by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
I am so excited to now be offering the Bella apron for little girls and a new line of tea towels. Let me know what you think. These are all ready to be shipped and more will be added in the New Year. Just click here to order your own. ...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
The shop is beginning to fill up for Christmas. I have many things on sale right now and new items being added daily. I have many new fabric items that will be added this week. Thanks so much for looking and happy shopping!
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
Christmas is just right around the corner and I have decided to only buy handmade for friends and family this year. There are so many talented and creative people out there….why not support them and bless the people I love at the same time. I...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
Come on over here and shop early for Christmas with my Pre-Thanksgiving Sale. EVERY fabric item has been marked down. The sale will only last until Thanksgiving. I also have new items arriving next week. Check back often. I have so...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 18, 2008 | Uncategorized
My little Madolyn has been dancing since she was three. She is now the ripe old age of six. She took three years of ballet and later added tap to her class. I have seen three ballet recitals. This year she decided she didn't want to...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 16, 2008 | All
I know I am VERY overdue for the little giveaway of mine. I made my daughter remind me to draw a name…she is six. It is extremely sad how my brain does not work as well as it used to. So without further ado I wanted to say congrats to Nicoleigh…..please...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 11, 2008 | All
One of my good friends called me to meet. She was ready and I said that I could be ready in five minutes. It was 2:00 on Sunday and I was still in my pajamas. I raced upstairs, put a hat on my head, perfume (just like a shower…right?),...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 10, 2008 | All
Isn't it just heartbreaking sometimes to be a mom? My youngest one is two. My husband wanted to take all the children to a huge ski show in Denver. I was fine about the two older ones, but I thought bringing the youngest would be too...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 9, 2008 | All
We were invited to a friend's home for dinner last night and we wanted to bring a dessert. The children and I decided to make an apple crisp. We peeled, sliced, zested, stirred, dumped and sprinkled. As the children were stirring the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 8, 2008 | All
While I was at the Heather Bullard Parisian Soiree I had the pleasure of meeting Beth Quinn and purchasing one of her beautiful necklaces. I loved this one because it says "She Is Grateful' and that is exactly how I feel. I feel so grateful...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 5, 2008 | All
OK…it is official….I need a new camera and to learn photoshop. Please check out Sara's site for some amazing photos of the party.
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 4, 2008 | All, Travel
Isn't this amazing? Heather Bullard could not have chosen a more beautiful location for her Parisian Soiree than The Mission Inn. The architectural detail was phenomenal. You truly felt like you were in Europe. There was a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 3, 2008 | All
Who doesn't love fall? The air cools down, the leaves turn amazing colors, pumpkin patches, fresh apples and the crunch of leaves under your feet. It is also such a fun time for the children…. We got together with friends...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 30, 2008 | All
I am excited to fly to California, spend time with my friend Kasey and take part in a fun and girly day. I know I will be inspired by amazingly talented and creative women. I can't wait to show you the pictures...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 29, 2008 | All
This past weekend was packed with activities. We started the weekend with Madolyn's 6th birthday party on Friday night. All the girls (and their moms) met at the movie theater to see High School Musical (hence the HSM music on the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 28, 2008 | All
I spent most of this past weekend getting things ready to put on my site. I have so many more things that I will be adding this week. Keep checking back! I would also like to do a little give away. Visit the site, let me know what...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 23, 2008 | All
Today is a day that I wish I could call in sick….but I am a stay at home mom and there is no one available to take my place:-( Mom, could you drive from Illinois today and watch my kids? Ok. It is very clear. I do not get a day off to...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 18, 2008 | All, Travel
10 1/2 years ago I watched a man walk into a bar and whispered to my friends, " I would like you to meet my future husband". Six months later we were married, two years later we had our first of three children and now ten years after...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 14, 2008 | Uncategorized
I am so sorry about my stretch between posts! I never go anywhere and I have been taking little trips like crazy these past weeks. I recently got back from a girls weekend in Savannah, Georgia. I met one of my friends that...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
We were happy with two….really happy. Then when the youngest was about three I started to deeply desire a third. My husband was not aboard on this idea. Life was good. We could get projects done, we were sleeping through the night and we...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
Even though I was still so exhausted from the Country Living Fair, I realized that we had not gone berry picking yet this summer. Last minute we called another family that we adore and off we all went. This is our seventh year going and it just makes...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
For the past three years I have taken my daughter and some friends to dinner, night at a hotel and then school shopping the next day. It has always been so much fun to spend this time with my sweet girl! This year the girls wanted to eat at P.F. Changs, go...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
Day 1-The Set Up Kasey, Beth and I all arrived at our hotel after midnight. We stayed up too late (caffeine and talking). We had an early morning getting to our set up location for the fair. The weather was clear and hot, but perfect for getting everything...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
Sometimes it takes something bigger than yourself to gain a new perspective. Like so many bloggers, I have been changed by the accident that Stephanie Nielson and her husband, Christian, were involved in. Her daily writings I have gone back to re-read because her love...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
We recently went to the rodeo/fair and had a wonderful time. We met my sister and her famly and my good friend Jamie and her kids. I had just started cutting out all sugars from my diet and then we go to the fair. FUNNEL CAKES….does...
by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 21, 2008 | Uncategorized
Do you remember as a child how you could draw, write, paint, make up plays etc. for hours and never run out of ideas? I used to write. I would write poetry or short stories. I was always thinking up the next story line. I don’t think I could come up with...
by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
I love playing around with all of my vintage papers and embellishments and came up with this journal, embellishment kit and an altered lunchbox. I love that the journal or scrapbook is made up of bits of my vintage papers and then you can embellishment it anyway...
by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
I have been busy at work getting ready for the Country Living Fair that is coming up early September. I will have new aprons, dresses, clutches, purses, plaques, journals, letters, frames and some new surprises at the show. My Madolyn...
by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
I live in Colorado and honestly I can take the beautiful weather and mountains for granted. Whenever someone finds out I live in Colorado they go on and on how lucky I am….which I am. I grew up in Illinois and I have a secret to tell…..I really...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
On Monday my husband and I went to see The Police at Red Rocks Amphitheater. We had amazing seats and the weather was perfect. I have been to other events at Red Rocks, but never a concert. I don’t think I will ever go to a regular arena...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 17, 2008 | Uncategorized
I do a lot more cooking than baking. I just don’t take the time to bake enough to really get great at it. I have so many friends that are phenomenal bakers that they even bless me with cakes on my birthday. It is sad how much of the cakes I can...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 16, 2008 | Uncategorized
It is so much fun to work with vintage papers. Whether I am doing art with vintage maps, ledger pages, book pages, sheet music or anything else old with character, I love that what I am using has been touched and used before me. My dad recently found...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 12, 2008 | Uncategorized
Don’t you love it when you find the perfect piece of furniture…and you know what you will do with it and where it will go! I just found this amazing German printing press piece. The best part is that many of the drawers still have the typeset in it. ...
by Jeanne Oliver | Jul 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
1. I am a night person 2. I am addicted to Starbucks 3. I love going to Napa with my husband 4. We really don’t know anything about wine 5. I hate leftovers 6. I collect clocks 7. I have three incredible children 8. And one amazing and handsome husband 9. I love...
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