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Easy DIY Painted Mason Jar Vase

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 14 May, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with aqua, blue mason jar, crafts, decoration, diy, diy vase, easy, flowers, for her, fun, gift, handmade, handmade gifts, home decor, how to, lovely, make, mason jar, mason jar crafts, mason jar vase, painted mason jar, polka dot, polka dot painted mason jar, retro, roses, spring, sweet, tutorials, vintage inspired, weeknight craft

A little while ago, I picked up a vintage style blue mason jar at wally world. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do with it at the time. I only like drinking out of the wide mouth jars, but …

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DIY Mother’s Day Gifts Round Up

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 7 May, 2014 Posted in Craft Round Ups Tagged with beaded vase, change purse, craft round up, crafts, diy, diy handmade bag, diy handmade tote bag bow bag, diy round up, diy tote, embroidered, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoop gift card holder, floral monogram, gifts for her, gifts for mom, handmade, handmade gifts, handmade tote, hobnail diy, hoop art, how to, kiss lock change purse, lavender, mom, monogram, mothers day, one hour, patchwork photo pillow, photo pillow, sachets, shrinky dink bracelet, sweet, tea towel, tea towel tutorial, tutorials, zipper book clutch, zipper clutch

Mother’s Day is less than a week away, it kinda snuck up on me. Handmade gifts have always beena big hit with my mom, and I’ve been making her things since I can remember. If you are looking for a …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Melanie’s Menagerie

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 2 May, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with anniversary, birdcage, blue bird, bluebird, bluebirds, bridesmaids, cute, dia de los muertos, etsy, etsy artist fridays, felt, figurine, for mom, for moms, hand crafted, hand made, handmade, handmade artists, handmade gifts, hatpins, lamb, lefton bluebirds, lefton inspired, little lamb, lovebirds, lovely, mini, mothers day, naapco, needle crafte, needle felted lamb, needle felted poodle, needle felted whale, needle felting, norcrest, planter, retro, skunks, steampunk, sweet, vintage bluebirds, vintage inspired, wedding

Happy Friday Everyone! We are busy little bees getting ready for the flea market this weekend, but I did want to pop in and share one of my new favorite Etsy artists with you all, Melanie’s Menagerie. Melanie Nord Monsees, …

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Local Gems- The Handmade Market

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 30 April, 2014 Posted in Local Gems Tagged with 2014, amazing, apex, art, art prints, art show, best craft shows, cary, clothing, craft show, design, downtown raleigh, durham, handmade, handmade artists, handmade gifts, handmade movement, home decor, indie, jewelry, kids, local, local gems, local love, lovely, may third, nc, north carolina, raleigh, stationary, sweet, the handmade market, the handmaidens, toys, triangle

Spring is here, and for many of us it is synonymous with craft show season. There are bunches of craft shows in the Raleigh Durham area where I live. One of the best local shows is most definitely The Handmade …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Mother’s Day Gift Guide

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 25 April, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with accessories, amazing, applique pillow, art, art print, birdcage, birds, bluebird, bluebird of happiness, burlap, detailed, embroidery hoop, etsy gift guide, fairy garden, family, floral, for mom, garden marker, gift guide, hand felted, hand made, handmade, handmade gifts, hanky pillow, heart, home decor, hoop art, house pillow, infinity scarf, jewelry, ladies, lavender chamomile, loose leaf tea, lovely, make up case, mom, mothers day, mothers day handmade, mum, paper cut art, papercut, polka dot, quote, recycled, repurposed, retro candle, roses, saying, scarf, soothing, spring, stamped spoon, straw fedora, straw hat, summer, sweet, upcycled, upcycled glass candle, vintage fabric, vintage fabric necklace, vintage floral, vintage needlepoint bag, whimsical, women

Happy Friday everyone! I am on my way to the Liberty Antiques Festival today, but I did want to pop in and share a little gift guide with you all! As you know, Mother’s Day is just around the corner. …

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DIY Tiny Vintage Feed Sack Spool Necklaces

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 February, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with calico, crafts, dainty, dainty necklace, diy, diy jewelry, diy necklace, easy, fabric, fabric embellished, feed sack, floral, flour sack, flour sack spool necklaces, for girls, for her, fun, fun necklace, gingham, handmade, handmade gifts, how to, lovely, make, pink, purple, red, repurposed, retro, scrap fabric projects, scraps, spool, sweet, tiny spool, tiny spool necklaces, tutorials, upcycled, valentine, valentine gift, vintage, vintage feedsack, vintage inspired, wooden spools

One of my favorite things in the whole wide world is vintage flour sack fabric! These little cotton prints are amazing! I have a ton of scrap flour sack fabrics and I love to use them for all kinds …

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DIY Upcycled Tablecloth Cross Body Mini Tote

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 December, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with adorable, bag, christmas, cottage, crafting, crafts, cross body, diy, easy, easy to carry, electronic case, fabric, floral, gifts, gifts for her, girls, handmade gifts, holidays, how to, ipad case, leather, leather trimmed tote, less, little bag, lovely, make, mini bag, on the go, one hour, pink, purple, purse, recycled, red, sewing, shabby, sweet, tablecloth, teens, tote, travel bag, tutorials, upcycled, upcycled tote, vintage tablecloth tote, women

Hi guys! Welcome to day twelve of my Twelve Days of Handmade Gifts! Since it is the last day in this crafty handmade series, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite handmade gifts I have made …

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DIY Souvenir Snow Globe Necklace

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 14 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with art, big ben, christmas, cottage, crafting, crafts, diy, easy, eiffel tower, for her, for women, fun, gift, glass bottle necklace, globe necklace, handmade, handmade gifts, holidays, how to, jewelry, kit, london, make, mom, necklace, paris, pendant, printable, shabby, shrinky dinks, sister, snow, snow globe, snowglobe pendant, snowy, souvenir, sweet, teens, terrarium necklace, tutorials, unique, winter, winter scene

Hi everyone! Welcome to day ten of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! I love snow globes! The kitschy-er the better! When I was little whenever we went somewhere really cool I bought one of those tacky snow globes …

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DIY Five Minute Upcycled Pet Snood or Dickie

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with cheap, christmas, cozy, crafts, dickie, diy, dog clothes, dogs, easy, fashion, fast, five minute, fun, gifts for pets, handmade, handmade gifts, holiday, hood, how to, make, neck warmer, pets, pink, project, quick, recycled, snood, style, sweater, sweet, turtleneck, tutorials, upcycled, upcycled sweater, warm, winter

Hi guys! Welcome to day seven of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts. Today I am going to show you how to make these super simple pet snoods. We have Italian greyhounds, which is a breed that gets cold so …

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DIY Vintage Planter Pincushion

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1940's sweet, 1950's, 5 minute crafts, adorable, blue, ceramic, cheap, crafting, crafts, diy, DIY gifts, do it yourself, easy, fast, floral, fun, gift ideas, gifts for crafters, gifts for her, gifts for sewing, handmade, handmade gifts, how to, kids, lamb, make, mom, pig, pin cushion, pins, planter, planter pincushion, sewing, sister, straight pin, supplies, tutorials, vintage, vintage feedsack fabric, weeknight craft, wife

Hi guys! Welcome to day six of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Today I am going to show you how to make these sweet Vintage Planter Pincushions. These are super fast and easy to make. It is a good …

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