Classic Amy Joanne

Create Art & Curate Your Home

I’ve learned along the way that housekeeping is not my strong suit, home-keeping yes,….but housekeeping, well, let’s just say it is not my favorite thing to do. I’m not sure about you but I’ve spent most weekends of my younger days trying to keep up with what I thought was expected, ‘women kept clean homes’ …

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Thru-out our lives we yo-yo diet, we binge eat, we crave, we fast, and we go thru all sorts of lifestyle changes with how we eat and with our food choices ~ thru each season of life and as we ‘age’ …gracefully. Everyone’s dietary desires and needs are different. Food ‘seasons’ come and go. Over …

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Christmas still happened, whether we were prepared for it or not. And with a series of events in our own lives ~ from sickness, to jury duty, to Church responsibilities, to burning a candle at both ends on the biz…..I’ve learned to appreciate rest while the whole world was still rushing. For the first time …

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Ever eat a sweet dessert and then crave peanuts, or eat a pretzel and then want a piece of chocolate candy? Well, this recipe (shared below) has all the makings of Sweet & Salty goodness ~ with enough to share with friends and family. A little Sweetness, and a little Salty too.

It’s always a feel good moment when you receive a compliment on your homemade recipes ~ shared by anyone, but specifically when ‘your people‘ give you a compliment….ya pay attention (…and try not to gasp, lol). One of my Jr High School Teachers who happens to be my Neighbor, my Husband’s Sister ~ my Sister-in-law, …

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What I love about creating for ToleTown (found here) (a membership painting group) is it stretches my already over-active imagination! You see, Lorrie of ToleTown provides a topic for each month of the year ~ and then Decorative Art Designers create Art, Patterns and Video Lessons for each month and each topic for our Members …

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Don’t miss a single issue of our Monthly Newsletter with HeART-full news you can ARTfully use ~ by adding your email to our Newsletter list, you will receive our ‘Hang in there America‘ Classic Chalk Art Pattern absolutely Free! No strings attached I promise ~ just allowing us to provide you with Creativity once a …

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The Zinnia Patch in our backyard is from harvested seeds ~ from harvested seeds gifted from a friend the previous year (read more here). And a dream would be to expand the patch each and every year ~ along with giving harvested seeds to friends and family. I will tell you, although I clipped the …

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