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...jen o'connor's...Artful Adventures & Daily Inspirations

I Love Art, Adore the Handmade and Treasure the Vintage. I am the Fun Mom, the Silly Friend and the Writer who wants to make more room for beauty in the everyday.

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Monday, September 29, 2014

hello Monday and HELLO BUSINESS STAR!!

I am so tickled...

Hello Monday...and what a wonderful week you will be. 
I am so very proud to share this news...

Letty Worley...my wonderful friend and uber talented soft sculpture artist of EarthAngelsStudios.com is featured in the  
10 PAGES!!!
Total wow...here's just a peek...you need to get the mag for the complete story on how Letty...how she started, failed, started again and how with determination and effort, she has persevered and 
truly come into her own with her art and inimitable style.




It all happened because Jo Packham, Letty and myself had a quiet breakfast in Texas this spring when we were guests of Holly Kuhn at the grand opening of her new "Old Glory" store in Burton during Round Top's Spring Antiques Week.

Letty had a chance to tell Jo her story, and Jo knew that this was a story that had to be told to her readers.

Hello happy timing and networking and wonderful women who share.

Hello to imagination and style...Letty you have got them both!


Hello to celebrating the small joys of the everyday...Letty you have taught so many of us that a cupcake can keep you going 
even when the going gets pretty darn tough!

Hello to hard work and late nights, long hours and much effort...
it's so wonderful when these are rewarded.

Hello week...you are going to be a busy one...hope you're rootin' for me...
the list of to-dos is about a mile long.

Hello to 8th grader's history project all over the table.

Hello pumpkin spice EVERYTHING!
 
Hello to all of you and what are you up to this week...
leave some hellos in the comments section...

xxoo Jen

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

SAVE THE DATE TO SEE US IN ATLANTA!

My oh my, the Southern Edition of 
The Country Living Fair will soon be here...
...so save the date, and sure hope you can join us in Stone Mountain, GA for this fabulous Atlanta event...

October 24, 25 & 26th

It's a great opportunity to see the pages of the magazine come to life
...and you can catch some of our favorite 
Earth Angels Artists doing fab demos and chats 
in our Earth Angels LIVE! Tent...

More details on the events page of the site...
 tickets available for purchase at the

Hope to see you there!
xo Jen

Monday, September 22, 2014

hello Monday...hello to the Fair and Columbus...what a week!

What an amazing week...it's FALL...
kinda snuck up on me...
 
...and while we rolled from summer to the new autumn season...
we were to Columbus and back with a 26' U-Haul truck packed to the roof with art and handmade and so many fabulous things...

The event was spectacular...and thanks to Country Living Magazine and the the fabulous staff of Stella Show Management for making it a possibility. 
They have a very hard job, and they do it well.


Here's a peek at some Fair moments, displays and the folks who made it possible... Hello to my Fair Ladies....

Nic & Letty...
 Jocelyn & Sue
 Val...
Nancy...
 ...and our wonderful ace assistant...SOPHIA!!! 
And thanks to Bob - her Dad - our Earth Angels Friend
for the help with the TRUCK!!!



And here are some peeks around the tent...








And a special thanks to these gals for the 
extra help with the pounds of paperwork!!!



...and by way of Jocelyn...thanks KEVIN for the help!!! ...and the COFFEE!!!
 
Hello to all who attended the fair and sure hope you loved it as much as we did...we cannot wait for our next big event...See us in Atlanta!!!

Hello to catching up...around the house and of course, with correspondence the business and you!

Hello new inventory...so many fab things to post.

Hello to my much appreciated staff...
thanks for all the extra hours and extra effort.

Hello new week...I am ready for you! The list of to dos is a mile long but the change of seasons has me motivated...

Hello FALL! 

And hello Chery...what a treat it was to have you there on Friday...
and to Melody and Marie too...glad you could be there on Saturday.


Hope to see some of you again in Atlanta...I am off to start to unpack some more from Columbus and repack and reorganize for my next trip....

Have a super week!
xxoo Jen

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

a fresh bunch...and loving them all..

...she never ceases to amaze me.
Jennifer Lanne paints the most wonderful of florals...laden with color and texture they are drenched with her inimitable style.

A new crop has arrived for fall and the Fairs and 
I am having a hard time choosing a favorite...

Here are some that I truly adore, I could look at any of them forever...
AND even sweeter, there are SALE and PROMO pricing 
on many of these new and happy works...
like these darling 6x6s which are on sale for $68...DETAILS HERE


 And we know I cannot resist a bit of sparkle! 
I adore the dusting of glitter on these new 8x8 original paintings... 


 Thanks to Jennifer for this incredible grouping...so many more are on the site.

To see more and for full shopping details ...CLICK HERE!

xxoo Jen

Friday, September 12, 2014

don't miss this...FREE shipping until 9/15

...just a little note to let you know there's free standard shipping ....
site wide...with code FAIRSHIP at checkout...
Don't miss the chance to order, and have us pay to get your box to you!


Thanks for being a super customer....


Enjoy...
and don't miss entering the code at our secure checkout!

xxoo Jen

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Hope to see you THIS WEEKEND!

We're on our way to Columbus!
This is quite simply one of my very favorite events.

Catch the art and artistry in our tent and at the artists in action
at Earth Angels LIVE! -- our demo tent...

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!

xxoo Jen


Monday, September 8, 2014

hello Monday...looking back at a wonderful summer...

hello Monday... the kids are back in school and the season are rolling forward.

I love having a good summer to look back on. 
Sweet memories to take out as the schedule speeds up and rolls along to sports, and homework and the school year daily chores.  

Hello Utah and Bryce and Zion...Hello Arizona and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. We loved visiting the National Parks with the kids.We Love the American West...We'd been there 17 years ago camping as newlyweds...
but bringing the kids back was something we've wanted to do for some time.

Here are my fave pics from the trip.  
They are also some of the very few I have...my camera broke mid-trip. Sigh.

 Hello slickrock in Zion...
 Hello 8.5 mile hike up the Narrows in Zion...
 Hello to the cowboys who took us down the North Rim on mules...

Hello to doing the silly vacation-y things you do when you travel...

Hello Cedar Breaks and 1,600 year old Bristlecone Pine...

Hello hoodoos & Bryce...maybe my fave of them all...

And hello Dawn...you know I love you...what a sweet treat to be with you and your family at the end of the vacation... hope to see you soon xoxox

Hello Monday...hope it's a good week for all of you...

I know I will see some of you in OHIO!!!

I cannot believe the FAIR IS THIS WEEK!!

xo Jen

Thursday, September 4, 2014

take note...Nancy Wiley's painting again...

 Nancy Wiley is incredibly talented...
I am so thrilled she is painting again, and we have some incredible original oils  to share with you....

More are coming in late September...so stay tuned...
and do hope you love them as much as I do....


 I am grateful to Nancy for the opportunity to work with her to share them with you...here are some of my very faves among all the wonderful works...
This oil features a sweet girl in a crown...so ethereal and sweet...
 This Red Riding Hood just sends me...I love the drenched colors and expression..
 ...this one was done in her garden....

 And the farm boy is just fabulous...

Nancy has also added some cards to her current offerings...these feature some of her most renowned works, and a peek at her Wonderland book too.
 






 These are available in very, very limited quantities 
and start at just $5 for a box of 6 cards...
 Thanks to all of you for your support of Nancy and her artistry...as many of you know, I know Nancy for more than 15 years as a friend and colleague in the doll world, but it's only in the past year that we have been able to work together via Earth Angels Studios, and for this I am so very grateful...
xxoo Jen

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