by Jeanne Oliver | May 11, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 9, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | May 2, 2012 | All, Travel
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 30, 2012 | All
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....
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 24, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 20, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 16, 2012 | All
{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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 14, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 13, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 11, 2012 | All
(our video…please pause the music player at the bottom first) I have some winners here! Here are the 10 people that are winning a spot in my Building a Creatively Made Business e-course. Come on down…. Heather Santos of Sparrow’s Journey Meghan of...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 9, 2012 | All, Travel
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 6, 2012 | All, Travel
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 2, 2012 | 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 that if I ever figured this whole thing out (and I am still learning) that I would share how I did it. Along the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 30, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 29, 2012 | All
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....
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 28, 2012 | All
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....
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 27, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 26, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 23, 2012 | All
(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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 21, 2012 | All
(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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 19, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 16, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 14, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 12, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 9, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 7, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 5, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 2, 2012 | All
I am so excited to share a very tiny sneak peek of my new e-course that will begin on April 16th! More information will be coming next week along with a video. I hope you will join me! ***************************************** Last year I had the privilege of taking...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 29, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 27, 2012 | All
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....
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 24, 2012 | All
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...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 22, 2012 | All
I loved dressing up when I was little. I put on plays, wrote stories and often lived in the imaginary worlds I created. Even as an adult I wish I could jump into time period movies and play dress up. I need a trunk full of fancy clothes that can transform and bring me...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 20, 2012 | All
Until two years ago my art studio was down in our unfinished basement. I had plenty of room but the lack of good light and the chill during the winter made it less than desirable. I would find myself not wanting to work on art. I would go a few weeks without creating...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 17, 2012 | All
I am loving doing this series with all of you. I have barely picked up my big ol’ honking camera because I have been better about using my camera phone. I don’t worry about them being just perfect and I am capturing more of the everyday photos and I love...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 14, 2012 | All
Valentine’s Day. Crazy, weird holiday. I don’t need a holiday to remember to tell the people that I love ….that I love them. I still participate which annoys me but I can’t not participate. Anyways. This comic that I stole from my...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 13, 2012 | All
Pinterest. I am addicted like so many others. I have to set a timer or I will get lost into the Pinterest vortex. I have seen it written that someone was freebasing Pinterest…funniest comment to date! Seriously, I have to have kiddie restraints put on me or I...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 10, 2012 | All
I am loving taking photos with my phone so much! I heart Instagram. I love it so much I think I want to marry it. OK..that is weird…but I do like it a lot. A lot! Here are some of the lovelies I was able to capture this week. I hope you will join us. You...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 8, 2012 | All
Have you ever met Erin from Design for All Mankind? No? Well she is super sweet and you may want to steal her whole wardrobe. If you haven’t met her I am sure many of you read her super cool blog. I met her briefly last year at Alt and again this year. She came...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 6, 2012 | All
I have so much to tell all of you this morning. We had an amazing snow storm this weekend (2ft) and we all had so much fun playing in the snow. We went sledding a few times, yummy hot cocoa was made and the boys made an awesome snow fort. I love being home so being...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 3, 2012 | All
My friend, Kimberly Taylor, and I were looking for a fun way to document the lovely things in our lives for the month of February. Since it is the month of love and and we do LOVE taking photos….this is the idea we came up with. We wanted to be intentional about...
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