{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!!!

Gone fishin'

I had a blast with this cake... I really hope the lady that ordered it and said that the couple it's for "like to fish" thinks that it fits the bill, too!

Other than the line and poles, the entire cake is edible!

I added the words after the picture was taken.  

Now, to deliver it in the morning! 

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.

Apron in the breeze

So Friday was the monthly "Friday Night Sew-In" over at Bobbi Jo and Heidi's blogs... even though Bobbi Jo is doing this month's solo!

Here's what I was able to get done!  And sorry for the not-so-great picture.  But I live in Wyoming, and if you haven't heard... Wyoming is WINDY!  And really, I should just be happy it wasn't snowing.  Seriously. 

This is a present for a friend's mother-in-law.  I love the solid black on it.  It really makes the apron!