Winner... Vintage Map Bunting...

Vintage Map Bunting -

handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

Last Monday, after posting a crafty 'How To...' tutorial on making

'Vintage Map Bunting',

I decided to hold a little giveaway to win some handmade by d&s...

Thank you so much to everyone who entered!.. It was lovely reading all your comments...

I wrote out all your names on slips of paper and mixed them up in a bowl...

My husband helped by picking out the winning folded slip of paper...

...and the winner is...

Vicky from Blush Crafts blog...

Please email me at daffodilsandsnowdrops@gmail.com with your address and I will post off your bunting... hope you enjoy it!..

Em x

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Vintage Map Bunting Giveaway...

Vintage Map Bunting

-handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

In my last post I showed you 'How To... Make Your Own Vintage Map Bunting...'

 I hope you liked the tutorial and will have a go!..
 

 However if you would rather win yourself a set of your own, I have decided to giveaway some daffodils & snowdrops handmade vintage map bunting... 

To win all you need to do is:

• Please add yourself as a follower of my blog, using the Google friend connect button at the left hand side of my page... unless of course you are already following :)

• Leave a comment below, letting me know what you think of the tutorial, and where you would hang your bunting if you won!?...

My giveaway is open to all followers and will end midnight Sunday 8th April. 

The winner will be announced on my Easter Monday blog post...

Em x

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW ENDED

How To... Make Your Own Vintage Map Bunting...

Vintage Map Bunting - handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

You Will Need...

An old map or atlas

Scissors

Bunting triangle template

Bias binding

Thread

Sewing machine (could be done by hand if you are patient :)

Bunting made from re-cycling old maps and atlases, make cute and quirky decorations for your home... 

So why not have a go at making some of your own...

To begin... take your bunting template (this can be easily made by cutting a triangle from some card) and place it on your map tracing the outline... 

Once you have your desired number of bunting flags, cut out each one...

Then... iron your bias binding tape in half and position your bunting flags, evenly spaced, between the tape... 

(bunting flags can be doubled up and sewn together to give a thicker flag if you wish)

To finish... sew down the length of your bias binding tape trapping in each flag as you go along...

 ...and there you have your own, ready to hang, vintage map bunting...

I would love to hear your thoughts and comments on my tutorial, so please leave a comment below :)

Happy Anniversary...

Map heart picture - 

handmade by daffodils & snowdrops

This weekend my husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary...

As traditional 5th wedding anniversary gifts have a theme of wood, I decided to make and frame a picture for my husband...

... I cut hearts from a map of Turkey where we first met and England where we live together now... two places very close to our hearts...

I then set them in a simple white wooden frame...

My lovely husband surprised me with this gorgeous silver origami elephant necklace!..

My favourite animal is the elephant... 

I absolutely love my necklace :)

Happy Anniversary Darling! xx

Vintage Maps...

 Vintage Map - RE, Northumberland

Vintage maps make a real impact in any room... 

I love this pastel coloured map of the world in its simple wooden frame...

Take a look online at RE for more maps and vintage atlas prints...