by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 15, 2011 | All
Some of the main questions I receive are questions about my art supplies and supply sources. I know it can be hard to order or buy things from all over the place. I order from Dick Blick. I also shop at Michaels, Hobby Lobby and Archivers. I use vintage items from...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 15, 2011 | All
I have days when I feel tired, distracted, lazy, not creative. There are days when I procrastinate and waste time with everything but what needs to get done. There are days that I want to be by myself and not help anyone with anything. What I have learned about myself...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 13, 2011 | All
Lately my kids have been loving getting old seasons of The Brady Bunch from Netflix. They will laugh so hard…and the truth is so will I. I had forgotten how funny it is and as a mom of three….CLEAN! Some of the language is obviously different and even what...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 11, 2011 | All
This past weekend I had the opportunity of spending one day {of a three day art retreat} at the first Makerie. Colorado has been needing something this lovely and Ali DeJohn has delivered. I was only there for the opening ceremony and one day but there were so many...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 11, 2011 | All
One of the best parts about being an artist and a business owner is when I can stand beside another artist and support and encourage them. One of the greatest joys is when other artists do that for me. I feel so blessed by the support and love that the creative...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 7, 2011 | All, Travel
(all photos are from Flora’s blog) I should be packing right now but instead I am on the computer..surprise, surprise! I am heading to Boulder tonight for the opening ceremony of the Makerie and then staying the night for an art class tomorrow. I am really...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 5, 2011 | All, Travel
After we left the Waldorf we headed to the other side of the mountain to ski Solitude. We had gotten a late start so we were only skiing for the afternoon. Kelly is the only one that owns skis so the rest of us were renting. When we think we will actually get up to...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 3, 2011 | All, Travel
I will probably not offer you much life changing advice on this blog…..but this time is different. Never, I repeat never start your vacation at the Waldorf Astoria and end it at the Country Inn and Suites. Let me back up. It was one of the last get together at the ALT...
by Jeanne Oliver | Apr 1, 2011 | All
It is almost here! I am looking forward to hanging out with those of you that have signed up for the local blogger get together! We will meet at The Barn (here in Castle Rock) at 6:00 this Saturday night (April 2). The Barn will be open JUST FOR US until 7:00! At 7:00...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 30, 2011 | All, Travel
We had packed up our bags and eaten our breakfast. We were almost ready to head back to Colorado from Utah. We had spent the past three days up in the mountains skiing as a family. This was the first time we had all skied together as a family (he has taken each of the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Hello Lovelies! We are packing our bags to head back home and back to our life in Colorado. It is so fun to be away but my favorite destination is always home. I will be busy this week continuing work on the spring line ….so I thought a little sale was in order....
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
On Thursday morning we headed out early to drive to Utah. I always pack a bag full of things to do and I usually spend all the time daydreaming and letting my mind wander. There is something about seeing land that you have never seen before. It is like putting a face...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am out of touch. I am. How can we not be when we live in a country like the United States. We have blessings all around us. We can waste what others around the world cherish and are dying from lack of . Over 4,000 children die EVERYDAY from lack of clean drinking...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 20, 2011 | All
I have not been posting lately. Heck…I haven’t been cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, reading, seeing friends, playing with my children…. I was sick for 10 days! 10 DAYS!!! I still have a cold and cough hanging on but because I can actually get out...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Right now I am humming “Singing In The Rain”. Right now I am posting with a cute, four year old on my lap (he is humming “Singing In The Rain too). Right now I am still sick. Yes, on day 8. Really ready to feel well. Right now I have business...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
Over the past three years that I have been running my business I have been floored by the creative women out there. I have had the privilege of becoming close friends with many of them. I have met amazing women from all of the United States and around the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 11, 2011 | All
Once we finally get the kids to bed Kelly and I will often head our opposite directions with Kelly building bikes and me in my studio. Other nights we will go to bed early and read. And when we don’t feel like we are going to collapse from exhaustion we pop up...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 9, 2011 | All, Travel
{Top Ten List} 1. Beef Bourguignon tastes the best when you are sitting around a table with a dear friend 2. When I heard the theme was hillbilly…I didn’t really have any concept of hillbilly! 3. That being hit on at the Yella Beak by a woman is fine with...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 7, 2011 | All
I get regular emails asking me what we eat with gluten allergies. I am trying to do better with sharing these recipes and answering questions when you have them. I think breakfast can be a hard transition for people because people are used to eating pancakes, cereal,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 4, 2011 | All
{Colorado Blogger Get Together} Are you a Colorado blogger that would love to meet other local bloggers? (or do you love to read blogs and would love to meet other creative women?) I would like to invite you to join me April 2, 2011. The evening will start at my...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 1, 2011 | All
I am so excited to be offering a LOCAL art class. I am hoping that this will be the first of many that I can offer in Castle Rock and the surrounding areas. Grab a girlfriend and meet me at The Barn {yes, my favorite vintage shopping place} for a fun night making art...
by Jeanne Oliver | Mar 1, 2011 | All
These past months I have been busy planning and putting the spring line together. I am hoping that you will find this next line the best one to date. As I write this tonight I feel so blessed on this creative journey I have been able to travel. Thank you for...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
I seriously have a movie problem..I love movies! LOVE!! I have girlfriends that I see movies with regularly and Kelly and I often go on date night too. When I go to movies with my girlfriends I kind of come home with ideas for Kelly…… When I saw Country...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
What is your passion? When you are given a few hours to yourself what do you dream of doing? What do you actually make the time for? When I think of passions I think of all the things that recharge me and make me who I am. Nothing makes me feel more alive than hiking...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 24, 2011 | All
Over the years I have gotten better at choosing more natural cleaning supplies. It is only recently that I have been making more of my own. This was a little hard for me at first because I love when everything smells “clean”. {I love cleaning supplies..so...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 23, 2011 | All
Like many Americans we have gone gluten free {at least two out of five}. The rest of the family has easily adjusted to our diet. I have been gluten free for the past 11 months. Hard to believe how quickly that time has gone. You can eat gluten free and still eat very...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
In this big creative world I have met old souls that I have connected with right away. Some women I have met in person, others I will only know through our emails and others I will only know through their writing. There are women that have made their mark on my heart...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 18, 2011 | All
It is easy to feel comfortable behind the lens. I love that I am the one capturing our day to day lives. It is different being on the other side of the lens. This was a fun activity for me because it was out of the norm. I have become more comfortable about it over...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 16, 2011 | All, Travel
{All photos on this post are by the talented Traci Thorson} Last summer, while I was visiting my parents, I was able to take the short drive to Na-Da Farm. We both homeschool our children, the kids had recently become pen pals and we were all looking forward to...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 14, 2011 | All
{while we were dating in 1998} Around our twelve year anniversary I wrote this post about My Love Story {Part One}. It tells of love almost at first site, a quick engagement and a marriage 8 months after we met. It talked about complete peace on our wedding day. I...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
We know what we love. We know who we love. The sweetest of gifts are those little things that surprise you with the joy that they bring. Love unexpected. There are too many little things like that in my life so I will just share a few from this week. I have lived in...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 10, 2011 | All
Last year around this time I watched helplessly as one of my good friends and her husband buried their three week old daughter. They had tried for years to get pregnant without any success. They then tried for years to get pregnant through IVF. Years without a baby...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Do you remember as a kid lying on the couch with your feet up in the air and your head down by the floor? Didn’t you love the different perspective of the ceiling and parts of the room you usually didn’t notice? I always loved hanging upside down on the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 7, 2011 | All
By now I hope you have had a chance to check out the new website. I have gotten many emails asking about my new site and blog redesign. I thought this would be the easiest way to answer your questions. First of all I knew it was time for me to have my own website. I...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Good morning! I hope you have been taking some photos this week. {previous post HERE explains the whole thing} I have to admit that my photo taking was not too impressive this week with the snow storm and all. I am hoping to get outside over the next three weeks and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 3, 2011 | All
Hello everyone! I am excited because today I am sharing with you my first video. Let me clarify….I did a really awesome one and the sound was bad. I did a second one and it was OK but the sound was also jacked up. I made a third as the the sun was going down, I...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 2, 2011 | Uncategorized
I will think of new pieces I want to create all of the time. I will draw them out and put them in an ever growing pile of ideas. The truth is….I have not painted anything since New Years Eve. We gave the kids tons of choices for New Years and they chose art...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Our oldest son is 10 and we had not had “the talk” with him yet. I had been encouraging Kelly to talk with him while they were alone and he kept telling me the timing hadn’t been right. Feeling like he really needed to be told before someone else did...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
About a month ago my friend Kim shared a website with me that I had never seen. What Katie Ate is a foodie blog by Katie Quinn Davies. From the moment I saw it I was mesmerized. In fact, I wanted to live in the blog and perhaps roll around naked in a few of the...
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