First & foremost thank you so much to bookishfirst and to F&W Media for sending me this copy in exchange for an honest review ❤️🙏🏻This book is absolutely beautiful & inspiring.
The first thing I did of course was go straight to the back of the book to learn all about our artist Jeanne Oliver in the "acknowledgements " section. At first glance I love her unique, seemingly eclectic style and the mix of vibrant colors that she chose to wear in her picture. I love that instead of going with the norm and only focusing on one special talent that instead she chooses to be an artist, a family-woman, a traveler and whatever else that she sets her mind to.
The second thing that I did was go through and read the book. All of the amazing quotes that she included were truly inspiring, my favorite being, " sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory" by Dr. Seuss. I inherited many old photos from my grandparents as well as I love antiquing and finding old pictures and taking them home to try to figure out their story. I cannot wait to start my own storyboard! I think I will begin by practicing first on cardboard with some magazine and newspaper cut- outs and then once I get a feeling for what I am doing move onto my own personal memories placed strategically on a bulletin board.
I also love the journal idea! I'm an aspiring writer so journals are my babies, I really like the look of the older variety of papers, random colors and sizes all thrown in together as one. It's beautiful and one-of-a-kind! I always wanted to make a journal of my own but didn't even know how to begin !
Thank you for giving my best friends and I a new book to go through and play with when we have our girls crafting nights, my one friend has a one-year old , my other has two young children so we don't go out like we used to and instead find new & artsy projects that we can do at home, in front of the tv with some iced coffee while chatting and catching up.
I just so happened to get an acmoore coupon in my inbox this morning for 25 percent off of your entire order, so the possibilities are endless of what I might pick up today at the craft store! Journal & storyboard here I come.
Special note: thanks for also explaining what gesso is-- I never knew what that stuff was called, let alone that it had a variety of colors ! You learn something new every day 🙌🏻❤️
The first thing I did of course was go straight to the back of the book to learn all about our artist Jeanne Oliver in the "acknowledgements " section. At first glance I love her unique, seemingly eclectic style and the mix of vibrant colors that she chose to wear in her picture. I love that instead of going with the norm and only focusing on one special talent that instead she chooses to be an artist, a family-woman, a traveler and whatever else that she sets her mind to.
The second thing that I did was go through and read the book. All of the amazing quotes that she included were truly inspiring, my favorite being, " sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory" by Dr. Seuss. I inherited many old photos from my grandparents as well as I love antiquing and finding old pictures and taking them home to try to figure out their story. I cannot wait to start my own storyboard! I think I will begin by practicing first on cardboard with some magazine and newspaper cut- outs and then once I get a feeling for what I am doing move onto my own personal memories placed strategically on a bulletin board.
I also love the journal idea! I'm an aspiring writer so journals are my babies, I really like the look of the older variety of papers, random colors and sizes all thrown in together as one. It's beautiful and one-of-a-kind! I always wanted to make a journal of my own but didn't even know how to begin !
Thank you for giving my best friends and I a new book to go through and play with when we have our girls crafting nights, my one friend has a one-year old , my other has two young children so we don't go out like we used to and instead find new & artsy projects that we can do at home, in front of the tv with some iced coffee while chatting and catching up.
I just so happened to get an acmoore coupon in my inbox this morning for 25 percent off of your entire order, so the possibilities are endless of what I might pick up today at the craft store! Journal & storyboard here I come.
Special note: thanks for also explaining what gesso is-- I never knew what that stuff was called, let alone that it had a variety of colors ! You learn something new every day 🙌🏻❤️