappy Patchwork Fabric Coasters

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 25 July, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with ballet, cottage, cow boy, crafting, crafts, crafty, dance, decor, decoration, diy, diy fabric coasters, easy, fabric coasters, feedsack patchwork, floral, fun, gifts, gingham, hand made, holidays, home decor, how to, lovely, make, mid century, novelty, old, patchwork, patchwork coasters, patchy, polka dot, recycled, reloved, repurposed, retro, scrap fabric crafts, scrappy, scraps, sewing, shabby, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage bed sheet, vintage fabric love, vintage feed sack, vintage flour sack, vintage patchwork, vintage scraps, weeknight, western, what to do with scraps

I have been on a bit of a patchwork kick lately. I love being able to take scraps that have been sitting around and find another purpose for them. I am such a vintage fabric lover, and I hate to …

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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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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- June 9th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 June, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1960's, awesome, blue, boat cufflinks, collection, dad, daddy, dads, engraved, father, fathers day, favorite vintage finds, fix it, for dad, for him, gifts, handyman, home repair book, kitsch, men's plaid shirt, nautical, novelty, pop, radio, retro, sailboat, sailing, transistor radio flask, trout, vintage, vintage 1950's, vintage bar, vintage barbecue apron, vintage better homes and gardens handyman book, vintage bottle opener, vintage cufflinks, vintage dad, vintage dad mug, vintage father, vintage father's day, vintage finds, vintage fish, vintage fish tie clip, vintage flask, vintage lighter, vintage neck tie, vintage plaid shirt, vintage power tools, vintage sander, vintage style, vintage tea cup, vintage wrapping paper, weekly

Happy Monday everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! As you all know, Father’s Day is this coming weekend! Do you have any special plans to celebrate with your pops? Knowing my dad it will probably be a movie …

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Shop Sale!

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 7 June, 2014 Posted in Shop News Tagged with custom, gifts, handmade, jewelry, key fob, my so called crafty life shop, shop news, upcycled, upcycled purse, upcycled tote, vintage, vintage fabric, vintage fabric bags, vintage handmade, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloth tote

There’s only a few days left to get free US shipping on everything in the shop! Use code FREESHIPJUNE @ checkout! Sale ends Monday night! Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

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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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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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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