by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 10, 2010 | All
This is the second in a four week series on dreams.Four weeks will not unlock all your dreams and make them a reality….I am just hoping that this series will get you thinking…which will get you acting on your dreams.This week I want to ask you some...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dear Kelly,Thank you for taking our daughter to the Daddy Daughter Ball for the past five years!Thank you for being the daddy that goes out of your comfort zone to bless our daughter. Thank you for every time that she mentioned how excited she was to go to the Daddy...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
When I watch a movie I am paying as much (or more) attention to the house/decorating/landscaping as the characters and the storyline.He used to laugh when I would lean over in the middle of the movie and say, "did you see that wainscoting…did you like that...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
I am so excited that you are here!Every Wednesday in February I will be doing a post on DREAMS.Our beautiful, wonderful, amazing dreams!The first thing I want you to do is to truly open you heart and your mind to the dreams that are stored within you.Please do not...
by Jeanne Oliver | Feb 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
I wanted to share with you a book that I have loved and enjoyed with all three of my children.It is fun for the kids and easy for me to put the projects together.When each of my children have been around three years old we have worked our way through the book Art...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
*Wondering what tips you have to take my Etsy shop to the next level. The best advice I would give to anyone that wants to be successful on Etsy is to take great photos. That photo is all people have to decide whether they can live without it or not. There are...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Welcome back!*Other than Mrs. Ingalls, what did you want to be when you grew up?I am STILL dreaming of being Mrs. Ingalls! Growing up I really wanted to be a singer, actress, artist or writer. *If you could rid the world of your greatest pet peeve what...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
OK…the second installment of your questions. *If you could eat only one snack for the rest of your life what would it be?Serious? One snack? This is hard. Do I get to choose cupcakes and my butt won't get big? Because if my butt won't...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
First of all I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your beautiful and encouraging words regarding my collage.You have blessed me once again!I also wanted to let you know that I will be selling prints of my collage….I will let you know...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sometimes there are seasons in our lives that grow and stretch us more than others.Maybe it is my age.I don't take a lot of stuff anymore.I only spend my time with friends I cherish.I am much better at making time for my art and other passions.I am able to look at...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I have loved taking photos each day for my 365 photography blog.It has been fun working with different textures and actions and learning a little more on Photoshop. I do not get much time to play…but when I do it is pure joy. Thank you for all of you that have...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
I truly believe that people are good.I know there are exceptions to this belief….but I think as a society we have shown over and over again that when we know WHAT to do…we do great things.When something huge and devastating happens like 9-11 or the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Does this room look familiar?Up until last week my studio was in our unfinished basement. My husband had been trying to talk me into taking our dining room as my studio for over a year.He couldn't stand that the room was only getting used three to four times a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
I have seen this on a few blogs and I thought it would be fun.If you have questions….I have answers.I am pretty much an open book anyways.Do you have a question about starting a business, decorating, fashion, creating, homeschooling???? Ask whatever you want. I...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Have you ever caught a glimpse of yourself in the mirror and thought….I wish I looked older?Have you ever been hanging out with your girlfriends…you look at each of them…and you are jealous of their sunspots and crows feet?Do you wish that...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
My story begins back in October.I had just met my friends Lissa and Becky in Boise for Brave Girl Camp.We had only known each other through our blogs at this point.They had arrived earlier in the day and I was arriving at bedtime.We had been talking for 30 minutes or...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Dear Golden VintageI have a little bit of an obsession….with the show Mad Men. Timeless Vixen VintageFirst of all you have to remember that I grew up watching old movies and later always designing clothes inspired by the 30s, 40s and 50s. First LoveMy...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jan 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Not far from me there is an old, historic farm that is being brought back to life. Slowly the roofs are being repaired and the barns repainted.I do not know who owns this farm. I have no connection to this piece of land…but I can't pass the farm without...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 31, 2009 | Uncategorized
This is kind of like Christmas in Connecticut:-) OK, maybe not…but that is one of my all time favorite Christmas movies.Have you ever seen it?We had a wonderful white Christmas that was full of hot cocoa, playing outside, shoveling, playing on the piano,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Homies voting is down to the six finalist.I am so excited for my friend Meg at Whatever. As in..whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 28, 2009 | Uncategorized
There are awards for all sorts of blogs, but no one ever pays enough attention to the shelter blogs, so we started The Homies. It's our way of surveying the blogosphere each year for the best new home design blogs and sharing what we find. It's not so...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 23, 2009 | Uncategorized
For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince Of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
This past weekend was full of pajamas, creating and lots of movies.We didn't shop or run all over the place.We created and made a lot of messes.We watched some of our favorite movies and of course we watched It's A Wonderful Life. It doesn't matter how...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
We all love a night out with the girls. (My beautiful friend Juli. I would like to point out that I was the only one that didn't dress up. I didn't know…I was thinking paint + me = a mess)Lets be honest….we all NEED a night out with the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
…..or it will be gone! I can't believe that we are a week away from Christmas. I always think that I will do things differently each year….and each year I realize that it all went by so quickly. I closed my shop earlier this year...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
I am so thrilled that so many of you loved the paper wreath!I got so many emails about how I made it that I am glad that I took some photos during the process.This idea is not mine.My friend Lissa had seen it somewhere and sent a picture of it to me because...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
On Saturday night we had our yearly progressive dinner with our neighborhood.We hosted appetizers and cocktails this year and we had so much fun.The house was all cleaned (thanks to the lovely cleaning ladies that I hadn't seen since the spring) and we had...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
…I have loved papers.What child collected vintage books because they thought they were beautiful and smelled amazing..that would be me. I can not walk past a paper shop…it is truly one of my very favorite kinds of shops in the world.I am a fan of vintage...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
(originally $42)Today I am offering the discount on all my items that help you accessorize!This is through Thursday ONLY!These are the things that pull your outfit together and help you stand out. (originally $56)Accessorizing is one of my favorite...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
(originally $52)The discount for Wednesday is on all my purses that are currently in stock.***remember that I can ship for you and everything will arrive wrapped beautifully*** (originally $28)I will show what their original price was and what the sale is for...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
I just wanted to remind everyone that I am offering FREE SHIPPING in my shop until December 13th.The 13th will also be the last day that my shop is open until the New Year!I want to enjoy this amazing season with my family and get working on all the goodies that I am...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
(Our family and my sweet niece)I grew up in a small town of 3,000 in rural Illinois.We didn't have a stoplight or any fast food restaurants.Any store we went into knew who we belonged to and the barber was always the place to go for a piece of candy on our way...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
image found hereWe had a pretty hard week around here.We are getting back to normal but it is amazing how things can change in a moment and you are scrambling to stay above water.The day after Thanksgiving I got a call from my husband that he was in the emergency room...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
Mixed media collage by Becky Strahle at Farm Girl PaintsWhen your heart changes you see the world differently.You see yourself differently.You become stronger, wiser, braver, more compassionate, more lovely.When you see yourself for who you could really be….the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
(photograph courtesy of my seven year old)This is a story of a girl who loved to clean. Loved perfection. Loved order.This is a story of a girl that married a boy that did not love the above.This is a story of a girl that needed to let go of some control and a boy who...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
I had the honor of photographing my new, little nephew last week.He was only three days old.He is perfect and beautiful and the world will be blessed because of his life!! Abran's two big sisters. Don't forget to squeeze YOUR pumpkins a little...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 21, 2009 | Uncategorized
I don't know about most of you girls out there…but I need my girlfriends.I need talks over coffee.Laughter in the dressing rooms.Whispering during the movies.Crying over nothing and everything. I have had friendships that I wish I would have fought harder to...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 18, 2009 | Uncategorized
(One of the Bella's box of pretties) A year ago I read beautiful accounts across the blog world talking about Silver Bella and the creative experience they had.The photos were gorgeous and it sounded like the most incredible party of glittery fun!I signed...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
I was busy yesterday getting new things in my shop.I have added soooo many new things….here is just a peek….. I will be adding a few more things today.I also wanted to let you know that some of your favorite items from the...
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