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Weekly Sponsor Spotlights: Mondo Beyondo, Soul Blessings, Contemporary Cloth, Michelle Ward, and Stephanie Lee

i'd like to extend a warm welcome to my newest sponsors.....
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the new session of mondo beyondo starts on May 17th (soon!). as i've said before in this previous post, i can't recommend this online course enough. all the details are right here. next session starts monday, may 17th. go ahead, treat yourself for mother's day or perhaps gift it to a special mama in your life. the gift of dreaming big is the best gift in the world!
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The...

uncontained joy.

joy captured. me, taken by andrea scher, two summers ago.
every now and again they sneak in: you don't deserve this. you are asking for too much. one day soon, the good fortune shoe is going to drop.
these last couple of weeks I have felt the warmth and the excitement of all the really big things happening in our life. on top of it all (which seems to be happening all at once --> the move back to portland, our new house, the remodeling, the ecourse, the new agent/licensing gigs, etc), we are h...

thank you and ecourse FAQs....

you guys. i don't know what to say. the response has been incredible. i knew there was an audience for this e-course, that i was excited about it, but i'm loving your excitement about it. it's going to be so good! thank you, also, for spreading the word on your blogs/twitter/facebooks - this is HUGELY helpful and i really, really appreciate it.
a couple of quick answers to a few questions that have been coming my way:
Q: I would love to sign up but the timing isn't the best for me right now...

thank you!

you guys. i don't know what to say. the response has been incredible. i knew there was an audience for this e-course, that i was excited about it, but i'm loving your excitement about it. it's going to be so good! thank you, also, for spreading the word on your blogs/twitter/facebooks - this is HUGELY helpful and i really, really appreciate it.
a couple of quick answers to a few questions that have been coming my way:
Q: I would love to sign up but the timing isn't the best for me right now...

it's finally here...flying lessons (an e-course)

I am so thrilled to finally offer this e-course. It's been in my heart and on my brain for well over a year and the time is finally right to launch. Fittingly, it's called Flying Lessons: Tips + Tricks To Help Your Creative Business Soar. Registration starts immediately and this five week online class will start Sunday, May 30th. All the details are below:
Everyday, I receive emails from sweet and lovely artists, crafters, and other creative souls asking for my advice. They want to know how, ...

i haves so much to tell you, including info on ecourse coming right up!

(our new 1911 happy bungalow which is lovely but needs mountains of renovoations, especially on the inside. we love it so much.)
we have been in full on house renovation research mode over here. it's exhausting yet exciting and mind boggling as we consider contractors, subcontractors, kitchen/bath designs, appliances, and on an on. we fell in love with a particular designer/architect/contractor dude last week and if all goes well this week, he'll feel the same about us and the project can fina...

Weekly Sponsor Spotlights: Beth Quinn Designs, Unravelling E-Course, + One Inspired Life

Big thanks to my sponsors...I'm really enjoying these weekly sponsor spotlights where their creative talents and businesses are featured. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor (includes your ad on the sidebar + ongoing spotlights), please send me an email for further information!
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Jewelry artist Beth Quinn is "a mom of two wonderful little boys, married to my best friend, and an artist who loves to create an...

yes, yes, yes

the above is a quick video of author kelly corrigan who wrote The Middle Place, a book I devoured last year (so good!). i also love this other video that she made awhile back about women and strength (it's so, so good. get the tissues ready). the video above is about dreaming big, about that inner voice that challenges you to wonder who do you think you are, and it's about finding someone, anyone who will listen to that crazybuttotallypossible dream of yours.

this is totally happening.

here i am last week on my way to meet up with some old friends (16wks). it's grown a bit since this and man am i surprised by the popping out. it seemed to happen overnite. it's exhilarating. i haven't had to buy any maternity clothes yet except the bella band which is an awesome, awesome invention. my energy started to make an effort to come back around 15 weeks and now it's steady and strong and i can't tell you how happy this has made me - to not be so exhausted that functioning took...

finally, the girls are almost here.

(Odette and her girls, grace + lilian)
this vision and this dream for this family has been years in the making. many of you are aware of this dear family and helped contribute to the building of a new home for odette's mother in rwanda. remember that? we called it the house that love built. and that's exactly what it was.
Jen Lemen with Odette's daughters, Grace and Lilian, shot by Stephanie Roberts in Konombe, Rwanda
now, finally, after tremendous hurdles and efforts over the past many years...