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DIY Mother’s Day Gifts Round Up

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 7 May, 2014 Posted in Craft Round Ups Tagged with beaded vase, change purse, craft round up, crafts, diy, diy handmade bag, diy handmade tote bag bow bag, diy round up, diy tote, embroidered, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoop gift card holder, floral monogram, gifts for her, gifts for mom, handmade, handmade gifts, handmade tote, hobnail diy, hoop art, how to, kiss lock change purse, lavender, mom, monogram, mothers day, one hour, patchwork photo pillow, photo pillow, sachets, shrinky dink bracelet, sweet, tea towel, tea towel tutorial, tutorials, zipper book clutch, zipper clutch

Mother’s Day is less than a week away, it kinda snuck up on me. Handmade gifts have always beena big hit with my mom, and I’ve been making her things since I can remember. If you are looking for a …

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Sweet Vintage Wallpaper Covered DIY Jewelry Box

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 May, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, adorable, cigar box, cottage, crafting, crafts, decoupage, decoupage box, dividers, diy, diy jewelry box, for her, for mom, fun, gift for mom, gifts, handmade, home decor, how to, jewelry, jewelry box, ladies, lovely, make, mom, mother, mothers day, painted, patchwork, patchy, rings, sectioned, shabby chic, sweet, tutorials, vanity, vintage, vintage wallpaper, wallpaper covered box, wallpaper scraps, wooden

When it comes to handmade gifts for the ladies in my family, jewelry is usually on the list. This year for Mother’s Day I thought I would mix it up a little and make my mom a jewelry box that …

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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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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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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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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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My Life in Pictures- April 3rd-24th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 25 April, 2014 Posted in My Life in Pictures Tagged with animals, awesome, bags, beaureguard the iggy, beautiful, birds, country, cute, cute dog, decor, decorating, dog, dog park, doggie photos, dogs, figures, flea market, flea market decorating, furniture, greyhound, hand made, hand turned, handmade, home decor, home made, ig, iggy, italian greyhound, kitschy, lifestyle, lifestyle photography, living, lovely, my life in pictures, pets, photo, photography, photos, pictures, puppy, raleigh flea market, sitehound, sleepy dog, spring, sweet, upcycled, vintage, vintage decor, vintage deer, vintage furniture, vintage tablecloth bags, wood turned

My hubby makes the most beautiful hand turned seam rippers… Chicken Balloons, need I say more 😉 …. Is this the sweetest face, or what! Beau flying his invisible plane… My newly painted dresser and …

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Reloved Magazine Features

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 23 April, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY Tagged with article, featured, hanky bracelets, locket, lovely, magazine, magazine feature, mags, mini gardens, projects, reloved, reloved magazine, repurposing, sweet, uk magazines, upcycling

I feel so blessed this year! I am super excited to announce with you all that I have projects features in the April and the May issues of Reloved Magazine! I am over the moon and feel so honored to …

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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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