by Jeanne Oliver | May 1, 2014 | All
Our newest Creativity Takes Courage interview starts right now! ******* For those of you that are new to the blog I want to tell you a little bit about the free series. Over a year ago we expanded our creative network to offer free videos, new online courses, live...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 29, 2014 | All
Hello! I wanted to do something a little different and I will need your help. Jennifer Rizzo and I want to do a recorded interview style video where we take turns answering your questions about business and following your passions. I am heading out of town today to...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 29, 2014 | All
I don’t know about you guys but I am just ready for warm evenings, days at the pool, dinner outside and for my yard to be finally green again. Can I hear an Amen? When you still have possibilities of snow and your yard is begging for a little TLC the best cure...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 28, 2014 | All
I am so excited that today is finally here! There has been so much excitement around Danielle Donaldson’s new online watercolor course that begins today. The best part about her class is that this one week class is instantly available today. Here is a peek into...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 25, 2014 | All
One of the things I look forward to each weekend is having more time to prepare a meal. I have the time to make a dessert with the kids, let the pizza dough rise or just put more attention into what we are making. This salmon salad is one of my favorites because all...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 23, 2014 | All
I love how wax transforms your art and takes your creativity to a whole new level. While I was in Mexico last fall I had the privilege of meeting, creating and becoming friends with Kathie Vezzani. I loved watching her create and the freedom she had with color as she...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 22, 2014 | All
How often do we see things around us and they seem too big to change? How often have you wanted to do something and you just don’t know where to start? We can sometimes forget that change begins with ONE. We can sometimes forget that our daily choices can make a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 21, 2014 | All
{Print handed out by Shannan Martin at Hope Spoken} I love a good adventure. I grew up in Illinois, went to college in Alabama, moved to Colorado, moved to Washington DC and later moved back to Colorado. When I visit any place that I connect with I am instantly on...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 16, 2014 | All
I am so glad that this idea to do the Studying Under The Masters {becoming an apprentice} never left my head and heart. {If you want to read more about the course click HERE} I also believe that you move on things when the time is right and I know that the time for...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 15, 2014 | All
Our newest Creativity Takes Courage interview starts right now! ******* For those of you that are new to the blog I want to tell you a little bit about the free series. A year ago we expanded our creative network to offer free videos, new online courses, live “chats”...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 11, 2014 | All
One of my favorite foods in the world is grilled artichoke hearts. If you have never cooked with them before they can be pretty intimating but I am hoping that by the end of this post you will give them a try. So many people don’t know how to cook them so when...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 9, 2014 | All
I have a heart for women. I am constantly amazed at the depth, quality, beauty, talent and strength of women. I had promised myself when I first started my business that if I ever figured this whole thing out (and I am still learning) that I would share how I did it....
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 8, 2014 | All
It has been a week since I came home from Hope Spoken and I still feel like I haven’t had enough time or enough silence to really process the whole thing. I went to support my friend Shannan, hear her speak and spend time with other friends. When I wrote...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 2, 2014 | All
I have to tell you that my yard is so brown right now and I can’t take it one more moment. I an itchin’ for green green, full trees, flowers in the ground, dinner on the patio and kids running until dark. I was going through my photos the other day and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 26, 2014 | All
I am so thrilled with the response to Danielle Donaldson’s new online art class Creative Girl: The Land of Light and Shadows. Once you see Danielle’s work you just want to study it and understand the layers and techniques that she uses. Lucky us that we...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 25, 2014 | All
Welcome to everyone coming from Kim’s gorgeous blog! I am so glad you are here and I hope you enjoy your visit. My friend Jen had the fun idea of getting a bunch of bloggers together, having us send flea market finds to each other and we had to alter or decorate...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 24, 2014 | All
Thank you for your comments about the new shelving. We love how it opens the space and allows me to share more art and part of my ironstone collection. All of our day to day dishes are still in the cabinets and easier for the kids to reach. Another smaller project...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 21, 2014 | All
We built our home 11 years ago and we are just getting to things that we thought we would do right away. I am now so grateful that we didn’t make the changes earlier and spend the money for the upgrades earlier because I think I would be wanting to rip them out...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 19, 2014 | All
Good morning! I had to tell you right away about a brand new e-course I have the honor of hosting. Join mixed media artist Kathie Vezzani as she takes you on the creative journey of Plaster and Wax 101 {portraits illuminated from within}. Mixed media artist, Kathie...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 17, 2014 | All
Our newest Creativity Takes Courage interview starts right now! ******* For those of you that are new to the blog I want to tell you a little bit about the free series. A year ago we expanded our creative network to offer free videos, new online courses, live “chats”...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 10, 2014 | All
I love a good decorating blog and I am so glad that there are so many creative bloggers out their that share there love of making a home beautiful AND lived in. I don’t pick these blogs because they have great DIY, perfect vignettes, perfect rooms and everything...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 7, 2014 | All
I have been meaning to get this post up for days now. We were only getting the floors done and a new island…what could go wrong? I was guessing two weeks max and our life would be back to normal. Never…and I mean NEVER…trust me on time frames with...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 6, 2014 | All
I had intended on sharing some house updates and the crazy photos of our renovation. That WAS the plan. This morning as I was lying in bed, slowly trying to wake up and reading the news of the day I saw this quote on Toby Mac’s FB wall. “I want the presence of...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 3, 2014 | All
It is best thing EVER to see people you adore creating beauty for themselves and others. I have known Becky for five years and I have watched her go from blogging to making art to creating a whole business around creative cuffs! I have a few of her cuffs myself and we...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 28, 2014 | All
The Stone Collective is a community making much of Jesus as we create art, photography, prose, poems or music that commemorate the wonderful things God does in our life. Based on the passage in 1 Samuel 7:12-14, each month we will collect Ebenezer Stones as a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 25, 2014 | All
You may tell me that cocktail hour never went away. Your home has probably been a little more happening than mine I may have to add. I was just telling Kelly that we need to have cocktail hour on the front porch this coming summer. I don’t know if I was more...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 20, 2014 | All
A very good friend of mine just recently finished writing her first book. It was months of writing, projects, photographs and edits. After everything had been submitted to the editor I know her whole household let out a sigh of relief. So many things were falling a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 19, 2014 | All
Good Morning! I have been meaning to add this print to the shop for months now and TODAY was finally the day to do it! You can now order the print of the original “She Walks in Beauty”. To read more about the print or to order one for yourself click HERE....
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 17, 2014 | All
This week in Studying Under The Masters {becoming an apprentice} I asked the students to take the time to write/call/tell someone that has inspired them…thank you. My main point was to make sure you take the time to tell the artists that inspire you how much...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 13, 2014 | All
Thank you to everyone that took the time to answer the questions on the survey. It only confirmed all the things I already knew but that is really good too. I will share the results soon. I have to say that you are all some of the nicest women! I have rarely ever...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 11, 2014 | All
Sometimes there is an artist, class, medium, technique that opens up your creative world… and you can feel your creativity ready to explore like never before. I don’t mean to brag but I am pretty excited about this… Once upon a time there was a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 7, 2014 | All
I think the evening routine is the most important. It is worth it to take the time to wash off all the junk of the day and give your skin time to breath and recover over night. I never, never, never sleep in makeup. Ever. I don’t care how tired I am…I...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 6, 2014 | All
I meant to get this post up sooner and I’m sorry that it took me a few extra days. Today I wanted to follow-up with Daily Makeup after I shared my morning skincare routine. I don’t really wear a lot of makeup and anytime we are home I don’t wear any....
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 4, 2014 | All
I love learning about new products from other friends. Nothing is better than hearing what people REALLY use and like. Each year I do a beauty post with my favorite skincare and makeup products. You can see my last makeup post HERE and HERE. This will be a three part...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 3, 2014 | All
Our newest Creativity Takes Courage interview starts right now! ******* For those of you that are new to the blog I want to tell you a little bit about the free series. A year ago we expanded our creative network to offer free videos, new online courses, live “chats”...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 31, 2014 | All
Five years ago Cathy Walters took my business head shots. Five years. You know when you keep meaning to do certain things and the time just slips away!? I thought my business deserved more than selfies taken in the car. True. Cathy was over in December and was kind...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 28, 2014 | All
I have talked a lot in my newest online art course to be collectors of everything around you and then transform it into something that is your own. Nothing can leave me more inspired than a day spend at an art museum. This past Saturday we spent the day as a family at...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 22, 2014 | All
I would have to admit that I am probably a little more (or a lot more) sentimental than my siblings. There is nothing good or bad about this but I do find myself affected differently than my siblings at times. When my parents sold the house we grew up in I was a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 20, 2014 | All
Good morning! The response to Studying Under The Masters {becoming an apprentice} has been incredible. This is just a reminder to me to follow those ideas and pricks in your heart to do something new…to stretch farther. When you follow those callings it will...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 18, 2014 | All
A few weeks ago my friend Jennifer Rizzo came to Colorado to photograph our home for her new Christmas DIY and Decor book coming later this year. After all the work was done it was fun to shop, talk and have some down time. One morning at coffee I had been telling her...
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