{teacup pincushions}

I'm slowly getting back to the crafting thing, and I swear, it's like a snowball.  I started, and now I am in a furry of crafting!  I am trying to get some Christmas presents made - yes, I know it's only May.

But, in my defense - I have 3 boys {the youngest of which took his first steps last night! YAY!!!}

Also, it looked like Christmas here yesterday and today.  Woke up to roughly 4" of snow yesterday morning, and then today it looked as though we were in for a May blizzard.  So cut me a little slack, okay? - K.

I found a tutorial over at Martha's.  

The woman drives me batty, but she does find some awesome projects.

Betz White can make just about anything out of felt, I swear.

This is my interpretation of her teacup pincushions.  I think they are adorable.

The bottom one is for my mother-in-law for Christmas (and I am crossing my fingers she doesn't read my blog, otherwise, Merry Christmas in May!) and the top one I haven't decide what I am doing with yet.  It may go to a friend who is just starting out with sewing.  But first I am entering it in the Store Challenge at my LQS. Unless I enter the bottom one.  I still can't decide, and I have to take it in tomorrow.

And can we say cashmere pincushion!?!?  My pins have never had it so good! ha!ha!

And if you need some more inspiration, check out all the fun projects at

Please Return to Your Regular Blogging

*ahem*  Apparently I've neglected my blog.  The good news is that is hasn't been a full year since my last post.  The bad news is that it's been WAY more than long enough!  Yikes.

So, rather than bore you with a long drawn out explanation of what's been going on, let's just chalk it up to LIFE, and go from there.  And I'll give you a peek at what I've been doing.

Sewing

Burp cloths (I know a gazillion preggos right now)

Take-everywhere bags made for 2/3 of the 

Rowdy Bunch

Mini-Twistable Crayon Rolls

Taggie Blankets

Cakes

Buggy cake for Local Library

Communion Cake

The Munchkin's 5th Birthday Cake - It's "Dinosaur Train" 

for those of you who don't have PBS and a 5 year old. 

So, there's a small peek of what's been going on.  I plan on getting back to blogging, and I am sewing a lot more now, too.  Missed you all!!!

What I've been up to...

Well, Daddy Cubed and I threw the Rowdy Bunch into the Rowdy Mobile for 600 miles of terror another fun road trip. 

 Back to Colorado we went.  This time for Auntie's wedding!

Before leaving, I made close to 600 pizzelles (an Italian cookie that Meg and I grew up eating) for her favor bags.  Daddy Cubed, who loves me enough to package 400 of said cookies but NOT ONE MORE, was busy filling bags while I was running the pizzelle iron.  

Her wedding was gorgeous!  And so was my baby sister!

The New Mr. & Mrs.

That's about the only picture I have right now.  Our camera died right before the ceremony started, which is really sad, because the Munchkin and Gus-Gus were Ring Bearers and were cuter than cute.  Well, the Munchkin was a Ring Bearer.. Gus-Gus was sick and wasn't having anything to do with walking down the aisle. 

But I also made some of the cutest baby blocks ever!

2/3 of the Rowdy Bunch are slightly miffed that I didn't make any for the other 1/3.  But the Peanut's are coming!  I just hope I can get a spare minute to make him some before he goes to college he gets much older!

Our road trip home was even more fun than the trip down there.  All 3 of the kids were sick, and 2 of them decided it would be fun to see if Mama & Daddy could withstand 200 miles of whining and crying.  Seriously.

Showing off...

because I can.  And it's fun to share my completed projects with you guys! :)

This was a custom order for a good friend of mine.  Shauna owns Shauna's Bowtique, and makes some of the cutest hairbows I've seen.  So cute it almost makes Daddy Cubed and I want to try for a girl.  Almost.

Anyway, this is her Chloe Bag!

I can't wait until she gets it! And either can she!

Worth the wait!!!

I know, it's taken forever.... but I'd like to introduce you to someone.

Meet Chloe.  

She's pretty gorgeous, huh?

I think so.

And she was totally worth the wait. 

ahhh, bliss. 

I know...

it's been awhile since I've posted anything new.  BUT I had to show this off!  I think it might be my favorite Addison purse yet.  It's a good thing Michael Miller isn't a real person, or Daddy Cubed might be in trouble.

But look..... just look.

Sigh.  It's so pretty.  If I didn't have another gorgeous bag in mind for myself, I don't think I could put this one in the etsy store.  But I do, so I will.  

Oh, and in case you are wondering, that's Daisy Dream on the outside and Candy Dumb Dot on the inside. 

Last night's project!

How cute is this?

It's a camera strap cover I made last night!  Since I'm not quite cool enough to have I don't have a DSLR yet, it's for a friend who is cool enough does.  Ruffles are addicting, though.  Think I can convince the Rowdy Bunch and their dad that ruffles are very manly?  Yeah, me either.

Katie's Apron

Last month, I made an apron for my sister's BFF.  Well, I posted it on my Face Book fanpage, and one of my friends loved it.  It was a very "Katie" kind of fabric, and she asked me to make one for her.  I wanted to try a few different things I'd seen on other aprons, so luckily, Katie trusted me enough to give me artistic license on her apron.

There's the end result.  I LOVE it!  I still don't feel bad ass enough think I could pull off the skulls, but the style of it I love!  And it's so much fun to be able to say that it's a Mama Cubed Creations original design!!

Oh, and nap time is a beautiful thing, especially when every member of the Rowdy Bunch sleeps at the same time!  This is what I did yesterday - 

Lila Tueller's Eden Plumage in Buttercup is on the outside, and Kate Spain's Verna Damask in Budding Green is on the interior.  Doesn't this just scream Spring???  

And because I had two orders for cakes for this weekend, my Friday Night Sew-In was more like a Thursday Afternoon Sew-In!  Some day I am gonna sew on a friday night!!!

The Addison Purse!

Another new design by Mama Cubed Creations!  Fun and functional - what more could you ask for in a purse?

Don't you just love the Michael Miller fabric?  

Add one more please!

I got the diaper bag done, and met my "end of March" deadline!

The outside is Carnival Bloom in Brown by Michael Miller, and the interior is coordinating Dumb Dot in Aqua

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Whoa! Really???

So I was just thinking about this last month.  It's hard to believe it's the day before the end of March!  Seems like it's gone by fast.  At least until I think about how busy I've been sewing this month....  Since March 1st, when I got my Brand New Baby, I've made:
 10 crayon/marker rolls
 1 diaper bag
 1 tote bag
 3 aprons
 2 chef hats
 1 journal cover
 2 wonky journal covers
 1 quilted table runner
and a partridge in a pear tree. Well, not really the partridge in a pear tree, but I did do the rest of it! :)  And if I have my way, I'll knock another diaper bag out before midnight tomorrow night!  I heart sewing!  

And I heart these 3 too.  A lot.  

My Week of Fabric

When you can't go out and play, what's the smartest thing you can do?  Why, buy more toys for when you can play again!  And that's exactly what I did over the last week!

First, I got this gorgeous Honey Bun and Layer Cake from Leah at Burgundy Buttons.  

It's Nostalgia by April Cornell for Moda.  I have some plans for it for my Mama!

Then, the Rowdy Bunch and I took a trip to Idaho for some shopping, and this is what I came home with....

I have plans for all of it!!   What's in there you ask?  Well, I see some bags (gotta feed the addiction) and an apron or two, and maybe some bag accessories.  

And then I went to the mailbox, and found this!

Happiness is a package from Ari at Buttercuppity full of 12 Days of Christmas by Kate Spain for Moda.  I love this fabric even more in person than I did drooling over it seeing it on the 'net.

So now I just need to conquer my fear of the rotary cutter, send the hubby on another business trip, and get to creating!  I am SO excited!!!

I am sure I will have a few things left over for this month's Friday Night Sew-In.  Maybe. 

And in case you're wondering, that's a little over 20 yards of fabric, and then I ordered another 3 last night.  Hmm, I think I might have an addiction on my hands.  Don't tell my hubby, okay?

Another "Hip Mama" and Friday Night Sew-In

Time to GET INSPIRED!  with a FRIDAY NIGHT (or morning in my case) SEW-IN!

A friend of mine really liked the diaper bag I made for myself, and asked me to make one for her.  I think it turned out SO fab!  She sure is going to be one hip mama, don't you think?

I think the Michael Miller fabric makes a fun diaper bag.  This doesn't say "mommy" to me at all!

This was my Friday "Night" Sew-In project, though due to few things, I had to do my sew-in in the morning!

Top Secret NO MORE!

So I can finally reveal what I've been up to lately.  I belong to a great message board full of mommies, and 12 of us just did a sewing swap.  We all send fabric to someone else, they make something out of it and send it back.  Well, this is what I made...

and a journal cover

You're looking at my first 100% completed "quilt."  I use the term quilt loosely, since it is so small.  But still, I DID it!  It's based on this "recipe" from the Moda Bake Shop.  Vickie from Spun Sugar Quilts has got some of the best tutorials out there.  

This was my first swap with the ladies, and I can promise you I will be doing them all in the future!