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Hello!

One of my nieces suggested to me this weekend that I should create a blog.  I come from a big family and am always taking pictures and putting together fun projects with them and it's been a great release for my creative juices.

That fun led me to create cards, favors, dvds and all sorts of things for parties and/or as gifts for people.   It becomes overwhelming sometimes to work a 9 to 5 job and then come home and start putting together wine bottle labels and cutting paper for chocolate bar covers and gluing, etc. that I never wanted to put myself out there to make money, but I have done it from time to time and it's fun but not as much as it is when I'm working on something for someone I love.  When I design something for someone I know and love I create something that is special to them, for them.  So this blog will be another place for me to share my work with my family and friends and maybe give someone an idea for something and hopefully give me back some ideas and feedback on my work.

I named my blog page "Molly Made Me Do It" because I had a Yorkie named Molly and she was my inspiration.  It started with my Christmas cards.  Everyone puts their kids on a photo and sends it out, and since I am not a mom, I started sending my family and friends cards designed by me with Molly on the cover.  My favorite is posted below.

This I sent out for Halloween in 2001.  Toto was not in the shot so I placed Molly on the bed and the card caption read "Molly I Have A Feeling We're Not In Brooklyn Anymore".  Everyone loved it and I just love the look on Molly's face in this picture.