Kristen Mangus

Kristen is a multi-talented entrepreneur with a heart as big as Texas. She is the owner of GoodKnit Kisses whose mission is to inspire, encourage and empower people through education and design. She’s built a large and loyal online community of followers by sharing her personal passion for loom knitting, needle knitting, crochet and all things creative through YouTube tutorials, Facebook live broadcasts, blogs and pattern design. Her vision is to leave an inspired crafting world for future generations that continues to teach and reach others. She and her husband, John, have three amazing kids.

Well I’m getting better at getting back to 3 drinks a day. Sometimes in the evening I’m having a small dinner but I keep slipping. Boy am I ready for our schedules to get back to less birthdays and tempting cake & cookouts! We have one more cookout/birthday tomorrow to attend and then our youngest …

Hi everyone! I have been such a slacker on the blogging and on the juicing, too. Since I last wrote we have had two birthday girls and their double party. We also had another friend’s birthday party this past weekend. This coming Friday is my son’s birthday and we have a party on Saturday to …

It’s day 11 & still going strong! I weighed myself this morning and I’ve lost a total of 17.5 lbs. So 10 days was 17.5 pounds, wow! I’ve decided to continue. I haven’t bought my juicer yet because I’m still deciding which one but it will need to be very soon. Straining food is tiring …

So far I’ve lost 16 pounds! So last you heard from me I was going to start straining and see what happened Saturday as far as weight loss. Well I have to say that I was discouraged Saturday (Day 7). I got on the scale and GAINED a 1/2 pound. I was discouraged and my …

It’s Day 6 today officially but lets back up 1 day. Day 5: Thursday. Feeling good! I’m feeling better every day compared to that first horrible day. .5 lbs weight loss but feeling good and rested. I asked my co-worker what she thought I was like. (I had heard that people are really irritable or …

So this juicing raw fruits and veggies is getting better. First things first. My weight loss total is 11 1/2 pounds! So I’m at 346.5 now. I’ve met online a few new Facebook friends that are doing the same thing and it’s very encouraging. I met them on the Facebook page for Fat, Sick & …

She can be unrealistic & unreal in so many ways BUT she is a savvy business woman who knows how to hire creative people. FaveCrafts had a topic today: What do you think of Martha Stewart? That got me thinking when reading other people’s comments. Several comments! Many people were either loving or bashing her. …

This is not the norm for my blog. The usual is crafting or loom knitting talk and tutorials. I’ve debated on how much to blog about personally. Do I get a separate blog or do I put my personal self out there on this site? Well today I will. I STARTED JUICING! Yes. I started …

Thank you to all the lovely ladies who donated knit and crochet items to help raise money for baby Avery! The baskets are ready to be delivered. I’m including photos all 8 baskets! After the items meant just for Avery we still had plenty to make several baskets. Avery’s middle name is Love. I found …

Listen to internet radio with FaveCrafts on Blog Talk Radio Today I interviewed with Pat Sloan of FaveCrafts Radio. She had five guests on and I was number three. Pat’s FaveCrafts Radio is a once a month Live online radio broadcast and then an archived podcast online. Pat Sloan has amazing craft designers, teachers, celebrities …