hello, hello, hello wordsters!!! life has been a huge rollcoaster of chaos for myself and my family in the last 6 months. we have had some major changes, major shifts, some good, so not so good...all of it an opportunity to grow and learn...find strength and embrace love and the... Continue reading

Just a little note from me (aka Ronda) before Jessi jumps in here with her beautiful words. I didn't know when i kicked OLW back up how much interested it would generate. It seems the design team was feeling the same things i was feeling. They emailed me little notes... Continue reading

to FINALLY see some photo's from my trip to denver? okay so i know that a photo from the plane window is a dime a dozen...however...this is my first one...so ya'll get to deal with it, lol!! saturday found us... Continue reading

i was asked a few months ago if one of my favourite photo's of miss d to date could be used on the cover of a magazine...to say i was stoked...well that is putting it mildly, lol!! well the spring... Continue reading

It's been one after another since getting home from Denver!!! And I so badly want to share photos from my visit with Ronda!! We are on day 3 of no Internet and after day 2 I finally got home phone... Continue reading

in case you missed the obvious excitement in my title.... let me just say HOW FREAKIN" EXCITED I AM!!!! tomorrow, along with my husband, i will be winging my way to denver for a little mini holiday...6 days off!!! and... Continue reading

ever have a moment where you realize something big? or not so big...but important to you?? somewhat of a defining moment? we have bounced around with our ideas for moving...i am somewhat biased on where i grew up, so where... Continue reading

it feels soooooooooooooooooooooooo good to scrap again!! after taking a 6 months hiatus...i feel completely recharged!! i still can't beleive it was 6 months of not touching a scrappy thing...unless it served photography purposes or home decoration, lol... i knew... Continue reading

our chihuahua pups are fitting in so sweetly with our family!! they have become quite the companion dogs to all of us... they love to be a part of all the chaos that ensues in our home... and one of... Continue reading

i find peace,joy, light, laughter, and balance in that which i am grateful for... (created using the kenner road kits elementary and clean slate) my word up...i chose gratitude. i chose to document a personal self growth journey that i... Continue reading

hello!!! a quick little update for you... so after a busy and chaotic summer filled with bmx'ing and a few holidays...i FINALLY got the time down i needed to focus on my shop and sew up a storm!!! and what have i been working on and am ready to add to my shop??? well, you will have to be patient a few more days...the minute i sat down to sew...my machine jammed up!!! yeah...when it rains, it pours, right?? but!! my machine is good to go now...i have a few dresses in their final stages...some adorable jewllery...and some new little... Continue reading

simply capturing the candid (and not so candid) moments in life. the unposed, real and raw moments. you (and your family) as you are now, today...living your story. please feel free to browse the JC galleries at the top and contact us if you would like to make a photo session appointment or to have your questions answered. Continue reading

i feeling pretty overwhelmed and loved right now! i was asked to be the guest designer for skissadilla, a norwegian sketch site, this week too...and my apologies to them for my getting my dates mixed up, resulting in my publishing... Continue reading

i am this weeks guest designer over at scrap idees...a french sketch site!!! and i am feeling a bit awed that scrappers over in france love what i do enough to ask me to be a part of what they... Continue reading

so kenner road has turned one!! yup...kerry lynn has been pumping out beautiful and unique kits for an entire year!!! and i have been lucky to be a part of it for 9 months as a designer!!! this month's kits... Continue reading

since starting up the apple barrel things have been pretty hectic around here!! so i wanted to check in real quick, let everyone know that new stuff will be hitting my store soon!!! i will be adding new children's accessories: purses, hair clips, headbands, etc. i will be adding chokers in a similar fashion to the one from the previous post to the accessories section of course the little girls dresses will have some new goods and i plan on adding to my paper creations with some very adorable kits. the paper creations will include my vintage altered book mini... Continue reading

in love, in life, in joy....in what i choose...today, no matter what...i choose to be invincible.... how are you invincible?? what makes you invinvincible?? go cehck out OLW and share with us your invincible Continue reading

just because. today i find myself with a smile playing around my lips....for no reason...or maybe lots of reasons....either way...it's there...full force and lurking.... so smile! why not? got some kenner road love to share with you..... i just put... Continue reading

have you ever found a place that embodies what it means to embrace nature??? that would be here...fresh, beautiful, clean water...cutting a path thru beautiful forests...creating natural swimming pools...all the while stunning us with the sheer force of nature with... Continue reading

filled with beauty and wonder. serenity and peace. my island offers me a world of quiet, bold and beautiful meditation. miracle beach....we spent the morning here....and then came back in the evening for high tide...and a little magic. have a... Continue reading

would anyone be interested in seeing chokers (and other styles...perhaps bracelets and necklaces, etc) similar to this one...... in the apple barrel shop??? i am thinking that this little choker that i love so much would be a fun addiotion to the shop!!! Continue reading

in today, in tomorrow, in the past....present and future. beauty in our surroundings...our words...our gestures. our thoughts, dreams....in us. so much beauty out there. just stop...breathe...look, hear....touch...taste....and you will find it surrounds you!! where do you find beauty?? what do... Continue reading

thought i would share my kenner road august kit creations...since i left you hanging with some sneakies...and the reveal happened when i was on holidays.... just a few of my projects for this month...i am in love with the choker... Continue reading