DIY Upcycled Record Medallions

13 June, 2013 3:48 pm / Leave a Comment / My So Called Crafty Life

As many of you know by now, I am an avid record collector. I LOVE vintage vinyl and I love to craft with vintage records that are either scratched or super cheesy. A few weeks ago I snatched up a large lot of vintage 45′s at the flea market. The one’s I loved I have kept for my collection, and then decided to use a few from the craft pile to make these fun record medallions for Hannah’s graduation party. I haven’t made these in years, but recently came across some large ones on pinterest and thought I should give these a go again. They are really simple to make, and fun! You can find all kinds of tutorials for them on pinterest and the web. Here is my version…

Here’s What You Need:

*Old Records 45 size

*Posterboard from the dollar store or cardstock

*Ruler

*Scissors

*Hot Glue

*Vintage Milk Caps (Find them on Etsy)

*Twine or String (optional)

*Scrapbook paper

*2″ Scallop Punch

Instructions:

The first thing you want to do is measure and cut your paper. For the large size(Blue) I cut strips that were 6″ wide, for the medium size(red) I cut 5″ strips and for the small medallions(yellow) I cut strips that were 4.5″ wide. Now you are ready to fold your paper. Take one end and fold it over a little. Crease it, flip the paper over and fold over the other way the same width. Repeat the folds back and forth until you get to the end. It should look like an accordion. Fold all of your paper strips in this way. Now take one strip and glue a second strip to the first making sure that the strips are glued together so the folds match and make one seamless strip. Squeeze the bottom of the strips together and pull the top around to form a circle. You may need to cut your strip down to have a better tighter circle. For my blue medallion I believe I used one and three-quarter strips glued together. Now glue the ends of the strips together and you will have the round pleated part of your medallion. Now run a generous amount of glue to the backside of your record. Glue the record down to the paper medallion. Punch a 2″ scallop from your scrapbook paper. Now, squeeze a bit of glue in the center of your medallion and glue down your punched circle. Then glue down a milk cap in the center. If you would like to hang your medallion from a string, glue a long piece of twine at the center top of the medallion on the back.

These medallions are so easy to make and they are fantastic decor! These fun pieces are great to decorate for parties or make a collage for kid’s or teen’s bedrooms. You can easily customize them by changing up the papers to match your decor. The best thing about these medallions is that they are pretty cheap to make too and you can fill up an area with just a few. This is a great project to do with friends, your kids, or for parties. I hope some of you will give this project a try. You’ll love it! I’ll be back next week with more fun party crafts. Until then…..

Happy Crafting!

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Fast and Easy Record Gifts for Dad

6 June, 2013 11:58 pm / 1 Comment / My So Called Crafty Life

Hi guys! I hope you are all enjoying your week! Father’s Day is a few weeks away still, but I always like to make my gifts a bit before hand so I am not rushed when the date creeps up on me. Dads can be really difficult to figure out what to gift them. At least mine are! There is only so many ties a guy can have hanging in his closet. One thing I think we all can appreciate is music. I LOVE crafting with vintage records, they are always so much fun! Today I am going to show you a couple of quick gifts you can make with old record albums for Father’s Day. There are lots of things you can make with old records, but one of my favorite things to do is use the album covers to make notebooks. You can use the records inside to make a clock. Two gift ideas wrapped up in one neat old package. What could be better?

Here’s What You Need:

*Record Album You don’t Mind Cutting

*Paper Cutter or Ruler and Scissors

*Clock Mechanism Kit (You can find these at any craft store)

*Number Stickers

*Nail Polish and Sharpie Paint (optional)

Instructions for Notebook:

This couldn’t be any easier. Decide the area of the album cover you want in your design. Cut the front away from the back. Mark 8.5 inches wide and 11 inches long. You may want to add a 1/16th to an eighth inch of extra wiggle room to the width for binding. Once you have your covers marked, cut them down to size. Grab a nice size hunk of letter sized paper( 8.5×11) for the inside. If you want to get extra crafty, you can cut down scrapbook papers to stick in between the plain sheets, or add some pockets to a page. Take your cover and paper stack to your local office supply store (I used Office Max) and get the notebook spiral bound at the printing services area. I got three notebooks bound in under twenty minutes and they cost me less than $5 each. Not bad for a super cool notebook for the dads. You could even make some up for school notebooks in the fall.

Instructions for the Clock:

Okay, so this one is really easy too! The first thing you do is measure out where you need your numbers to go. You can measure around your record with a measuring tape to get the intervals if you are going to include them. To mark the main numbers add the twelve and the six to the center top and bottom of the record, and then find the center perpendicular marks for the sides and add your three and nine stickers. You can mark the other numbers if you like as well, or add dots for them. Now, if you want your clock hands to be colored you can paint them easily with a few coats of nail polish. Once the polish dries, you are ready to assemble the clock. Follow the instructions on the package. Most clock kits are the same. You take the hardware apart, then insert the clock into the hole in the record. Tighten the record down to the clock with the large nut. Then you attach the hour hand, the minute hand, and then the tiny nut to hold it all in. To finish it off you gently press the second-hand into the front of the mechanism. Add a battery and you are ready to hang. It’s so fast and easy!

I love how my simple record notebooks and clock turned out! These are going to my papas, but I think I will have to make some for myself sometime! I hope some of you will give this one a try too! I think they will make great gifts! They are great for guys and music lovers alike. I will be busy getting Hannah’s party ready tomorrow and will be taking a small break over the weekend, but I will be back to my regular schedule next week and will be sharing some fun tutorials, vintage awesomeness, and a peek at Hannah’s highschool graduation party! Have a fantastic weekend everyone!

Happy Crafting!

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DIY Vintage Wooden Fishing Lure Keychain for Dad

5 June, 2013 12:42 am / 1 Comment / My So Called Crafty Life

Hi guys! Gosh, today went by so fast! I am really excited to share this project with you all tonight, vintage fishing lure key chains! These are so adorable, and they are so easy to make! You can make these fun key chains in about ten minutes. Not bad eh? There are so many awesome wooden lures out there. I bought mine on Ebay, which has a nice selection. I have also seen quite a few on Etsy recently as well. They are not only simple to create, they are fun too!

Here’s What You Need:

*Vintage Wooden Fishing Lure

*Jewelry Pliers

*Beads

*Eye pins and head pins or wire

*Key Rings

Instructions:

These are so incredibly simple to make! If you have ever tried your hand at jewelry crafts, this will be a breeze. The first thing you need to do is open up the eye loops and remove any hooks that are on the lure. Next, assemble your beads. I used tiny beads for the accent hooks, and larger beads for the main wire that will attach the lure to the key chain. Use the head pins for the accent loops and loop the wire around the eye. Use the eye pin for the main wire. Attach the eye of the eye pin to the eye loop on the top or bottom of your lure. Load up your beads onto the eye pin. Loop the wire around and loop it through the clip that is attached to your key ring. Now you are ready to load up your keys on your new key chain. Enjoy!

Aren’t they so fun! These are sooo darn easy to craft, and if you aren’t as attached to vintage as I am you can find replica lures pretty cheap. These would be a great little gift for any guy, and would be perfect for Father’s Day! I hope I have inspired some of you to give this simple project a try. You’ll love it! I’ll be back Thursday with another fun project for Father’s Day! Until then….

Happy Crafting!

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DIY Easy Vintage Ribbon Keychain

30 May, 2013 11:19 pm / 3 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Hello everyone! Hope you all are having a great week! This week has just flown by for me. My little sister Hannah is graduating Highschool next week and we have all been busy planning a graduation luncheon. I will most definitely have more on that in the weeks to come. Today I will be sharing a really easy and fun diy project with you, vintage ribbon key chains. You only need a little material and some hardware to create one of these. What’s even cooler is you can whip one up in under ten minutes!

Here’s What You Need:

*1.25″ Cotton Webbing (I bought mine Here)

*1″ or smaller vintage ribbon or trim

*1.25″ Key Fob Hardware ( I bought mine Here)

*Sewing Machine and Thread

*Pliers

*Soft Cloth

Instructions:

The first thing you need to do is cut your ribbon and webbing down. You will cut them to 9 or 10 inches long. Lay your ribbon on top of your webbing. If you want a little extra help holding the ribbon in place you can iron on some stitch witchery between the ribbon and webbing. Stitch down the ribbon. I stitch about a sixteenth to an eight inch away from the edge of the ribbon. Stitch up one side, then across the bottom, and then back up the opposite side of the ribbon. Fold the webbing in half. Line up the raw edges of the webbing and staystitch the ends closed, stitching close to the edge so you can hide the stitching under the hardware. Clip all excess threads. Insert the stitched edge of the webbing into the fob hardware and center it inside the hardware the best you can. Now, carefully cover the hardware with a soft cloth, and then squeeze the hardware closed with your pliers. Make sure you get the whole clamp and squeeze the edges well. Now you can add the key ring onto the metal clamp. You can use a nail file or screwdriver to help you get the ring on. I found it pretty easy to do with just my thumbnail. Now add your keys and enjoy!

I love these little key chains! I am constantly digging around for my keys in the bottom of my purse, so these key fobs make my keys so much easier to locate. You can find vintage ribbon and trims all over etsy as well as your local thrift store or flea market. There are some amazing patterns! You can of course use any kind of ribbon you like as well. These would make great gifts for birthdays or holidays! They are so easy and fun to make! You’ll want to make a whole batch!

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Upcycled Vintage Fabric Wrapped Bead Necklaces

28 May, 2013 11:35 am / 9 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday weekend! The weather here was just gorgeous! We took the little Beau monkey out to the flea market, and I came home with quite a stash. I will have to share it with you all this week sometime. Today I am going to show you all how to make these sweet necklaces. I absolutely adore vintage fabrics and hankies! This is a great way to use up a stained handkerchief or long scrap of fabric. It’s really quite easy to do, and it’s fun!

Here’s What You Need:

*Round Wooden Beads

*Vintage Hanky or Vintage Fabric (I used a hanky as well as some leftover from vintage bedsheet fat quarters I had)

*Embroidery Floss

*Sewing Needle

*Sewing Machine and Thread

*Ruler and Scissors

*Bead end caps

*Medium Gage Wire

*Jewelry Pliers

*Chain or Ribbon

*Safety Pin

Instructions:

The first thing you need to do is measure your beads. My beads were just about an inch wide(7/8). You will need to add seam allowance and a little ease to the measurement. So I measured around the bead and added the extra which gave me a measurement of 2&3/8 or if you’d like a little more ease 2.5″ wide. Cut your fabric into one strip for each necklace. My fabric strips were 2.5″ wide by 12-15″ long. Once you have your strips cut, fold them in half width wise with right sides together and sew 1/4″ seam allowance along the side where your edges meet. Now you need to turn the casing right side out. What I usually do is pin a large safety pin to one end of the casing and feed it through on the inside to the other end of the casing and pull it through so the casing is all right side out. Next, insert a bead into your casing. Thread your hand needle with floss in your color choice. Pinch the end of the casing and slide the bead down to where your finger is. Now, insert the threaded needle into the fabric above the bead. Pull through but leave a small tail at the end and wrap the floss tightly around the fabric above the bead where you pinched. Tie a knot using the tail if you like and snip excess thread. Now, pinch the fabric at the bottom of the bead. Insert the needle and wrap the thread like you did above the bead and tie off. Next, slip your next bead into the casing and slide it all the way down to the first bead. Pinch the fabric around the end of the second bead and stitch and wrap your thread like you did with the first bead. Repeat with the rest of your beads until you have the length that you want. Insert the needle into the fabric below the last bead and wrap and tie off. Next, snip your fabric close to the tied part. Snip off a length of wire about 3-4″ long. Bend the bottom end around the fabric end where the floss is tied. Pull the wire around and wrap it once around the end of the fabric. String a bead cap onto the wire and slide down to the end of the bead strand. Bend the wire down at a right angle to the cap. Now loop the wire over making a nice sized loop. Bring the wire back down and wrap around the bottom of the loop a few times and snip off the excess. To finish off the necklace you can tie ribbon or add chain to the loops of wire at each end of the bead strand.

Aren’t they so sweet! I love them! These are really easy to make, and they are great for summer! I love the chunkiness and I love that they are both sweet and bold due to the lovely floral fabric and size of the beads. These little necklaces would be fabulous with a plain tee and jeans, or add a little vintage sweetness to your favorite summer dress. They make great gifts too! They are so easy to make and they whip up pretty quickly, so you can make a whole batch in an afternoon. I love the vintage fabrics, but you can use any variety of scraps that you have on hand. I hope that some of you will give it a try! You’ll totally love them!

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DIY Vintage Wallpaper Letters

23 May, 2013 1:31 pm / 4 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you have all had an amazing week! Today I am going to share with you a fun DIY you can do with vintage wallpaper. These little letters are so sweet and they are so fast and easy to make! You can whip up a few in less than an hour!

Here’s What You Need:

*Paper Mache Letters (small or medium)

*Matte Mod Podge

*Vintage wallpaper (large scraps will work)

*Pen

*Scissors

*Craft Paint

Instructions:

The first thing you need to do is paint your letters. Once your letters are dry, you are ready to add the wallpaper. Trace the letter with your pen on the wrong side of the vintage wallpaper. Now cut out the letter a little on the inside of the marked lines so that the paper will fit but you will still see some of the edge of the painted letter. Lay your paper letter on top of the mache letter to test fit. Now, paint a layer of the matte mod podge onto the backside of the paper letter. Flip the letter over and apply the mod podge side down onto the top of the painted letter. Smooth out any bubbles or wrinkles and make sure the whole paper has good contact with the letter. Now seal the letter by painting a layer of mod podge on top. Let the letter dry, and you are finished! Pretty easy right?

These little letters are so sweet, I just love them! I used my initial and Daryl’s initial. I even made one for Beaureguard. Vintage wallpaper is easy to find on Etsy and the prints are just amazing! You can totally customize these little letters to fit your decor. They would be sweet in a babies room, or spell out a word you like and display it in your favorite space. The possibilities are endless! I’ll be back again next week with more fun projects! Until then….

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DIY Vintage Inspired Little Deer Lamp

21 May, 2013 9:04 am / 3 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Hello there! I am really excited to share this diy with you guys today! I have been wanting to make this little lamp for some time now. Now that it is finished, I am happy to say that it was really fun and surprisingly easy. You can find everything you need except the deer at your local craft store. The deer is vintage, and you can usually find sweet ceramic tchotskies at your local flea market, or browsing through etsy and ebay. The best part about this lamp is it is soooo much fun to make!

Here’s What You Need:

*Lighted Branch (Small)

*Paper Mache Clay like fast mache ( found with the clay at your local craft store)

*Wooden Plaque

*Dried Moss

*Hot Glue and hot glue gun

*Paper Flowers, spun mushrooms, etc…

*Vintage woodland ceramic animal like a deer or bunny…

*Paint

Instructions:

First, paint your wooden plaque. Once the plaque is dry you are ready to make the hill. So mix up your fast mache clay according to the directions. I ended up using the whole box for mine. adding a little at a time, mold the clay into a hill shape on top of your wooden plaque. Smooth it over the best you can and flatten the area a little where you are going to glue your ceramic animal. Take your finger and poke a hole where you want to glue the tree branch. I made sure that I could set a couple of inches of the branch into the hole when it would be dry. Let your fast mache dry completely. Once your hill is dry, heat up your glue gun. I glued down some moss around the hole where the tree was going to go first. Put a generous amount of hot glue into the hole you made in the hill for the branch. Insert your lighted branch into the glue and hold straight until the glue sets up. This takes maybe a minute. Now tear off pieces of moss and glue down to your hill. Cover the hill completely will moss pieces. Glue down your ceramic animal where you like best. Glue down a few flowers at the base of the tree and by your animal. Once you are done embellishing with the flowers, fan out the wire branches of the tree, and then you are finished. Plug the lamp in and enjoy.

I LOVE my little deer lamp! It was really easy to make and it is going to be sooo darned cute in my bedroom! You could make this totally unique by adding your favorite paper flowers, and a sweet vintage ceramic of your choice. Even a plastic deer would be sweet! The best thing about this lamp is the twinkling of the lights when the lamp is lit. It is dreamy! I hope I have inspired some of you to give this one a try! You’ll have a blast!

Happy Crafting!

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DIY Framed Vintage Wallpaper Magnetic Board

16 May, 2013 9:59 am / 3 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Hi guys! I do hope you all are having a lovely week! Today I am going to share with you one of my favorite of my recent projects, a diy vintage wallpaper magnetic board. Vintage wallpaper is one of my absolute favorite things in the entire world! I just adore the prints and textures! It’s so wonderful! I love finding new ways to use it too. I recently came across this pattern from one of my favorite vintage wallpaper shops, Hannah’s Treasures, and immediately thought it would make a great magnetic board for the bedroom at my mom’s house where I stay on visits. Making this little board was really easy, and it whipped up pretty quick too!

Here’s What You Need:

*16×20 Frame (the local flea market or thrift store is a great place to look)

*Paint (optional)

*1 Yard of Vintage Wallpaper

*1 Sheet of HVAC Thin Guage Sheet Metal (I bought mine at home depot, look in the hvac department)

*Acid Free Double Stick Tape

*Framing hardware if needed…

*Heavy Duty Tin Snips

*Foam core ( optional for backing if your frame does not come with backing)

Instructions:

The first thing you need to do is paint your frame if you are planning on painting it. While it dries you can cut and assemble your board. To start measure the opening of your frame. Mine was 16×20. So I marked on the metal 16″ wide and 20″ long. Then cut the metal down to size with the tin snips. You can cut down the foam core to fit your frame as well if you plan on using it. Now, trace your sheet metal dimensions onto the wrong side of your wallpaper, leave an inch on the top and an inch on the bottom for folding over. So if I have a 16×20 piece of metal, then I cut my paper to be 16×22″. Mark 1″ up on both the top and bottom of the wrapping paper. Lay out your metal on top of the paper in between the 1″ marks. Run a strip of double stick tape along the edge at the bottom and top edges of your wall paper on the wrong side. Now, fold over the edges of the paper in towards the middle of the metal and tape down snugly so that the paper is nice and taught across the metal. Next, lay your board into the opening in your frame face down and close up the back. Add a hanger to the middle of the back of the frame and you are ready to hang.

I love this fun magnetic board! It looks great in the room! It is a pretty way to organize and keep little notes and things while I am at my parent’s home. It is a great size too. I just adore the wallpaper and I have quite a bit left that I can use for future crafting, yay! I love how easy this project is to customize just by changing the style of the frame and the wallpaper. The sheet metal in the hvac department at the hardware store is really inexpensive too, so you can always change out the boards if the style of your room changes too. This really is such a fast and easy diy! It would make a great gift for college bound gals who need a memo board for their dorms. I hope some of you will give this one a try! It is so fun and easy, you’ll have a blast!

Happy Crafting!

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DIY Upcycled Vintage Jewelry Magnets

15 May, 2013 12:57 pm / 5 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Hello everyone! Sorry I have been mia the last couple of days. I have been under the weather. But I am back and excited to share this project with you all today! I am going to show you how to make these fun little magnets out of vintage earrings and brooches. These could not be easier to make, and they whip up so fast!

Here’s What You Need:

*Jewelry pieces like earrings, pendants, and brooches

*Heavy duty wire cutters

*E6000

*Round craft magnets (you can find these at any craft store)

Instructions:

These are so easy! The first thing you do is cut off the finding part of your piece. For example if you have an earring, you will need to cut off the ear wire or clip for clip ons. Get as close to the base where it is glued or soldered on and carefully cut away with your pliers. For brooches that have been soldered it can take a few cuts but they will come off. Once you get the finding off you can grind down any sharp spots with a dremmel if you have any that bother you. You can also pick at them with your pliers and that can get most of the metal off that is in the way. So to finish these off, you need to glue the magnet on. So, lay your jewelry piece face down on a flat surface. Now take your magnet and place a large dab of glue onto the back side of the magnet. Carefully squish the glue and magnet onto the back of your jewelry piece. Let dry. Once the glue is cured you are ready to use your magnets.

I absolutely love these magnets! They just couldn’t be any easier to make! You can whip up a batch in under fifteen minutes. The best thing is that they look so nice and special, like something you would find at a boutique. You can find vintage jewelry parts by the bag full at your local flea market or at antique stores and thrift stores. Of course brooches can be really pricey, but you can often pick up broken pieces or mismatched pieces for next to nothing. This would be a fabulous project to use for gifts for birthdays or Christmas as well. So go ahead and dress up your space with some of these fun little magnets! You’ll love them!

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Shrinky Charm Bracelets Today at Free Pretty Things For You!

11 May, 2013 10:00 am / 9 Comments / My So Called Crafty Life

Hello everyone! I hope you are all having a lovely day! I am so excited to announce that I have a little guest post over at Free Pretty Things for You today! For any of you who are unfamiliar with this fantastic blog, FPTFY is a free image and printables site chocked full of fun clip art, digital scrapbooking elements, craft projects, and tons of vintage charm! Keren, the fantastic gal behind the blog, has collaborated with me to create this fun printable sheet to use to make these fun charm bracelets! You can find my tutorial on the FPTFY website today Here.

You can find the printables Here and a lightened version made specifically for the shrinky paper Here

So definitely go check out the full tutorial and make some of these fun charm bracelets for your favorite gals! These are so fun to make! You’ll love them! And definitely go check out Keren’s blog, Free Pretty Things for You, Here! It is the absolute cutest!

Happy Crafting!