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Etsy Favorite Fridays- April 17th

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 April, 2015 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adorable, art figure, artist spotlight, bird, cat, ceramic, charming, etsy artists fridays, etsy love, figurine, folk, handmade artists, home decor, kitty, kitty painting, knitted kitty, mason jar tea towel, mini kitty, stripe, sweet, whimsical, wooden flower coasters

Happy Friday everyone! Wow, it’s been a crazy day! I almost thought I was going to have to share this with you all this weekend sometime, but I still have an hour left before the weekend officially starts, so I’m …

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Handmade Gifts 2014- Easy Painted Toy Animal Magnets

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 16 December, 2014 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with animals, christmas, crafting, crafts, crafty, cute, decor, diy, easy, fast, for her, for him, for kids, for teens, fun, gifting, gifts, handmade, handmade gifts, holiday, how to, magnets, make, office, ombre, painted, plastic animals, sweet, tutorials, whimsical

Happy Friday everyone! This week has just flown by so far! I am behind as usual, how does that always happen this time of year! Before we get into the weekend, I wanted to pop in with another handmade gift …

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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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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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Style Files- January 2014

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 30 January, 2014 Posted in Style Files Tagged with animals, backpack, bags, boho, boots, bows, boyfriend, cardigan, casual, chunky, classic, clothing, design, fashion, fashion and style, floral, fun, infinity scarf, jewelry, Kate Spade, knit, leather, lifestyle, lovely, modcloth, moto boots, personal style, pig, polkadot, quirky, retro, satchel, scarf, skinny jeans, stripe, style, sweater, vintage, whimsical

Most days, I look like a slob. Since I mostly work from home, I tend to live in my sweatpants. My personal style tends to be casual. I don’t own many frilly items. If you look in my closet right …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Little Low

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 24 January, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adorable, apartment, art, art prints, baby, beautiful, birthdays, calendars, cards, child's room, children, colorful, decor, embroidery hoop art, etsy artist, etsy artist fridays, fabric, families, fun, gifts, greeting cards, hand made, handmade, home decor, hoop, illustration, independant artists, indy, lighthearted, little low, new baby, paper goods, pet lovers, pillows, sayings, screen print, spunky, stationary, stationary boxes, swet, valentine, wedding, whimsical, wood boxes

Happy Friday everyone! Welcome to my first full artist feature of 2014! I am so excited to showcase one of my absolute favorite Etsy shops, Little Low Studio, with you all today! Little Low is a fantastic shop full of …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- 2014 Calendars

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 10 January, 2014 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with animals, art, art deco, artists, awesome, calendar, cats, composers, cute, day planner, decor, desktop, digital, dogs, download, etsy artists, etsy fridays, flapper, floral, folk art, fox, fridays, fun, handmade, houses, illustrated, illustration, lumberjack, mini, new year, organization, owl, style, sweet, teatowel calendar, typewriter, wall, whimsical, woodland, year at a glance, yearly

Happy Friday everyone! As I mentioned the other day, one of my favorite things about the new year is getting new calendars for our home! I always get at least three. There’s one for the kitchen, one for the office, …

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The Wonderful World of Pinterest- November 2013

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 21 November, 2013 Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with advent, awesome, bookshelves, card holders, christmas, christmas decorating, christmas diy, christmas ornaments, christmas trees, cute, cute animals, dog, funky, hair, holiday, home decor, kids and pets, kitty, november, pets and animals, piano bookshelf, pins, pins of the month, pinterest, rag curls, retro, santa, truck bed, whimsical, winter

Hi guys! Christmas is in full swing over here at my house. No matter how much I plan to get ahead before the holiday rush, I always somehow end up behind. I have not had a lot of extra time …

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DIY Retro Christmas Yarn Wreath

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 19 November, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with 1950's, candy cane, christmas, christmas decorating, cottage, crafts, decor, diy, easy, flowers, flying, for the home, fun, gifts, green, holiday, how to, little glitter house, lovely, make, mid century, mini christmas house, putz house, red, reindeer, retro, santa, shabby, stripe, sweet, textured, tutorials, vintage, whimsical, wrapped wreath, wreath, yarn, yarn wreath

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 …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Fluffy Flowers

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 11 October, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with bear, black cat, blue, buckaneer, cheeky, christmas, comical, cool, cute, doll, etsy, etsy artists, flowers, fluffy, fluffy flowers, funky, funny, fuzzy, gift, gifts for kids, girls, gnome, guys, handmade, handmade doll, handmade plush, handmade toys, kids, kitty, monster, mushroom, nudeie, pirate, plushie, red, soft, soft toy, softie, sweet, teens, toys, trailer, viking, whimsical

Happy Friday everyone! Today I am so excited to share one of the coolest plush artists on Etsy with you, Fluffy Flowers! Felicia, the fantastic artist behind the creative shop, makes the most adorable plush dolls and animals! Her designs …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Three Red Apples

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 27 September, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adorable, applique, bed, bug, camper, canvas, caravan, chickens, chicks, cottage, embroidery, embroidery hoop art, etsy, etsy artist fridays, etsy artists, go places, gypsy, hand stitched, handmade, hoops, love life, lovely, machine freehend embroidery, off to see the world, paint, pillows, quirky, repurposed, scooter, shabby, sweet, textile art, three red apples, travel, vintage, vintage fabric, whimsical

Happy Friday! Today I am super excited to share one of my all time favorite Etsy shops with you, Three Red Apples. Annabelle Ozanne, the amazing artist behind the shop, creates the most fantastic textile art and illustrations. This fabulous UK …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Nicola and the Newfoundlander

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 September, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adorable, animals, art, artists, beautiful, birthday, cats, christmas, clocks, clothing, coasters, deer, dogs, etsy artist, forrest, fox, fridays, fun, funky, gifts, greyhound, hand printed, hand printed clothing, handmade, her, him, homedecor, i heart etsy, knit, mens womens, mountains, nature, nicola and the newfoundlander, ocean, owl, quirky, sea, sweatshirts, sweet, t shirt, tee shirts, tees, whale, whimsical, woodland, yoga pants

Happy Friday everyone! Today I am really excited to share one of my favorite Etsy shops ever, Nicola and the Newfoundlander. Nicola and Bren, the fantastic artists behind the shop, create hand printed comfy clothing and reclaimed wood jewelry and home …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Blue Raspberry Designs

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 6 September, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adults, beautiful, blue raspberry designs, creative, custom, dali, decor, doll, etsy, etsy artists, famous artists, frieda kahlo, funky, hand painted, handmade, illustration, kids, king oscar, one of a kind, plush, soft toy, softie, stuffed, stuffed toy, tattooed, toys, unique, unusual, van gogh, whimsical

Happy Friday everyone! Growing up, I was never into Barbies or dolls. I loved my stuffed animals, and had a ton of them! I am still head over heels for plushies to this day.So, today I am really excited to …

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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- Sushipot Studio

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 16 August, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with altered art, anatomy, art, art blocks, artists, awesome, collage, dolls, ducky, etsy, etsy fridays, fun, funky, gifts, handmade gifts, quirky, recycled, repurposed, retro, sculptures, toys, upcycled, vintage, whimsical, wood

Happy Friday everyone! Do you guys remember that fantastic vintage shop, Sushipot Vintage, that I shared with you all a few weeks back? Well, today I am going to share Suzanna Scott’s other fantastic handmade altered art shop with you, …

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DIY Fun Party Animal Picks

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 18 June, 2013 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with adorable, animals, bear, children, circus, cool, crafts, decor, decorating, diy, dog, easy, fun, gifts, hamster, home, how to, kids, lion, make, panda, party, party decorations, picks, picture holder, plastic animals, repurpose, retro, reuse, signs, skewers, sweet, tiger, toys, tutorials, whimsical, woodland, zoo

I love little plastic animals! I used to have a small collection of them when I was little. There have been so many toy animal craft projects circulating around the internet that look like a total blast to make! Here …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Magpie Ethel

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 24 May, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adorable, birthday, christmas, colorful, easter, etsy. etsy artists, gifts, girl, handmade, her, holiday, lovely, luck, magpie ethel, mid century, mom, one of a kind, retro, seasonal, spun cotton, st patricks, valentine, vintage, vintage bunny, vintage doll, vintage ducky, vintage sweet, whimsical

Happy Friday guys! I am very excited to share one of my favorite Etsy shops with you today, Magpie Ethel! Laurie, the amazing artist behind the shop creates the most fantastic people and creatures from a vast array of vintage …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Sushi Pot Vintage

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 17 May, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with anatomy, art, book prints, colorful, cool, cottage, eclectic, ephemera, etsy, etsy artist, fun, gifts, kids, mid century, quirky, retro, robot, summer, supplies, tin plates, tin toys, toys, vintage, vintage finds, whimsical, wooden blocks

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have had an amazing week! Today I would like to share one of my favorite Etsy Vintage shops with you all, Sushipot Vintage. This shop is so wickedly quirky with items ranging from …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Raw Bone Studio

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 5 April, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with adorable, alphabet, animals, art, brooch, Bunting, cats, custom letter, cute, dia de los muertos, dogs, embroidery, etsy, felt, fiber, folk, for her, fun, funky, garland, gifts, hand sewn, jewelry, mixed media, monogram, retro, stitched, sugar skulls, whimsical, wire

Happy Friday everybody! Today I am very excited to share one of my new favorite shops on Etsy with you, Raw Bone Studio. Robin, the fantastic artist behind the shop, creates a wonderful array of mixed media fiber folk art …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Shop Marmalade

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 15 March, 2013 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with animals, bike, bunny, cool, custom, etsy, fabric jewelry, fish, fun, gifts, handmade, initial, jewelry, kids, kitty, monogram, nature, nautical, owls, setting, sterling silver, teens, variety, whimsical, women

Happy Friday everyone! Today I have one of my favorite jewelry shops on Etsy to share with you, Shop Marmalade. Kate Singer, the fantastic Toronto bases artist behind the brand, creates adorable rings, pendants, and earrings with her printed fabric …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Khara Ledonne

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 21 September, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with art, artist feature, custom, enamels, etsy artists, hand made, handmade jewelry, khara ledonne, lockets, miniature paintings, oil, painted lockets, painter, painting, sweet, whimsical

Today I am thrilled to share with you all the work of one of my favorite Etsy artists, Khara Ledonne. Khara creates fantastic little paintings in vintage brass ball lockets in her little studio in Brooklyn. I absolutely adore her work! It amazes …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Pig and Pumpkin

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 7 September, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with animals, bears, black cat, bunnies, cat, christmas, cute, easter, elephant, etsy artist, felt, haloween, handmade, holiday, mini figure, ornament, paperclay, pig, pig and pumpkin, skunk, sweet, tabletop figurine, valentine, whimsical

Today I have a super cute Etsy shop to share with you, Pig and Pumpkin. Meghan Downing, the artist behind the brand, creates the most fantastic and whimsical ornaments and tabletop sculptures. I just adore the personality that each of her …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Mama’s Little Babies

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 24 August, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with artists, bees, birds, cats, etsy, handmade, handmade jewelry, people, plastic jewelry, shrinky jewelry, unique, victorian images, whimsical

Today I would love to share this awesome Etsy shop, Mama’s Little Babies with you all! Cheri, the owner and artist behind the shop, creates amazing Victorian inspired graphic plastic jewelry from vintage images. I love how they are so dainty …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- 3 Crows

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 27 July, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with 3 crows, animals, art, birds, cats, custom pet portraitsa, dogs, etsy artists, handmade, horses, painting, prints, quirky, sara pulver, whimsical

This friday I have a special treat for you! Today I am featuring one of my all time, tippie top, absolute favorite artists on Etsy, Sara Pulver and her wonderful shop, 3 Crows. I found Sara’s work a couple of years ago, …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Lulu Bug Jewelry

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 20 July, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with bird jewelry, etsy, etsy fridays, fine silver jewelry, handmade jewelry, jewelry, lulu bug designs, owl jewelry, pig necklace, quote jewelry, whimsical

This week’s featured artist is one of my favorite jewelry designers on Etsy, Lulu Bug Jewelry. Sue, the designer behind Lulu Bug, creates wonderful, whimsical necklaces and earrings in fine silver. I love the quirky tiny animal necklaces she does, …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- 13 Bears by Sasha Pokrass

By mysocalledcraftylife Posted on 6 July, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with art bears, art toys, bear clolthing, bears, elephants, etsy artists, giraffes, hand made, mohair, patterns, sasha pokrass, stuffed animals, stuffed bears, teddy bears, vintage, whimsical

This weeks featured artist comes to us from Russia. Sasha Pokrass is my favorite artist bear artist on Etsy! Her toys are wonderful and whimsical, and oh so vintage looking! They kind of remind me a bit of vintage Steiff …

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DIY Teacup Bird Feeder

By mysocalledcraftylife Posted on 19 June, 2012 Posted in Crafting, DIY, Tutorials Tagged with bird feeder, craft, diy, diy birdfeeder, diy gift, garden diy, teacup garden art, vintage teacup, whimsical

This week I have another garden DIY for you! This teacup bird feeder is such a great and economical DIY project. I used a teacup and saucer from the flea market, beads I already had and chain from the hardware store, …

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I Heart Etsy Fridays- Cherry Time

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 15 June, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with birds, cake topper, crotched, embroidered, fiber art, fish, hand stitched, handmade, handmade weddings, hearts, vintage, wedding cake topper, wedding ideas, weddings, whimsical

Yesterday I stumbled upon this beautiful Etsy shop, and just decided that it had to be my featured shop of the week this week. Vesna & Mojca are the creative team behind Cherry Time, a fabulous Etsy shop filled with …

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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- Catherine Reece Pottery

By My So Called Crafty Life Posted on 9 March, 2012 Posted in Etsy Artist Fridays Tagged with aqua, art, birds, bowl, bugs, etsy fridays, green, mug, necklace, plates, platter, pottery, whimsical, yellow

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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