Pumpkins and Misi

We had a pumpkin carving session last night, which turned into a bit of a competition between Em (with my help) and Daddy! I'll let you decided which one is the best ...

On one side of the kitchen Emma and me created this spooky pumpkin ...

Photo is not brilliant, sorry!

Emma helped me prepare the pumpkin by scooping all the middle out, then drew her design on (with the help of a stencil) which I cut out. A great pumpkin, well done Em :)

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Then on the other side of the kitchen Daddy spent over 2 hours making this ...

Isn't it great! Well done hub :) Em said it's amazing, but her one is still the most scary!
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Check out those teeth! ...


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New shop...

I've set up a little shop over at Misi and have listed a few new findings, button sets and accessories - link here to see what's in stock!

Kenny the duck

ay up me duck!
In the summer holidays we decided to take part in a rubber duck based photography competition organised by a local gallery.

So we spent 7 weeks carrying Kenny (our duck) and my digi camera round with us to get some shots … and we got some good ones, in fact Emma was chosen as a finalist in the 8 years and under category. And this Wednesday night we went to the exhibition launch where they announced the winners. Unfortunately Emma didn’t win in her category, but she absolutely loved seeing her photo large scale with all the other finalists.
Here is Emma and her photograph …

My little red rosy cheeks :)
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To see Emma's photo and others from our holiday link here to my Kenny flickr set
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The exhibition is on till early December at Loughborough town hall.
vanillagalleries.com

button jewellery swap - sent and received

I actually started writing this post last Friday, but have been so busy this last week that I've not had chance to do any blogging! ... so, here's the lovely goodies I received from my partner Abbi in the button jewellery swap -

A beautiful buttony bib necklace, some buttons handmade by Abbi (really love these!) and a whole stash of crafty goodies and yummy chocs :)

Thanks Abbi x

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And here's a couple of the pieces that I sent over to Abbi ...

Wrap around button bracelet (or choker) - buttons stitched to a leather crochet chain.

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Layered vintage button pendant on a brown leather cord to match the bracelet.
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More images in my Swap Flickr set
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I had great fun creating these button pieces for Abbi :)
Thanks to everyone that took part in the swap x I'll do a little swap round up post once everyone has received there goodies in the post.
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Button jewellery swap Fickr group

Hand Stitched

Hand stitched - taken from my Flickr favourites
Originally uploaded by incywincystitches

Taken from my Flickr favourites (old and new) -

For the "Hand Stitched" Embroidery Swap hosted by Ariel

Ruby's Owls

Owl softie and taggie style snuggle for baby Ruby.

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I found a pair of hubs old corduroy trousers in my stash and instantly decided to make an owl. (Click image to see what other fabrics I've recycled) I had intended to make a personalised cushion with an appliqué owl, but the trousers weren't wide enough, so decided to turn her into a softie instead.

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I just love this spotty fabric at the moment; it just seemed to work so well with the brown fabrics and felted rainbow wings.
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Hand embroidered patch on the reverse - more pics on flickr ... link

Welcome to the world baby Ruby! x

fair and two veg

I had a lovely fair on Saturday at Ulverscroft Manor. The sun was shining, the atmosphere was wonderful and for once my table looked pretty decent compared to my usual messy displays ... thanks to GK for all the display stands ;)

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More images on Flickr

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home grown veg
I sent off for the free seeds from the BBC dig in campaign in the spring. We planted them in June, so thought it must be time to harvest, but to our disappointment they were a little small...

Yes those are leeks!

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... but they were delicious!!

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haha, Em admiring one of her comedy carrots!

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Happy 4th Birthday!

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For Issy

Square Bear

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Made for my Niece's 2nd birthday...

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Taken from a pattern in Sew Darn Cute. I think he looks more like a bunny as I've made the ears a tad long! But he is so very cute ... just hope my Niece agrees!

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Happy 2nd Issy x

Swap update ...

Here's a list of all the partners in the button jewellery swap...

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Kerry & Jenny
Megan & Suzy
Jane & Gemma
Maxine & Caroline
Juanita & Rachel 1
Eileen & Lisa
Judith & Alix
Kat & Joanne
Abbi & Sam
Debbs & Amy
Rachel 2 & Gemma
Isabela & Doris
Laura & Von
Nikki & Sarah
Deborah & Sophie
Deb & Melissa

Barbara & Emma

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You should all have received an email from me now with your partners details. (if not, then please message me)
Flickr group - link
Have fun making!

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Swap - last day to sign up!

Button jewellery swap -
Here's who I have on my list so far. Please shout if I've missed you/your email!! ... I'm waiting for a few more people to email me today, but please give the swap a final little tweet/shout just in case anyone has missed it :)

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Megan

Maxine

Kerry

Jane

Juanita

Caroline

Rachel 1

Eileen

Judith

Alix

Suzy

Rachel 2

Laura

Gemma

Kat

Debbs

Amy

Gem

Jenny

Sarah

Lisa

Deborah

Joanne

Deb

Barbara

Nikki

Sophie

Melissa

Emma

Doris

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I'll email you all Wednesday/Thursday this week with your partners details.

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Polymer Clay Buttons

We had a little play with some polymer clay this week - Em helped me make up a few moulds using existing buttons, which we hardened in the oven, then we made a few (very) basic canes to make these buttons...

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More practice needed I think!! … It was good fun though and definitely a great activity for a rainy afternoon ;)

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When Lisa from Noodlebubble joined my swap I couldn’t help but notice her cute ladybird hair slides on Folksy. (Sorry Lisa … but I’ve borrowed your idea for my daughters birthday as she is beetle bug crazy! – hope that’s okay?!) So I dug out my BigShot and cut out some little bugs… I’m sure she will love them -

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Lady bug slides for Emma birthday next week

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**BUTTON JEWELLERY SWAP - Only 3 days left to sign up for the swap. Link here for details** Thanks to all those that have emailed details over - I have emailed you all back, so if you haven't received it check your spam folder ;)

Button Jewellery Swap - Sign Up

Button Jewellery Swap

Anyone for a swap?
I’ve had this swap idea in my head for ages, but kept putting it off as I was involved with other swaps and was busy with work stuff. Then after suggesting it on Crafteroo last week and getting a bit of interest, I thought I’d better get it sorted and blogged...
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So, if you’re interested here’s what you need to do …
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Sign up! Email me at info[at]incywincystitches.com with the following information –
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Your name
Your address
Your blog, flickr address, etc
A little bit about yourself (to include favourite colour/s and if you have any allergies)
Your favourite sweet/chocolate treat
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Sign up deadline is Tuesday 1st September. **sign up has now finished**

Partners will be chosen by me, then you will receive an email with your partners details on Wednesday 2nd September.
Please be aware that you may have to ship international, as this swap is open to all ;)
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Your parcel should contain –

Handmade button jewellery and/or accessories

(around £5 - £6 /$8 material cost)

You can make a set, a collection or just an individual piece of jewellery – it’s entirely up to you!
Any buttons can be used - new, vintage, fabric, ceramic, resin, crochet, etc … or a mixture of different button types.

Some craft supplies (for example, extra buttons or ribbons, beads, etc) and a chocolate or sweet treat :)

Mail your swap parcel by Tuesday 6th October
I'm guessing a lot of you, like me have little people at home at the moment, so I’ve given quite a long making time to allow you to get the kids back to school and get your craft gear back out ;)
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Link to swap button for your blogs - Link

And the swap Flickr group can be found here – Button Jewellery Swap 2009

How organised am I! lol

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I will leave you with a few of my Flickr favourites …

1. neutral bracelet, 2. Little Bird Felted Pendant, 3. Red Tortoise necklace , 4. English Rose Garden, 5. Silver Flower Vintage Button Necklace, 6. seablue ring bracelet, 7. Le Tweet in Blue - Fabric Button Ring, 8. UFO Earrings, 9. buttons necklaces, 10. NECKLACE FROM COLOURFUL BUTTONS, 11. Cherry Garden House Ear Stud, 12. Crochet Necklace

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… Oh and please tweet this blog post to spread the word ;)

Thanks x