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The Wonderful World of Pinterest- June 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 18 June, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, awesome, beautiful embroidery, blythe, boots, cat, clthing, colorful, country, courage, cow boy, cowboy boots, cute, cute pets, dance, dog, dress, embroidery, embroidery patterns, encouragement, fashion, feeling stitchy, funny cats, funny dogs, funny pets, hoop art, horse, inspiration, inspirational, kitty, lovely, mid century, my style, pets, pets and animals, pin up, pinspiration, pinterest, pinterest boards, pinterest inspiration, polka dot, pony, quotes, retro, rockabilly, rosegall, style, sweet, swimsuit, the wonderful world of pinterest, vintage bed sheets, vintage bedding, vintage dress, vintage dresses, vintage hanky, vintage hanky doll dress, vintage hanky pillows, vintage quilts, vintage sheets, vintage style, vintage wedding dress, vintage western, western, words to live by

Over the past few weeks I have added a few new boards to my Pinterest account that I am really happy to share with all you guys! Yes, they are mostly vintage boards, what can I say. I am a …

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Easy DIY Vintage Bark Cloth Covered Stool

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 June, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with adorable, aqua, barkcloth, bird, bird fabric, black, bright, cool, covered, covered ottoman, covered stool, crafting, crafts, crafty, decoration, diy, diy ottoman, diy stool, easy, fabric covered, foot stool, funky, home deco, how to, lime, make, mcm, mid century, mid century modern, mod, ottoman, pink, recycled, repurposed, retro, seating, stool, sweet, tutorials, twenty minute, upcycled, upholstered, vintage, vintage bark cloth, vintage barkcloth covered, vintage bird, vintage fabric, weeknight project

Vintage bark cloth is one of my favorite types of vintage fabric, and as many of you know, vintage fabric is my favorite thing ever! I was so happy to have found this wonderful curtain piece at the antiques festival …

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DIY Vintage Bottlecap Tray

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 June, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with aqua, awesome, blue, bottle cap, bottle cap tray, collecting, crafting, crafts, diy, father, fathers day, for dad, for guys, for him, fun, funky, gift, gifts for dad, gifts for guys, grouted bottle cap tray, grouted bottle caps, handmade, how to, make, man cave, recycled, repurposed, retro, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage bottle cap tray, vintage bottle caps, vintage soda bottle caps

One of my favorite items to collect is vintage bottle caps! I love the different graphics on them! They are a lot of fun to craft with as well. I upcycled an Ikea tabletop a while ago and used vintage …

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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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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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DIY Chunky Braided Vintage Fabric Necklace

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 27 May, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, accessories, braided fabric, braided fabric necklace, chic, chunky, cottage, crafting, crafts, diy, eco, fashion, fun, funky, handmade, how to, jewelry, lovely, make, necklace, pin up, recycled, repurposed, retro, rockabilly, shabby, statement necklace, style, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage bedsheets, vintage fabric, vintage style, vintage upcycled, weeknight crafting

One of my favorite things in the whole world is vintage linens! I collect all kinds of them from tablecloths and tea towels, to hankies, to bed sheets. After I made my vintage bed sheet patchwork curtain last year I …

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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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DIY Upcycled Vintage Magazine Paper Lantern

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 May, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, covered paper lantern, crafting, crafts, cute, decoration, diy, easy, fun, funky, handmade, home decor, housewife, how to, kids, magazine crafts, make, mid century, mod, outdoor, paper lantern, party crafts, party decor, party decorations, porch, punched paper, retro, scalloped lantern, summer, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage ads, vintage advertisements, vintage magazine, weeknight, womens day magazine

One of my favorite places in my home is our screened in back porch. I love spending time out there reading or drinking my morning tea! I am in the middle of redecorating the porch this summer. I am changing …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- May 19th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 19 May, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, audrey hepburn, beat, beatnik, best movies, blue, cigarette pants, empathicalism, fashion, fashion editor, favorite vintage finds of the week, fred astaire, french, french fashion magazine, funny face, grenich, handkerchief, hankie, hanky, inspired by funny face, kay thompson, mid century, musical, old movies, old musicals, paris, pin up, pink, retro, rockabilly, souvenir, sweet, think pink, trailer, vintage, vintage bubble car, vintage camera, vintage dress, vintage fashion, vintage fashion magazine, vintage finds, vintage floral dress, vintage ladies suit, vintage little black dress, vintage loafers, vintage paris, vintage wedding dress, west end

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a beautiful weekend! When I was twelve, my mom rented me what was to become one of my favorite movies of all time, Funny Face. I instantly fell in love! I always …

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