I have watched with awe and pure respect as so many small business owners have worked harder than ever this year to save, sustain or grow their businesses. Each birthday gift I purchase, teacher we want to thank, or Christmas gift I wrap each year…it is with great intention to try to support another small business in the process. This year this simple act is more important than ever before! I do not want to see a world without the …
The Jeanne Oliver Podcast Episode Twenty Nine | At Home with the Nester
In this episode, I am talking with Myquillyn Smith. She is a lover of all things home, her mantra is “it doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful” and she loves to help others live well in their homes too. I can’t forget that she is also a Wall Street Journal and New Your Times best selling author. Her press is long and her heart is totally about helping other home makers connect with the space they …
Instant Access | Land + Sky with Rebecca Sower
Have you ever met a creative that seems to make like others seems to breath? The kind of deep ease of creating that welcomes others around them to draw closer and remind them that creating is for them too. That is what I instantly think of when I think of Rebecca Sower. I have known of Rebecca and her work since the beginning of my own reentry into creating and she naturally grows and changes as the years go by …
Home For The Holidays | Get Your Free Course
One of our most popular online courses is Creatively Made Home | Home for the Holidays. This three-part course is all about the heart of home and how to make the holidays all about the people you love. During this time of year, we usually offer Home For The Holidays at a discount but this year is so different and home means more than ever so… This year we want to give it away for FREE over the next …
The Leave of Absence | A Late Fall Cocktail
This fall cocktail was created by our team member Diane Reeves! Here is a recipe for a slightly citrus-y and a little cider-y drink to help you have a mini escape, a “leave of absence”. We all have cause for a little furlough in our schedules, the need for a moment of calm, and I find the mixing of a cocktail to be a perfect little respite. And for the Fall season, the flavors in this drink emulate …
Instant Access | Uniquely You Abstracts with Tammy Staab
There is something so dreamy about abstracts and the unexpected stories they tell. The biggest hurdle in abstracts is starting with play but knowing when to get intentional with your marks and compositions. Tammy Staab has a brand new course on our creative network and with her brilliant guidance you will learn about composition, color palettes, when to play and when to calm your piece down with intention. Tammy’s work is inspired by her proximity to the ocean and her …
The Christmas Collective | Get Your Free Ticket
Since everyone is putting up their Christmas trees early we might as well get our hearts ready too! Melissa AuClair has created a FREE holiday series with so much inspiration and encouragement for this time! It begins today! I am so honored to be included and to share a little bit about how we decorate for Christmas but more about the power of opening up our homes to others. It may look way different this year but that is just …
The Jeanne Oliver Podcast Episode Twenty Eight | Your Brand with Sandy Shaw
Welcome to season two of The Jeanne Oliver Podcast. In this episode I am is talking with brand strategist, website designer and founder of BrandifyHQ, Sandy Shaw. So often we have a beautiful product, service or experience but we feel stuck why we are not able to connect to the customers that we know our product is made for. If you want to get clear about your product, your customers and to make sure that what you put …
Instant Access | The Bookmaker with Roxanne Evans Stout
Are you a collector of vintage bits and ephemera? Do you see beauty in the little things and have treasures stored up but not sure what to do with them? I am completely ok with just having these sacred little collections but I also love when I can take different pieces and bring them to life in new ways. Roxanne Evans Stout is back with her third bookmaking course on our creative network and this time she is lavishing us …
Instant Access | Everyone is an Artist with Jan McCarthy
Often we don’t approach our creating with an open and playful heart. By the time we get into our creative space there may be a million words, frustrations, worry or even hopes for our limited time in this sacred space. I love when an artist takes the hands of other creatives and encourages the kind of creativity that we all long for…open and free. No rules or expectations. A kindness over ourselves and the work that is precious within us. …
Final Hours | Get 40% Off One Course
Thirteen years ago I had a one, five and seven year old and once they were in bed each night I would create until the early hours in the morning. I look back now on those nights and know that those hours to myself to create and finding time no matter the exhaustion the next day was what brought my creativity back to life. It all started with home, gathering, making handmade journals, and altered letters and frames. …
13th Year In Business Anniversary Sale! | 40% Off One Course!
Thirteen years ago I had a one, five and seven year old and once they were in bed each night I would create until the early hours in the morning. I look back now on those nights and know that those hours to myself to create and finding time no matter the exhaustion the next day was what brought my creativity back to life. It all started with home, gathering, making handmade journals, and altered letters and frames. …
Instant Access on Friday! | Soul Doll Sculpture with Kecia Deveney
The first time I met Kecia Deveney at a creative workshop she was thrifting for vintage dolls, vintage pieces to create assemblage dolls and vintage fabrics. Her creativity is all about seeing the potential of the forgotten. Her heart and head creates whimsy and opens the doors for unimaginable creativity and exploration! You have been asking for more doll making and assemblage courses so I know you are going to love this so much! Instant access on Friday for Soul Doll …
Early Registration Pricing Ending AND This Course Begins | Natural Art Brushes with Leslie Rottner
A simple scrap of paper, the perfect composition, a forgotten element of nature…seeing unexpected beauty in the little things is one of the gifts of Leslie Rottner. With her strong design eye and love of everyday objects Leslie is going to take you on the most beautiful journey of creating handmade brushes made from nature. I am so honored to tell you that Leslie is back with her third course on our creative network and this is one not to …
Instant Access on Friday | Painting with Freedom with Melissa Fink
How do you learn to paint intuitively? It takes practice and knowing your tools and how they interact. It means finding freedom in following what your gut tells you to do next and not worrying about the outcome. Melissa Fink embodies this freedom in her marks, brushstrokes, palette and even how she creates a series. It is the sweetest honor to announce that Melissa has created her first ever online course and it is right here for you! Instant access …
Butternut Squash + Sausage Soup | With a Video Tutorial
I love having friends over and casually and comfortably entertaining. The biggest thing that I have learned over the years is to cook things that I love to cook and things that I have cooked so many times that I am not stressed with my guests. So, make a fun cocktail for your guests and enjoy cooking for your friends and family and keep the focus on them and having a great time. Today, I wanted to share one of …
Early Registration Pricing Ending | Land + Sky with Rebecca Sower
Have you ever met a creative that seems to make like others seems to breath? The kind of deep ease of creating that welcomes others around them to draw closer and remind them that creating is for them too. That is what I instantly think of when I think of Rebecca Sower. I have known of Rebecca and her work since the beginning of my own reentry into creating and she naturally grows and changes as the years go by …
Foraging in the Fall | Favorite Vessels For Displaying Your Finds
| Photo and styling by Diane Reeves | “Golden you are, October. Golden sovereigns on your trees. Golden guineas on your floor, golden coins of leaves that fall for us to scuffle through.” Elsa Beskow Colorado is golden and I can’t get enough of it’s beauty Foraging in nature to celebrate the change of the season is part of my rhythm. It grounds me. Some of my favorite foraging finds over the years include tumbleweeds, dried grass, …
Instant Access | Palette Knife Play with Nicki Lang
Maybe it is the color palette, the coast that I love so much that is painted or how a moment is captured with energy and emotion…whatever the reason, I am enamored with the work of Nicki Lang and the works she creates with a palette knife. If you have ever wanted to learn how to break down your favorite places in nature with a technique that is full of texture, marks and color you will not want to miss this …
Fig + Prosciutto Pizza
Figs are in season and you can find them at many of the markets here in Colorado. I love that with the change of seasons comes the change in flavors we can add in our cooking. Around 4:30 each afternoon I remember that we like to eat dinner! Maybe you are the same way. No? Just me? Well, maybe you are better prepared than I usually am but this one is so easy you can still …
Early Registration Pricing Ending | Uniquely You Abstracts with Tammy Staab
There is something so dreamy about abstracts and the unexpected stories they tell. The biggest hurdle in abstracts is starting with play but knowing when to get intentional with your marks and compositions. Tammy Staab has a brand new course on our creative network and with her brilliant guidance you will learn about composition, color palettes, when to play and when to calm your piece down with intention. Tammy’s work is inspired by her proximity to the ocean and her …
Instant Access Tomorrow! | Cut Paper Magic with Sharyn Sowell
Join Sharyn Sowell for our first online course all about paper cutting! This beautiful art form can be incorporated into so many different areas of your creativity and the simplicity is absolutely stunning! I have been enamored with the work of Sharyn for a while now and so thrilled she is sharing her techniques with all of us! Early Registration is ending for Cut Paper Magic with Sharyn Sowell. Registration is open for $42 and will go to the full price …
Early Registration Pricing Ending | The Bookmaker with Roxanne Evans Stout
Are you a collector of vintage bits and ephemera? Do you see beauty in the little things and have treasures stored up but not sure what to do with them? I am completely ok with just having these sacred little collections but I also love when I can take different pieces and bring them to life in new ways. Roxanne Evans Stout is back with her third bookmaking course on our creative network and this time she is lavishing us …
Creating Intention in Your Home Office
| Blackwing pencils | Ash Candle | Pottery | Big Idea Book | Most of us are working from home more than we have in the past. For others maybe you have always worked from home (like us) but you are noticing that your working space does not have the care put into it that you pour into other areas of your home. I am definitely impacted by my surroundings and when my space feels cluttered, haphazard …
Early Registration Pricing Ending | Everyone is an Artist with Jan McCarthy
Often we don’t approach our creating with an open and playful heart. By the time we get into our creative space there may be a million words, frustrations, worry or even hopes for our limited time in this sacred space. I love when an artist takes the hands of other creatives and encourages the kind of creativity that we all long for…open and free. No rules or expectations. A kindness over ourselves and the work that is precious within us. …