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I Heart Etsy Fridays- The Art of Peter Emmerich

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 April, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, art, art for retro homes, art prints, artist, awesome art, beautiful, charachter, coco channel, decoration, design, diana ross, ella fitzgerals, etsy, etsy fridays, fantastic, fashion, favorite artists, fun, hand made, harry potter, home decor, icons, illustration, lovely, lucy, marilyn, mcm, mid century, mid century modern style, mid mod, mondrian dress, new look, old hollywood, Peter Emmerich, portraits, quirky, retro, singers, sweet, vintage style, whimsical, wonderful

A few weeks ago I was browsing through Etsy, and I let out a gasp. You know, one of those gasps that women do so well, that can either be from fear or extreme excitement. My husband refers to it …

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DIY Vintage Mini Basket Spring Gardens

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 1 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, basket, bunny, chic, crafting, crafts, crafty, decoration, diy, easter, easter crafts, floral, floral cups, flowers, hand made, home decor, how to, kids, kitschy, landscapes, lovely, make, marker, mini, mini gardens, mini plastic baskets, minis, moss, name, nut cups, picks, pink, place card, plastic, plastic deer, rabbit, reindeer moss, retro, seat, shabby, shabby chic, spring, spring crafts, sweet, terrariums, tutorials, vintage, vintage deer, vintage mini baskets, vintage miniatures, vintage nut cups baskets, vintage plastic bunny, vintage plastic deer, vintage plastic easter chic, white, wire, yellow

I am so excited that spring is here and the weather is starting to warm up a bit! My spiraea has started blooming, and it won’t be long before everything else starts to grow. I recently snagged a set of …

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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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Upcycled Spring Trench Coat

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 26 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with april, aqua, belt, chic, classic, cottage, crafts, diy, easy, fashion, feed sack, feedsack, floral, flour sack, fun, hand made, hand stitched, how to, kelly green, lovely, mac, make, moonglow, pastel, pink moonglow, rain coat, recycled, repurposed, retro, revamp, scrap fabric, seersucker, sewing, shabby, showers, spring, springtime, stitched, style, sweet, trench, trench coat, trench update, tutorials, upcycled, update, vintage, vintage buttons, vintage feedsack scraps, vintage patchwork, wardrobe

Most of us gals have at least one trench coat in the closet. I have a few of them myself. A couple of years ago, I bought this traditional khaki trench at Target on sale. I’ve worn it a lot, …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- March 24th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 24 March, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, aqua, beautiful, beehive, boater, bow, cherry embroidered hat, cornflower blue, daisies, derby, embroidered straw hat, embroidery, facinator, favorite, favorite vintage finds, favorite vintage finds of the week, feminine, floral, floral hat, floral head piece, flowers, for her, hats, ivory, ladies, large, linen, lovely, mid century, millenary flowers, millinary, mod, peach, pink, retro, ribbon, rockabilly, silk, spring, straw, style, summer, sun hat, tulle, tulle beehive, veil, veiled, velvet, vintage, vintage accessories, vintage cherry embroidered straw hat, vintage fashion, vintage hats, vintage style, wedding, white, wide brim, women, woven

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We set up shop at the Raleigh Flea Market Saturday, and it was a beautiful day! We really enjoyed being there and will definitely be doing it again sometime …

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Shabby Vintage Doily DIY Dream Catcher

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with backyard chickens, beautiful, boho, chic, chickens, cottage, crafts, decorating, diy, diy home decor, doily, doily dreamcatcher, dream catcher, dreamcatcher, easy, eclectic, embroidery hoop dreamcatcher, fabric scraps, feathers, floral, fun, granny, home decor, how to, inspired, lace, lacey, lovely, make, recycled, repurposed, retro, rooster, scrappy, shabby, shabby chic, silkie rooster, sweet, trims, tutorials, upcycled, vintage repurposed, vintage upcycled, vintage vintage doily, wedding

Two weeks ago this past Saturday we lost our favorite rooster Mabock. He was a beautiful black silkie rooster, and the sweetest we have ever had! Somehow the side door of the coop was not properly closed and the girls …

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The Wonderful World of Pinterest- March 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 March, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, adorable, adorable dogs, amazing vintage bark cloth, animals, atomic, barkcloth, be strong, beautiful, bookshelves, bow sandals, cats, check, cool, crafting, crafts, create, creative inspiration, deer, denim basket, design, diy ideas i love, dog tattoo, dogs, dots, drinking glasses, eat chocolate, fabric, fashion, flea market style, floral, floral skirt, flower vase, for the home, fun, furry fiends, gingham, glamorous camping, glamping, glamping recipes, hammock, home decor, iggy, iggy love, inspiration, interior design, italian greyhound, lace top tee, landscape, living room, locker, lovely, make, my style, outdoors, painted rocks, pets, photo, photography, pin, pin boards, pins, pinspiration, pinterest, pinterest boards, pretty, pretty tent, quotes, retro, roses, sofa, spaces, spring wreath, style, sweet, tattoos, the wonderful world of pinterest, travel, trellis, tutorials, unique, vintage, vintage camper, vintage fabric, vintage glasses, vintage glassware, vintage home, vintage souvenir glasses, vintage trailer, vintage tumblers, watercolor tattoo, words to live by, woven basket

This past month has just flown by! I am so looking forward to springtime, and warmer weather. I have not spent a lot of time on Pinterest this month since my sister was in town for spring break and vacation …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- March 17th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 March, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, awesome, barware, bracelet, clover, clover earrings, coffee mugs, cool, embroidered, emrald green, favorite vintage finds, four leaf clover, funny, glasses, green, hanky, irish, kelly green, leprachaun, lighter, low ball, luck, lucky, milk glass, posters, retro, rhinestone, rockabilly, roly poly, signs, st patricks day, style, sweet, table lighter, vintage, vintage dress, vintage fashion, vintage hanky, vintage home decor, vintage jewelry, vintage party, vintage style

LUCKY Vintage Wood Anagram Game Pieces from Hoity Toity Designs Vintage Mid Century St. Patricks Day Leprechaun Centerpiece from Anna Lees Attic Vintage St. Patrick’s Day Book Collection from The White Pepper Vintage Handkerchief Good Luck Symbols from Linens and …

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DIY Embroidered Pallet Wood Art

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 11 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with aqua, art, cheap, crafting, crafty, decor, decoration, diy art, diy crafts, easy, embroidered, embroidered wood art, embroidered wood sign, embroidery, fun, hello, home decor, home decoration, how to, lovely, make, natural, old, pallet, pallet art, pallet wood, pallet wood art, pallets, recycled, repurposed, retro, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, vintage inspired, wood

Pallets are one of my favorite items to repurpose! The wood has a cool rustic look, and you can usually find them for free. I have been wanting to try to embroider some wood for a while now. My hubby …

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