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DIY Retro Valentine’s Day Teapot

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 12 February, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, adorable, ceramic, crafts, cute, decor, dishes, diy, easy, fun, home decor, how to, image transfer, image transfer on glass, kitchen housewares, lazertran, lovely, make, midcentury, party, retro, sharpie mugs, sharpie paint, sweet, tea valentine, teapot, tutorials, valentines, valentines decor, vintage image, vintage teacup, vintage valentine, weekday craft, you're my cup of tea

I am an avid tea drinker! Ice tea is my favorite, but on cold days like today I like a strong cup of hot tea! Usually I just pop a cup in the microwave for a couple of minutes, …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- February 10th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 February, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, beautiful, bench charm, books, ceramic planter, couple on a bench, crystal, cupid, fun plate, gift wrap, handkerchief, hankie, hearts, kitsch, love, love poems, lovers, mid century, peynet, pin up, pink, poetry, red, retro, rhinestone earrings, rockabilly, sweet, sweet plate, sweets, tin valentine, valentine cards, valentine gift wrap, valentine planter, valentine's day, valentines hanky, vintage, vintage books, vintage chiffon dress, vintage finds of the week, vintage hanky, vintage lingere, vintage nightie, vintage planter, vintage tea towel, vintage valentine, wind up heart valentine

Happy Monday everyone! Are you all excited Valentine’s Day is coming up at the end of the week? I am having fun finishing up Valentine’s projects and really loving all the cute and sweet decor in my home! Since Valentine’s …

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Valentine’s DIY Round Up

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 February, 2014 Posted in Craft Round Ups Tagged with adorable, arrows, bobby pins, cake toppers, collection, craft, craft round up, crafts, cross stitch heart art, cute, date ideas, diy, diy valentine, gifts, heart, heart string art, hearts, how to, light bulb, lovely, retro, round up, spool heart, string art, sweet, tutorials, valentine, valentine's crafts, valentine's day, valentine's fortune, vintage

Valentine’s Day is less than ten days away and I am so excited to start my valentine crafting! There are so many amazing valentine and love themed diy projects out there on the web. Pinterest is a never ending source …

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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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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- February 3rd

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 3 February, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with adorable, atomic, bauble, beautiful, bowls, bright red, check, chunky, clock, coctail dress, cottage, day dress, decor, decorating, eames chair, floral, furniture, gingham, grid, hand painted, heels, home decor, kitchen, melamine, melmac, mid century, pin up, pink, purse, red, red hat, retro, rhinestone, rockabilly, rustic, shabby chic, shoes, soft pink, style, sweet, swing, tin, tin trays, tray, tray set, triple strand, vintage, vintage chandelier earrings, vintage clothing, vintage dress, vintage earrings, vintage fashion, vintage finds of the week, vintage hats, vintage necklace, vintage pumps, vintage wool hat, vinyl

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! I am very happy that we are now ushering in February! It is one of my favorite months! I love to decorate for Valentine’s Day! One of my absolute …

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Style Files- January 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 30 January, 2014 Posted in Style Files Tagged with animals, backpack, bags, boho, boots, bows, boyfriend, cardigan, casual, chunky, classic, clothing, design, fashion, fashion and style, floral, fun, infinity scarf, jewelry, Kate Spade, knit, leather, lifestyle, lovely, modcloth, moto boots, personal style, pig, polkadot, quirky, retro, satchel, scarf, skinny jeans, stripe, style, sweater, vintage, whimsical

Most days, I look like a slob. Since I mostly work from home, I tend to live in my sweatpants. My personal style tends to be casual. I don’t own many frilly items. If you look in my closet right …

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Easy Diy Cardigan Sweater Revamp

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 28 January, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with adorable, aqua, boyfriend cardigan, cardigan, cardigan update, clothing, crafts, diy, diy clothing, embroidery, embroidery stitching, fashion, for her, fun, girls, hand made, hearts, how to, ladies, make, recycle, red, repurposed, retro, revamp, revamped cardigan, rockabilly, sewing, stitching, stripes, style, sweater, sweet, tutorials, upcycle, update, vintage buttons, women, xoxo

Hi guys! As some of you already know, this month is sweater month here on the blog. Over the last couple of weeks, I have shared some fun ways to repurpose your old sweaters. Today is the last of …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- January 27th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 27 January, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, amazing, bakelite, bamboo, beautiful, big, black, brown, cat eye, collections, designer, eye glasses, eyewear, fashion, funky, glitter, jackie o, jeweled, lucite, mid century, mod, mother of pearl, pin up, pink, plastic, retro, rhinestone, rockabilly, round, style, sweet, thrifting, toitishell, tortie, vintage, vintage eyeglasses, vintage eyewear, vintage finds of the week, vintage specs, vintage sunglasses, white, wood, yellow

Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a beautiful weekend! I have been shopping around for a new pair of eye glasses. I always buy plastic frames that have a vintage feel to them . I would love to …

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Easy DIY Upcycled Tablecloth Sweater Dress

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 21 January, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with babydoll style, chic, clothing, crafts, diy, dress, eclectic, eco friendly, empire dress, fashion, green, recycled, red, repurposed, retro, rockabilly, sewing, shabby, style, sweater dress, sweet, tutorials, upcycled, upcycled tablecloth, vintage, vintage tablecloth, vintage tablecloth crafts, women

Hi guys! As some of you have heard, January is sweater month here on My So Called Crafty Life. Today I am going to show you all how to make this simple sweater dress. You can use a sweater that …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- January 20th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 January, 2014 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1940's, 1950's, 1960's, basket style, beautiful, beauty, cat eye glasses, chain purse, chainmail, chandelier, chrome, cooking, dresser set, earrings, etched, eyewear, favorite vintage finds of the week, fun, glassware, ice, jello, kitchen decor, lovely, lucite, mirrored, molds, ombre, pin up, retro, rhinestone necklace, rockabilly, shabby, silver, silver shoes, silvery, statement necklace, style, sweet, toy, tumblers, vanity set, vintage, vintage charm bracelet, vintage dress, vintage fashion, vintage hair brush, vintage hand mirror, vintage jello molds, vintage purse, vintage toaster, winter

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you are all having a good start to the week! It’s been pretty cold the last week. We’ve had some frosting which cast kind of a silvery sheen to the yard. It made me think …

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