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Etsy Love- Ten Awesome 2015 Calendars

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 January, 2015 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with animals, art, artist, authors, beautiful, calendar, cats, cottage, elephants, etsy, etsy artists, etsy calendars, famous, floral, foods, handmade, houses calendar, kitchen, kitty, photo calendar, printable, retro, roses, round up, shabby chic, sweet, the best is yet to come, woodland, woodland animal calendar

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all are enjoying your week and looking forward to the weekend! I have been looking for a calendar for my kitchen and my craft room for a while now. There are so many amazing …

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Holiday Gift Guides 2014- Gifts for Him

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 December, 2014 Posted in Holiday Gift Guides Tagged with alien, artist, bbq, beer, bracelet, christmas, cool, custom, custom growler, etsy, etsy artists, funny, gents, gifting, gifts for guys, gifts for men, guitar pick, hand crafted, handmade, handmade gifts, hiker, him, holiday gift guides, holidays, leather, man bag, musician, national parks, nerdy, outdoors, personalized, phone case, scarf, silver, spice rub, star trek, t shirt, travel bag, ufo, wallet, woodland

Hey everyone! I love holiday shopping! However I am always stumped on what to gift for the fellas in our family. They are always so hard to shop for! So, I have comprised a little collection of wonderful handmade gifts …

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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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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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Let’s Shop Local Shopping Spree Event

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 4 February, 2014 Posted in Local, Local Gems Tagged with accessories, art show, artist, baby, bath, beauty, body, charachter, craftr fair, cute, events, for her, for him, for kids, for pets, gifts, handmade, handmade artists, jewelry, let's shop local, local, market, marketplace, north caqrolina, north carolina, pillows, purses, raleigh, raleigh events, raleigh fairgrounds, recycled, shop local, shopping, shopping spree, triangle, upcycled, weddings, yarn

Hi guys! This past weekend I had the pleasure to attend the first Let’s Shop Local Shopping Spree at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. Let’s Shop Local is a triangle North Carolina organization devoted to showcasing local artists. Their shows …

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Let’s Shop Local Shopping Spree

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 15 January, 2014 Posted in Local, Local Gems Tagged with accessories, art show, artist, craftr fair, events, for her, for him, for kids, for pets, gifts, handmade, handmade artists, let's shop local, local, market, marketplace, north caqrolina, north carolina, raleigh, raleigh events, raleigh fairgrounds, shop local, shopping, shopping spree, triangle, weddings

Hi guys! Today I wanted to share something with my local North Carolinians. Let’s Shop Local, a lovely new website dedicated to supporting local artists, is putting on it’s first “local love” show in Raleigh on February 1st! The event …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Finkelsteins

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 23 August, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with animals, art toys, artist, bear, dog, dressed, etsy, etsy artist fridays, finkelsteins, gifts, gingham, giraffe, goat, handmade, lion, lovely, pig, plush, plushie, racoon, rat, sheep, softie, stitched, stripes, stuffed animal, toys, whimsical, woodland

Happy Friday everyone! I have been cleaning out and organizing my craft room closet today. It was insanely messy! But now I can open the door without things flying out at me. There are so many fabulous artists on Etsy, …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- American Dreams

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 July, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with accessories, america, american, american flag, art, artist, bag, bangles, blue, Bunting, clothing, earrings, etsy, flag, flag shorts, fun, gifts, handmade, ikabags, independence day, july fourth, license plate art, lovely, old glory, patriotic, pillow, pride, red, retro, stars, stripes, summer, usa, white, yarn

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic and safe 4th! For americans, we celebrate Independence day with fireworks and flags. Today I would like to share with you some of my favorite flag “old Glory” flag finds …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Gifts for Dad

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 14 June, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with artist, awesome, charger, daddy, dads, decal, earbud wrap, etsy, father, fathers day, fridays, funky, gadgets, gift guide, headphones, iphone case, laptop decal, leather, phone sleeve, pops, repurpose, retro, typewriter

Happy Friday Everyone! I know that Father’s Day is this Sunday, but I thought I would share some of my favorite dad gifts on Etsy this week. For those of you that have dads and husbands that are impossible to …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Chicken Love

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 12 April, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with art, artist, backyard chicken, ceramics, chick, chicke, chicken coop, coop sign, etsy, felt, fun, funky, gifts, handmade, her, him, jewelry, kids, lovely, necklace, poster, pottery, retro, sweet, tee, yard bird

Happy Friday everybody! I hope you all have had a lovely week! As some of you all know by now, I absolutely love chickens! I have a small flock of backyard chickens that we keep at my mom’s house. Having …

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Inspired Ideas Spring Edition

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 18 March, 2013 Posted in Craft Round Ups, Crafting, DIY, Uncategorized Tagged with artist, bell jars, bunnies, cloche, crafting, crafts, diy, easter, fun, inspired ideas, magazine, online mag, projects, publication, retro, spring, spring decor, sweet, terreriums, vintage

Hello everyone! I am so excited to announce that the spring issue of Inspired Ideas is out and available for purchase. For those of you unfamiliar with the online publication, Inspired Ideas is a magazine just bursting with cuteness. Amy …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Ika Bags

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 August, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with artist, blankets, etsy artists, france, french, french artist, french handbag, hand made tea towel, handbags, handmade, ika bags, paris, simple, striped handbags, tote bag, towels

Today I have a fantastic Etsy artist that comes to us from the amazing city of Paris, France. Ika Bags is an Etsy shop of handmade bags, towels, and blankets made with wonderful fabrics. The shop has been featured many places including Martha Stewart and Apartment Therapy. I …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- PinkRain

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 18 May, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with art prints, artist, colorful, etsy fridays, featured artist, handmade, i heart etsy, italy, painting on wood, paintings, pinkrain, sweet, whimsical

This weeks featured artist comes to us all the way from Naples, Italy. Pinkrain is a most wonderful shop filled to the brim with illustrated ecofriendly jewelry and art. Mafa is the awesome artist behind Pinkrain. Her designs are so …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Greyhound Love!

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 April, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with artist, cool art, dog, dog art, dog art prints, drawing, etsy artist, etsy artist fridays, handmade, italian greyhound, mixed media, painting, watercolor, whippet

Fridays around here are one of my favorite days because I showcase a very cool Etsy shop every week. This week, however is special. In honor of my dog Beau’s(an italian greyhound) birthday I am showcasing some of my favorite …

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