new!

New items, new styles, new pictures, and new listings are all hitting the shop this week! I finally got around to photographing some new inventory and new designs this weekend, and I am so excited to update MBG over the week. About eight new items will be listed soon, and I am particularly excited about the first scarf pictured here. I recently learned to cable knit, and this is my first completed piece using the technique. Best of all, it's made from a super soft cashmere/merino blend. Check it out -- I can't wait for someone to wear it!

features

I get so many emails on a daily basis about treasuries featuring my products that it is hard to keep up. I try to visit and comment on them, and occasionally post them here or on my facebook page, but sometimes it takes days for me to get around to it. I'm posting a few of my recent favorites below, and you can visit them and the other treasuries that I have made or been featured in here. :)

my kitty girl

For my eighteenth birthday, my boyfriend at the time gave me a beautiful white kitten named Anubis (or Nubie). It was my freshman year at VCU, and I was missing the family cat that I had to leave behind, so I was thankful for Nubie's company. She was totally crazy and fuzzy, and I loved her.

Last weekend, Anubis escaped from my parents' home, which is located on a very busy street. I was worried, and after almost a week I was starting to think that she would never come home. Today, I woke up to a text message from my mom that said "Nubie is HOME!" I was so unbelievably excited, and I rushed to see her. The poor kitty was still shivering, grey with dirt, covered in scrapes, and looked a little skinnier than before. Needless to say, I don't think she enjoyed her time outside. She is way too much of a princess to endure the cold.

She has now been bathed, fed, cuddled, and showered with affection. I hope that she never has the urge to explore the "wild" again, because I will miss her way too much.

happy new year!

This post is late, but what can I say? I have been too busy enjoying the promising beginning of 2011 to worry about the blog. That being said, I have a few spare minutes before sleepy time tonight, and I thought I'd reflect on the last year...

2010 was amazing. I graduated from college. I spent the summer interning at VMFA and lounging around with my sweet baby boy. I lost some friends, I made new ones. I learned to trust again. I figured out that it is totally acceptable for your dreams to change, especially if they are changing for someone you love. I experienced several solid months of Etsy success, and the store is still going strong. I watched Henry learn to speak in full sentences, recognize all of the letters in the alphabet, and develop his crazy cute imagination. I know there were some not-so-good things that happened in between, but they aren't the things I will remember. The year ended on a happy note, and I have high hopes for all of the wonderful and exciting things that 2011 will bring.

This picture was taken on 1/1/11. The first picture of us for the new year...

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