All Kinds of Good Stuff

All Kinds of Good Stuff

by | Oct 3, 2012 | All, Travel

It is that time of year again! It is our annual PRINT SALE! This only happens once a year and it is big! All prints are 50% off for this week only. (and this price includes shipping too) Amazing price and a good time to stock up for Christmas, birthday presents and...
Paris {Day Two}

Paris {Day Two}

by | Sep 25, 2012 | All, Travel

I thought going to bed with the windows open and listening to the sound of the busy cafes below was pure music…. Waking up to the sound of the street coming alive was even better. As we were getting ready for our day we could hear the streets being swept, carts...
Paris {Day One}

Paris {Day One}

by | Sep 19, 2012 | All, Travel

When you touch down in another country you are most likely dealing with exhaustion, excitement and coffee shakes all at the same time. You may also be walking around in a state of tired delusion. That was us the first day. We flew through the night and landed at 8am...
Easy Instagram Tips {filters and so much more}

Easy Instagram Tips {filters and so much more}

by | Aug 30, 2012 | All, Travel

I love my Canon 5D Mark ii. I really do. I have been cheating on it for awhile now though and I am not ashamed. I use the inferior camera on my iphone everyday and I use Instagram to document our days. It is not just the ease of Instagram that has me hooked but all...
Ramblings of a crazy woman!

Ramblings of a crazy woman!

by | Aug 24, 2012 | All, Travel

The photos will be as random as my words. You’ve been warned! First off I want to thank all of you that left comments on the last post about France ideas and all of you that emailed me privately! I loved your suggestions! Have you ever tried to plan a trip to...
Work it girl {do your thing on the runway}

Work it girl {do your thing on the runway}

by | Jul 13, 2012 | All, Travel

Before I get started I wanted to let you know you only have through this weekend to get the discounted registration price for the retreat I am teaching at this coming February! I will be teaching with Mindy Lacefield in the Seattle area. Imagine waking up to a NIA...
Reflections of Paris {Final Installment}

Reflections of Paris {Final Installment}

by | Jun 25, 2012 | All, Travel

This will be the final photos from my trip to Paris in the summer of 2010. You can find the other posts HERE, HERE and HERE. I have loved reminiscing about my time in France. {I would like to point out that it was very windy…I am not really pregnant:-)} My final...
Reflections of Paris {part II}

Reflections of Paris {part II}

by | Jun 11, 2012 | All, Travel

Today I will continue with my month long series Reflections of Paris. You can see last weeks post HERE. In 2010 I spent two weeks in the South of France with the end of my trip in Paris. Only three short nights in Paris but enough time to fall in love with the city. I...
Our Time In Farmland {moo}

Our Time In Farmland {moo}

by | Jun 8, 2012 | All, Travel

First of all I would like to thank all of you that commented in my  Sometimes in the Pain post. I was overwhelmed by your response and also the countless private emails I received. I wrote that for me. I wrote that for my own family. To truth is that when I sat down...
An Artful Summer {classes and retreats}

An Artful Summer {classes and retreats}

by | Jun 6, 2012 | All, Travel

We are busy trying to finish up school and most of me wants to just call it good and call it quits. I won’t. I swear. I think I can. I think I can. I think I can. I am already drooling at the thought of creating art all summer and creating more with my kids. If...
Reflections Of Paris {Part I}

Reflections Of Paris {Part I}

by | Jun 4, 2012 | All, Travel

I don’t know why I never shared with you all of my photos from Paris. After all of my photos from the South of France maybe I felt like you had seen enough and needed a break. I think I meant to show them after a few months and here I am almost two years later....
Fashion 411 {you guys really like to send emails}

Fashion 411 {you guys really like to send emails}

by | May 2, 2012 | All, Travel

First of all THANK YOU so much for all of the sweet comments and emails about my leg. It is has really come a long ways these past 10 days! Crazy, crazy accident but so thankful that the Dr was able to get the infection under control. I also think the Lord had a...
Positive Gossip

Positive Gossip

by | Apr 9, 2012 | All, Travel

This past January I went to Alt with Kimberly, Mel and Estelle. I wrote about the weekend HERE. The last night of the conference we were all relaxing, talking and having a few drinks before we all went our separate ways the next morning. Around the table with me was...
San Fran {a little recap}

San Fran {a little recap}

by | Apr 6, 2012 | All, Travel

A week ago today I was up at 4 am to get ready for my girl’s weekend in San Francisco. I don’t do mornings which shows how much I love these girls and San Fran! I am usually so focused on the kids, family and the business that I need a getaway like this or...
Old Roads {and making room for the new ones}

Old Roads {and making room for the new ones}

by | Oct 20, 2011 | All, Travel

Dinner was on the table at the farm and my children were nowhere to be found. My brother obligingly set off to find them. I also went out to check on their progress of pulling themselves away from the freedom and wonder of the farm….to obey. All three of them...
Galena {I Heart You Still}

Galena {I Heart You Still}

by | Aug 3, 2011 | All, Travel

Galena, I love you! Blah, blah, blah….. I know I have told you many times over the years how much I love this little town in Illinois…but I am going to tell you again. Deal:-) I can’t help it…. Historic downtown, trolleys, water, huge trees,...
Teaching {pure joy}

Teaching {pure joy}

by | Jun 9, 2011 | All, Travel

When I was little I used to go all around the neighborhood and round up other children to play school with me. It is no surprise to me how much I have loved teaching my own children. What has been so much fun and unexpected is all the incredible opportunities I have...
Art Among The Horses {maybe a few chickens too}

Art Among The Horses {maybe a few chickens too}

by | Apr 25, 2011 | All, Travel

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...
Laughter and tears {girl’s trip}

Laughter and tears {girl’s trip}

by | Apr 22, 2011 | All, Travel

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...
Packing Up {but only for the night}

Packing Up {but only for the night}

by | 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...
Top Ten List {Dream Girls 2}

Top Ten List {Dream Girls 2}

by | 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...
Na-Da Farm {Come See Me}

Na-Da Farm {Come See Me}

by | 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...

Alt {The Recap}

by | Jan 26, 2011 | All, Travel

I have a little time right now so I am taking advantage of it to tell you about Alt! It was amazing.  Really.  Incredible. Talented women/men everywhere.  Wonderful speakers and the perfect environment to have your mind blown away by all the talent...

I Am Off

by | Jan 18, 2011 | All, Travel

I am really excited to start the new year getting together with good friends and talking shop. I leave tomorrow for the Altitude Design Summit. It will be four days of dinners, sessions with amazing bloggers/shop owners, brainstorming, creating, parties and even a...

Eyes Wide Open

by | Oct 20, 2010 | All, Travel

Because I have been so busy getting the new line out I have not had a chance to share with you about Brave Girl Camp. If you have been following my blog for awhile you know that I went to BGC a year ago and what an amazing impact it had on me. You can read about last...

Not What You Are Expecting

by | Oct 14, 2010 | All, Travel

  I know you are probably waiting for my post on Brave Girl Camp. Sorry…I haven't even uploaded the photos.  Serious. You are probably waiting to see a little sneak peek of my new line coming on MONDAY:-) Sorry…that would require me being...

A Little Midwest Stroll

by | Sep 26, 2010 | All, Travel

  There are few things that I miss from growing up in the Midwest as much as the trees! Trees that provided us endless hiding places and shade throughout the hot summers.   Trees that painted the hills with the most gorgeous colors in the fall.  ...

Paris {the flea market}

by | Sep 24, 2010 | All, Travel

  When I was making plans to go to the south of France I couldn't imagine coming all that way and not spending a little time in Paris. I really wanted to make sure my time in Paris overlapped with the flea markets. When I dreamed of coming to France I truly...

Fresh Off The Farm {The Depot}

by | Sep 21, 2010 | All, Travel

While Kelly, Benjamin and I would sleep in every morning…..Jack and Madolyn would wake up early and go with Grandpa to get coffee and donuts at "The Depot." The Depot is just the local gas station in town (VERY SMALL TOWN) that has a cafe and grocery...

Fresh Off The Farm {coming home}

by | Sep 19, 2010 | All, Travel

  Every year we travel back to Illinois to spend a few weeks at my parent's farm. This is a place of pure joy for my children! I didn't grow up here.   When my parents told me four years ago that they were going to sell the house I grew up in...

Paris { the first evening}

by | Sep 15, 2010 | All, Travel

It was hard saying goodbye to the Chateau and all of the amazing people we had met. Jackie, Rachel, Anne, Alexis, Chantal and I headed to the train station for our (long) trip to Paris. Alexis and Chantal would be catching a flight the next morning. Anne was staying...