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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Time flies... but I'm back!

Wow. Has it really been 4 months?? I'm sorry to have been gone for so long, and boy have I missed it!

Things have been a little hectic here. Ok, 'a little' is an understatement.  A lot has gone on. Not only did Ian enter our lives in March, but on top of adjusting to life with a little one we decided to pick up and move across country.  That's right, we moved from California to North Carolina. Whew!  We were ready for some change and wanted to do it while Ian was little so that he could grow up in this wonderful area.  Moving was hard. Not just because of the logistics of a baby, but my hubby and I were both born and raised in California.  The majority of our family was there and all of our friends except those who had left previously.  But I think we've been adjusting well to North Carolina. The people are friendly, the weather is beautiful (but toasty), and the scenery is incredible.  I'm really looking forward to settling down out here. Now to find the craft stores...

Recent family picture taken in our new home state of North Carolina. Recognize the dress?

So with all of these changes, we've finally been able to get Ian on to some sort of routine, and he's now sleeping in his crib which leaves a little more time to get organized and get crafting again!  I've been working on getting my new craft space in order. Oh it's beautiful! I can't wait to show you pics. Just a few final touches and I'll be ready.  It's a nice, bright space which will be perfect for all of the grand crafting plans that I have in store.

I've started small - just personalizing some cross stitch projects that I made for Ian. I'll post the final pictures of those as well.  But I do have some fun things in store.

This left me to wonder the direction of What's Up, Cupcake?

I don't want to make huge changes to the content - you're my readers for a reason and you seem to enjoy my sewing projects and recipes (I hope!). But I do want to keep it relevant to what's going on in my life.  So. Sweet Treats Saturday will remain, but a little less frequently for the moment.  I'm still working on losing baby weight (ok, in truth, the baby weight is done, now I'm just working on the weight that I wanted to get rid of before baby), so I'm trying to resist the temptation of sweets. But I would love to share some of the new recipes I have been trying - both sweet and savory.

In addition, I'm excited to start sewing clothes again! My shape has definitely changed so it'll be interesting seeing what patterns will still work and which I'll have to modify.  I would love to make clothes for Ian too but I find that the patterns for baby boy clothes are a little lacking. Prove me wrong, please! I'd love to see links to cute baby boy clothes that I can make myself! Until then, I'm going to make some crafts for him. I already have a little lovie security blanket planned and I'll share my process with you.  I'll be trying my hand at dying fabric and sharing some fun ideas I've seen on other mommy blogs and pinterest.  I promise not to inundate the blog with just baby posts though!

So, while I get my craft room in order and ready to share, here are some pics of one of my favorite rooms that is finished (for now) and that I love!  It's Ian's nursery...


It's hard to believe, but Ian has almost outgrown that playmat on the floor.  We keep it downstairs now, but he's on the verge of sitting up at which point I don't think it will be able to hold his interest anymore.
I love his bookcases - it's probably my favorite part of the room.  They're filled with books and toys that Ian received as gifts.  And the little panda bear plush in the top corner is mine from when I was a baby. The bottom of the bookcases are bins that contain all of his toys.  It's one of my favorite finds and I got it from Land of Nod.  Oh, and hanging in the corner is my Little Prince embroidery that I made several months back.




9 comments:

  1. Welcome back! I missed you! I'm glad to hear that you all are doing well. I've lived in California and Georgia (which is similar to NC) so I know how much change you've been through. If you were both born and raised in Ca than you must have felt a bit odd-man-out there. It seemed to me that everyone in LA was from somewhere else. Good luck in your new home! I agree NC would be a great place to grow up!

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    1. Thank you, I've missed you too!! Yes, it's a big change! I do have family in GA so I've spent a lot of time in the South (and with the humidity) but it's just such a big change to actually move elsewhere. It does seem like everyone here is a transplant too but maybe that makes it easier?

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  2. Glad to see you're back! I also missed you. NC looks gorgeous.

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    1. Thanks Jess! But now we're so far away from each other :(

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  3. First off welcome to my state. I'm in Cary and have been for quiet some time. Its a great place to raise a family. As for boy sewing Ottobre Designs magazine is the way to go. Some have more boy stuff then others but you can get back issues and the nice thing about boy sewing is you can get a long way with just a few patterns. If it were me I'd also try some old fashion boy things before he's to big. There is a store called Elegant Stitches that can help with that.

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    1. I'm in Cary too!!! We may need to meetup sometime ;) I'll definitely check out Ottobre Designs! I hadn't looked into them before. And if you have more local craft/fabric store recommendations, let me know!

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    2. I'd love to meetup sometime. My kids are in school now so I'm pretty open. I'm sure there are more craft places around here but I pretty much do Elegant Stitches and JoAnn.

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  4. Congrats on your new arrival! I'm on maternity leave myself after having a baby boy and I just gotta say I TOTALLY agree. There is nothing out there for boys except pants. Lots and lots of pants.

    I did find some cute hat patterns. McCalls 6575 has three hats with matching shoes. I figure if I can't make him cool clothes, he can at least be stylin' in coordinated hats and shoes. Just an idea...

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  5. Congrats!!! I love his room and have missed seeing your posts.

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