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ten years of blogging...2400 posts

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How often are you amazed by how much time has passed? These candles celebrated a 10th birthday at our house...nearly five years ago. It's hard to believe. What's even more difficult to imagine is that 10 years ago today, I started this little blog and it was nothing but silly rambles that kept me sane.

While blogging "experts" often suggest cleaning up your archives, I've kept all those odd posts because they are where I came from. And all of those posts add up to 2400 rambling, poorly-written, well-written, stitchy, crazy, creative posts. Having my blogiversary and my 2400th post land on the same day couldn't have been better planned if I had tried!

I've decided it needed a spontaneous giveaway for you, my dear readers who I truly care about.

So, 10 lucky winners will each receive a $24.00 Wild Olive Etsy shop credit. All you need to do to enter the Rafflecopter giveaway is leave a comment. You can tell me how you found my blog, ask me a question you've been dying to know, or simply say hello. Just be sure to use the Rafflecopter entry form. (If you're in a blog reader or reading via email, you'll need to hop over to the actual blog post.)

a Rafflecopter giveaway


The giveaway will be open through next Monday, July 7th. Good luck, and thank you so much for being part of my little blog family!

176 comments:

  1. Antonia6:15 AM

    Congratulations, Mollie! A whole decade of posting! I found your blog when you started the Summer Stitching Blog. I was reading a blog on which someone had signed up for it and came over to have a look and haven't left since. Thanks for all the inspiration!

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  2. Hi and congratulations!!! I don't remember how i found your blog, but I'm really glad I did!

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  3. My sister gave me a link to your blog. She thought it looked like a blog I would enjoy following...and I do!

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  4. Wow, congratulations on such a big milestone!!!

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  5. Congratulations on the mile stone! I don't remember how I found your blog but I'm glad I have. I also get what you mean about wanting to keep all your original blog posts!
    Lauren | OhHay Blogs!
    xxx

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  6. I've been reading your blog for quite some time and I just love it!! I don't remember how I found it but I'm glad I did! Thanks for doing this giveaway! :)

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  7. Congrats!!! I'm pretty sure I found your blog through a link on another blog... Love your patterns!

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  8. I couldn't remember how I knew your blog, probably through another blog, who knows. But I have been reading it for four years I think, and enjoying every post you publish. Congratulations

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  9. I love seeing when you've written a new post...your blog is fun, easy to read, and always gives me ideas for new projects. I love your patterns and that you offer so many of them for free - thank you! And please keep blogging for many more years! :) Congratulations!

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  10. Congratulations!!! I have no idea how I found your blog, but I'm so very happy I did!! :)

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  11. Congrats Mollie! :) I found your blog when I was looking for some new embroidery ideas to do down here in Ecuador. I fell in love with all of your cute embroidery designs with the kawaii faces. I hope your continue your blog for the next 10 years. :)

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  13. congratulations ! i find your blog by pinterest.

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  14. Anonymous7:36 AM

    Congrats Mollie! I am an avid reader of your blog and stitcher of your patterns. When I thought embroidery was too complicated for me and a life of purely cross stitch awaited - your cute patterns, fantastic stitching clubs and easy to follow tutorials showed me that embroidery was possible. Now I really enjoy it and find your stitching clubs a great way to encourage myself to craft more.

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  15. happy Blogaversarie! I can't remember how I found you, been reading a long long time & love every post! Keep 'em coming

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  16. congrats on 10 years of blogging! I love reading your blog, it is so full of inspiration. your book reviews introduce me to fabulous books I wouldn't otherwise know about, your patterns are adorable and fun to stitch, and I love the Star Wars crafts that you share :) thanks for publishing such a fantastic blog! :) ps - I originally found your blog through the Stitched in Color blog, where you shared some fall colored floss color palettes and free stitching patterns.

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  17. Congrats Mollie! I found your blog while searching for embroidery instructions a couple years ago... I lurked for awhile, then started leaving comments and found you on IG as well :) Your embroidery instructions and stitching clubs have helped me get into the needlework world, so thank you!! :)

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  18. Congratulations, and happy birthday to your wonderful blog! Thanks for all of your help, tips, and inspiration for my crafting over the last few years!

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  19. Happy blog birthday! I really don't remember how I found you, but I do have you linked in my browser tool bar so I can check in often. I wonder if I found you via your Christmas ornaments. I like how you have Jesus ones. I made the stable one and the sweet little Jesus boy ones - both as gifts. I need to make ones for myself too! I really like your little faces on your creations. They're so cute. I also like that you share your love of Jesus here too. All the best to you and your family. :)

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  20. Congrats! I was looking for embroidery tutorials and came across your blog. The tutorials are so well done so I became a follower.

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  21. Happy Blogiversary! Can't quite remember how I found you (most likely via Pinterest) but so glad I did! Can't wait to start the next stitching club!

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  22. Happy blog birthday!! Hope to read it for many years to come!!

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  23. I can't remember how I stumbled across your work and your blog...but I am so glad I did! Congratulations on 10 years! Beautiful. :)

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  24. whooahhh ! 10 years !!! Happy blog b'day !

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  25. I LOVE your blog! I can't remember when I started reading but it's at the top of my favorites list on my computer!

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  26. Congratulations! I can only dream of bloging for such a time...
    Amazing how two milestones come together like that.

    I hope you keep on bloging for a long, long time, as I enjoy your posts time and time again!

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  27. Hi Mollie!
    Congratulations to you on 10 years of Wild Olive. I can't believe it's been that long. Your patterns and projects are always cute and inspiring, and the blog brings a little joy to my work day.
    Happy blog birthday!

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  28. Anonymous9:13 AM

    Yay! Happy 10th blog birthday! I found you two years ago, looking for some neat embroidery ideas - and now I'm here all the time. You keep me stiching :) and to tell everyone it's not uncool.

    Thanks for not cleaning your archive. I'm new in the blog universe and struggle sometimes. We all learn, right? I really want to thank you for that.
    All the best to you and your family, enjoy your blog birthday and all the nice comments.

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  29. Ricki9:15 AM

    Congrats on reaching such a big milestone! I'm a quilter and have recently started using embroidery to add a little personalized pizzazz to my quilts, and now my 6 year old daughter is hooked on embroidery as well. Love your blog! :)

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  30. Congrats for still keeping up on your blog! So many have died in the age of instagram.

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  31. 2400! That's amazing! I know how hard it can be to keep up with a blog. Congratulations!

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  32. WOW! 10 years! Thanks for all the fun projects. I especially love the monthly themed ones and the embroidery ones.

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  33. Congrats on your blogiversary! Sure enjoy your posts. Thanks for sharing your gifts and ideas with the world. My daughter (8) and I are planning to do your state quilt together this year. We'll be learning together!

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  34. That is an amazing accomplishment.! I probably saw something on Pinterest that made me first look into your blog. Your personality comes across so vividly in your posts and I really enjoy that! Congratulations and many happy returns!

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  35. Congrats on the 10 year mark, and the amazing number of posts!!

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  36. Congrats! I'm at the 3 year mark with my current blog. 10 years seems so daunting but also doable.

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  37. Congratulations and please keep it up! The hexie addiction needs more fuel :)

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  38. I don't remember how I found Wild Olive, but I enjoy my visits here! Congratulations!

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  39. Anonymous10:13 AM

    Hi:
    Love your blog and all your patterns. Keep up the good posting! Thanks for giveaway.
    Ruby

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  40. I have been a follower for quite some time and love your blog. Because of you I became a hexie fan. I have been meaning to let you know that I just won FIRST place at the county fair for my summer hexie wall-hanging, made from your summer stitchery/hexie club! Keep up your great creativity.

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  41. Congrats! 10 years! I just started following you in the last year when I found you fall stitching club. Now I"m signed up for your 50 states club and I'm so excited to get started! Thanks for all that you do!

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  42. I only recently found your blog when I started embroidering. I like your style and the inspiration you provide. Happy Anniversary!

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  43. I was referred by my friend Stephanie when she told me about your awesome Happy Death Star pattern! I'm so glad she did!

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  44. Congratulations! I only stumbled across your blog recently, but I'm thoroughly in love and inspired by your projects. Happy 10th anniversary (that's quite a while, kudos to you)!

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  45. I love your blog and your patterns

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  46. Hello there! Congratulations on such a momentous anniversary! Keep up the good work!

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  47. I found your delightful blog on Bloglovin' and love it! Keep on writing!!

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  48. Anonymous1:19 PM

    I LOVE your blog. Keep up the good work

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  49. Congrats on 10 years! What a milestone!

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  50. Anonymous1:26 PM

    Congratulations on your anniversary. I cannot remember how I found your blog. I know I've been following for a few years now.

    Heather M.

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  51. My memory is awful so I don't remember how I came across your blog but I'm so glad I did! I love all your illustrations and stitchy projects. Congratulations and celebrate lol!

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  52. Congratulations!

    I am a newbie to embroidery and sewing. I found you by doing a search on Google "embroidery blogs".

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  53. Congrats on 10 years! I've only just started following you in the past month, but I already love your blog and projects! I'm so glad that I found you through Fresh Stitches!

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  54. I often find your blog calming and peaceful. Thanks for all you do.

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  55. congrats! i really love your store.

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  56. I totally love your wonderful creations, always a joy looking at them,
    congratulations

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  57. Love the simplicity of your designs and have enjoyed the stitching clubs!

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  58. Congratulations! That's a long time to be blogging!

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  59. Congratulations!
    I've been reading your blog since 2012 and would like to thank you for inspiring me to sew!

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  60. I love this blog, and your creativity, so I do hope I win. (but mostly... congratulations!!)

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  61. Happy birthday :P

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  62. Congrats! I have loved reading your blog and your Stitching Clubs have been so inspirational, thank you!

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  63. Wow! Congrats! I think I found your blog either doing a google search for cute embroidery patterns or from Aimee Ray's little dear tracks blog. Or both. I just kept finding things I loved and kept coming back and love seeing all the new fun things since following.

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  64. Congratulations on 10 years! I don't remember how I found your blog, but I'm glad that I have! Thank you for all the cute things and good deeds you've brought into this world. Your posts always leave me smiling :)

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  65. Love your patterns!

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  66. Congratulations! I am so glad to have found your lovely blog, it brings me happiness on a daily basis!
    I actually found you through etsy then came across your blog!

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  67. Congratulations Mollie! You set a very high bar for longevity, quality, and consistency among craft bloggers! :D

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  68. I LOVE your blog! I'm so glad you keep the old posts around too- sometimes I go back and read them. You have great ideas and often inspire me.

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  69. Love your blog and your patterns!

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  70. I have no idea how I first came across your blog but I'm glad I did. I'm just finishing up my Spring Stitching quilt!

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  71. Congratulations!! How exciting!! Thanks for all your wonderful ideas and patterns!!

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  72. Anonymous3:14 PM

    Mollie,

    I stumbled upon your blog nearly three years ago while looking for crafts. Craft Passions popped up and she lead me to you. I spent most of the evening and the following day to read all of your posts. It was nice to see how you changed over the years. I read nearly every day and still enjoy you. I hope you never quit.

    Maureen

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  73. I came across your blog a couple of weeks ago when looking for embroidery patterns. Then I saw all of your free patterns and began drooling. LOVE your blog. :)

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  74. Wow! 10 years is a really long time to be blogging! I found your blog a few years ago and just fell in love with your style. Congrats on this amazing milestone!

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  75. Love all your patterns and projects! Thanks for sharing with us!

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  76. I'm not sure how I found you, but I'm so glad I did! I look forward to many more years of your posts in my in-box!! Congratulations!

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  77. I can't remember exactly when I stumbled across your blog, but I know it was a pattern that drew me in. Who can resist the little faces!! Congrats on 10 years!

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  78. I found your blog a few months ago when I first started hand embroidering! I love all the cute free patterns you offer on your blog!

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  79. Elyse4:06 PM

    Hi Mollie! Congrats on your 10 year milestone! I came across your blog through Etsy. I was looking for an embroidery pattern to make as a gift and stumbled across your cute lil' shop. I saw that you had a blog and immediately fell in love. I look forward to your patterns, projects, and even my FIRST stitching club which I joined the 50 States Stitching Club. Another congrats to you and here's to another 10 crafty years!

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  80. Happy annivesary!

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  81. stephanie4:39 PM

    recently found your blog and decided to sign up for the 50 states stitching project! my first project like this. I'm looking forward to it!

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  82. I found your blog when you posted the magnetic bookmarks original printable and have been reading ever since because I love it so much. My grandmother taught me to embroider and I have loved getting back into it thanks to your blog!

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  83. CONGRATULATIONS MOLLIE!!! I can't even remember how (or even how long ago!) I found you and your blog, but I do know that you're the reason I started stitching! I hope you will be blogging for MANY, MANY years to come!! You deserve all the success and "fame" you have gained! You are a wonderful and creative person. CONGRATS again!!

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  84. Congratulations! What an amazing achievement.

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  85. I cannot remember how I found you but I am so glad that I did!
    I have had so much fun stitching up your creations. Their little smiles always make me smile!
    Congrats on the 10 years and I cannot wait to see what you come up with for the next 10...
    Thank you so much for sharing your creativity with us!!!

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  86. I found your site through Shiny Happy World, new to the site. Thanks for sharing about the Lambert's. We have many missionary friends.

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  87. Congratulations - that's quite an accomplishment!

    I found you through a guest post but I can't remember who!!

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  88. Wow this is a huge achievement congratulations. I love checking in to see your latest crafty endeavours.

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  89. Happy Blog Birthday! I'm glad I found your little corner of the internet. Keep the fun ideas and projects coming!

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  90. Congratulations! And, tomorrow in the class I'm taking with fellow science teachers (and some math teachers, too!), I'm using your solar system fabric from Spoonflower as part of an example of how I teach the distance between the planets. I stitched them up with batting, star fabric on the back and a ribbon tab, and I have the students clip them along a length of rope at the proper distances. I'll make sure to let everyone know where I found the cute planets :)

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  91. Just like your stuff

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  92. Congratulations! I honestly don't remember how I found your blog, but I'm assuming it must have been through another craft blog that linked one of your designs. Regardless, I love your work! :]

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  93. Congratulations!! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us for all these years.

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  94. I had no idea you'd been blogging so long! Congrats, Mollie!

    P.S. I found your blog through Pinterest. I kept searching for cute embroidery patterns, and your designs kept showing up. After this happened a few times, I figured I'd best just follow along :) I've been a regular reader for about a year now.

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  95. congrats , that's a lot of words

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  96. Congratulations on 10 years. I have been a daily ready for 2 years and you inspired me to give embroidery a go and now I am obsessed!

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  97. I found your blog about one and a half years ago, and have loved every minute of it! Your tutorials are what I used to teach myself how to sew!!

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  98. Emily7:23 PM

    Congratulations!! I found your blog a few months ago through Bloglovin and I'm really enjoying reading it. Here's to many more anniversaries!

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  99. Congrats! I found your blog when you were honoring the PSL last fall.

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  100. Your little stitcheries are the cutest things ever!! I've been a devoted follower for quite some time; I can't even remember how I found you but I'm certainly glad that I did! Be especially blessed, sweet one..

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  101. Anonymous7:38 PM

    I just started doing embroidery and have had so much fun reading the back posts of your blog, and get so excited each time I see a new post. Congrats on having such a fun blog with such a great history!

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  102. Anonymous7:49 PM

    Congrats Mollie! I am right behind you at 7 years!!!

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  103. Thanks so much for this wonderful blog!

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  104. Congratulations on such a great milestone! I found you through Stiched in Color. I hope to join one of your embroidery clubs soon. Thanks for the giveaway. vickise at gmail dot com

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  105. Wow! You must have been one of the first crafty bloggers! Congratulations on so much great work.

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  106. Anonymous8:17 PM

    Abbie
    Happy Blogging Birthday, Mollie! I enjoy your blog. I am always happy to see it pop up in my mail box.

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  107. Jennifer C.8:29 PM

    Happy Birthday! I found your blog via your etsy shop and I've enjoyed all your great creations and your stitching clubs! I can't wait to start on the 50 States journey!

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  108. I found your blog when I was searching for redwork designs on Google. A picture of a cute little sewing machine popped up among the images, I clicked on it and found your blog. The rest is history. Congratulations, Mollie

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  109. I could not figure out how to use the rafflecopter form :-(

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    1. Oh no! I can enter you, but I do need your email address to do that. If you don't want to leave it here in a comment, you can email it to me: molliejohanson@gmail.com

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  110. If I remember right, I found you through a link from Shiny Happy World. That was last year and I haven't left yet...still check in every day or two to see what you're up to. Thanks for writing this blog. I've had a couple crafting light bulb moments. You've really opened up the box for me, so to speak, and got me out of a rut.

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  111. Congratulations on the milestones! It's been so long, I don't remember how I found your blog. Your designs have found your way onto may projects of mine. Your SAL gave me the push I needed to enter the world of paper piecing. Thanks for the inspirations!

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  112. Congrats! I just found you a few weeks ago, but I love your style.

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  113. Awesome! Been following off and on for awhile! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  114. Congratulations! I've enjoyed your stitchy goodness over the years.

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  115. Anonymous9:20 PM

    I got to your website when I was looking at some hand embroidery. I can't remember what I was looking for. But I always like the cuteness of your characters.

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  116. Wow congrats!! I think I found you through Jenny of Elephantz, a couple of years ago, and have enjoyed following you and your stitching clubs. Wishing you many more years of blogging and creativeness!!

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  117. Vivian T.11:01 PM

    Congratulations! It's hard to believe how time flies. I can't even remember how I found your blog, I've been following for so long. To many more blogging anniversaries!

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  118. Lisa G11:18 PM

    Congratulations! I only just found you in the last few years, but I've enjoyed those very much. Thanks for great posts and here's to the next 10 years.

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  119. Ten years, that's amazing! I'm an aspiring crafter and I look up to you a lot. I've found so many inspiring posts on wildolive--you never disappoint! :)

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  120. I found wild olive through another blog. Someone linked to you saying that you had good information embroidery.

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  121. Congratulations! I love your blog!

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  122. 10 years!! That's a huge achievement!! I totally agree that it's great to look back, a really helpful tool to see how you've progressed, how you and your blog has grown into what it is today. I like to do that with old sketch books; awesome to see development, but also hilarious entertainment for yourself ; )

    Can't believe this blog has been around for 10 years, right under my nose, and I have only just discovered you! All this time! Hurray for me as I get to enjoy a ton of back reading : D

    Gemma
    Faded Windmills

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  123. Anonymous7:31 AM

    I just found your website through Shiny Happy World and I love it already!
    Heather

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  124. Anonymous9:24 AM

    I found your web site a little over a month ago and so LOVE your little happy faces on everything! The free patterns are appreciated and I am going to join the 50 States Club...looks like a lot of fun! You site is sweet, inspiring a definite joy on the web. --Carol

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  125. Congrats on 10 years. I jointed the stitching club last night and I am so excited to get started!

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  126. I have no clue how I found you but I'm glad I did because you inspire me so much! <3 Ten more years coming :)

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  127. Congrats Mollie!! You're such an inspiration!!! Blessings from México!!

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  128. I found you in Etsy, I love your adorable designs, you should have an app to sell your designs as wallpapers or backgrounds for cellphones and tablets

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  129. I think I found your blog while doing a search for all things "kawaii". Who knew how much I would love your blog?! I have MANY of your patterns and even some of your Spoonflower fabric.

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  130. Hi Mollie! I don't remember how I found you, but your calendars are always the wallpaper on my computer, my family were all gifted Christmas ornaments I made from your patterns, and I just joined your 50 states stitching club. Congratulation on you blog birthday. Many thanks for all of the heart and work you put into your blog.

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  131. Anonymous1:43 PM

    I found you on etsy

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  132. I was looking for a name for my own etsy shop (currently nonexistent). Wild Olive was taken so I settled on Neon Olive.
    So glad I found you in that happy coincidence. :)

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  133. laurie5:27 PM

    I've been reading your blog for so long that I forgot how I came across it! I'm thankful that you not only share such cute stuff but also things about your faith. :)

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  134. Not sure how I "found" you but I am so very happy that I did! Thank you for all your lovely designs and delightful projects!

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  135. Happy blogiversary!

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  136. I found your blog through Bloglovin's recommendation. Congratulations on 10 years of blogging!
    tstanulis@verizon.net

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  137. Hand embroidery started me on my crafting journey a few years back. Your wonderful blog continues to make me smile and inspire me. I love it and THANK YOU.

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  138. congratulations! you know what? i leave my old terrible posts in the archives too, just in case somebody might find them interesting or useful. they also come quite in handy for reminding myself how far I've come (and how far i need to go!).

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  139. Congrats! 10 years is a major accomplishment. Here's to 10 more!

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  140. Congrats on the blogging anniversary, I am terrible at it so you are doing great!!

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  141. JAZZ HANDS TO YOU for 10 years! That's amazing and wonderful! I would love to know - what are your go-to sources for inspiration? Mollie outside of crafting - what are you reading? Enjoying?

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    1. Thank you for the jazz hands! Sadly, I haven't finished a book in a while. But I keep picking them up, reading a bit, and then getting distracted by the next thing. Craft books fill my life most of the time! For an inspiration pick-me-up, I love looking at older craft books, and I find that giving myself some limits (for example a theme, or a particular method or material) will always get my creative juices flowing. And I'm still really enjoying EPP hexagons and catching some Netflix!

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  142. Jennifer M9:30 AM

    Congrats! I adore your site. I found it after searching for embroidery basics. Your Olive's face brought me right in! I have enjoyed a few Sewing Clubs as well. I wish you many more years of blogging!

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  143. Congrats! I've been reading for so long, I don't really remember how I found your blog. It was way before pinterest was around.

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  144. I found you from, wait I can't remember. It's the fun part of getting old, everything is new to you. LOL I have joined two of your weekly embroidery subscriptions and loved every minute of it. I so enjoy coming and seeing what you have created day after day. And if your off line for more than a day I notice, and call out to blog land making sure you are OK. Thank you for always sharing regardless of what's going on, good or bad, happy or sad you always share honestly with us. Thanks for sharing a part of your world with us.

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  145. Congratulations! I'm a relatively new reader, but I'm very excited for the 50 States Stitchalong. As a native Delawarean (living in Virginia), I was excited to see that the "Small Wonder" was up first!

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  146. I found your blog last fall through a Pinterest post and signed up right away. I've done 3 stitching clubs. You re-ignited my love of embroidery and I have loved your faith based posts. Congratulations!

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  147. I can't even remember how I found your blog, it was so long ago. Yours is my favorite style of embroidery! :)

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  148. Ten years, that is really wonderful! I actually cannot remember how I found my way here (sad, sad), but always love reading the posts, even when unable to comment. Congratulations!

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  149. Ten years! That's marvellous. Can't say I recall how I found my way here—but I can say I always enjoy the posts, even when unable to comment or participate. Congratulations on the decade, here's to another!

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  150. I don't have any idea what I was doing 10 years ago, but this is quite an accomplishment! I think I bought a pattern or two from your Etsy site.

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  151. Many congratulations on the anniversary and may there be a great many more to come. *big wave from N. Ireland* x

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  152. Anonymous7:11 AM

    Hello! I found your website when I was trying to teach myself how to embroider! Thanks to your lovely instructions I have learned! Thanks and congrats on reaching this blog milestone!
    margaretannegibb@yahoo.com

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  153. Congratulations! All the best wishes that everything keeps going well for you!

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  154. Anonymous11:44 AM

    I think I found your blog when I was looking for an embroidery design a couple years ago. I did the winter and spring stitching club, and am excited to get started on the 50 states! (though the spring set is not quite finished...)

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  155. Congratulations! Thats quite the milestone!

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  156. Congratulations!!!

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  157. Congratulations on 10 years! Your blog is one of the ones that got me embroidering again! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  158. Congrats =) I'm not entirely sure how I found your blog (maybe via a link) but thank you for filling my feed with cute, adorable, craftiness!

    Hannah K

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  159. Wow, awesome! I haven't checked back in a little while, and I'm so excited about all the posts I get to catch up on :)

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  160. Anonymous8:48 AM

    Hi Mollie! Bethanie from TN here. Love your new fireworks design. I am going to try that today. Thanks again!

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  161. congratulations on making it so far! hooray!! i love your designs - so sweet! thanks for the giveaway!

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  162. Congrats! I love following you! Everything you stitch is so stinking adorable!!!

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  163. Wow! Ten years! Congratulations Mollie. I was introduced to your patterns and blog by my sister. She was an accomplished stitcher and loved to sew quilts. My sister passed away unexpectedly in 2013, but her memory and handiwork will live forever in my family. Now when I embroider I think of her with every little stitch. She loved the smile on your illustrations, and so do I! Thank you for sharing your talent :)

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  164. Awesome! Congrats on celebrating 10 years! I'm so glad I found you in pinterest. You've inspired me to try my hand at embroidering. Thanks!

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  165. Congratulations! Ten years is no small feat. especially considering how amazing your blog has grown to be. I found you on Pinterest like many others and fell in love with many of your patterns. Although I am young, sewing is my hobby outside of school and with your help I decided to attempt embroidery. Your tutorials made everything so clear and easy. I send many congratulatory wishes as well as wishes of future success on your blog. Thank you for creating such amazing tutorials/patterns that are easy to follow and impossible to resist!

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  166. Anonymous2:23 PM

    Congratulations!!

    Love,
    Janet

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  167. KasiaPoland4:17 PM

    Congratulations on 10 years of blogging! I happily found your blog a few years ago from a post on the DMC site about your cupcake designs. The way you write and the absolutely cute things you make inspire me and bring a smile to my face:) I have read every post on your blog. You have greatly cheered me through these hard years and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you continue to be inspired and create lots of new things in the years to come:) Thank you for such a beautiful blog:)

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  168. Anonymous6:27 PM

    HI Mollie! I came across your blog via craftgawker believe it or not. What caught my attention was your pattern "Delight yourself in the Lord". It is beautiful! I absolutely love it. I immediately knew that I would love your blog. :) Thank you so much and God bless!!
    Sarah H.

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  169. Julie P.10:28 PM

    I believe I found your blog through a friend I met on Ravelry (an online knitting community). On her blog, Fairytaleknits, she featured a mug rug that she had made using your instructions that you had posted. So I have been following your blog ever since. :)

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  170. Congratulations on your anniversary! What an accomplishment! I adore your blog and the projects you share. Thank you!

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  171. Happy anniversary! I didn't get a chance to comment on your post about rebuilding the blogging community, but I will take the opportunity now to say that I really enjoy your blog, and I've gotten all sorts of nifty ideas and techniques from you over the years.

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  172. Ruthie H.6:44 PM

    Hi there and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!! So excited for you. God has greatly blessed you. I first came across your blog thanks to craftgawker. It was a Bible quote, and the second I say it I thought "Wow! This is a talented, crafty,artistic lady...aaaaaannnnd she's a Christian! I always enjoy finding a crafting blog were the blogger is a Christian and she's not afraid to show it, and even better, she incorperates her faith in her crafty projects. LOVE that! So, let me say this THANK YOU for taking a stand, and for not being afraid to let others know you have put your faith in an everlasting, all-mighty, forgiving Savior. Thank you.
    In Christ,
    Ruthie H.

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  173. That is such an amazing milestone! I am so excited to see what the next 10 years brings, especially with your book release!

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  174. Congratulations on ten years! I am actually new to the whole blog-thing...I'm on vacation in Stowe, VT...while browsing a bookstore tonight, I came across your work in a book by Jenny Doh...I love it!...back at my room, I looked you up on-line...found your blog...joined...& now commented...looking forward to reading more...creating more...I love your style...thanks for being an inspiration to all your readers...including me...God is so Good...❤️

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