Hey everybody! I know I’m not on here very often as my Sam Bear keeps me on my toes and busy busy busy everyday! I recently had the opportunity to review a new phone made for kids and just had …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend! Ours was mostly spent working, but we did squeeze in a nice date. Well, this Thursday is St. Patricks Day. So, this week I thought I would share …
Hey everybody! Hope you all have had a wonderful weekend and a lovely Valentine’s Day. We went out for a pizza lunch date and then spent the afternoon playing with legos and making a chocolate cheesecake. It was pretty great! …
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Happy Monday everyone! Welcome to the first day of Kitschmas! From now until Christmas I will be sharing all kinds of holiday fun including lots of vintage goodies and diys, handmade gifts, gift guides, recipes, and more. To start things …
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Hey everyone! I hope you all had a lovely and relaxing weekend. We both worked through the weekend here, and spent a little time summer cleaning the chicken coup. One of my favorite things is hanging out in our backyard …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and all the mommies out there had a lovely Mother’s Day! You know the saying, “April showers bring May flower?” Well it is so true to our area! All …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Did you all know that Wednesday of this week is Earth Day? Although we never really do anything special to celebrate Earth Day in our family, we do try …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I took my Hannah to breakfast yesterday and got to enjoy a few hours with her until she had to leave for Ashevile. St. Patrick’s Day is coming up …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! We have had some cold yucky weather here for most of this past week, so we have just been staying inside. I spent the weekend reading and catching watching …
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One of my favorite things in the whole world is vintage linens! I have bunches of sheets and pillowcases. When it’s cold in the winter I like to have something soft and cosy to cuddle up with at night, especially …
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Hey everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! It has been one heck of a week here. I have been a little overwhelmed but I did want to pop in and share my vintage finds of the week …
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Happy Monday everyone! Today is the first of December, can you believe it! Before you know it Christmas will be here. Even though we’ve only had a white Christmas two times in my entire life living in the south, I …
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Hey everyone! One of my favorite things to collect at the holidays is vintage brooches! I love the whimsy of them! I thought it would be fun to add in one of my newest vintage reindeer brooches to a statement …
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We stuck around the house mostly. Sunday we went out to the flea market to shop, and Beau had a great time! I always love going out there! This week …
My sister and I have this holiday tradition every year, where we get ugly Christmas sweaters and go get our picture taken at the mall with Santa. It is something special that just us two crazies do together, and …
Hey guys! I recently was very honored to be asked to participate in Protea Wine’s Art Blossoms Campaign. This fantastic wine company send me two of their beautiful wine bottles to upcycle into something fun. The campaign asked six bloggers …
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Hey everybody! Today I have something very special to share with you! I am participating in the 2014 Dog Fence DIY Hackaton from DogFenceDIY.com. My mom has had this old side table that we have been wanting to turn into …
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Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! We got lot’s of good puppy time in this weekend, it was lovely! I picked up a new set of Pyrex the other day, and it just got me …
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 …
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 …
Hi guys! I hope you are all getting a good start to 2014! I am just coming out of my Christmas coma and have been getting caught up on everything. Today I wanted to share this week’s upcycled sweater project. …
Hi everyone! Welcome to day eleven of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Today I am going to show you how to make a fun patched camera strap. I love vintage feed sack fabric and have dozens of little scraps. …
Happy Monday everybody! I love vintage Christmas items! Since Christmas is my favorite time of year, I always decorate early. I collect Christmas items throughout the year, and usually can’t wait to display them in my home. My favorite Christmas …
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Happy Monday everyone! I hope you guys had a fantastic weekend! Does everyone who celebrates have their tree up yet? Trimming the tree has to be one of my absolute favorite things to do during the holidays. Vintage ornaments are …
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Hi everyone! Welcome to day eleven of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting! Today I am going to share with you one of my favorite projects I have made this season, my vintage christmas tablecloth blanket. Some of you who …
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Hi guys! Welcome to day ten of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting! Today I am going to show you how to make these fun extra large holiday card signs to hang around your holiday home. This is such a …
Hi guys! Welcome to day nine of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting! Today I am so excited to share my little christmas village with you all! Vintage putz houses are one of my most swooned over Christmas items! I …
Hey everyone! Welcome to day eight of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting here on my blog! Today I am going to share a really simple DIY with you all, a Holiday Plate Collage with custom plates. These plates are …
Hi guys! Welcome to day seven of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting! Today I am going to share with you my latest yarn wreath. As some of you all know, yarn wreaths are not anything new around here. I …
Hi everybody! Welcome to day six of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting. Today I have an extra special advent calendar to share with you all! I am going to show you how to make an advent calendar with a …
Hey guys! Welcome to day five of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting! Today I am going to share with you how to make these fun angel tassels. These sweet little angels can be displayed on a shelf or strung …
Hi guys! Welcome to day four of my 12 Days of Christmas! Today I am going to share with how to make this fun little night-light. I love little Christmas houses, and am in the middle of making a whole …
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Hey everybody! Welcome to the third day on my 12 Days of Christmas! Today I am going to share one of my favorite new Christmas crafts, Vintage Christmas Wrapping Paper Mats! I love how they add a cute festive touch …
Hey Guys! Welcome to the second day of my 12 Days of Christmas! Today I am going to be sharing another jewelry diy with you all, Vintage Christmas Button Bracelets! These little bracelets are pretty darn easy to make and …
Hi guys! I wanted to pop up a quick little note to let everyone know that I have added a vintage section to my store here on My So Called Crafty Life. I am very excited to now be offering …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you are all having a lovely start to your week! The weather here has been really nice, and the leaves on the trees outside my window are just starting to turn color. I can’t wait …
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Happy Friday everybody! Today I am very excited to share one of my new favorite shops on Etsy, Love Note Crafts. Emily Gonzales, the fabulous artist behind the shop, creates the sweetest adornments and accessories! Everything Emily makes has an …
Hi guys! I picked up this vintage radio from the flea market months ago. It was pretty hideous and definitely needed a little tlc and recovering! I recently found this large scrap on wallpaper on Etsy and immediately knew it …
Hi guys! A few weeks ago I was at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store and found this lonely little chair. I thought it had a good design and it was sturdy, better yet, it was a whopping three dollars. Custom …
Hi guys! Today I am going to share a super easy and fun summer diy with you! I am going to show you how you can make a supersized summer carry all tote from a towel and some cotton webbing. …
At the beginning of this month we have officially been homeowners for three years! I absolutely love our little house! It is a tiny little ranch in Fuquay Varina which is a suburb of the Raleigh area. When we bought …
I recently spent some time searching around pinterest for an Easter round up, which you can see here. One of my favorite projects was these fantastic little eggshell planters from the sweet blog Le Robin’s Nest. I was so inspired …
Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a fun and safe St. Patrick’s Day yesterday! I usually only celebrate by wearing green. However today was laundry day, so the only green I had today was the green on my …
Happy Friday everyone! As many of you know, Etsy is home to some of the coolest artists around the world! One of my new favorite shops, Dancing Seeds Mobiles, comes to us from across the sea in Israel. Noa Sadeh …
Hey Everyone! It’s been kind of a crazy start of the week. I am presenting this weeks finds in Etsy treasury form since I’m a bit crunched for time. This week I have some fantastic mint and pink vintage finds …
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As some of you already know I am smitten for vintage buttons! I love the styles, the textures, the colors! I am always looking for new ways to use my buttons, and had recently bought some small green ones that …
Today I am very excited to share with you one of my new favorite shops on Etsy, Sweet Poppy Cat. Amanda Katzenmeyer is the wonderful artist behind the shop who creates amazing plush monsters, cats, and dogs all from recycled wool and …
Today I have a sweet and shabby chic DIY for you! I am going to teach you how to make a braided bracelet from an old handkerchief. These are easy to make and a great way to repurpose your stained …
This week I am featuring a wonderful potter, Catherine Reece from the wonderful world of Etsy. Take a peek: Catherine’s work is whimsical and adorable. She even makes cockroaches look cute with her “cockroaches in love” items. And I love …
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