Be a brave brave gal.

Oh my...did i need this tonight.

I joined the "Brave Girls" e-mail list because my artsy friend Carissa, sent me one that was brilliant for my heart. These two women are absolutely incredible.

I WISH i had enough money for their retreat. It sounds spectacular. Absolutely spectacular. In the mean time, i will relish in their daily "truth" e-mails. :D

Greetings Nightly Doodles!

I am LOVING my "NIghtly Doodles", and so are many other awesome folks, so with YOUR suggestions, i present you with the first batch of "Nightly Doodle" greeting cards. Yay! :D



I shall be taking more pictures and posting them on my website/etsy soon, and hope to get good feedback from them.

Thanks for your suggestions! I appreciate them.

Smiles and Blessings,

Jenipher

Your Hair Will LOVE You

Emily from Emily K Botanic Studio has A-MAZING treats for your hair. She customizes beautiful floral goodies for your hair, wrist and other wedding treasures as well. Emily is a floral designer by day which you can tell really enhances her ability to create lovely floral works of art.

How long have you been crafting?

Ever since I can remember. My mom is a crafter so she always had me working on a some sort of project. The first craft I ever sold was at a local art group sale, and they were icicle Christmas ornaments made out of beads. I was probably around 5 or 6 at the time.



Did you always craft in this genre?

No, not at all. When I was a child, I would design ornaments or draw pictures. As a teenager, I fell in love with painting on canvas which I still love to do. Also, I've always had a great passion for decorating interiors.

Who or what inspires you?

famous painters/artists, my artsy friends, nature, going to the flea market, traveling, my family

How do you over come your creative blocks?

I take a road trip to visit a friend, go for an intense mountain bike ride, or visit an art gallery.

What defining moment made you decide to turn your hobby into a business?

I've always wanted my own craft/art business but never really knew when, what, or how. After working as a floral designer at a high end florist and making people happy with my wedding designs, I knew wedding work was my niche. I love the work, and there's always a high demand in this market.



What challenges have you found while taking your craft into the business world?

The biggest challenge for me right now is trying to work a full time job as a floral designer while still doing custom wedding orders on etsy.



If someone from out of town were visiting you, what key places would you bring them to? (galleries, coffee shops, parks, museums, etc)

I would definitely give them a tour of the Greenbrier which is a world class historical resort (also where I am a floral designer). I would also take them to the Greenbrier River trail for a bike ride or walk, the flea market on Tuesday morning, the Irish Pub in historic Lewisburg on Pub Quiz night, The Wild Bean coffee shop for an organically grown salad, and Valley View for a round of golf.



Thank you Emily! I loved learning more about you! Craft on! :D

If you'd like to see more of Emily's pretties, head over to her Etsy shop and say hello. I'm sure she'd love to hear from you.

Some pretties for you... :D

Sky Light
$35.00



Hollywood Glam.
$95.00



Gertie
$60.00

Your Hair Will LOVE You

Emily from Emily K Botanic Studio has A-MAZING treats for your hair. She customizes beautiful floral goodies for your hair, wrist and other wedding treasures as well. Emily is a floral designer by day which you can tell really enhances her ability to create lovely floral works of art.

How long have you been crafting?

Ever since I can remember. My mom is a crafter so she always had me working on a some sort of project. The first craft I ever sold was at a local art group sale, and they were icicle Christmas ornaments made out of beads. I was probably around 5 or 6 at the time.



Did you always craft in this genre?

No, not at all. When I was a child, I would design ornaments or draw pictures. As a teenager, I fell in love with painting on canvas which I still love to do. Also, I've always had a great passion for decorating interiors.

Who or what inspires you?

famous painters/artists, my artsy friends, nature, going to the flea market, traveling, my family

How do you over come your creative blocks?

I take a road trip to visit a friend, go for an intense mountain bike ride, or visit an art gallery.

What defining moment made you decide to turn your hobby into a business?

I've always wanted my own craft/art business but never really knew when, what, or how. After working as a floral designer at a high end florist and making people happy with my wedding designs, I knew wedding work was my niche. I love the work, and there's always a high demand in this market.



What challenges have you found while taking your craft into the business world?

The biggest challenge for me right now is trying to work a full time job as a floral designer while still doing custom wedding orders on etsy.



If someone from out of town were visiting you, what key places would you bring them to? (galleries, coffee shops, parks, museums, etc)

I would definitely give them a tour of the Greenbrier which is a world class historical resort (also where I am a floral designer). I would also take them to the Greenbrier River trail for a bike ride or walk, the flea market on Tuesday morning, the Irish Pub in historic Lewisburg on Pub Quiz night, The Wild Bean coffee shop for an organically grown salad, and Valley View for a round of golf.



Thank you Emily! I loved learning more about you! Craft on! :D

If you'd like to see more of Emily's pretties, head over to her Etsy shop and say hello. I'm sure she'd love to hear from you.

Girls Art Day!

Some lovely craft lady folk came over last weekend to have a crafting day! Twas quite fun. We had delicious food, painted and a had a relaxing Saturday.





We decided to have a painting exchange. We all started a piece and then switched and switched until all 5 of helped create the final painting. It was a really cool idea and i hope we get to do it again soon!



We all set up shop in my stellar bed room and crafted for hours, listened to some good tunes, ate junk food and chatted.





We are at a really yummy organic, vegan, cafe in Orlando called Dandelion. Seriously! They have AMAZING food. I've never had a bad meal there. :D





A perdy image of our friend Amanda at Starbucks.



Playing "pass the painting" is actually a pretty neat activity. Highly recommended. :D It's really hard to start a piece of art and then ship it off to someone to finish. But it's good healthy challenge, i'd love to do again.

All and all it was a perdy stellar day. A day we're going to have MORE often right ladies? Like every month!!! :D [i hope!]

FIRST DONATION SALE!

Huzzah!!

I had my first sale today! Almost $20. will be donated to Lespwa World Wide. These beauties are being sent to a lovely women in the next few days.




Thank you so so much for your purchase Debbie! It truly is a blessing!

PS: Donate to Haiti!!

I'm still donating 50% of all cherry runway sales [for at least a month] to a Lespwa Worldwide, a nonprofit in Haiti. PLEASE let me know if you'd like to anything. Please re-post! :D

THANK YOU!!

<3

Jenipher

I'm selling Photographs now! Yay!

After much deliberation, i am finally selling art photography prints. Prints of my nightly doodles and greeting cards shall come shortly!




Variations of colors in one setting have always been my weakness. I just LOVE how magical images look when they showcase an abyss of beautiful colors.

- Lovely Mugs of Color.
- this is an 8x10 Color print. Wide white rim around image.
- wrapped in protective paper and shipped in a backed envelope
- shipped via USPS First Class Mail
- signed on back by artist, unless otherwise specified




I heart Cupcakes. But seriously, who doesn't? Live the calorie free life and enjoy this stellar cupcake print.

- The most delicious cupcakes.
- this is an 8x10 Color print. White rim around image.
- wrapped in protective paper and shipped in a backed envelope
- shipped via USPS First Class Mail
- signed on back by artist, unless otherwise specified

This print is available in other sizes. Please contact me if you would like this print in a different size.


What do ya think? Are they worthy of printing/buying? I hope so!!

I hope you're all having a stellar week so far!
<3 and smiles,

Jenipher :)

Donate to Haiti! [squared]

Help Haiti!

Everyone obviously knows what’s going on with Haiti at this point, and although it’s extremely devastating, my heart just wasn’t aching and I felt horrid about it.

Until last night.. When two guys [even younger then I am] spoke at my church. They had moved to Haiti last September after they raised enough money to open an orphanage and school on an island called Cabaret. After hearing they’re story, about the kids, and about how they handled the during and aftermath of the earthquake, my heart was hurting immensely.



Donating things is nice, but nothing can get into the country, and honestly, you never really know if the government would be giving it to them anyways, but I trust the non-profit organization these two guys started, and know they have a heart and passion for Haiti.

I want to help, and don’t have many funds right now to do so, but I DO have a semi-successful jewelry business. So right now, I would like to donate 50% of every sale to Lespwa Worldwide for at least a month. So, please, if you have any jewelry needs, or just want to donate, or want another creative outlet to donate, please consider this!



I would greatly appreciate if you send this to anyone
you think would be interested. Thank you so much!

Musical Masterpiece!

How incredible are these ukuleles! Oh my gosh..I literally stopped what i was doing to blog about these! [which is a rarity for me]

These beauties are hand-made by Celentano Woodworks. A gentleman in Ashville North Carolina.





Wow...okay. So there you have what i found most inspiring on this fine Sunday. I hope your having a lovely, inspiring one as well!

Smiles,

JENipher :)

Nightly Doodles.

To keep the creative juices flowing fluidly, i've been making sure i draw at least twice a day. During work during the days and one "nightly doodle" before bedtime. Usually, the nightly doodles and quick and silly and honestly, stellar! :D

Here are the ones from this week.











I enjoy them. My friends seem to be enjoying my nightly randomness too...so all is well in doodle-world.

I hope you are all having creative week[ends] too!!

Thanks for reading!

Smiles,

JENipher :)

Style School Binder

Okay...so i've been slacking a bit with the projects so far, but i'm working on the flowers for the 2nd Style School project! ALAS though...are some of my inspiration pages. :) I like them so far. And they are really fun to make!









I've had a lot of fun making these pages, and many more! If only i've completed a project already! :D

Hello Style School friends!! Hope to meet you all soon! <3



^^ This one is my favorite!^^ :)

Smiles ya'll!

Jenipher

Imbecile Accept

I think those "security words" are just a hoot!

Earrings Galore!

Three lovely new earrings added recently to my shop. Yay!



i heart cupcakes.
$20.00



Safari.
$35.00



Primary Adventures.
$25.00