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$500 Shop Winner {YAY}

I know I have been absent from posting this past week…but we have been a BIT busy! I don’t even have the words to properly thank all of you that have made the new Town and Country Collection such a hit. We have sold out of so many things and we have been able to […]
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Town and Country Collection {Summer 2011}

It is 3:30 am and I just finished listing the last of the new line! I am so proud of this new line and there are already so many new things in the works for the next line. Big plans are being made….big for me! Thank you for your excitement and encouragement.  It truly means […]
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I had to give you peek {I couldn’t help it}

I wanted to wait until the morning to show you the lookbook but I just can’t wait until the morning. We are working so hard around here to have everything added to the new website before tomorrow morning. Enjoy the lookbook and then come back tomorrow morning for all the goodies the lookbook doesn’t show. […]
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Quick Video {and happy weekend}

Just a quick, silly video. Please pause the music before you play the video. Untitled from Jeanne Oliver on Vimeo. The summer collection will be available on Monday morning 8am EST. Happy Weekend!!!  
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Mister Wonderful, Hot Stuff, Man of My Dreams

I get asked a lot how I do everything or how I balance everything…bwahhhhhaaaaaaaaa That post is for another day, but the reason I can do any of this is Kelly. I thank him all of the time. I just don’t know if you all know how much he does that helps me stay sane, […]
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Always Be Open To The Good {shop talk}

I am a week away from the launch of my spring/summer collection (May 9th). This will be my fourth line. In the midst of the craziness and stress I have been reflecting about the journey. I have been thinking about how I started.  Where I want to go. I have thought a lot about that […]
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I don’t believe in best friends {discuss amongst yourself}

That probably sounds like a really weird thing to say. Who doesn’t believe in best friends? So many say bestie, best friend, BFF. Those are words I would only use when I am joking. I would never use those words to describe the women in my life that I am closest to. Those words don’t […]
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Impromptu Photo Shoot {and the witness protection program}

I told you that my friend, Christy, got her closest girlfriends together for a little girl time in the mountains of Utah. She calls her closest friends “trues”…and I think that is one of the sweetest words to describe a real friendship. I count it among my many blessings that Christy and I are close […]
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Art Among The Horses {maybe a few chickens too}

I will be traveling, with my wares:-), to Illinois next month to sell at the Na-Da Farm Sale. I will have all my cloth items from the new line (more coming this week about that), prints, original art and jewelry. It is fun to head “home” for a sale and get to see my family […]
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When you seek with all your heart

I hope that this Easter, the amazing gift that has been given, will be truly known to you like never before. Happy Easter! (please pause my playlist before you play the video) “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” Jeremiah 29:13
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Laughter and tears {girl’s trip}

I got home on Wednesday night really late. I had just gotten home from a four day getaway with friends. My friend Christy had put a little group of her closest friends together. Lucky for me…some of her closest friends are girls I love too! We all rented a house in the mountains of Utah. […]
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Amazing art supply giveaway (helping you show up)

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 Goodwill, garage sales and […]
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Just Show Up {then the magic can happen}

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 is that first of all….I […]
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I need an Alice {and a time warp}

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 is acceptable today. While I was […]
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New art {and feeling a bit like barfing}

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 little details that an artist’s heart […]
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Jennifer Rizzo {the urban journey collection}

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 community has given me […]
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Packing Up {but only for the night}

(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 excited to be taking a class from Flora Bowley. […]
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When the Waldorf and the Country Inn and Suites Path’s Cross{Part II}

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 […]
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When the Waldorf and the Country Inn and Suites Path’s Cross{it gets ugly}

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 Design Summit.  The […]
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Blogger Get Together {this weekend}

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 we […]
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When My Words Say One Thing {and my actions say another}

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 […]
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The Beckoning of Lovely {I promise you will smile}

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Little Lovelies {Just For You}

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. All of […]
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Open Roads {Wandering Mind}

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 to a name. […]
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