Gym bags

A few recent makes ...

PE bags, originally uploaded by incywincystitches.

Em started school a few weeks ago so I decided to make her a personalised gym bag, then got requests to make a few more ...  

And here she is on her first day at school ... 

It seems so quiet here with out her, but I'm really enjoying my extra sewing time!

 

UPDATE: Just found a great drawstring gym bag tutorial over on Kitschycoo's blog

if anyone fancies having a go at making one ... drawstring bag

choo choo

for Aaron, originally uploaded by incywincystitches.

Christening gift for our Nephew. Train embroidery pattern taken from A Rainbow of Stitches  (with added smoke puffs and button and bead detail).

Folksy Friday

1. Monty the Fox by Sara Carr, 2. Vintage Flora Pin Card by Daisy Florence Design, 3. Flared Bunting Mug by 1000degrees Art Studio , 4. Seedheads 114 by Zebedee, 5. Assorted Loveheart Buttons by Lilly’s, 6. Regatta 2 by Kirsty Elson Designs.

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As promised here is a small selection of your favourite Folksy finds from last weeks ff & giveaway - I especially love the driftwood regatta with it's teeny tiny bunting! Such lovely finds guys :)

Happy ff x

winner

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway, I’ve added so many new shops to my favourites this week from looking at all your links ;) Tomorrow I will be making a Folksy Friday mosaic from some of your chosen favourites, but for now I should let you know who the BIG button giveaway winner is and show you there Folksy find …

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I had intended to get Em to draw a name from a hat, but I hadn’t expected so many people to leave a comment! So with the help of random.org the winner is –

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Number 5 - Pukka Pinnies

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And here's her favourite Folksy find ...

Sunflowers 107 by Zebedee

I am loving Zoe's work (aka Zebedee). I find it difficult to choose just one item from her collection, but I really like this one - http://www.folksy.com/items/350657-Sunflowers-107?shop=yes She inspires me - .p.s I would also quite like some lovely buttons!!!
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Well done Pukka Pinnies! x

popular crafts

Popular Crafts magazine - Issue 2

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I was asked if I would like to do a embroidery tutorial for Popular Crafts magazine, so thought I’d write a ‘how to’ on crayon tinting with a variation of my Little Red as the pattern.

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Here’s a quick snap of the article …

Very happy :)

Folksy Friday

After finding myself in a few beautiful mosaics over the past few weeks (thank you!) I thought it was time to start my own Folksy Friday posts. So every Friday I will be blogging some great Folksy finds and for my very first ff mosaic I've selected a few pieces from my saved favourites page ...

www.folksy.com

1. new home card by Design Rocks, 2. Ceramic cup cake candle holders by Lauren Ceramics, 3. Linen Cat in Pink Russian Doll Print Dress by The Linen Cat, 4. Spotty Toadstool Hand carved rubber stamp by Skull and Cross Buns , 5. Wren brooch by kate broughton , 6. cavebear by Treaclezoo

Share some Folksy love - please link to these shops and add them to your favourites, they're all super fantastic!
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BUTTON GIVEAWAY!!

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Who fancies winning 200+ buttons? ... Me and my little helper (above) sat on the front room floor this afternoon and put together roughly 230+ (150g) buttons in some super cool colours! Em was in charge of choosing the bright ones and I chose some beautiful pastel shade buttons. The mix includes a few vintage, but mostly shiny new buttons ... some of which you will find in my Folksy shop ;)

eek! Yes, all these buttons could be yours! :)

Mmmm...

Plus the winner will also receive a few extra treats! ...


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What you need to do --- As it's Folksy Friday I'd like you to leave a comment below & link me to one of your favourite Folksy finds!
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Post your comment before Thursday (6th may), 12 noon to be entered. Em will pull the winner from a hat, then the winner will be announced here on Thursday evening. Good luck!
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very small print -- there will be only one winner / only one entry per person / please leave a contact email address or blog link so I can contact you if you're the winner / feel free to link my giveaway on twitter :p x

button accessories and rainbow button sets

Stacked button rings

-- Fabric button earrings

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I've booked a craft fair in Lichfield for the end of next month so I've been making a few accessories for my table. My craft fair box is actually looking pretty empty at the moment as I've not done one for some time, so I'm hoping to have some busy crafting nights over the next few weeks or my table will be looking rather bare!

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If you're in the area I will be at the Guild Hall, Lichfield on the 29th May. -- I will add more details nearer the event.

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Rainbow Bright!

I've added a few new button bag mixes and button sets to my Folksy and Misi shops - this gingham and spotty set comes in 7 bright rainbow colours and measure 1cm - so very sweet! ___

Freebie & Folksy Friday!

If you love buttons (new & vintage) you're going to love my giveaway tomorrow ... plus I will be doing my first ever 'Folksy Friday' post so be sure to pop back and don’t miss out!

Easter Sunshine

Puerto Pollensa, Mallorca
2nd - 9th April 2010
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... well, Easter weekend was beautiful sunshine but then we saw quite a lot of cloud for the second half of the week, but at least it was warm ... and luckily we got back before the volcanic ash arrived!
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Em feeding the fish by the harbour

I've added a few more pics over on Flickr - link

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Flickr Favourites - Easter

Easter bunnies for Emma ...

1. love at first sight, 2. eggbunny, 3. bunny for Emma, 4. Rabbit, rabbit, 5. osterhasen_basteln_wip, 6. Macro-Bunny ____

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Easter makes for George & Ruby ...

Egg cosies with personalised fabric buttons - link here for a super easy egg cosy tutorial!

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Happy Easter x

Alice Swap - Sent

I got so excited with what we received from Anna in the Alice swap that I forgot to post about what I sent! So a little late, but here’s a few photos of what I made …

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Kilt pin with wonderland charms

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'eat me' glass bottle with mini smarties
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And you’ve probably seen this one before but I’ll add it again anyway! -

‘Drink Me’ embroidery

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Emma playing with my old Fashion Wheel

Did anyone else have this as a child? Wasn't it great!

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The digital wheel of fashion -

I did a 'Fashion Wheel' google search the other day just to see if you could still buy them and came across this blog post ... and then lost about 2 hours creating outfits on Looklet - Love it!

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Easter Egg Hunt! – pop over to Popular Crafts this week (until the 5/04/10) and check out there Easter egg hunt to win lots of crafty goodies! & if you find the hidden egg on Saturday you could win a set of my Little Red Riding Hood fabric buttons plus a "Make Your Own" button kit! – link