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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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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- May 13th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 13 May, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, beautiful, bright, bright floral, cheery, collections, cottage, curated, daisies, day dress, dinner plates, dinnerware, enamel, english country garden tablecloth, favorite vintage finds of the week, floral, floral plate, garden, gingham, grandee bead, hand painted tin canisters, handpainted locket, happy, home decor, homer laughlin, may flowers, metal trash can, pin up girl, pin up style, pink florals, retro, rockabilly, roses, shabby chic, style, vintage, vintage apron, vintage comb, vintage compact, vintage daisy bracelet, vintage dress, vintage fashion, vintage finds, vintage floral, vintage floral beaded bag, vintage floral beauty set, vintage floral dress, vintage floral duvet cover, vintage floral locket, vintage floral trash can, vintage florals, vintage home decor, vintage linens, vintage style, vintage sun dress, vintage tins, wildflowers

Hey everyone! I hope you all had a lovely Mother’s Day weekend! It was a beautiful day here, and we got to visit with all of our family which was great! Our garden is blooming and I am even getting …

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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- 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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Easy DIY Vintage Fabric Covered Letter Block Art

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 29 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with awesome, block letter, cottage, craft, crafting, cute, decor, diy, easy, fabric covered letter, fabric letter, home decor, how to, initial, letter, lovely, make, monogram, painted, pattern, perriwinkle, recycled, red, repurposed, retro, rustic, rustic letter, shabby, sweet, trellis and floral, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage fabric, vintage fabric crafts, weeknight craft, wooden block letter, wooden letter

A few weeks ago I was sifting through the dollar section at Michael’s and I found some cute wooden blocks that had thin wooden letters on them that were stained in bright colors. I was going to get one or …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 29th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 29 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, accessories, aqua heels, aqua mid century heels, awesome, baby blue, black and white, blue, boots, brass, brass cat shoe horn, cat, childrens, classic, clear, collectible, enamel flowers, fashion, flats, frye boots, funky, heels, kids, leather, loafers, lovely, mcm, men, mid century, mid cntury modern, mod, mod wedges, modern, moon shoes, nautical, norma b, oxfords, perforated leather t straps, pin up, plastic wedges, primary, pumps, pums, red, retro, rockabilly, saddle oxfords, saddle shoes, shoe clips, shoes, soviet, spring shoes, strappy sandals, toddler, two tone, vintage, vintage bow flats, vintage finds of the week, vintage moon shoes, walter bosse, white, women, woven leather, yellow

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! As anyone in my family will readily tell you, I am head over heels for shoes! I love them! All kinds of shoes! I mostly wear sneakers and sandals, but …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 21st

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 21 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, awesome, basset hounds, bookend, ceramics, childrens book, collector, conversation piece, cowichan sweater, dachshund, dakin, decorating, designer, dog apron, doggie, dogs, doxie, dream pets, dresser caddy, dresser dish, gingham, hand embroidered, home decor, jean hanau, kitsch, lovely, mcm, mid century, modern, must love dogs, novelty, office accessories, perfect, pet lover, pin up, plush, poodle, pup, puppy, raining cats and dogs, retro, rockabilly, shabby, silk scarf, sweet, tammis keefe, trumpet, vintage, vintage accessories, vintage apron, vintage book, vintage ceramic figurines, vintage ceramic salt and pepper shakers, vintage dog brooch, vintage dog toys, vintage dogs, vintage finds of the week, vintage hanky, vintage jewelry, vintage novelty wicker bag, vintage poodle pin, vintage scarf, vintage stuffed animals, vintage stuffed poodle, vintage stuffed scotty, wicker dog bag

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! My sister was in town yesterday, and we took the dogs to the dog park. Beau loves to play with his sister Sadie! I have always been a …

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The Wonderful World of Pinterest- April 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 16 April, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, april, art, backyard chickens, beautiful, blue truck, cats, chicken lady, chicken love, chickens, classic cars, crafting, crafts, crafty, cute pets, diy, diy ideas, dog, fabulous art, for the home, ford, funny pets, hair, hen party, hens, home decor, how to, inspiration, inspired, inspiring, kitty, llama, make, mint, outdoor spaces, owls, pets and animals, pin up hairstyles, pink, pins of the month, pinspiration, pinterest, pinteresting, polish frizzle, puppy, quotes, record mail holders, retro, retro art, retro cars, sayings, short hair, spool photo holders, sweet, vintage, vintage bag, vintage cars, vintage crate bench, vintage tote, vintage wallpaper, vw van, wallpaper, wallpaper decor, words to live by

As many of you who follow this blog already know, I am head over heels for Pinterest! It is so fantastic having so much inspiration at your fingertips. I have been a little busy the last month but I was …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- April 14th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 15 April, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, chic, easter, easter basket, easter bunny, easter egg, egg, egg basket, egg cups, embroidered, etsy vintage, gloves, kitsch, lamb, lovely, pin up, retro, rockabilly, spring, spring chick, spring sweet, sweet, vintage, vintage bag, vintage ceramics, vintage chicks, vintage dress, vintage easter, vintage egg, vintage fashion, vintage finds, vintage hanky, vintage style, wicker handbag

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend! I spent most of mine painting furniture. I cannot believe that April is almost over! Easter is this coming Sunday. It came up on me really fast! I have …

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Easy DIY Ten Minute Floral Headband

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 8 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with accessories, beautiful, cottage, crafting, crafts, diy, diys, easter, easter crafts, easy, fast, floral, floral headband, flower headband, flowers, gold, hair accessories, headband, how to, lovely, make, retro, shabby, shabby chic, spring, spring crafts, sweet, tutorials, weeknight craft, wire crafts, wire picks, yellow

Easter is going to be here before we know it! For all of you ladies that want an accessory a little more subdued than a fancy Easter bonnet, give this easy floral headband a try! This faux floral headband is …

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