Good Gollie Miss Mollie

Cowboy Meatloaf & Potato Casserole Or...

2013-05-29T19:16:00.002-05:00

Or as I like to call it, heaven on a plate. So...this happened:

Now let me preface this with: I am NOT a casserole person. I don't know why. Maybe some childhood trauma or something. I just rarely make them. For some reason (cough, PMS, cough) the cheesy-potatoey-bacony goodness just spoke to me. Lets just say - there were no leftovers. Amazing.... So I found this one on Pinterest. The original recipe on Simmerfor10.blogspot.com is no longer a good link; I found this recipe on Shades of Safhire. Like her, I'll show you what I did differently. 1 pckg of steam n' mash potatoes
1 lb ground beef
3/4 c onion, finely chopped
1/3 c Italian bread crumbs
1/4 c Sweet Baby Rays original bbq sauce
1 egg lightly beaten
2 tsp chili powder
3/4 tsp salt
2/3 c evaporated milk
1 tbsp butter
1 c crumbled bacon (I used real bacon bits)
1/3 cup crispy fried onions, crumbled
2/3 c shredded Mexican blend cheese

Preheat the oven to 375°. Coat a 9x9 baking dish with nonstick spray. In a bowl, combine the beef, onion, breadcrumbs, bbq sauce, egg, chili powder and salt until mixed well. Press into the bottom of the baking dish.

Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes, or until cooked through. Pour off the excess fat. Adjust the oven to broil and place oven rack 6-8" from heat source.

Meanwhile, microwave the potatoes according to package instructions. In a large bowl, mix together potatoes, butter and evaporated milk with a mixer until smooth. Stir in bacon and fried onions. Spread evenly on top of beef mixtures and sprinkle with cheese.

Broil for about 5 minutes until the cheese is lightly browned.

I didn't make a lot of changes...All I had was plain bread crumbs, it tasted fine. Instead of chili powder, I used a lipton onion soup mix (shhh, it's my secret meatloaf ingredient). I followed the recipe to a T. YUUUUUMMMMMMM.
I promise, your diet won't blame you when it hits your taste buds......

Product Love: Unreal Candy

2013-05-24T16:05:00.000-05:00

As some of you know - (HI MOM!) - we recently found out that my middle daughter is allergic to artificial dyes and preservatives. We went through months and months of different medications, allergy tests, and elimination diets. (Gluten free was hands-down the worst; I have a torrid love affair with bread....)
After much much trial and error, we figured out it was the artificial stuff. We quickly made some changes to our grocery list and some not-so-quick changes to our cooking routine!
One of the hardest things for her is candy. I try not to allow a lot of things she can't have inside the house, meaning that the other kids don't get them either. I have to make a quick shout out to 100 days of real food. I would never have made it the first few weeks without her insight!! It is really a wonderful resource. It was getting close to Easter when we figured it out. We researched all sorts of candy online (full of stuff she couldn't have) and even went to a high-end chocolatier to find something she/we could put in the baskets. Couldn't find a thing, much to our frustration. Imagine our delight when we came across Unreal Candy. We hightailed it to Target and picked a few different kinds out: Verdict?
AWESOME!

They have 5 different kinds, with numbers. #8 is like a Snickers #77, like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups #54, like M&Ms #41, like Peanut M&Ms #5, like Milky Way

Our first go round, we tried the regular m&ms, and the snickers. They are still colorful and appealing to kids. The funny thing is, we didn't need as much to get that satisfying "chocolate" buzz. I can eat a whole little bag of m&ms....I needed like 10 of these - that's it. Unreal Candy has no artificial ingredients, no partially hydrogenated oils, no corn syrup, and no gmos. My kids can now have candy just like their friends (in moderation of course!).
Have you ever tried Unreal Candy? What did you think? I'd love to hear your comments!
*disclaimer*: Unreal Candy did not pay me for this post. This is how I really feel!!

2013-05-23T12:44:00.000-05:00

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Day 21: Share your favorite posts

2013-05-21T21:07:00.001-05:00

I don't feel like I've been doing the blogging thing long enough to really have a "favorite" post of my own. So I will share this AMAZING video I saw on upworthy today. I won't spoil it...but it really inspired me. Between the OK tornado and this video I think I hugged my kids a little tighter today, and every so often the fighting makes me less crazy and feeling a lot more blessed to hear it. Love to you all.

photo credit: goodthingsarewildandfree.tumblr.com

Day 20: Share something you're struggling with

2013-05-20T22:26:00.000-05:00

Day 20: GET REAL
Guilt.
Major guilt.

When I can't get the house all picked up and it's midnight and I HAVE to go to bed...when I lose my patience with the kids and I can see it in their eyes that I've been too harsh...when I don't have dinner ready and its six o'clock and everyone's hungry...when my house doesn't look like Pinterest....that my baby (wah!) is almost six and I *still* haven't lost the baby weight...when I go to work (just part-time) and I want to be home with my kids...and then when I'm home and just want an hour alone.
I think these are things all moms struggle with. In my heart I'm a perfectionist, (in fact, I love a good list of to-dos.) but my reality is it just never all gets done. And then I feel guilty.

I'm working on being a good-enough parent. My kids are happy, they are healthy and isn't that what matters in the end? When they start their own families I want them to remember the feelings of love in the house...not that mom worried about the floors or the spills or the crayon on the wall.
Let's cut ourselves some slack, mamas. Whaddya say?

Happiness is a.....

2013-05-14T18:26:00.000-05:00

Lookie what I found....I was running across some of my favorite blogs today and found this challenge. While I know I'm jumping in right smack dab in the middle I thought I'd give it a shot -- after all this is one of my resolutions - to blog more. So without further ado..... 10 things that make me *really* happy: (in no particular order!)

Watching old movies with my honey

love love love
Cous-Cous salad from Whole Foods

I could eat this every. single. day. Seriously.
Fawlty Towers!

If you haven't seen this -- stop reading and go directly to Netflix. John Cleese made only 12 episodes and it is the best thing ever. You can't be in a bad mood after watching one. It's impossible....
homemade whipped cream - my most recent perk of being married to a man who is a kitchen whiz. For mother's day: french toast with challah, strawberries and homemade whip cream. ah-may-zing.
these crazy kids....

the reason I get up in the morning...
laughing so hard my ribs hurt
my lovely lovely friends
driving and singing with the sunroof open
Hawaii Five-0 The old one, yes, with Jack Lord and his hair... I've been working my way through all of the episodes on Netflix. I got started one day and can't stop....
When my Meemaw says "chicken filly" for ChickFilA..

I absolutely adore this lady (that's my mom in the middle.). We have always been super close and at 91 she is still sassy and going strong. I can only hope to be half the amazing woman that she is.

(And a shout-out to my mom - you aren't a slacker either! Love ya!)

Exciting Times Ahead...

2013-04-23T17:35:00.003-05:00

Well, I have some big news. I have decided to make my sewing the focus of my goodgolliemissmollie business. When I did our local Cooper-Young Festival, I brought my handstamped jewelry, and brought a bunch of purses/sewn accessories I had made to see if they would sell. Much to my surprise, I nearly sold out of my sewn stuff. I was flabbergasted.
I am so looking forward to this new chapter. Sewing is where my heart is and I can't wait to get started on a line of them for Spring/Summer. I saw some super awesome fabric at Hobby Lobby today.....just waiting for it to go on sale!
Below are some pictures I have taken of a few of my bags/sewn stuff. I am afraid I have lost most of my pictures with the bags from the festival...I recently switched from an iPhone to an android phone and I neglected to save my pictures first. (ARGH!!)

2013-04-18T22:03:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone!
Bear with me while I work out some tech-y type stuff. This is just a test post....

Procrastination, or how to make 5 gifts in 5 days.

2012-12-21T10:19:00.001-06:00

5 days til xmas.
5 more gifts to make, including a hat, two pairs of slippers, etc!!

In an effort to corral holiday spending, (Stop laughing.) I decided I'd make some of the gifts we give this year. I will be going into these in greater detail over the next couple of days, but here's some of the things I've been working on:

The Grandaddy Sorry-I-Haven't-Posted Post

2012-11-24T21:55:00.003-06:00

*SIGH* Not gonna say it... Not gonna say it... ********** Can't help it - Sorry I haven't posted! My unintended break from posting was just that - unintended. Somewhere between the wife-ing and mom-ing and daughter-ing and friend-ing the blog-ing just got left behind.
Here's to plenty of posts to follow!!!

Shoebox Mailbox Tutorial

2012-06-12T17:49:00.001-05:00

My kids ADORE getting mail. It doesn't really happen that often, but when it does, it is a huge deal to them. My girls like to color each other pictures and they love to send Grandma stuff.

We've all seen this picture on pinterest:

Photo Credit: www.polkadotchair.com

I went to Home Depot and got them...aaaand then I found out you couldn't hang them on doors. Since I didn't want to put holes in the doors and the girls don't have room on the wall next to their room, I decided to see what I could make in the interim (while I'm looking for an alternative.)

Here's what I came up with:

I found two old shoeboxes in the closet and got out some spray paint I had gotten for a different project:

(Excuse the nasty table. It's seen better days so now we use it as an outside place to do this kind of stuff.)

I painted on one coat and let it dry...

Oh, the humidity. Took foreeeeehhhhver to dry.

When they {finally} dried, I took my xacto knife and cut out a big slot at the top, so I could also fit treats and other fun things in there.

AND...

Ta Da! Here's our mailboxes! Complete with mail ;)

I hung these with some Command picture hanging thingys.

So far they are holding up well. We use the Command hooks for our stockings every year and I have never been disappointed with them.

Love, Mollie

Excuses, Excuses, Or...

2012-06-04T19:14:00.000-05:00

...How to start a diet during bathing suit season.

I have been struggling with my weight since I gave birth to my littlest one, A, in late 2007. I guess you could say I just never lost the baby weight. I realized last night that I am out of excuses:

"But it's sooo HARD to diet when the rest of my family/friends don't."

* my husband says (and i quote!!): When you're happy with your size we'll go replace your wardrobe. Seriously, everything. My friends are in my same boat and we talk about going walking all the time.*

"But the kids are home, I don't have the tiiiiiiiime."

*Kids are out of school. In two weeks they'll be in camp...which is a great time to focus on myself! This fall they all go to school (SNIFF!!) and I'll have time to exercise. So there goes that excuse!*

"But I don't have anywhere to go..."

*More baloney. While I'm lucky enough to have a gym membership, I also have a park literally across the street. With a track. That's called L-A-Z-Y*

***********

Oh, Ice Cream, you tempter you. Be Gone!

**********

At any rate, I'm calling myself out. It's time I set a good example for my kids and feel better about myself. I hope you'll join me in getting (and staying!) healthier!!!!

Ideas for your Summer Bucket List

2012-06-01T15:53:00.002-05:00

What do you do on a rainy day???

The kids and I were stuck in the house all day yesterday. With each other.

It could have been the best day ever, or something resembling the Hunger Games.

Well....

It turned out great!

Last summer I was still working, and the kids were in camp every day. I hated every second of it, to be honest. My heart longed to be at home with the kids. Luckily, I ~~left~~ was able to stop before school started.

(but that's another blog post..whoo...deep breaths...okay, I'm good)

This year I have decided we will do summer BIG. We have 10 weeks until school starts. Here's some of our "Summer Bucket List" that we came up with:

*Grease sing-a-long at the Memphis Orpheum

*camping (in summer. blech! But it's on the list!)

*fly kites

*make our own ice cream!

*find new popsicle flavors

*ride camels at the zoo

*go fishing

*swim almost every day

* nap in the hammock

*see Graceland

*catch fireflie

*Smores

*take a road trip!

IN OTHER NEWS:

Blogging makes me wanna....Jump! Jump!

(Yes, I just totally dated myself....oh well!!)

I just signed up NaBloPoMo over at BlogHer. NaBloPoMo stands for National Blog Posting Month. The idea is to post everyday for a whole month. Since that was my June Resolution, I thought I'd bite the bullet and sign up. Here goes nothin'!

June Resolutions - Why should January have all the fun?

2012-05-29T08:32:00.000-05:00

It really feels like summer begins after Memorial Day, even if it's been hot here in TN for a month. I got to thinking about all the things I *want* to do, versus what *actually* gets done. It wasn't pretty!

One of the things I really would like to start doing is blog more. I am an avid reader, but I really neglect my poor blog. I love getting to know people through their blog!

All that being said, I decided that January shouldn't have all the fun!! We've got six more months to accomplish what we want to do, to remember for 2012. Who's with me??

Here's my resolutions for (the rest of) 2012:

Blog, blog, blog.
Keep more fresh flowers in the house. Turning the corner into my dining room and seeing a vase of fresh flowers always puts a smile on my face:

more date nights
working out (perpetually on the list...never ever gets done. *sigh*)

What are some resolutions you can make for the rest of the year?

Tie Embroidery, Metal stamping, and Yucky Green Juice!

2012-05-10T19:33:00.000-05:00

I can't believe I haven't posted in almost month!! Pesky housework...always getting in the way of what I want to do! *tee hee*

That being said, I am over the moon today!

I have been meaning to set up an Etsy shop and really actually focus on my creative side (maybe make some money? At least to feed my crafting habit). I have recently gotten into metal stamping. It's really exciting to me. Here's some bracelets I've made:

I think they are so fun. I love to wear three or four stacked at a time. These are actually what I have for sale right now but with lots more to come!

I recently rediscovered embroidery, too... (in my spare time, right?)

Seriously, though, my father is a teacher and he wears a tie every. single. day. I think I must have bought him a zillion ties over the last ten years. What I did was get out my stencils (like for painting) and traced them with a disappearing ink pen (like the kind you use for sewing).

I then picked out a nice color, and one (very hot) carpool line later...voila - instant birthday present:

Here's some pics:

Not bad for embroidering-while-roasting.

Single Monogram

I rolled them up and put them in a clear tin I bought at Michaels. I topped it with a ribbon. It was a hit!

(You know us Southerners. We love our monograms!)

And as for the yucky green juice? My cable was wonky the other day, so I was watching Netflix. Somehow I came across "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead" by Joe Cross. It's a fascinating documentary. I've struggled with my weight for some time now and it seemed plausible. I decided to visit a local vegan/organic/whatever juice bar (Cosmic Coconut)......

Not. A. Good. Time.

Joe Cross made it look so good!! I assume the apple juice was supposed to sweeten it? I can get over the color. And I have to tell you, the smell was great - fresh, and healthy - but the taste. Oy.

My 4 year old gave me a look and said "what's that?"

I said "juice from vegetables!"

(insert sing song happy voice - vegetable are good! Right?)

She promptly summed up all our feelings:

"EW."

Well there's my recap. #2 on my wanna do list?

POST MORE OFTEN!

-Mollie

Holiday Shenanagins

2012-04-08T22:37:00.001-05:00

Hi y'all!

I hope everyone's had a great Easter (and/or Passover!!). The fam and I had the craziest week --

This precious little kitten has adopted us. I say adopted us because she showed up one day, collar and all and subsequently she's spent the better part of the last week here. I've been keeping her outside, but leave it to Mr S to be a big softie and bringnherbwhen it started storming. ( One of the zillion reasons I love that man. He looks mean but oh is he gooey on the inside.)

We've named her Pepper, for the meantime. I'm going to take her to the vet come tomorrow. Hopefully she is microchipped. I've put out a thing about a found cat, but so far no one has responded.

Friday night we attended a family Seder. My side of the family is Jewish, and passover is one of my favorite holidays. My aunt and uncle host and hilarity ensues, which is kind of funny, considering it isn't all that happy of a holiday. Or at least the liturgy isn't!! My kiddos love the matzo-ball soup.

Truth be told, they much prefer the Easter bunny! I had some sense this year and only hid about 50 eggs. It was plenty.

The big to-do was the Easter meal for my hubby's family. They let me in on the fact I was hosting on Friday. For a Saturday meal!

(Sunday we lunched with my dads side)

***Commence freak out. ***

But I think we did Ok:

My favorite dessert was the brownie/fruit tart:

Sugar free, gluten free, and absolutely tasty (much to my surprise!)

So that's my week.

This next one is gearing up for a busy one too. But I will get some time to craft and post.

I'm cooking with my grandmother on Tuesday. I am so looking forward to writing down these recipes!

Love, Mollie

Oh, my aching stomach....

2012-03-29T21:20:00.001-05:00

Good Gollie Miss Mollie (and her Fam): 0

Nastiest stomach bug this side of the Mississippi? 1

We finally {all} caught the bug that's going around...despite my Lysol-ing binge. I was last to get it. Finally feeling human today -- and plan to do a proper post mañana!!

Love y'all!

Let's Play Catch-up & Chalkboard Wall Frame Tutorial

2012-03-20T17:05:00.000-05:00

Hi Readers!

I apologize for being MIA lately ~ I broke my foot:
{promise promise promise I'll be better}

See my totally awesome super fashionable boot?

I was at Michael's looking at frames and I picked one up off the bottom row. The other six frames behind it proceeded to fall right on top of my foot. Yowza. Luckily it was encased in plastic so no glass shattered. It definately would have cut my foot if it hadn't. Anyhow, I was wearing sandals, so when they gave me this boot, I didn't have a sock to put on. Trust me - way better with a sock!!!

You know that didn't stop me from crafting!

I've been obsessed with Chalkboard art lately.

I originally thought that I would buy a large frame and
(ahem, thats what I was doing at michael's!)

paint the glass with the chalkboard paint. DH suggested the wall instead and this is what we did:

FIRST:

Hubs taped off the wall according my measurements. That's some awesome tape by the way. I'll post in the comments what brand when I look at the roll! Mine was 24inx36in, but it would certainly work any size. We painted two coats. One with a brush and one with a roller. The roller was definately better, but you have to be make sure you get all the little spots. We waited the six hours and put on a second coat.

SECOND:

This is actually crown molding I found at a local humongo-building store. This way we didn't have to mess with mitering anything - I just got them to cut the (like 7' foot) piece into my specifications, and bought the little corner rosette pieces I liked. I also bought nails, but my (did I mention he's smart?) hubs thought liquid nails would work better, and that way we didn't have to mess up the molding. While the chalkboard paint was drying, we spray painted it a pale yellow ~ which looks great with the (newly painted) pale grey walls.

The label on the paint said to wait 24 hrs to write on it. I waited but boy was it hard!!

What i've learned after writing on it for a few days:

*A felt eraser is okay, but a damp rag is best*

*lightly wet your chalk - you get brighter colors*

Here's what I've done so far:

Our 10th (!) anniversary was saturday. :)

My fave so far. I have to work on my lines...and lettering.
The frames-in-a-frame look has inspired me.
Maybe I can use it with real frames?

More lettering practice....

Still more lettering practice...

And for the first day of spring....

Home Again, Home Again, Jiggety Jig

2012-03-05T15:05:00.001-06:00

We're Home!

The kids and I spent the last four days in the lovely city of New Orleans. My stepbrother was getting married and we had absolutely the best time in the Big Easy. I think the only thing that would have made it better is if Daddy could have come along. Poor guy had to work. {Don't feel too bad for the guy, he had the house all to himself!}

I know you guys wanna see some pics:

The kids and I near Jackson Square (mere steps from our hotel. awesome.)

Little Miss A in her new bishop dress. I wanted to make it in a bold print and not in your standard batiste or something. It really came out well. This is also the first time I sewed a yoke...and once I figured it out it wasn't so bad! I definately plan on sewing tons of these for this summer. (Someone...I wont' say who...refuses pants, shorts...anything with legs. Girly girl, she is)

Need I say more?? Worth the trip.

First bites of beignet!! My silly boy "doesn't like sugar", so no pic of the E-man being cranky. i'll give him points for trying to talk me into getting him a cafe au lait, though.

Sew....I didn't sew this dress, but I love it. I am going to {gulp} try and make a women's dress from looking at how this one is constructed. The neckline is killer and what you can't see is the slit on the left thigh. Nothing gross but just enough. Plus - I love a dress I can wear my red heels with!

E and E2 @ Jackson Square. Mostly so you can see Em's dress.

A square yoke with three quarter sleeves and a little pleated part in the middle. I PROMISE I will take better pictures of this soon.

I can't wait to show you guys my living room. My lovely hubby painted it while the kids and I were gone. It's a pale grey and I can't get enough of it. We went from a dark green to this color and the difference is staggering. The whole place looks like another house. Just a few finishing touches and its going to be

p-e-r-f-e-c-t.

At least until the kids wake up. Haha.

Well, I'm off to eat another praline...(ohhhh, my waistline)...

-Mollie

Sew Crazy, or procrastinating like no one's business

2012-02-27T17:22:00.001-06:00

Good: I've been sewing like crazy. Both are VioletFields patterns. The jacket is actually reversible. I couldn't believe how easy it was. I made it all in one night, and it was only the third time I've made sleeves. Really!

Bad: I'm taking all three kiddos to NOLA on Thursday. On the train. That leaves waaaaaay too early. I'm at about defcon 8. I am a list maker. I make lists for everything, and lists of my lists.

I. Don't. Have. A. List. Yet.

I'm freaking out a little, but keeping a positive attitude. I'm just realizing I need to get on the ball and make sure we are packed. {runs away screaming}....

I've done some other crafting too. I made this yarn covered wreath for my brother, the librarian. The roses on the left are from book pages. I made my girls a ton of hair clippies too. I've been in such a good mood from being able to craft a lot. Getting my creativity out in some medium or another is do important to my sanity!

Well I'm off to sew. My husband wondered out loud why I've never seen with knit fabric!! Yipes, Ive been challenged. Pictures and a report to follow.

Mollie

Sewing for a change...

2012-02-22T13:19:00.000-06:00

I did it! I finally cleaned off the table at a reasonable hour and hauled the sewing machine out. I feel like a new woman!

I really feel better having done something creative. I'm in the middle of preparing to take my three little-ish ones to New Orleans for my step-brother's wedding. Hubby has to work, so...here I go. Luckily my sister in law is coming to give me a hand, but I'm still scared! We are riding the Amtrak train down there. I haven't been on it since the mid-90s. Kiddos are crazy-excited....now where did I put that dramamine???

(What? They gotta sleep a little...the train leaves at 6 am!)

Anyway...I've been so excited to sew lately. Unfortunately I'm horrible at taking pics, but here goes:

I took some good size scraps I had and made a pillowcase dress. The picture above is the beginning of the dress itself, minus the solid black bottom band. I don't have ANY good black ribbon, so as soon as I get around to Hancock Fabrics (again..), I'll take another one. It's great to make stuff like this for my girls. On the little one, its a dress, and on the older one, a shirt. Plus, they can wear it all year! Layering!!

But I'm honestly really excited to show you this one:

Emmy and her post-school half-ponytail

Look! I made sleeves! And they don't suck! I've been a ~~little~~ (OK, a LOT) intimidated by sleeves....

but this was really easy.

I followed the tutorial over at Craftiness Is Not Optional. ( It was a breeze.)

Here's the link for the shirt itself: Sadie Shirt

I chose a brown floral with a bit of pink. I thought the gold ruffles on the top would work in spring and fall, and darling over a pair of jeans. {heaven, help me, I can't get her in a dress without complicated bribes and someone in tears. Usually me.}

The pants are a basic pant with a ruffle at the bottom. The next time I make them, i'll do it a bit lower. I prefer a capri length, but these will work for now.

I've got tons more in the works. Some quilted bookmarks and some jewelry I think I'll put on my etsy shop. Hope you stay tuned!!

Thanks for reading!!

2012-02-16T22:41:00.000-06:00

So, I haven't had ANY time to craft, at all. Not really. But I am in the middle of about, oh, ya know, 1million things.
Wanna see?

This is "Wild Lettuce Shawl" by Michelle Miller. This is the second time I've started it. First time...well...i don't wanna talk about it! (sniff!!)

Okay, since you pulled my arm. I might have gotten confused around the edge construction? And maybe ruined the whole thing? And then when I frogged the edge I really just messed it all up. So I unraveled. the. whole. thing. But ~ isn't the new start pretty? I can't wait to finish. I love to knit while I'm waiting in the endless carpool line....

In other news...I'm totally into this Bento Box thing. I know. Tardy to the Party. Better late then never??

Here's my first try. I've gotten better in the last two weeks...I'll post more pics tomorrow.

I bought cookie cutters and some baking cups to separate the food the next day.

Tomorrow I will fold all the clean clothes residing on the dining room table and say hello to my lovely sewing machine ;)

Stay tuned!

-Mollie

Hello (art) World

2012-02-13T13:51:00.001-06:00

Hello (Art) world...

One of my resolutions this year was to push my boundaries, and so I did!

I absolutely love to sketch. Love love love it and can't stop, usually. Well I've done something crazy and signed up for The Sketchbook Project. They send you a sketchbook and a theme. Draw/create to your hearts content, and then they pick a spread from your book to be published in a compilation book. It's so exciting and I hope I can live up to the other artists included.

If you want to read more about The Sketchbook Project:

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

In other news, I attempted to make chocolate cups with balloons...

Didn't turn out too bad, but next time I'll know to use more chocolate. The last few were kinda thin!!

Another thing - I plan to do lots more blogging...hopefully thats one resolution I can keep.

(Cause let's face it, the diet thing died weeeeks ago.)

Thanks for reading!

Mollie

2012-01-27T20:03:00.001-06:00

And away we go....

Hi, I'm Mollie!

I've been reading craft blogs for a long time, and I hope there is room for one more craft-crazy girl!

I mostly sew and knit, but lately my pinterest obsession is getting the better of me and I've actually tried some new things.

I'm a stay-at-home mom of three kids, and crafting is how I stay sane! I enjoy spending time with them, and my lovely husband who puts up with my fabric addiction and crafts invading the house.

Here's a few thing I've made in the past:

2 bags for gifts...

My favorite. apron ever.

I love this thing. It's so funny, I put this thing on and I get an urge to do something crazy, like rearrange closets.

I hope you enjoy reading my blog, as much as I've enjoyed reading all of yours.

Thanks!

Mollie