Christmas Advent Swap...

As you may know from my previous post,

'Christmas is Coming...',

a few months ago I signed up to  

Hookin With Laalaa's Advent Swap... 

After two months of hard crafting my partner and I were ready to swap...

...and yesterday I received my gorgeous advent swap parcel from Sarah at Tilly Mint Boutique blog...

I was absolutely thrilled when I opened my package!.. My advent gifts are beautifully wrapped in a lovely Christmasy box... 

There were even some chocolates and sweets mixed in :)

I cant wait to open my little advent packages each day!..

Also bundled up inside my parcel was a bigger gift for Christmas day!...

and a little Christmas card, which looked very familiar...

I sent the exact same card to Sarah!..

These are the advent swap gifts I sent to Sarah...

I chose which gift I would like Sarah to open each day and then numbered them accordingly...

... I then wrapped up her bigger Christmas day present in hand stamped brown paper... I made the stampers out of potato halves and cut in Christmas tree and star designs...

I hope that Sarah is as happy with her package as I am with mine!...

I will be blogging up to Christmas on what I receive from Sarah and what I have sent to her... So keep and eye on the blog...

Check out Sarah's lovely blog, Tilly Mint Boutique to see her advent swap posts...

I Love Letters...

Large vintage letter - Flee market in Paris

Assorted vintage letters - 

Flee market in Paris

Reclaimed vintage shop letters make unique home decorations... I love these painted steel letters, which I came across in a flee market in Paris...

They would look great above a fireplace, on a shelf or hung on the wall... You could also use letters in different shapes, sizes and colours to spell out names or words...

Christmas is coming... Advent Swap...

As you can see I have made good use of the basket I bought from the Braderie de Lille back in September... 

Turning it into a crafty basket...

Over the past month or so I have been very busy rummaging through my craft basket and preparing my handmade items for the Advent Swap which I am taking part in, hosted by the lovely Linda at Hookin With Laalaa blog...

My partner is Tilly Mint Boutique... 

Take a look at her beautiful blog...

Unfortunately as the advent bits I have made are a secret until we exchange, I can't show you what I have been up to... However not long now, so keep your eyes on the blog to check out what I receive from Tilly Mint Boutique and what I have made her!..

Picture Perfect...

Image - Merci in Paris. photo by Tom

I love this picture... a room full of fish shaped soap on a rope...

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

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Love to Visit... Willow Home & Gifts

Willow Home & Gifts - Great Ayton, 

North Yorkshire

Willow Home & Gifts is a lovely little country style shop, in the pretty town of Great Ayton in North Yorkshire...

Selling everything from shabby chic furniture, attractive cushions, quilted throws  and even decorative hearts & bunting...

Their beautiful items are made up of a collection of pieces sourced in the UK, France and Holland...

An adorable little shop tucked away in a charming countryside town... 

Willow Home & Gifts will soon be stocking their Christmas decorations and accessories, hand crafted in Holland... 

Why not pop in and take a look!...

Check out this link to their website,where you can also buy online...

Willow Home & Gifts - Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm

Closed on Sunday

4a Park Square,

Great Ayton,

North Yorkshire

I Love...

Vintage Jars - The Peanut Vendor

I just love these vintage marmalade jars from The Peanut Vendor in Newington Green, London...

They make an eye catching feature in any room... I have some of my own on display in my kitchen...

Pretty as a Picture...

Decorative Pictures - 

Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

I love making pretty decorative pictures from the little bits and pieces in my craft stash... 

Here I have used some left over Laura Ashley wall paper pieces as the base of my pictures... You can then add little decorative items such as buttons, beads and handmade paper...

To make my pictures, I decided to use some delicate skeleton leaves, decorative buttons from Liberty and the V&A, mini sparkly gems and even a little vintage style key...

Then all you need to do is choose your frame... I added a bit of hessian rope to the back of my frame for hanging...

A simple way to create a beautiful picture...

Love to Visit... The Peanut Vendor...

The Peanut Vendor - Newington Green, London

The Peanut Vendor is an eclectic vintage furniture shop based in Newington Green in London...

The little shop sells all sorts of classic, old fashioned vintage pieces for the home...

The Peanut Vendor's stock is ever changing, with new and unique items to be found... so you can always be sure to find a much loved piece for your home...

I love this handsome chest of draws with its old fashioned draw pulls...

A hidden gem... with out doubt worth tracking down if you are in Islington...

Check out their website at:

http://thepeanutvendor.co.uk/

You can also find them on Twitter & Facebook...

The Peanut Vendor - Mon to Wed 10am to 7pm

Fri & Sat 10am to 6pm

Sunday 12noon until 6pm

Closed on Monday

The Peanut Vendor

133 Newington Green Road,

Islington

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...

Meanyjar...

I recently entered Meanyjars's party giveaway, celebrating reaching 600 Twitter followers and Jeany's 30th Birthday...

...and I won! :) The prize was one of Meanyjar's cute handmade party bags... inside a pretty crochet flower brooch and mini rose bunting...

I love my gorgeous prize... and couldn't wait to find a place for my new bunting...
It is now hanging proudly over the mirror in my bedroom... and the brooch looks lovely on my winter coat...

Thank you Jeany! :)

You can buy your own 'Meanyjar' party bags from Jeany's Folksy shop...

Also check out Meanyjar's beautiful bog... on crafting, crochet and all things handmade... one of my personal favourite's!..