Midnights With Molly

A few months ago, I purchased a scrap of green paisley print material from the clearance bin at JoAnn Fabrics.  It sat in my craft room looking all cute for the last few months.  I had lots of ideas for my scrap of green cuteness, but couldn't decide which idea I actually wanted to do.  After much debate...and much procrastination...I decided to start with the fabric-covered picture frame idea.  I cut little swatches of material from my scrap piece and then glued them onto a SUPER cheap picture frame I picked up at the Dollar Store for $2.  Once I had them all glued down just the way I wanted, I used some mod podge and painted over the entire fabric-covered frame.  The end result is a super-cute picture frame that would look fabulous in a baby's room...OR you could put a piece of matching paper behind the glass and prop it up to use as a dry-erase message board in your kitchen or office!  Lots of possibilities for this craft!  :) I...

So, I bought this awhile ago, but am just now remembering to post about it.  I was SOOOOO excited when a local toy store decided to liquidate all of their cardmaking/scrapbooking supplies and they were selling all of their paper racks.  I gave the folks my number and a few weeks later, I was the proud owner of a brand new, scrapbooking store quality PAPER RACK!!!!  :)  It fits in beautifully in my beach room and is PERFECT for my mountains of paper that never had a home.   One of my latest projects was for a dear friend who needed a solution to her calendar problem.  She used to keep her calendar on her desk, but was going to be doing away with her desk when Baby# 2 made it's arrival.  So...we designed an adorable everlasting calendar that she could hang on her wall!  We actually changed the paper we used for the background several times and I think we ultimately ended up choosing another pattern.  But this one was pretty cute, I t...

This year my Dad celebrated his 60th Birthday!  We kept his party low key...celebrated with some DQ ice cream cake, some presents and some music from his era.  :)  We all had a good time partying with Dad and even managed to get a quick family picture with Dad and the grandkids. Cooper celebrated his FIRST birthday this summer as well!  He is such a cutie pie!  We were cracking up at him when he dove face first into his birthday cake.  Mmmmmm!!!  :)  He loved it!  Happy Birthday Cooper!

Pizza+brownies+make-up+nail polish=a recipe for a FABULOUS girl's night in!  :)  Two of my cousins, Kaitlyn & Courtney, came over last night for a little girl time together.  (And a third cousin unexpectedly dropped in to join in on the fun!)  We had a ball eating pizza, doing our peel-off face masks, painting our toes, and doing our make-up.  The girls were hilarious and we had so much fun together!  By the end of the night, we had smooth skin, gorgeous faces, and beautiful toes.  :) Thanks for spending the evening with me girls!!!  :)

This past week I had the privilege of babysitting my niece and nephew for the day.  It was so much fun!  The kids were SO great and we had a ball!  I was going to post some cute photos of the kids, but NOTHING is working on my computer tonight!!!  Photoshop is HORRENDOUS and I can't figure out how to do even ONE cool thing on it...and that's even with me following a step by step tutorial!!!  ARGH!!!  Anyhow, one day I'll post some pictures of my niece and nephew.  (Okay, so it let me randomly post these two pictures in very weird spots and I can't move them.)  So there ya have it.  I'm SO done blogging and photoshopping for the night.  I'm about ready to take the laptop and chuck it across the room...better just close up shop for the night before I hurt anything important.  ;)

I've been wanting to make some homemade spice mixes for awhile now.  Since today was cold and damp outside, I figured it would be the perfect day for working on some inside things that I've been putting off in favor of soaking up the sunshine!  I had already tried the ranch mix once before and we LOVED every bite of it!  So I mixed up a larger batch of the ranch dressing/dip mix.  And then I found a taco seasoning mix that I wanted to try out.  I made the mix, but have yet to try it out.  It smells tempting, so I'm sure it will be GREAT!  The best part about both of these mixes is that they contain NO PRESERVATIVES!!!  So technically, they go along with our "whole foods" diet that we've been living on for the past few months. Of course, I couldn't just store them in any old tupperware container with a masking tape sticker for a label.  Instead, I found these cute little glass containers at Hobby Lobby that are the perfect size for spice mix...

My sister-in-law is very involved with local 4-H groups and needed some thank you notes.  Since I've been at home recovering, I was more than happy to help her out!  Here's how they turned out... Anybody else need some cards while I'm off work!?!  I'd be happy to cut and create for you!  :)