An Artful Summer {classes and retreats}

An Artful Summer {classes and retreats}

We are busy trying to finish up school and most of me wants to just call it good and call it quits. I won’t. I swear. I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I am already drooling at the thought of creating art all summer and creating more with my kids. If...
Reflections Of Paris {Part I}

Reflections Of Paris {Part I}

I don’t know why I never shared with you all of my photos from Paris. After all of my photos from the South of France maybe I felt like you had seen enough and needed a break. I think I meant to show them after a few months and here I am almost two years later....
Link Up {Show Off Your Goods}

Link Up {Show Off Your Goods}

My friend Jen has a fun link up today. I am pretty lazy with linky parties so I thought I would break out of my shy shell…hmmmm Jen’s post today is all about “Show Us Your Shoppe”. Because we have the whole shop on sale to make room for new...
I Will Show You Mine {if you will show me yours}

I Will Show You Mine {if you will show me yours}

Hello everyone! Welcome to the third week of “I Will Show You Mine”. The first week I showed you the makeup I use. The second week I showed you what I carry in my purse. This week I am showing you what I wore this past week. We are busy playing and...
Summer of Art {won’t you join me?}

Summer of Art {won’t you join me?}

(photo taken by my rock star, photographer friend Tiffany Kirchner-Dixon) I have left this summer wide open. I wanted to make sure that we had time to do more hiking (our favorite family activity), work on the house, work in the yard, read books with the kids and MAKE...
I Will Show You Mine {if you will show me yours}

I Will Show You Mine {if you will show me yours}

Each Wednesday in the month of May I will be doing a series “I Will Show You Mine {if you will show me yours}. You will also have the chance to link up and show “yours”. Last week I showed what makeup I use. This week I thought it would be fun to...

The Final Markdown

It is time to say goodbye…… to the Elaine, Louise, Betty, Gracie and Lila. {originally $89 now $38} Each of these dresses have been marked down for the last time. {originally $56 now $22} We just marked them down this morning! Not many are left....
Pretty {For Pretty’s Sake}

Pretty {For Pretty’s Sake}

While I was in California I received the most thoughtful gift. A woman that I had never met in person gave me a gift that I will treasure because without even knowing me…she knew me. We both have a love of vintage clothing and design. She gave me a collection of...
I Will Show You Mine {if you will show me yours}

I Will Show You Mine {if you will show me yours}

Hello everyone! I am back from teaching in California and my leg is healing beautifully! It is still bandaged but almost all of the infection is gone. Seriously….everyone that has ever known ANYONE with an infection has shared some horror story with me. Bottom...
Fashion 411 {you guys really like to send emails}

Fashion 411 {you guys really like to send emails}

First of all THANK YOU so much for all of the sweet comments and emails about my leg. It is has really come a long ways these past 10 days! Crazy, crazy accident but so thankful that the Dr was able to get the infection under control. I also think the Lord had a...
This Could Only Happen To Me {For Reals}

This Could Only Happen To Me {For Reals}

I would like to start off by telling everyone that I am not excessively clumsy. I was not drinking the day when this story begins (at least not excessively). I don’t usually jump up out of my chair to do yard work (at least not excessively). We can now proceed....
4 Days of Juicing {and I almost ate my children}

4 Days of Juicing {and I almost ate my children}

We have been juicing since before we had kids. My favorite used to be carrots, apples and parsley. We have gone through a few juicers over the years and even the kids like it. Since finding out all about my food allergies we have gone back to juicing and basically...
My View of The Week

My View of The Week

If you would have peeked into our life this week you would have found us….. Juicing Getting tea in bed Enjoying peeks of spring through the snow Getting secret Morse Code letters Being a little goofy Kicking booty Working on the last book of the school year...
You Can’t Do Everything {I can attest to this}

You Can’t Do Everything {I can attest to this}

  {image is mine} I love this quote. Today is proves very much true. I sometimes can be delusional that I can juggle a million things. The truth is I can’t. When I try I usually prove that all I accomplish is to do everything half way. When you really put...
Lover Of Words

Lover Of Words

As we are putting the final touches on the new course I wanted to share some of the quotes that we will be sharing. I love including words in my art and it is so fun to put these together for the courses. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do. Enjoy your weekend. And...
Spring Fever {and cleaning house}

Spring Fever {and cleaning house}

We are cleaning house. We have spring fever BAD and we are clearing out all of our winter merchandise and making room for the new items. Almost everything has been marked down in the shop. Many of the sale prices are below WHOLESALE! Most of our items can be worn into...
Positive Gossip

Positive Gossip

This past January I went to Alt with Kimberly, Mel and Estelle. I wrote about the weekend HERE. The last night of the conference we were all relaxing, talking and having a few drinks before we all went our separate ways the next morning. Around the table with me was...
San Fran {a little recap}

San Fran {a little recap}

A week ago today I was up at 4 am to get ready for my girl’s weekend in San Francisco. I don’t do mornings which shows how much I love these girls and San Fran! I am usually so focused on the kids, family and the business that I need a getaway like this or...
24 Hour Sale {For Your Littles}

24 Hour Sale {For Your Littles}

I love clothes for littles. I am constantly seeing adorable clothes and realizing that my children are too big for the cute clothes. I will see a cute little dress and think about who I need to tell about the outfit and then proceed to tell them where they can buy the...
24 Hour Sale {The Betty Messenger Bag}

24 Hour Sale {The Betty Messenger Bag}

I have a closet full of purses, bags, totes….. I change out my bags all of the time according to what I am wearing. My obsession with bags makes it easy to want to design and manufacture bags that you will love too. Our ruffle tote started over three years ago....
24 Hour Sale {Louise Dress/Tunic}

24 Hour Sale {Louise Dress/Tunic}

I love a piece of clothing that can be layered easily. The Louise is just that piece of clothing. It looks great over leggings, jeans, tights or bare legs. The Louise can be casual or dressy with just a change of accessories! This dress is amazingly flattering....
24 Hour Sale {The Natalie Camera Bag}

24 Hour Sale {The Natalie Camera Bag}

Our camera bags are our most popular bag! We sell hundreds of them and nothing makes us happier than the sweet emails and letters we get when a customer opens their package from us and they love their camera bag. Today (for 24 hours only) we are offering our Natalie...
Get The Look {And Flash Sale Week}

Get The Look {And Flash Sale Week}

This is the final week of my “Get the Look” series. I have had so much fun showing you different women wearing some of my dresses and showcasing how THEY wear them. I hope you have enjoyed it too. I have three final women ready to show their own take on my...

Girl Crush {fashion}

(source) Creativity is everywhere and I am constantly in awe of the talent that oozes out of so many. Isn’t it absolutely breathtaking the music that gets composed, the fashion that is designed, the paintings that are finished and the photography that captures...
Time To Register For Art School {Follow Me}

Time To Register For Art School {Follow Me}

(source) All throughout high school all I dreamed about was art school. I was constantly sketching and designing clothing. If I wasn’t making art I was watching design shows and scouring through fashion magazines. I grew up in a town of 3,000 and sometimes when...
Get the Look {Week Four}

Get the Look {Week Four}

We had the most beautiful weekend here is Colorado. We played basketball, went hiking, created and even cleaned out the garage a little. It love weekends like that when you do so many fun things but are also productive. We are on week four of “Get the...
Playing With Clay {and the kids}

Playing With Clay {and the kids}

My kids are surrounded by art supplies. Luckily for them (and me) it is just a part of what I do. Our days can get busy and with school, home, business etc. I don’t always sit and create WITH them as much as I would like. The children had been begging to do art...
Are You Ready for Spring? {I am}

Are You Ready for Spring? {I am}

I live in Colorado and I have to admit that I am pretty spoiled with all this sunshine, mild winters and pretty fabulous summers. It is so true. But even with the mild winters and all….around February I am really ready for the windows to be open and to hear the...

Get The Look {Week Three}

Welcome to week three of “Get The Look”. Each week I will be showing different women wearing clothes from my last collection in their own way. You can see the previous posts HERE and HERE. I am loving the outfits that each woman is putting together. It is...
Studio Up Close {Your questions answered}

Studio Up Close {Your questions answered}

I recently had a post where I showed you my home studio. This is where I make art alone and often with my children. This is where I put the music on and let my mind wander. I received many private emails asking me questions about my studio and where I got certain...
Are You a Dreamer? {Time to make the next move}

Are You a Dreamer? {Time to make the next move}

When I first started my business I had no idea what was in store. Thank goodness. I wouldn’t have believed it and I would have been scared. Way more scared than I was already. Over the past four years I have learned so much and grown my business by leaps and...
Get The Look {Be inspired and Share Photos Yourself}

Get The Look {Be inspired and Share Photos Yourself}

Welcome to week two of “Get the Look”. This is a series for the month of March celebrating how YOU wear my clothing, bags and jewelry. You can see last weeks post HERE. This week I have not only photos from two women sharing their style but also our first...
You Can Never Have Too Many Books

You Can Never Have Too Many Books

I have been a lover of books for as long as I can remember. I remember the first book that made me cry. It was Charlotte’s Web. The tears caught me off guard. I was only a young girl, on my bed, reading on my stomach. I was surprised by the tears and obviously...
Get The Look {Be inspired and Share Photos Yourself}

Get The Look {Be inspired and Share Photos Yourself}

Sometimes when we see clothing online, in a catalog or in a lookbook we can wonder….what will those pieces look like on ME? I wanted to show my clothing, bags etc on different people wearing them in THEIR own way. Different women. Different unique styles....
Finding the Lovely {Final Week}

Finding the Lovely {Final Week}

This is the final Friday of “Finding the Lovely”. Kimberly and I have loved seeing your images and having you play along. I hope I continue to take as many photos with my phone and try to capture more of the day to day sweet and funny moments. Here are...