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Vintage Crafts- Button Cards

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 July, 2015 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Vintage Crafts Tagged with 1950's, card making, cards, crafts, easy, fun, how to, make, stationary, sweet, tutorials, vintage buttons, vintage craft magazine, vintage craft tutorials, vintage crafts, vintage magazines

Hi guys! I am back with another fun vintage craft to share with you. Today’s craft comes from a Summer 1953 issue of McCall’s Needlework and Crafts Magazine. I am going to share with you the instructions on how to …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of The Week- March 23rd

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 23 March, 2015 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, baby, bunny, bunny book, bunny egg, candy hoder, ceramic, colections, collectable, collecting, cute, dish, dishes, easter bunny, easter finds, favorite vintage finds, for kids, jello ad, mid century, mid mod, rabbit, spring, sweet, vintage, vintage ad, vintage brooch, vintage bunny, vintage bunny planter, vintage buttons, vintage childs plate, vintage collections, vintage easter, vintage easter bunny, vintage kids book, vintage rabbit, vintage steiff, vintage tin toys, vintage toys

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Daryl’s grandmother and one of his cousins celebrated their birthdays this past Sunday with a big party. It was so nice seeing everyone! We had lots of laughs, and …

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Handmade Gifts 2014- Upcycled Fabric Embellished Leather Bag

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 December, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with adorable, bag, crafting, crafts, crafty, crossbody, crossbody bag, diy, easy, fabric, fabric embellished leather tote, fashion, faux leather, fix, fun, grandma moses fabric, handmade, holidays, how to, leather, make, makover, reclaimed, recycled, remade, remake, repurposed, retro, sweet, thrifted, thrifty, tote, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage buttons, vintage upcycled

Of all the things I tend to hoard, bags are probably the most plentiful around my house. I have tons of purses! Some of them I made myself, but a lot of them have been gifts, or thrift store scores. …

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Upcycled Spring Trench Coat

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 26 March, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with april, aqua, belt, chic, classic, cottage, crafts, diy, easy, fashion, feed sack, feedsack, floral, flour sack, fun, hand made, hand stitched, how to, kelly green, lovely, mac, make, moonglow, pastel, pink moonglow, rain coat, recycled, repurposed, retro, revamp, scrap fabric, seersucker, sewing, shabby, showers, spring, springtime, stitched, style, sweet, trench, trench coat, trench update, tutorials, upcycled, update, vintage, vintage buttons, vintage feedsack scraps, vintage patchwork, wardrobe

Most of us gals have at least one trench coat in the closet. I have a few of them myself. A couple of years ago, I bought this traditional khaki trench at Target on sale. I’ve worn it a lot, …

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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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DIY Vintage Button Silhouette Pet Portraits

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 December, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, 1960's, animal, animals, art, brown, buttons, christmas, cottage, crafting, crafts, cute, decor, diy, dog, dog cat, easy, floral, fun, gift ideas, gifts, great gift, handmade, holiday, home decor, how to, iggy, italian greyhound, lovers, make, mid century, mother of pearl, pearl, pet lovers, pet portrait, pet silhouette, pets, picture, puppy, retro, shabby, silhouette, sweet, tutorials, vintage buttons, white

Hi guys! Welcome to day four of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Today I am going to share this fun button project with you! I LOVE vintage buttons and have a ton of them! They are one of the …

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My So Called Crafty Life Christmas DIY Round Up

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 December, 2013 Posted in Craft Round Ups Tagged with 1950's, 1960's kitschy, advent calender, altered art, angels, art, bell jar ornaments, boxes, Bunting, button bracelet, calendars, christmas, christmas advent, christmas card bowl, christmas card signs, christmas crafts, christmas decor, christmas village, countdown blocks, crafts, cute, decorating, diy, doily, felt, fun, garland, handmade, handmade putz, hanky, holiday, how to, make, mid century, mobile, modern, my so called crafty life, necklace, ornaments, peppermint garland, pine cone elves, putz, snowglobes, snowmen, stocking, string art, terrariums, tree topper, tutorials, vintage, vintage buttons, wreath, xmas

Hi guys! Are you all getting into the Christmas holiday yet? I decorated my home a couple of weeks ago. I can’t ever wait till after Thanksgiving. Christmas is my favorite holiday! I finished up the last of my Christmas …

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DIY Vintage Soda Crate Advent Calendar

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 14 November, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with advent, advent calendar, boxes, calendar, candles, christmas, christmas advent calendar, christmas crafting, christmas diy, crafting, crafts, crate advent calendar, decor, decorating, diy, gifts, green, hand crafted, handmade, holiday, how to, ice blue, kitty, make, recycled, red, repurposed, retro, reuse, rustic, santa, shabby, snowmen, soda crate, tutorials, upcycled, vintage, vintage buttons, vintage christmas seals, vintage coke crate, white

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 …

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DIY Vintage Christmas Button Bracelet

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 November, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with accessories, bracelet, button bracelet, button charm bracelet, button crafts, buttons, christmas, christmas buttons, craft party, crafting, crafts, diy, easy, fashion, festive, gals, gift, gifts, girls, green, hand made, handmade, holiday, how to, jewelry, jewelry crafts, lovely, make, red, retro, style, sweet, teens, tutorials, vintage, vintage button bracelet, vintage buttons, vintage crafting, vintage plastic buttons, weekenight, white, women

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 …

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Funky DIY Summer Sunnies

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 8 August, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with accessories, bunny, cabachons, cabs, crafts, diy, easy, embellished sunglasses, fashion, floral, fun, gifts, handmade, how to, kawaii, kids, lovely, mint, outdoors, project, retro, shades, spring, summer, summer craft, sunglasses, sunnies, tutorials, vintage buttons, vintage flowers, women, yellow

One of my favorite accessories to hoard is sunglasses! When I wore contacts, I had a ton of them! Now thanks to our lovely NC allergies, I can’t handle contacts anymore, so I am limited to a couple pair of …

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Thrift Store Jewelry Box Makeover

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 15 January, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY Tagged with annie sloan chalk paint, aqua, chalk paint, cottage, crafting, crafts, diy, jewelry box, jewelry box make over, jewelry organizer, painted, recycled, repurposed, retro, shabby chic, sweet, thrift stores, thrifting, vintage, vintage buttons

I absolutely love thrifting! I think it something that has always been in me. I remember using my allowance at thrift stores when I was little. Some of my favorite memories of hanging out with my grandfather are from afternoon …

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12 Days of Handmade Gifts- Vintage Button Rings and Cufflinks

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 13 December, 2012 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with anthro inspired, anthropologie, button crafts, button rings, christmas, craft, cuflinks, diy, diy button crafts, handmade gifts, holidays, knock off, stocking stuffers, tutorials, vintage buttons

Hi Everybody! Welcome to day eleven of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts. Today I have a couple fun diy’s for you that are inexpensive and easy, to make great stocking stuffers. I am going to show you how to …

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DIY Holiday Themed Framed Vintage Buttons

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 8 November, 2012 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with art, christmas, cottage, crafts, diy, easy diy, embroidery, framed buttons, frames, fun, green, holiday, holiday decor, ornaments, plastic, retro, tree, tutorials, vintage buttons, vintage christmas

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 …

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DIY Vintage Button Magnets

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 September, 2012 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with button crafts, craft with kids, crafts, diy, easy craft, magnets, tutorials, vintage buttons

Today I have a super easy and sweet DIY project for you to dress up your fridge or magnet board, vintage button magnets! These fun magnets could not be simpler to make, all you need is some E6000 and some little …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- September 17th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 September, 2012 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with chenille, cottage, embroidered, mid century, retro, sweet, vintage, vintage buttons, vintage decor, vintage dishes, vintage housewares, vintage linens

This week I have some really lovely finds for you. I love cottage style, especially english country! If I could design a perfect home, it would be a mid-sized cottage filled with vintage goodies. My kitchen cupboards would be filled …

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Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- July 30th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 30 July, 2012 Posted in Vintage Finds of the Week Tagged with 1950's, etsy, midcentury, mustard, vintage, vintage bar ware, vintage buttons, vintage dishes, vintage dress, vintage linen tablecloth, vintage typewriter, yellow

This week I found some awesome vintage finds on Etsy in one of my favorite hues, yummy yellow! I love yellow in the summer, it’s bright and fresh and reminds me of sunshine. This week I have found some fantastic yellow …

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