I ❤ Buttons...

Button heart picture 

- handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

Show someone you love them with a pretty button heart picture...

 I handmade my picture from a mixture of vintage and modern buttons... carefully gluing each button in place to create a heart...

 Simple yet beautiful...

I finished by mounting my picture in a clean white frame... as a gift to my mam on her birthday...

Have a wonderful birthday mam x

On the Twenty First & Twenty Second Days of Christmas...

On the twenty first and twenty second days of Christmas Sarah from Tilly Mint Boutique blog gave to me...

Some pretty crochet flower chains...

...and these little Christmas cupcake cases, complete with cute decorative snowmen and Christmas trees...

I cant wait to do some Christmas baking with them!..

I gave to Sarah...

...a note book with a handmade cover, in vintage fabric - By daffodils & snowdrops

...and some ceramic buttons which I bought from my recent trip to the knitting and stitching show...

See Sarah's advent posts at Tilly Mint Boutique blog...

On the Nineteenth & Twentieth Days of Christmas...

On the nineteenth and twentieth days of Christmas...

Sarah from Tilly Mint Boutique blog gave me...

Some cute ribbons to add to my craft stash... I love them!..

...and...

... a personalised key ring 

- Handmade by Tilly Mint Boutique...

I gave to Sarah...

Some East of India ribbons to add to her craft stash...

...and a vanilla scented teacup candle 

- Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops...

Pop over to Sarah's blog to see her advent swap posts

Tilly Mint Boutique...

On the Sixteenth Day of Christmas...

Today's advent swap gift from Sarah at 

Tilly Mint Boutique was...

...this cute little button Christmas tree decoration... 

I saw one of these on one of Sarah's Pinterest boards and fell in love with it, so I was really happy when she made me one of my own!..

...and I gave to Sarah...

Some brightly coloured flexible cupcake cases... Hope you like them Sarah! :)

Keep an eye on the Tilly Mint Boutique blog for Sarah's advent posts in the run up to Christmas...

On the Tenth Day of Christmas...

Day ten of the advent swap organised by 

Hookin With LaaLaa...

and Sarah from Tilly Mint Boutique gave me this cute little button jar full of buttons...

As most of you know I have a bit of a button addiction, so I was really happy when I opened my advent gift this morning...

I gave to Sarah...

A crochet mug cosy 

- Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops...

...I decided to personalise it by adding some felt and stitching Sarah's name...

Hope she likes it! :)

Pop over to Sarah's blog to see her tenth advent swap post

Tilly Mint Boutique...

On the Eighth & Ninth Days of Christmas...

On the 8th and 9th days of Christmas my lovely advent swap partner 

Sarah from Tilly Mint Boutique gave me...

A fab chunky platted bracelet 

- Handmade by Tilly Mint Boutique...

... and these great tools for my craft box...

Cant wait to figure out what I can use my 'Purple Thang' for...

So happy with the lovely gifts Sarah has given me so far in the advent swap!.. 

They are all very me! :)

On the 8th I gave Sarah...

... a handmade Christmas bauble which I bought from The Ideal Christmas Home Show...

and on the 9th...

A lavender filled heart 

- Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

The fabric is from a vintage dress... 

I love to buy vintage fabrics and garments and give them a new lease of life... 

Sarah mentioned to me she liked vintage fabrics so I thought this would be perfect for her...

Take a look at Sarah's advent blog posts at Tilly Mint Boutique...

On the Seventh Day of Christmas...

Today my lovely advent swap partner gave me...

This adorable little patchwork needle case - Handmade by Sarah from Tilly Mint Boutique

I love the colours and fabrics she has used... I have been meaning to make myself one for a while, so was really happy when I opened my parcel!..

My gift to Sarah today...

A selection of new and vintage buttons to add to her craft stash...

Check out Sarah's blog

Tilly Mint Boutique

for her daily advent posts...

On the Second Day of Christmas...

 My 2nd advent swap gift from Sarah at Tilly Mint Boutique...

Little Lavender Bag - 

Handmade by Tilly Mint Boutique

I love lavender... and my cute little lavender bag from Sarah will sit lovely inside my newly painted draws in my bedroom :)

 ...my 2nd gift to Sarah...

 Crochet Pin Cushion with Vintage Button - 

Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops...

Take a look at Sarah's advent swap posts at

Tilly Mint Boutique...

On the First Day of Christmas...

So... following on from my last post... Christmas Advent Swap... 

Here is my 1st advent swap present from Sarah at Tilly Mint Boutique...

 

Cute Foldaway Tote - 

Handmade by Tilly Mint Boutique

The little pouch folds out into this gorgeous strawberry print tote bag... 

A great first gift!.. Cant wait to use it!..

...and here is my 1st gift to Sarah...

Felt Christmas Tree Decoration - 

Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops...

I will be blogging every day on the run up to Christmas, sharing my advent swap goodies with you...

Pop over to my advent partners blog, 

Tilly Mint Boutique, 

and take a look at her advent swap posts...

Vintage Style Tea Cosy...

Hand Knitted Tea Cosy - 

by Jennifer daffodils & snowdrops

Recently, Jennifer has been busy knitting up these gorgeous vintage style tea cosies...

The pattern uses moss stitch and can be bought from Treacle Wool Shop in Morpeth, Northumberland...

For these two pretty little cosies Jennifer used 100% merino yarn in teal and pale pink...

She then decorated them by adding a bow in contrasting velvet tape and a decorative button... With the pale pink cosy she also added a little crochet pink flower...

The teal cosy was a gift for me!... and it now stands proudly on display in my kitchen, over one of my lovely vintage tea pots...

Sew Pretty... Lavender Heart Giveaway...

 Lavender Hearts - handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

I would like to say a big thank you to all you lovely people who follow daffodils & snowdrops and enjoy reading the blog... 

Yesterday we reached 300 followers on twitter! Which I am very excited about!.. and I hope we can continue to make more friends and followers...

As a thank you I have decided to do a giveaway...

I recently got my hands on this lovely book... Sew by Cath Kidston... which inspired my little giveaway prize...

Sew is full of gorgeous do-it-yourself sewing projects... I love this pretty quilted hot water bottle cover...

 It even comes with all the bits you need to make your very own Cath Kidston bag... just like the one on the front of the book...

One of my favourite projects are the cute little lavender bags...

I picked out some pretty fabrics and buttons from my stash and lovingly crafted these cute lavender filled hearts...

If you would like to win one of these little lavender hearts all you need to do is:

• Please add yourself as a follower of my blog, using the google friend connect button at the right hand side of my page... 

• and leave me a comment below detailing which lavender heart you would like to win and why?...

The giveaway is open to UK residents and ends midnight Thursday 6th October. The winner will be announced on my Friday blog post...

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW ENDED

La Droguerie... Love to Visit... Part 2...

La Droguerie - Paris, France

At the end of
La Droguerie... Love to Visit... Part 1...

I asked you to keep a look out for my next post, where I would show you my lovely little buys...

La Droguerie stocks a large selection of pretty buttons stacked up in vintage wooden boxes...

 I loved looking though all the different buttons and decided to treat myself to a few of my own...
As you can see I went for a bit of a floral theme... with cute candy brights, shell cut and patterned buttons...

Carrying on the floral theme... I also fell in love these cute little fabric rounds...

I have added these lovely bits and pieces to my craft stash and cant wait to use them in a future project...

Take a look at La Droguerie's website... http://www.ladroguerie.com/

Opening Times:
Monday: 2pm- 6:45pm
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:30am- 6:45pm

Rue du Jour

Paris

La Droguerie... Love to Visit... Part 1...

La Droguerie - Paris, France

Shelves of colourful thread bobbins...

Last week I was lucky enough to visit La Droguerie... 

A beautiful, vintage themed haberdashery in the heart of Paris...

Little wooden boxes filled with buttons...

La Droguerie is full to the brim of pretty trims and buttons, wool skeins, baskets of knitting needles and crochet hooks, shelves of beads in glass jars and charming fabrics...

Multi coloured skeins of gorgeous wool...

Pretty Liberty print fabrics and trims...

A lovely little treasure trove of a shop... 

and a great place to top your stash of crafty bits and bobs...

La Droguerie is a fabulous haberdashery... 

definitely worth a visit if you happen to be in Paris...

Whilst I was there I purchased a few bits for my craft box at home... 

Keep an eye on the blog for my next post...
La Droguerie part 2... when I will be showing off my little buys...

Check out their website... http://www.ladroguerie.com/

Opening Times:
Monday: 2pm- 6:45pm
Tuesday to Saturday: 10:30am- 6:45pm

Rue du Jour

Paris