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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, April 16, 2012

dog whisperers and interesting collections...

I think my favorite collection is interesting people....

Here is my wonderful -- and oh so interesting pal, Julie Levitt of Ann Arbor...I actually love to introduce Julia as the "Dog Whisperer" of Ann Arbor...

I have learned so much about myself from friends...along with oodles of amazing things I really would know nothing about...like dogs...unless I have friends that knew so much about them...like Julia.

Julia is the founder and owner of In Harmony Dog Training...you can read more about her on her site...

And her blog -- she's a community contributor for AnnArbor.com and the Ann Arbor Animal Hospital...

here are 2 wonderful recent posts:

PETS: An unruly dog who thinks he is boss of the household needs training and structure


PETS: Best way to quell a dog's bad behavior? Train yourself first


And Julie also says... if this kinda stuff interests you., please see
videohttp://www.facebook.com/CheriWulffLucas (need to be logged into Facebook. Video on left side of page). Julia recently trained with Cheri Wulff Lucas of Cesar the ORIGINAL Dog Whisperer....


...this is an image of my mom, Rosie with Julia...
Thanks for being in my life and making it so much more interesting!!!

xxoo WOOF WOOF bow wow and all that!
Julia--- it's a honor to know you

and please do follow her BLOGS and find "In Harmony Dog Training" on facebook too!!!
xoxx Jen
Earth Angels

Saturday, April 14, 2012

tax time and my assistant....

It's TAX TIME....
So what do you think...do I have an able bodied assistant to help me with my taxes or what???


Yeah, the or what part!

...hope you've gotten through yours...

xxoo Jen

Friday, April 13, 2012

#14 on the 13th...peek at the week


...linking up with Life Rearranged to share a peek at my week in cell phone imagery...
Hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Easter...

...took a few days and brought the kids to Colonial Williamsburg for a dose of history and a change of scenery during our Easter break...

This fella is a military history expert, and re-enactor...
Strolling the streets with a parasol...ahhh
I wanted to shop in this dress shop!

I loved every minute of the Easter celebrations we hosted, so great to be with family...here are a few peeks at the table...


Ohhhh, Joee and Dylan are up to new tricks and wonderful new creations have arrived from their Cart Before the Horse studio in Oregon...I collected their works personally before we started to sell them here at Earth Angels, and I remain smitten....
...just look at this bathing beauty...

...my Eagle Scout of a hubby is back in a troop...awwww...love that he is getting into this with our 11 year old son...

Did you get yours???? We did our massive mailing for the upcoming Spring Fling at the renown and oh so gorgeous Schuyler Pond Home & Garden in Saratoga Springs, NY...sure hope you can join us....
...it was crazy hair day at school, the local Odyssey of the Mind team is raising money to build a greenhouse for the local farms that were devastated by the hurricane last fall...bring a buck and wear your hair any way you want...we had one blue haired kid, one silver and one with a Mohawk...
It was time to do inventory on the various pottery we have here, including Earth Girl...
...and Thistle Hill...sad to say Kim is no longer creating so we will be saying goodbye to the last of her creations through a big sale...I need to get cracking on some more email newsletters with her offerings! I adore her antique linen dollies with stoneware faces...so funky folk art...

Spring is in bloom everywhere and I love the Forsythia....we had it at our first home in Queens and I loved seeing it through the dining room windows...need to plant some if it...
Hope you enjoyed your week...how did you celebrate? What says it's Spring to you?

xxoo Jen

Monday, April 9, 2012

The Blackberry Briar is IN!!!!


Long ago, I confessed my true affection for Michelle Sylvia....this talented gal is the creator of The Blackberry Briar candles...and I have like-wised confessed my addiction for these scented wonders (see last year's blog post)...one is always on my counter burning and it's a true treat and aromatherapy for my spirit throughout the day...

So, with the planned relaunch of the website later this year, and the capacity to add a shopping cart and some wonderful new types of items, it seems a perfect thing to invite Michelle to create a special selection of scents for us to present to our Earth Angels' customers....

We have just added Michelle's pages to the site, and please do take a browse, but here's a peek at what she does best...there are candles and room fragrances in clean, spicy, bakery and woodsy...with names like "Cinnamon Angels", "Cranberry Bog", "Enchanted Forest", "Sweet Dreams Lavender", "Rosemary Mint", "Pumpkin Moon", and "Apple Clove"...

Each comes as a 16oz all-natural, hand-poured candle that burns for 90-120 hours and is $20...

...and as a lush Room Fragrance that comes as a 4oz spray that lasts and last for $10...
Michelle works in the studio of her home in Illinois where she uses the best of natural ingredients....and she truly sends her creations from her heart to your home...

Thanks Michelle for joining my circus of art and handmade wonders!! I cannot wait for everyone to really enjoy what you create and share in your magic...

AND for BLOG readers, take note, we are offering "Scent Stories" -- thanks a candle and room spray in any of the 12 signature scents for $28 -- just mention PROMO CODE "sweetset" when you order by email or phone by 4/15...

Here's my personal fave...."Butterfield Bakery"...all of the yummy and none of the calories...


xxoo Jen O'Connor


Friday, April 6, 2012

week peek #13 insta friday


Linking up with Life Rearranged to share a peek at my week...
And what a week it was! Tons a foot with kids, family, work and more...it's spring and the entire season feels laden with change and challenge...

So let's start with what feels basic and reassuring...
Those fabulous Fisher-Price toys...my kids still love mine...and we've added to the stash from yard sales....
...confession, I have been running 3 miles 5 days a week...I am thinking to myself the whole time, am I really doing this...I don't love it but I love the time outside and the zing of energy...truth of the matter is, I see it as in investment in good health for old age...
So thanks to our fab webmaster Paul, we are live now with my pal Michelle Sylvia and her creations from The Blackberry Briar...i can tell you it smells utterly fabulous around here, the Secret Lab now smells like a wonderland of baked goods, a spice chest and spring...Thanks to Michelle...I am over the "Pumpkin Moon" to be working with you...
oohh la la the gift of gifts...my sis-in-law and niece are going to take me to see "The Bacon Brothers" on 4/21 as a bday treat -- just get a look see at this gift box with the tix...
...I am absolutely sure Kevin Bacon is coming to Warwick just for me, of course...
My Dad popped over with his 1931 Model "A" to drive the kids to school...it's things like this that send me...this car has been in our family since 1965, before I was born...and it's still making the rounds....
Kathy was so sweet, she took me for lunch at Charlotte's Tearoom where peeps are piled in big glass apotehcary jars....
...and a real "carrot cake" sits on the mantle....

Shopping is never dull when you can build a cave of paper goods...
I am addicted to this lip elixir, so is Ro...
It's like a candy caramel treat without the calories...
and I am smitten with anything salty sweet....

...and speaking of sweet and salty..my pal Jennifer Lanne sent me dark chocolate covered bacon...oh my...the best! As odd as it sounds, it is divine!

Six wonderful shadowboxes arrive from Krys Kikpatrick...HIP HIP HOORAY...it's another fun day...love this one...
Thanks to all my pals for the sweet cards and bday treats and goodies....
Aidan went on his first overnight with the Boy Scouts...rainy and cold...he loved it all...
Melody is up to her old tricks taking broken china and castoffs and making magic...

I finally got going on this series...took me long enough, but then I finished book 1 in less than a day...who needs sleep when there's a good story in front of me!
So there you have it, another week filled with an odd conglomeration of new, old, listening and learning...

Hope you had a good week ...and ...here's wishing all my peeps a beautiful Easter....
I will be hosting some of the family, so I will be sure to report in with some pics next week of our gathering...

xxoo Jen

Monday, April 2, 2012

annual birthday SALE 43% OFF


....annual Birthday SALE...
43% off THIS TUES AND WED ONLY

It's time for the annual, and oh so fabulous,
“Happy Birthday (to me) Sale”

SALE RUNS FROM
TUESDAy, APRIL 3 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

I've just turned 43, so it’s 43% off a select group of artists…
As a friend and fan of Earth Angels you are welcome to shop these pages at 43% off:

NICOLE BOWEN

CHERYL KUHN

MAGDA TRZASKI

BARBARA STRAWSER
http://www.earthangelstoys.com/html/barbara_strawser_-_folk_art_paintings.html

STACEY BEARYES, there are some rules and fine print so please READ ON...

To take advantage of this special offer….
Please E-MAIL your order request to


Jen@EarthAngelsToys.com

....or call 10am-2pm NY TIME ON TUES & WED

sorry but with the volume of calls we have to limit call times...
you can email 24/7....

The sale will continue through the end of the day on Wednesday...but things will go quickly so don't wait to order...

Please note, we cannot offer layaways on sale items, this does not apply to pre-orders, special orders, it also doesn't apply to any previous orders, and if the item is already on sale, it's 43% off the original price, and of course this is on IN STOCK items only…

Note Shipping charges will be applied to all orders. ALL sales are final. No exceptions.

THANKS and DO HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS TREAT!
xxoo Jen O'Connor
Earth Angels

Sunday, April 1, 2012

...and a SECRET sale...shhhh



...mention this BLOG post and take another, yeah, wow, another 20% off ANYTHING on our SALE page...

HERE's the LINK...

ohhh love that....

and hopefully by now you have realized the BIRTHDAY SALE is coming...SO STAY TUNED...details will be posted tomorrow and the BIRTHDAY SALE with 43% off oddles of artists' creations is TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY of this week ONLY...

xxoo Jen

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