Your flowers are counting on you
August 10, 2018
It is watering season. And it’s been SO dry which makes it all the more important to fill your cans and get out there. If you haven’t yet, you should sign up for the TGP newsletter. They share watering tips in the latest edition plus other great info. Use the link in the sidebar on the right to reach their site.
Meanwhile, check out a closer look at the watering cans I have at the Naperville location so you can pick one up and water in color!
When will I see you next?
June 9, 2016
The annual Growing Place Gardener’s Art Festival is coming up fast. Saturday, June 25, the doors will open at 9 a.m. at the 25w471 Plank Road, Naperville, Illinois, IL location.
I will be located on the east side of the front lawn. I’m very excited to be back this year and hope to see you there. I’ll have my always-popular assortment of garden-inspired goods including watering cans, stools, chairs and more. There’s also a good chance I may have some additional India-inspired items, so be sure to come and say hello.
Watch here for updates and photos of what I’ll be bringing to the show.
See you soon!
jen by jennifer
Merry Christmas my Buddhist friend
December 22, 2014
This was my project to finish this weekend. Success! Delivered to my friend Hiede Saturday as a Christmas-non-Christmas gift. The model in the painting is Lilly my dog friend who lives with Hiede and her family. (I don’t have many dog friends… a good thing because Archie does NOT appreciate it!)
Merry Christmas! Season’s Greetings! Happy Holidays!
Cheers
jen (by jennifer)
The time is near!
June 16, 2014
I spent Saturday and yesterday painting in preparation for the Gardener’s Art Festival at the Growing Place this coming Saturday, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. I’ll be in the front lawn area this year and am hoping for a day as beautiful as those we had this weekend. A little less–well, a lot less– wind than yesterday would be better.
Come visit if you are in the area. It is always a great show and the gardens at the Growing Place are worth the visit all on their own.
See you soon!
jen by jennifer
Looking forward to the weekend
May 23, 2014
Last weekend we had a great time visiting in Missouri. My nephew Ely graduated from Plattsburg High School. It was a really nice ceremony and it was so good to see him SO happy!
Visiting after the graduation with Ely and his brother Sammy, and seeing people I haven’t seen in a long time was just as good as I expected. An important note: John got to meet Sam’s mom which is something Sam was very excited to have happen. I just love that the two of them have become such good friends.
Here’s a picture from the day before when John and I were out roaming the countryside.
Looking forward to the long weekend at home to paint for the show at the Growing Place on June 21, and to work in the yard!
Hope the weather is as beautiful by you as it is here. Happy Memorial Day weekend all!
Cheers!
jen (by jennifer)
A successful visit!
April 9, 2014
Thanks to my friend Cindy who I haven’t seen in years which is hard to believe, I had a “shopper” a couple weekends ago. In conversation at work, Cindy’s friend Jenny mentioned she was looking for a unique gift for her mom’s birthday. Edited story…Cindy showed Jenny my website and blog and now I am writing this post!
Thanks to Jenny for stopping by to shop “the shop” for a gift for her mom. It was a pretty Saturday afternoon and the experience went just exactly as I had always hoped it would when someone made an appointment to come. I was thrilled to have a guest, Jenny was very excited to find not only the white container (pictured below on the left), but also a pitcher that I had filled with fresh flowers. Ironically enough it’s a pitcher that Cindy gave me to paint! I love karma. She took the pitcher water, flowers and all.
In an email exchange after her visit, Jenny told me
She ABSOLUTELY loved them, she was a little sad to be turning xx so they brightened her day! Thanks again for an amazing gift for her!
I’m sure I’ve said it before, but that is a true gift. I love when people are excited about buying something I’ve painted. And I hope they will enjoy it for years to come.
Reminder: I will be at the Growing Place again this year for the Gardener’s Art Festival on Saturday, June 21. I’d love to see you there!
Cheers!
Jen (by Jennifer)
Growing Place Art in the Garden Festival 2014
February 26, 2014
I received the information in the mail yesterday for the Growing Place Art in the Garden Festival 2014 on June 21 in Naperville! Mark your calendar. I already requested my usual couple of days before the event off from work this morning so I can be ready, ready – ready! And I will start sourcing watering cans right away. I sold all the cans I had painted last season.
Let me know if you have requests!
Spring will come!! Hang in there.
jen by jennifer
John Got a New Phone (with a fun camera)
January 23, 2014

Really John?
Friday! Again …
August 23, 2013
Where does the time go? I can’t believe it’s Friday again. I’m currently “not going to the office” – Um, yes, I’m unemployed.
Maybe I’m the only one who imagines this, but I don’t think so – you think you will do every project you’ve daydreamed about while at work, your house will be immaculate, the yard and flowers will look better than ever, you’ll exercise every day in a way you’ve never done before, there will be lunches with friends and in my case, you’ll blog, paint and create, and post something new to Etsy daily. Well … I can’t say I haven’t done SOME things, but if that list is the norm I’m failing horribly.
SO … today I’ve been up since 4. Job search is first (my Wii check in was actually first) then I WILL scour the bathroom, finish the laundry, wash the dishes, organize the kitchen, paint the outdoor benches, mow the lawn and do at the least one creative project.
I’ll check in tomorrow to let you know how I did. 😉
How do you get and stay motivated? What do you have going on for the weekend?
Oh … and I stripped the bed already, too.
Cheers!