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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 Upcycled Knife Bracelet

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 22 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with bracelet, crafts, crafty, cute, diy, diy bracelet, diy jewelry, flat ware, for her, for mom, fun, funky, gift, gypsy, hand made, handmade, handmade gift idea, how to, id bracelet, initial, jewelry, make, monogram, mothers day, old knife, personal, personalized, recycled, repurposed, shabby sweet, silverware, silverware bracelet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage

One of my favorite things to upcycle is old silverware! I have made all kinds of projects with them for holiday gifts in the past. I also have a couple of DIY projects using silverware on the blog like my …

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Let’s Shop Local’s March Market

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, Local, Local Gems Tagged with accessorites, apex, art, artists, awesome artists, bags and purses, bath and body, candles, cary, chapel hill, children, clothing, craft show, durham, garden, handmade, handmade goods, home, home decor, jewelry, let's shop local, local, local artists, local love, market, nc, north carolina, pillows, raleigh, show, sweet, toys, triangle

A couple of weekends ago I had the pleasure of attending the March Let’s Shop Local shopping market. For all my local readers out there, Let’s Shop Local is an organization dedicated to showcasing and supporting local artists in the …

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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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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- March 31st

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 1 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1950's vintage polka dot dress, apron, awesome, ballerina, band, beautiful, best friends, blue, bongos, collectible, coloring book, comic, cool, desi arnaz, double strand, dress, etsy vintage, fedora, fun, funky, funny, gabardine, hollywood, housewife, i love lucy, jewelry, kitchen, lovely, lucille ball, lucy, lucy comic, lucy comics, men's suit, mens, mid century, musician, pearls, peter pan collar dress, phone, pin up, playset, polka dot, pop culture, pot holder, rare, redhead, retro, retro phone, ricky and lucy, rockabilly, roses, rotary phone, straw hat, sweet, towel set, toy, trellis, vintage, vintage apron, vintage finds, vintage finds of the week, vintage flash cards, vintage I love lucy coloring book, vintage paint by number, vintage wallpaper

Happy Monday everyone, well actually now Tuesday here! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! We took Beau to the park this weekend to play with his puppy cousin Kaponi. They had quite a fun time! This week I …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Paula Montgomery

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 28 March, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with amazing jewelry artists, animals, artisan, artist, awesome, bracelet, brooches, button bracelet, charm bracelet, charms, collage bracelet, complicated, dangle, dogs, drop, earrings, elegant, etsy, etsy artist fridays, etsy fridays, gorgeous, hand made, horse necklace, jewelry, kitty, necklace, one of a kind, original, paula montgomery, recycled, repurposed, retro, rhinestones, statement, statement jewelry, sweet, unique, upcycled, upcycled jewelry, vintage, vintage gumball charm bracelet, vintage repurposed jewelry, vintage rhinestone earrings, whimsical

Happy Friday everyone! Today I am super excited to share one of my favorite jewelry artisans on Etsy, Paula Montgomery! Paula has had one heck of a creative career, which you can read more about here in her bio. After …

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My Life in Pictures March 20th-27th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 27 March, 2014 Posted in My Life in Pictures Tagged with animals, aqua, awesome, beaureguard the iggy, beautiful, birds, coral, country, cute, cute dog, decor, decorating, dog, dog park, doggie photos, dogs, figures, flea market, flea market decorating, furniture, greyhound, hand made, home decor, home made, ig, iggy, italian greyhound, jewelry, kitschy, lifestyle, lifestyle photography, living, lovely, my life in pictures, pets, photo, photography, photos, pictures, puppy, sitehound, sleepy dog, spring, sweet, upcycled, vintage, vintage decor, vintage deer

This past week we have been pretty busy. Daryl and I set up shop at the flea market last weekend. We took out a lot of my handmade items as well as some beautiful furniture from Marcy’s shop Sunflowers in …

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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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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Madie’s Charms

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 14 February, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with accessories, aluminum, anniversary, best friends, bff, boyfriend, collar stays, custom, design, etsy artist fridays, gift, girlfriend, guitar pick key chain, hand stamped, handmade artists, hearts, husband, initials, jewelry, key chains, love, lovely, maddies charms, monogram, new baby, penny key chain, personalized, puzzle piece key chain, stamped, sterling silver, sweet, to infinity and beyond, valentine, wedding anniversary, wife

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all are having a lovely Valentine’s Day! My hubby actually had the day off of work today which was fantastic since he is usually out of town most of the time! Today I wanted …

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