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I am a Maker

    I guess I knew I was a maker almost before I knew anything else was true. Like breathing, I knew to make.   I was the maker on the sidewalk with chalk covered hands, in the front sunroom of the house on Center Street playing school, under the big pines writing in my […]
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Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale | Last Day!

  Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale has just begun! USE CODE: JO50   We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2024!   Today is the LAST DAY you can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50% off. We have […]
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Art Rituals | A Mini Course at Everything Art

I’m excited to let you know that I’m part of Art Rituals – a new mini course available now at Everything Art. Build your artful routines, foster creativity and get into the flow. Art Rituals include seven videos from artists where they share their unique ways of building art habits that support creativity. There’s also […]
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Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale | Only 24 Hours Left!

  Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale has just begun! USE CODE: JO50   We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2024!   For the next 24 hours you can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50% off. We have […]
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Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale | 48 Hours Left!

  Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale has just begun! USE CODE: JO50   We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2024!   For the next 48 hours you can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50% off. We have […]
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Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale | 72 Hours Only!

  Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale has just begun! USE CODE: JO50   We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2024!   For the next 72 hours you can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50% off. We have […]
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1 More Day Until our Semi Annual 50% Off Sale! | Every Single Course Included!

WE JUST ADDED A WISHLIST FEATURE!! With our new site we are able to start implementing some of the things that you have been asking for. You can now add any course to your WISHLIST. Start looking through our courses and find the courses you want to take before the sale even begins! Everything will […]
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2 Days Until our Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale! Every Single Course Included!

    This year I am feeling extra nostalgic about our beautiful time here at our home and land, as our time here is coming to an end, and I wanted to include some of my favorite older countdown images for the sale.   If you are a member of our creative community and network […]
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3 Days Until our Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale! Every Single Course Included!

  This year I am feeling extra nostalgic about our beautiful time here at our home and land, as our time here is coming to an end, and I wanted to include some of my favorite older countdown images for the sale.   If you are a member of our creative community and network you […]
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January 2024 | Beauty Round-Up

I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is all around me if I have my eyes open to it. Sometimes I find it saying goodbye to a place we have loved well, gathering Ben’s friends for NYE, just knowing my kids are all under one roof (even just for a moment), the expectancy […]
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Part Four | I Didn’t See This Coming

Thank you for reliving with me the journey to our current home. It was wild, faith building, beautiful and at many points heart crushing. So many emotions came back up as I re-read my heart from eight years ago. I am reminded again that the Lord gets my attention with home. I actually can’t think […]
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8 Years Ago | Part Three Finding Our Way Home

    *This post was written almost 8 years ago to the date. Part Three: House Three Finding Our Way Home Read Part One HERE and Part Two HERE. Part Three: Finding Our Way Home There was a calm that had come over my heart in the midst of the waiting.  It wasn’t there all […]
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8 Years Ago | House No.02 39 Acres and a Whole Lot of Uncomfortable

  (The photos in this post are of house #2 and the house I am writing about in this post) *This post was written almost 8 years ago to the date. Part Two: House Two 39 Acres and a Whole Lot of Uncomfortable Read Part One HERE.   (the photos are from house #2 and […]
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8 Years Ago | House No. 01 and the Day I Lost my Heart and Mind

(The photos in this post are of house #1 and the house I am writing about in this post) *This post was written almost 8 years ago to the date. Part One: House One and the Day I Lost my Heart and Mind   It was a regular day. That means I was procrastinating the […]
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Perfect Stocking Stuffer to Give or Get | JO Gift Cards

If you are looking for a last minute gift to give (or to suggest to someone else:-)) you can quickly and easily order one of our gift cards.  The gift card can be any amount you want, it is emailed right away (or can be scheduled) and can be used for online courses, workshops, art […]
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December | Inspired By

I wanted to share more of what I am reading, watching, listening to and learning etc. There is so much beauty all around us and we have to be intentional to make sure that what we consume (watch, read, listen to, learn) feeds us in beautiful ways. BUT the other message I know to be […]
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Beauty Round-Up | December 2023

I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is all around me if I have my eyes open to it. Sometimes I find it coming across old photos in a junk drawer, a voicemail from a friend at just the right time, underlining words in my current book, the joy of clean sheets after […]
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We Have Just Announced our 2024 Live Workshops | Get on the First to Know Lists!

We are only offering three live workshops in 2024 and we will be taking 2025 off from any live workshops at our home and studio. Registration will open to the public next week but if you join the waitlist you will receive all of the details and have an opportunity to enroll before anyone else […]
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Free Printable Gift Tags + Christmas Poster

Thank you for another incredible year creating and journeying together! I can’t wait to grow together as artists and individuals in 2024!  It is such an honor to stand beside you and create this creative life together. We have created a small gift below of gift tags and a poster that perfectly proclaims how my […]
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Hot Toddy Kits | Gift Giving for Neighbors

  We are surrounded by some pretty incredible neighbors but with all of the acreage between our homes, you have to go out of your way to connect and to see one another. That is probably why we are all out here and I would guess that most of us out here like having that […]
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How to Build the Perfect Fire

    Daune Pitman is also offering you a free video to learn how to make her citrus and cedar firestarters. FREE Citrus + Cedar Firestarters Mini Course
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Winter Simmer Pot Recipe

  One of my favorite things about winter and the holidays has to be how cozy the home feels. So much of this has to do with true coziness like the extra blankets that are found around the house, comforting foods in the oven, the sun going down earlier so candles are lit more and […]
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Artist Gift Guide | 2023

I love creating gift guides based upon the inspiration all around me, small businesses that I love and products that I use daily. I hope these ideas help you as you are shopping for yourself or another creative in your life.   1.Rembrandt is in the Wind by Russ Ramsey. I first read this book […]
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What is Inspiring Me | November 2023

I wanted to share more of what I am reading, watching, listening to and learning etc. There is so much beauty all around us and we have to be intentional to make sure that what we consume (watch, read, listen to, learn) feeds us in beautiful ways. BUT the other message I know to be […]
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