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Button, Buttons and More Buttons
Do you have a button box? We do, but ours might be a bit bigger than yours... Our button box contains a multitude of button tins Even so, we are always delighted when other people's button boxes come our way. They are often tins, but sometimes they are wooden, cardboard, papier-mâché or even Bakelite. Often they come to us following a death - generally people are not parted from their button tins when they are alive! I spend a great deal of time going through the collections
3 hours ago2 min read


INSPIRATION INSIDE
Need inspiration for a slow stitching project? Here's a pretty bookmark that we made using materials from one of our stitch meditation boxes.
Jan 152 min read


Happy News to Start 2026
We're so pleased to be kicking off 2026 with some great news, namely that Jan has made it on to the f :Entrepreneur list of the UK’s 100 most inspiring female entrepreneurs. The campaign celebrates 100 exceptional women across the UK who are driving innovation, growth, and positive impact in their communities, while running successful businesses. Once again, our small business - and a high street shop no less - is being recognised for being innovative, inclusive and supportin
Jan 72 min read


A CUNNING USE OF SCRAPS
What to do when you have some recycled cotton yearn in a sort of dull orangey colour? Crochet a fox, of course!
Dec 15, 20252 min read


Ever-decreasing Sized Scraps
Lots of small fabric scraps? Perfect for making a shaggy rag rug!
Nov 15, 20252 min read


YORKSHIRE Buttons
Woven buttons are a great use of scrap yarn or thread - currently we're enjoying making Yorkshire buttons.
Oct 15, 20252 min read


OUR CROCHET CORAL REEF
We made a coral reef with scrap yarn last year. It's grown since then and we'd like it to get even bigger.
Sep 15, 20252 min read


ALL THAT LEFT-OVER SOCK YARN
Our sock yarn is very popular, but what do you do with all those oddments? Well, I'm using mine to make a beekeeper's quilt.
Aug 15, 20252 min read


Making Dorset Buttons
We run classes teaching how to make Dorset buttons - here's an example of what we do.
Jul 15, 20252 min read


From 10 to 11
by Jan Once again this year (2025) we were delighted to appear on the shortlist for Small Business Britain's High Street Heroes Award,...
Jul 7, 20252 min read


WHY THE SNAIL OF HAPPINESS?
by Jan So, why are we called The Snail of Happiness ? It's a question that we often get asked in the shop, understandably so as it is a...
Jun 30, 20253 min read


ScrapHappy - Mending with scrap Fabric
June 2025 by Jan After a long absence from ScrapHappy posts, I’m pleased to say that we are back. If you do a bit of exploring , you will...
Jun 15, 20252 min read


HELLO THERE!
WELCOME to a new chapter in the story of The Snail of Happiness… a new website, online shop and new life for our sadly neglected blog....
May 25, 20251 min read


ScrapHappy April 2024
The coral reef is continuing to grow ... ...and proving to be a great way to use up scrap yarn. I’ve used all sorts of yarns with odd...
Mar 6, 20251 min read


ScrapHappy May 2024
A small scrappy make to share this month (I’m still making crochet coral, but it does get a bit dull if I keep posting about that). As...
Mar 6, 20251 min read


ScrapHappy June 2024 (a fishy tale)
For various reasons, we’ve delayed the installation of the coral reef in our shop window. This means we’ve got more time to make coral,...
Mar 6, 20252 min read
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