Bobby has joined the family!

Nan Jess has knitted a little Bobby to go with Bibby. Emma is very happy now - They’ve had such fun in the garden today …
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Bobby cool!

“What’s the thyme?”

… On lion watch

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Bibbysaurus _

Thanks Nan Jess. x
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Tadpole update ~

We have one little tiny frog! (approx 5mm) His legs have popped out and his tail is very quickly shrinking. So very cute!

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...And whilst were talking frogs – Check out this gorgeous purse I’ve brought for Em from Saysie. It’s going to be a thank you gift from the tadpoles/frogs, as Emma has been so good at looking after them.

You can buy these fab purses in Saysie’s Etsy shop. ~ Super cute fabrics :)
Xx

How to make Daddy smile…

… Turn one of his Everton shirts into a dress for his little girl! (And yes, I did have permission to cut up one of his many shirts). It’s not finished yet, but you can see a few wip images…

Apologies for the images, my camera doesn't seem to like this fabric ?

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The original Tee

Front and back cut to Emma’s size and re-stitched at the shoulders. I used a bit of detailed fabric from the original arms to add to the bottom (sides of the dress).

Making it a bit more girly! – bright pink ribbon on both shoulders and across the bottom, with felt flowers and pink buttons.
Should look great once it's all finished :)

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I’m actually making 2 dresses at the moment - the Everton one is for a party we are going to next Saturday (football themed as it’s FA cup final day), and the other (below) is for my niece's Christening next month…

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As you can see Emma really wasn’t in the mood to try this on this morning! Miss grumpy pants wouldn’t even stay still for me to take a pic (lol)

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Close up of broderie anglaise fabric and pink grosgrain ribbon

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I will blog them both again when they’re finished. ~ Hopefully with a happy child in them :)

wip -

This week has flown by! The highlight of the week was Em starting pre-school on Tuesday, which seemed to upset me more than her (lol).
I’ve also started to make my own header image for the new website. After having many ideas, I finally decided to do an appliqué piece of Em with her Bibby & Bobby! Here are a few pics I’ve taken this week …

Sketches and ideas
wip Emma

I cut out Bibby, but I think the felt is a bit dark so i'm waiting for some more felt to arrive from paper&string.
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It’s going to take a while to get finished, but I think it will look great on the website. Plus Em can also have the finished piece to hang in her bedroom. =D
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Click here to see a card I made this week … Personalised pin wheel card

Cute as a ...

... ladybird button! How sweet are these -

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You can find these and more cute buttons in my Etsy shop. http://incywincytogs.etsy.com/

My First Press Article!

Hooray! Check this out …..

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My personalised boat cushion in Department Store magazine! – How fab is that!

Thank you for the press release Tuggle :o)

Here is the write up bit about incywincy …

Sam Gillespie set up her business “IncyWincyTogs” following the birth of her daughter in 2006. Selling on Tuggle.co.uk for 18months she has gone from strength to strength creating a range of handmade personalised nursery accessories and clothing. This month see the launch of these exquisite personalised cushions. Choose from a traditional blue boat style for boys or pretty pink flower detail for girls. A bespoke gift that supports new business and will be treasured for many years.

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I have actually decided to shut my Tuggle shop this weekend (for personal reasons), but wish them all the success in the world. And I hope the article gets lots of people looking, as there are some great designers on there. Fingers crossed. X

An award...

Big thanks to jennyflower who has given my blog an award! Thank you so much - you've made my day =D

Now I just need to pass the award onto 5 more people! (In no particular order....)
Number 1. This person is a new(ish) blogger who makes me laugh lots. It's ethel&edna
Number 2. Always love looking at this blog - Her cards are FAB! It's By Samm
Number 3. Beautiful work and a beautiful blog. It's lucykate
Number 4. Another new(ish) blogger - Very bright and just gorgeous! It's Jellybelly
Number 5. One of my new links with some great designs, fab knitting skills and gorgeous brooches! It's pink-petal-designs

x

Ethel & Edna

Look who has just arrived through the letter box ...

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It's our very own Ethel&Edna Silly Dolls!! I won Ethel&Ednas giveaway last week - Thanks again to Evie for picking my name out :o)

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Were not very good with names here - So the little pink haired one is called Ethel (obviously!) and the big one is Edna!! Thanks so much Ethel&Edna ... We love them very much.


Edna wearing a very funky ethel&edna brooch. I love Edna's gingham dungaree dress =D

xx

Cross Stitch Buttons

Embroidered buttons (29mm)

Made these buttons last night - How cute!

Blogs I love ...

I've added a few '♥ Blogs I love' this past week, but when I swapped links with pink petal designs she suggested that we do a swap. So I sent her some of my new button bobbles and she send me these ...

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How cute is the brooch! :o) I've already sorted out a bit of fabric to make a button for the centre.

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Thanks so much ppd. x

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Great blogs ... Here are few other recent blog links ...

Ethel & Ednas

JellyBelly*JellyBrain

TipTop

cloudhopping

& Saysie

Personalised Flower Cushion

Something a bit different! - click image to enlarge

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2 in 1 cushion - pink batik flower cushion cover with a personalised 3/4 slip cover over the top. Handmade fabric buttons on the felt flowers and white ribbon attached to the slip cover to tie at the top.

Personalised cushion with felt flowers, button detail and ribbon ties.
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And a quick 'thank you' to my Nan who has made Em this little Elephant called 'Bibby' and is in the process of making Bobby! ...

Bibby - hand knitted by Great Nan Jess. So very cute!

The bibby & bobby story so far! - bibby&bobby. Thanks to all those on the CF that made such lovely comments about Em and her friends Bibby & Bobby. I seem to be dreaming about elephants atm! And yes there will no doubt be more bibby & bobby stories to inspire me with my work - Very exciting! Thanks Em. x
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Emma is actually starting pre-school one morning a week from next Monday, so we had to go out and buy a little bag yesterday to put the imaginary Bibby & Bobby in! Bless. :o)
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Pins & Needles

I don't think I've mentioned our pins & needles Flickr group on here before? ...
I originally started a pins&needles facebook group last summer, which now has over 160 members. Then decided to start one on Flickr with the help of Sarah and Ethel.

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So if your into Textiles please come join our group and add your pics to the pool.

Pins & Needles - For anyone into Textiles crafts. A place to find inspiration, ideas, supplier info, people with similar interests, links etc.Or a place to promote, show off your skills or simply chat about your passion for all things fabric! Crafts include.... dressmaking, crochet, knitting, needlecraft, felting and much more!

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... And talking of facebook, Flickr etc. If your a member of facebook - Please come be a fan of incywincy ! x

Freebie Winner...

Thanks to all those who left a comment to win some of my fabric buttons. The winner(s) has been hand picked out by Emma....

Emma picking out the winner - Well done Em for picking out your Nan!!! So I decided to pick out 2 lucky winners ... (Didn't want anyone to accuse Em of cheating!)

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Well done Ladesigns & CloudHopping, send me you address and I will pop them in the post for you =D (Not you Mum!)

info(at)incywincystitches.com

Fisher Price & Random Finds

I found this Vintage FisherPrice flickr group the other day, so whilst I was at my m&d’s this week I took some pics of Em playing with my old fp toys. So glad M&D kept some of our toys for Em and her cousin to enjoy – These are just great …

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Em playing with the FP school desk

FP Hospital - One of my favourites.

FP oven set - With Em's woolie spag bol served up on the plate!

Other recent random finds …
LOVE THIS toy kitchen > cardboard flat pack kitchen! You can even buy the instructions from forty-two roads etsy shop
AND THIS! Very cool Crochet lobster on craft juice by Joanna vasconcelos

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I will draw & post the button freebie winner tomorrow afternoon. - And if your quick you can dash over to Ethel&ednas and add your name for her giveaway. =D

**Freebie**

Fancy winning some of my handmade fabric buttons? Just leave a comment and I will draw one lucky winner on Saturday (19th April).

Good luck =D

x

Bibby & Bobby

A somewhat strange title for a blog post – but Bibby & Bobby are in fact Emma’s two imaginary elephant friends! She talks to them (or about them) at random times throughout the day and yesterday, whilst walking to the post office, she told me a lovely little story about Bibby & Bobby. I nearly cried at the detail she went into about there little adventure to the library in town, via BigW, the cake shop and the toy shop!
Then when we got home this scrummy fabric had arrived in the post …

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Cute Japanese elephant print fabric

So when I started making some buttons with it I immediately thought it best to name the little elephants Bibby & Bobby just for Emma ….

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So here are Bibby & Bobby the Button Bobbles!

Em loves them – It’s just unfortunate that she won’t keep any hair accessories in for longer than 2 minutes!! So these ones are now listed in my Tuggle shop.
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And talking of Emma – I couldn’t believe it today when I was looking through our many photos of her. Here is a picture from mid April last year ….. (Taken 15/04/07)

It was a scorcher of a day! We even had to place some chairs next to the paddle pool to protect Em from the sun.
… And remember the pics from last weekend HERE. (5/04/08)

What a difference! Come on sun, we want to start planting some seeds up and doing a bit of gardening.
x
p.s - Happy Birthday Bro. xx