Lovely Letters...

Felted Letter - Anthropologie

I have to admit I do have a bit of a thing for decorative letters... and this one from Anthropologie home is just adorable...

Felted in bright and vibrant colours... makes an eye catching little decoration for your home...

Choose your initial for a personal touch or even use them to spell out a name or word...

Christmas Catch Up...

After a lovely Christmas break I'm back and thought I'd start with a Christmas catch up post...

So... as you all know this Christmas I took part in the Advent Swap organised by 

Hookin With Laa Laa... 

My partner was the lovely Sarah from 

Tilly Mint Boutique... 

On the run up to Christmas I have been blogging about each advent gift I received and what I sent in return...

For Christmas day we both sent each other a larger handmade gift to open...

 I received this gorgeous hand felted scarf from Sarah...

I love the colour, a great gift to keep me warm over the Christmas break...

 ...and I gave to Sarah...

 A cushion cover, handmade with cream and pink striped fabrics... I decorated the cushion with a hand drawn pattern...

I hope you like it!..

Thank you Sarah for all your time and thought that you have put into the advent swap!.. 

I have loved doing the swap and really enjoyed opening my advent gifts each day!.. 

I definitely think we were a good match :)

 

...and a big thank you to Lynda from Hooking With Laa Laa for arranging the swap!..

 

Pop over to Tilly Mint Boutique to see Sarah's Advent Posts...

 

On the Fifteenth Day of Christmas...

Today my advent present from Sarah at 

Tilly Mint Boutique was...

A gorgeous little Gutermann thread set, in a vintage style tin...

I absolutely love my gift :)...

and I gave to Sarah...

...some felt balls from Blooming Felt, to add to her craft stash...

Take a look at my advent partner Sarah's blog

Tilly Mint Boutique...

On the Thirteenth & Fourteenth Days of Christmas...

On the thirteenth and fourteenth...

... Sarah from Tilly Mint Boutique gave me a lovely Christmas cross stitch...
The same as I gave to her on the fourth!..

...and this cute handmade felt mug cosy...

I also made Sarah a mug cosy on the tenth...

I gave to Sarah...

Mini floral and striped bunting with odd vintage and denim flags
- Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

...and

A little needle case
- Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

Made with Cath Kidston fabric and a vintage button...

Sarah also made me a needle case which I opened on the seventh...

... It seems we both have very similar taste :)

Pop over to Sarah's blog, Tilly Mint Boutique to check out her advent posts...

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas...

Its already day eleven of the advent swap... Cant believe how quickly its going...

Today I opened this gorgeous little felted dog brooch from Sarah at Tilly Mint Boutique...

So cute...

and I gave to Sarah...

A twisted thread bobbin for her craft stash, which I bought from the Knitting & Stitching Show...

I also got myself one :) couldn't resist...

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

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 Fifth Day of Christmas...

Its already day five of the advent swap arranged by Hooking With Laa Laa...

and this is what my lovely advent partner got me...

A fab little felt Christmas tree decoration - Handmade by Sarah from Tilly Mint Boutique

I have pinned a similar decoration that I loveee on Pinterest... so I'm really happy with my gift :)

Here it is looking pretty on my tree...

Here is my fifth gift to Sarah...

...a felted lavender fragranced soap - Handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

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

Tilly Mint Boutique...