Love to Visit... Croft Interiors...

Croft Interiors - Stokesley, North Yorkshire

 

Croft Interiors is a lovely family run interior business in the historic Georgian market town of Stokesley...

 Alongside offering various interior decoration services, using the likes of fabrics, wall hangings and upholstery... Croft Interiors also sell a wide range of decorative home accessories...

A gorgeous shop full of both modern and traditional country style items...

Children's home accessories room...

They also stock a wide range of East of India gifts and accessories... Which I love!...

Croft Interiors constantly update their stock, which includes garden furniture, kitchenalia, cards and gifts, worldly items and one off individual pieces...

Check out their website at:

http://www.croft-interiors.com/index.html

Croft Interiors - Mon to Sat 9:30am to 5:00pm

Closed on Sunday

8 Bridge Road

Stokesley

North Yorkshire

Country Crochet...

Vintage Blue and Antique White Granny Squares - 

Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

As you might all know I have a love of all things crocheted at the moment... although it is Jenny@daffodilsandsnowdrops that is the crafty crocheter...

However with my fantastic mam's help and endless visits to the crochet crazy Attic24 blog... I am slowly getting there and I love it!..

Check out my cute vintage blue and antique white coloured granny squares... 

Keep your eye on the blog for the final result...

I love to hear your thoughts... So why not leave me a comment...

Perfect Pottery...

Milland Pottery in Hampshire, West Sussex

Recently two good friends of mine, 

Michelle and Ollie, 

visited Milland Pottery in Hampshire...

They had a great day out creating their own handmade pottery, using earthenware clay on a potter's wheel... Then colouring their handcrafted items with coloured slips and glazing them...

Light mint blue ceramic pots - 

Handmade by Michelle & Ollie

Dark blue ceramic bowl and pot -
Handmade by Michelle & Ollie

 I love the final results... 

A charming set of rustic handmade ceramic wares... 

They would make a beautiful feature in any country style home...

Milland Pottery run various classes for both adults and children... You can make anything from decorative pots and plates to unique bowls and vases, using either hand building or the potter's wheel... 

If you fancy trying your hand at creating your own handmade pottery, take a look at their website... http://www.millandpottery.co.uk/index.html

I love to hear your thoughts... So why not leave me a comment below...

I Love...

VW Camper Van - Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire

I love this cool vintage blue VW camper van...
I saw this one was at the Wilderness Festival in Cornbury, Oxfordshire...
Love the colourful floral print curtains...

Wilderness Festival... Felting...

Felt Making at Wilderness Festival

Last weekend myself and my husband Namik visited 'The Wilderness Festival' in Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire...
It was a fantastic day full of excellent music, great food and drink, and even crafting!..

There were many crafters running different workshops throughout the day...
We visited Emma Fountain's Felt Making tent, in the Green Crafts field...

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You could make lots of different felt creations in the workshop... I decided to have a go at felt flower making...

Namik even got involved... trying his hand at felt covered soap...

There was an abundance of different coloured felting wools and various bits & bobs to help you make your creation... 

 The final result...

My pretty felted flower...

Namik's fantastic felted soap...

We had a brilliant time at the festival... and really enjoyed the 'Felt Making' workshop...
Thank you Emma!!!

We even bought some felting materials to try it ourselves at home... Keep an eye on the blog!

Emma Fountain visits many different music festivals, art festivals and country shows throughout the year, carrying out her felting workshops... she also runs a variety of different courses...
Check out Emma's website for more info...

Web page: Emma Fountain
Blog: http: http://emmafountain.blogspot.com/

Summer Orange Juice...

Hand Pull Juicer - Secondhand Shop

Glass - Anthropology home

Bowl - Vintage

I love this hand-pull orange juicer picked up from a local secondhand shop...

Fresh orange juice takes a little work but it tastes so much better than orange juice from a carton... Simply take four jucing oranges, cut each in half and press...

A delicious and refreshing drink for the Summer...

Mollie Makes... Issue 1...

As you might remember from my last Mollie Makes post... I missed out on issue 1...

I asked you, my fantastic blog readers, to leave a comment if you had any ideas where I could get my hands on one, or even if someone would like to donate me their copy of Mollie Makes issue1... I received some great ideas and thoughts from you all on where to get my own copy... but unfortunately I could still not find a paper copy of the mag...

Image - from Mollie Makes magazine

Then... a lovely lady called Elizabeth, living in America contacted me and said she had a copy of Mollie Makes issue1 that she would be happy to donate to me!...

Image of Paula Mills home tour page - from Mollie Makes magazine

 One of Elizabeth's favorite sections in Mollie Makes issue1 is the 'Paula Mills (Lovely Sweet William) home tour'... she especially loved the hand made heart cushion on page 43...
However Elizabeth had been unsuccessful in contacting 'Lovely Sweet William' to order a cushion of her own...

Image of Lovely Sweet William, handmade heart cushion - from Mollie Makes magazine

 I helped to put Elizabeth in touch with Shelley Gardner (the other half of Lovely Sweet William, working together with Paula Mills) who makes the fantastic heart cushions...
Together the crafty pair draw, blog and create beautiful items for their online shop...
Check out 'Lovely Sweet William' on Etsy...


I would like to say a big thank you to Elizabeth who kindly donated me her copy of Mollie Makes issue1... I absolutely love it!... I hope you managed to successfully order your 'handmade heart cushion' from 'Lovely Sweet William'...

Check out Mollie Makes at http://www.molliemakes.com/

Picture Perfect...

 Image taken by daffodils and snowdrops 

in Stockholm

I love this idea of using old wooden crates alongside circular metal trays 

to create a charming garden display...

If you have an image that you would like to feature on 'Picture Perfect' please contact me at daffodilsandsnowdrops@gmail.com ... 

Attaching your image and a little bit of info...

Lastly I would like to thank everyone who follows 'daffodils & snowdrops' and enjoys reading the blog... We reached 100 followers on twitter yesterday! Which is great news!... I hope we can continue to make more friends and followers...

If you enjoy daffodils and snowdrops blog please support us by subscribing to our blogger feed, twitter or facebook accounts... 

Birthday Treats...

Today it is my wonderful husband's birthday... 

So I thought I would dedicate my post to him...

 

Nutty Chocolate Cake - 

Made by daffodils & snowdrops

To make this cake I used  Nigella's Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake recipe... 

I then toasted a mixture of pistachio, almond and pecan nuts for 5minutes in the oven at approx 160°C (fan oven)... 

Once cool, I roughly chopped the nuts and sprinkled on the top and edges of the cake..

Chocolate Rocky Roads - 

Made by daffodils & snowdrops

This delicious Chocolate Rocky Road recipe is taken from Jamie Oliver's Monster Bake Sale Cookbook... If you would like to it try out, the recipe can be found on NetMums...

My husband Namık is a great lover of nuts and chocolate... so I decided to make two chocolaty nutty treats for his birthday... My adapted version of Nigella's Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake... and Jamie's Chocolate Rocky Road... Both recipes were a success and I would definitely recommend you try them out... just click on the links above for the recipes...

How to gift wrap... the manly way...

 I tried to gift wrap Namıks presents in a 'manly' style... however I am sure not many men would wrap presents themselves in this way :)

For the gift wrap I used brown paper, decorated with a mixture of black and stone coloured ribbons, with buttons and fabric covered luggage labels...

Happy Birthday

Have a fantastic day Namık!!!

If you try out any of the ideas above let me know how you get on by posting you comments below... alternatively you can tweet or fb your comments...

I would love to hear from you...

Love to Visit... Evensen Antik...

Evensen Antik - Stockholm, Sweden

Evensen Antik is an enchanting antique and secondhand homewear shop in Stockholm...

Decorative vintage watering cans

The shop includes everything from shabby chic kitchenalia, reclaimed garden furniture, antique lighting... to decorative vintage boxes and bottles...

A treasure trove of old and antique... I love the crates of old bottles... They would make an interesting feature in any country style home...

If you are visiting Stockholm Evensen Antik is a must visit... However if you are not able to visit the shop itself, take a look at their website... Evensen Antik

Or alternatively if there is anything you are interested in, get in touch with Karin (English speaking), using the contact details below and she will be more than happy to help you...

 

Evensen Antik - Monday to Thursday: 12noon to 6pm

Saturday: 12noon - 3pm

Upplandsgatan 48

11328 Stockholm

Tel: 00-46-8346166

Being Creative... Summer...

This month Julia Crossland is running a 'Being Creative' check in gallery on the subject of 'Summer'...
You can enter your links/photos up until the 31st August... So what are you waiting for... Just click on the link above...

With the Summer theme in mind, I decided I would like my blog post to focus on the Scents of Summer...

Candle - Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops
Decorative Milk Jug - Second Hand Shop
Fragrance - Vanilla

Candle - Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops
Mini Tea Cup - Our Own
Fragrance -Lavender

Candle - Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops
Decorative Tea Cup - Zara Home
Fragrance -Rose

As a gift for one of my birthdays, my parents set me up with a fantastic candle making kit... Since then I have enjoyed making my own unique candles, using various different scents and colours...
For the candles above I have used three different fragrances, which remind me of 'Summer'...
Vanilla... Lavender... and Rose...

  

I am currently in the process of setting up an etsy shop, selling some of our favourite 'daffodils & snowdrops' handcrafted items... So it would be great to hear your thoughts on our handmade candles... please leave a comment below...

Country Cushions...

Fabric Remnant - Laura Ashley

Floral Cushions - Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

Make your own country style cushions from pretty fabric off-cuts and remnants...


 Many home furnishing shops sell small off-cuts of fabric... The fabric I used above is from Laura Ashley Home... Using fabric remnants is a cheap way to make charming cushions or other country home accessories...

To make your own tab cushions; First choose your cushion pad size and cut two fabric squares to fit... Prepare the facing for the edge of your cushion and the fabric for your tie tabs... Then sew it all together... Take a look at your local library for some good books on home accessory and cushion making...

daffodils & snowdrops would love to hear your thoughts, so please leave a comment below...