Mollie Makes... Flowers...

As you all know I'm loving the new Mollie Makes craft magazine... Every issue comes with a crafty kit to make yourself...

 Issue Two of Mollie Makes came with this cute make it yourself felt flower kit...

I made mine into a pretty hanging decoration, however you could make a little brooch, handbag charm or even wear it on your wrist...

After making my first felt flower using the Mollie Makes kit... I loved it so much I decided to make another using darker coloured felts and a cute vintage button...

I also transformed the felt flower which I made at The Wilderness Festival into another little hanging decoration, using some pretty ribbon and a button from Libertys...

Why not have a go at making your own crafty felt flower... Take a look at the Mollie Makes webpage for the template and just click on the picture of issue2...

I love to hear your thoughts so why not leave a comment below...  I love reading them...

or if you have made up your own Mollie Makes felt flower I would love to see it... leave a comment with your link...

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...

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/

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...