A GIVEAWAY!...but first a bit about Jo Packham

yes, there will be a giveaway, from myself and Jo Packham

but I think it's vital for others to know a bit about who she is

Jo is the amazing woman behind some beautiful publications such as Where Women Cook magazine.

Together, Jo and I (and my very talented friend & photographer Traci Thorson) have now completed a few projects....

Working with Jo,  I couldn't help but be encouraged by her enthusiasm and entrepreneur spirit....

it really got me wondering more about her

Finding more about her has only increased my opinion of her strength and versatility and confident creativity this woman possess....very wonderful traits to aspire to have.

To tell you all how prfoundly amazed I am that she has chosen me to work with her on a few projects, is quite frankly not only an understatement, but has given me the confidence to keep doing what I am doing:

just being me

so here's a little Q & A...with Jo Packham...

1) You have helped so many women attain their dreams. What prompted you to start doing that? It is something that I have always done - for as long as I can remember. I believe that when we help each other we are all so much stronger. And I don't believe in competition because there is more than enough for everyone and we need to inspire and be inspired by each other.

2) Out of all the women you have met along this journey of your life, whom would you like to thank the most? My mother. She was wiser than her education and taught me to have confidence in myself and how to find the answers that I needed.

3) What kind of art/creativity do you like to do in your spare time? I make jewelry and paint walls with tiny brushes in lots of different colors.

4) What is the hardest thing you have ever had to do? Lay-off an employee due to circumstances that were beyond our control

5) Due to your business and life experience, what advice do you have for someone who is stuck and wants to break into being published? Do your homework and don't give up. Try a different angle. Wait a month and try again.

6) You are a wife, mother, friend and business woman...some of us know you professionally, but tell us about what you like to do on a day off... if I am not with my grandchildren or my children I really do like to work. It is what I do even when I don't get paid.

7) What projects are you currently working on? Anything you can reveal to us??Magazine #3 and new licensing agreements under WWCook .

8) What is your favorite kind of cupcake? red velvet

9) What is your favorite color? green - bright chanteuse green


10) If you could pin down your style, what would you name it? bohemian - eclectic

Thank you Jo....for everything...it is always such a pleasure working with you.

it was an honor having my name on the cover of the latest issue and being inside your beautiful quarterly magazine (which is really like a mini cookbook!)

click on cover to peek inside...

*stay tuned for the giveaway*

xo + creative blessings,