The Paintbrush Prairie
Kenzie and Talia come from different backgrounds and parts of the country, but they both share a passion for western life, homesteading, and a love of Indian Paintbrush flowers. Both are mothers, wives, creators, and small business owners, each embracing their journeys as homemakers and western women. Each week they come together to chat about all things homemaking, ranching, mothering, and homesteading, with a little business thrown in.
S5 E5: Our Empties: Things We Can't Stop Using
On this week's episode we share some of our favorite products that we use and re-use, over and over again! We call them our empties because we're always using them up! This is part one of a two part episode. We hope you learn about some thing new that you might want to try!
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S5 E4: Beat the Winter Blues with Us: Part 2
This week's episode is Part 2 of a two-part episode, where we share our favorite tips to help beat the winter blues! From working out to eating well and getting sunlight, these things have really helped us this season. You might have had a taste of spring but there are a lot of places that are still enduring snow and cold temps and these tips will help you finish out the winter season strong and happy!
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S5 E3: Beat the Winter Blues with Us: Part 1
This week's episode is Part 1 of a two-part episode, where we share our favorite tips to help beat the winter blues! From working out to eating well and getting sunlight, these things have really helped us this season. You might have had a taste of spring but there are a lot of places that are still enduring snow and cold temps and these tips will help you finish out the winter season strong and happy!
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S5 E2: Our Prairie Picks! Sharing some of the things we are loving right now! From beauty to homeschool, and even what we're listening to.
Hey friends! On this week's episode we sit down and have a fun chat about some of our Prairie Picks! These are things we are loving right now, or things that are helping us, giving us life, or simply making life easier or more beautiful. We share some of our homeschool and life helpers, style and beauty go-tos, Kenzie's pig, and our favorite new country artist.
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S5 E1: Season Premiere! Chatting about our big changes and how we're pivoting in our lives and businesses
Hey guys! We're back with our fifth season of the podcast! We are so grateful for all your support over the last year and we are excited to bring you another season of all things homemaking, mothering, homesteading and western living. We give you a rundown of what has happened over the summer and what we're up to now. We also announce some big changes for both of our businesses and we talk about how we're pivoting.
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S4 E9: Tell Your Story: Karri Buck of The Rabbit Hole Creations: Lessons in motherhood from a homeschooling mother of five and tips for making your house a home no matter where you are.
It's the season finale of our Tell Your Story series! We have had an amazing time hearing from all our guests this season, and we are so excited to share Karri's story with you. She is a homeschooling mother of five children, and on this episode she shares some of the lessons she has learned and the tips and tricks she has gained over time. Her family situation is unique since her husband's job has required them to move their family all over the country. She talks about how to maintain consistency in your household and make your house...
S4 E8: Tell Your Story: Mallory Mundt of Hayseed Home & Harvest: The hard realities of running a retail shop, embracing a slower life, and putting her family first.
Ohhhh baby in this episode we get raw and real! Mallory Mundt sat down with us to talk everything from vintage farmhouse decorating to being a professional hunter's wife, homeschooling, motherhood, and the hard realities of owning and running her own small vintage retail shop. We discuss how being creative can be both exhilarating and draining and how stress, exhaustion, and overwhelm affects our lives and our family. This one gets deep but if you are in a season of struggle creatively or in your business, and are slowing down or considering taking a step back, you will really...
S4 E7: Tell Your Story: Nevada Watt Miller of Nevada Watt Brand and Be a Maker School: How she became a silversmith, teaching western trades through Be a Maker school, and adjusting to motherhood as a maker and creative.
This week we sit down with Nevada Watt Miller, a silversmith, wife, mother, and all around excellent entrepreneur. She is amazingly talented in her craft, and she has inspired countless other makers and creatives to learn traditional western trades through her online learning platform, Be a Maker School. Nevada was so fun to chat with and hear how she got her start and what it's like being a full time maker and mama of the cutest little baby girl. Nevada also shares what Be a Maker School is all about and how she created the platform. You will love...
S4 E6: Tell Your Story: Lauren Forst of Native West-Marrying a 6th generation rancher, becoming a successful leather artist, raising cowkids on Stuart Ranch
This week’s episode has been much anticipated by both Kenzie and Talia. We sit down with Lauren Forst of Native West to chat about living on the Stuart Ranch in Oklahoma with her husband Robert and becoming a mama. Lauren tells the story of how she met Robert and walks us through her beginnings and career as a leather artist. She discusses the successes and challenges she’s faced as an artist and how she’s managing raising a family while still making time for her art. Lauren is hilarious and upbeat and you’re sure to love this epi...
S4 E5: Tell Your Story: Sarah Stutzman of Well Folk Revival: Eating a nourishing, ancestral diet, utilizing the whole animal from nose to tail, learning old fashioned homesteading skills
On this week's episode we chat with Sarah Stutzman of Well Folk Revival. Sarah shares how she feeds her family a nourishing, ancestral diet and how, on their homestead, they eat all the parts of the animal with minimal waste. We discuss how to eat a healthier diet based on the research done by Weston A. Price and how we should strive to do our best to eat healthfully in the world we live in without stressing about absolute perfection. She talks all about organ meats and their benefits, as well as how she gets her family to eat...
S4 E4: Tell Your Story: Chelsea Gore of Pasture Petals - Starting a flower farm from scratch while being a homeschooling mama and wife, keeping family at the forefront while running a business
On this week's episode of Tell Your Story, we sit down with Chelsea Gore of Pasture Petals. Chelsea chatted with us about how she got started with her flower farm, her inspiration, and how she manages her life as both a wife and homeschooling mom and a small business owner. We talk about her upbringing (she was homeschooled herself!) and how being a part of the 4H club influenced her and gave her skills she utilizes in many aspects of her life. We discuss the challenges of being determined go-getters while also trying to take care of our families...
S4 E3: Tell Your Story: Dakota Dawn Johnson - Being a ranch mama while maintaining a corporate job, sharing stories & fostering connection not competition between women
This week's episode of Tell Your Story features Dakota Dawn Johnson, a cowgirl, cattle rancher's wife, working mama, former Miss Rodeo USA and rodeo athlete, and fellow podcaster. She hosts the Cowgirl Confessions podcast and telling stories is her bread and butter! She shares how she dealt with loss after suddenly losing her mother, how God guided her to meet her husband, how working at Ariat has impacted her life and her family's lifestyle, and she chats about some of her experiences as Miss Rodeo USA. Dakota is also an expert saleswoman and we discuss a bit about sponsorships...
S4 E2: Tell Your Story: Candace Lostroh of In the Wild and Wonder - Raising tough little cowgirls and growing bucking bulls with her cougar-hunting, bull rider husband in the mountains of Colorado
On this week's episode of Season 4, Tell Your Story, Candace Lostroh joins us for a fun conversation. We go into Candace's rural upbringing, how she and her husband Kody have flourished in their Christ-centered marriage, and how they have grown from young rodeo athletes into seasoned parents and entrepreneurs raising bucking bulls on their ranch in Colorado. We even dive into some important topics concerning hunting, firearms, and the importance of standing up for our rights and teaching our children to do the same. We chat about what it takes to raise resilient, strong girls who love God and...
S4 E1: Season 4 Premiere! Tell Your Story: Cassie Martin of Wanderlust Skulls discusses what it takes to be a skull artist, her artistic process, and how she maintains her business while being a wife and mother.
Season 4 is here! We are so excited to be bringing you this series called Tell Your Story. This season we will feature a special guest on each episode who will share about her life. Each guest comes from a different background, part of the country, and way of life, but each has their own unique story to tell. This week, we had the most enjoyable (and hilarious) conversation with Cassie of Wanderlust Skulls. Cassie dives deep into her creative process and chats all about the ups and downs of being a skull artist: from the rough (and often disgusting...
S3 E11: Season 3 Finale! Life updates, ending our homeschool year, and a sneak peek into Season 4!
Oh man, this Spring has been a whirlwind! Between getting our gardens planted and finishing out our homeschool year, we've been busy. We share some life updates and reasons as to why we haven't been as on our podcast game these last couple of months. Our new season launches next week and we share some fun details about what to expect! It will be so full of goodness and so will our podcast shop!
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S3 E10: Part 2: Cringy Millennial trends that should have stayed in 2001
This is part 2 of our Millennial throwback episode! This week we go into more about our favorite (and not so favorite) movies and entertainment from the 90s and 2000s. Hint: we may have been mildly obsessed with talking animals and 90s western style. We really enjoyed recording this one and we just know all you millennial ladies will love it too!
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S3 E9: D.A.R.E. to Say No to Cargo Pants and Chokers! Cringy millennial trends that should have stayed in 2001
On this episode, we have a lengthy (but hilarious) discussion about the trends from the 90s and early 2000s we're seeing make a comeback. We're both in our 30s, so we lived and wore most of them and now we're making a stand. Just say no to these cringy millennial trends--from cargo pants to chokers, we're not having it. We both take our turn sharing some funny memories of what life what like before iphones and social media, and talk all about our favorite music and styles from that era. We ended up splitting this episode into two parts--it...
S3 E8: Dressing Your Family Without Breaking the Bank
CLOTHING. It's a necessary expense, and it's also a fun thing to spend money on (most of the time). But when times are tough, buying clothing can be stressful and expensive! On this week's episode, we give you some tips for spending less on clothing for all members of the family (yes, even Dad!) and we share our favorite shops and places where we purchase clothing necessities; from church clothes to gym wear!
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S3 E7: Mother Sews Best: Learn to sew clothes for your kids with guest Amelia Mccall!
This week we had the opportunity to interview Amelia Mccall from Mother Sews Best! Amelia teaches moms how to get started on their sewing journey. We talked all things sewing with Amelia and she shared so much helpful information, from her favorite place to get fabric to how to get started sewing on the cheap. Whether you have some experience as a sewist or have never touched a sewing machine, Amelia's online course, Mother Sews Best, will guide you mamas to achieve your sewing dreams! We are so grateful Amelia could share some of her sewing wisdom with us.<...
S3 E6: Decluttering Tips for the Bedroom: How we declutter clothes, jewelry, and makeup
Our bedrooms and closets can sometimes be the hardest to declutter! It's not just clothing, but shoes, makeup, hair products, jewelry, AND our husband's things too. In this episode we discuss our mindsets when it comes to clearing out old or unnecessary clothing and shoes, how we don't really get rid of jewelry (anymore), and talk about how we sometimes hang onto things even when it's not good for us, whether it's mentally or physically. We also have a discussion about decluttering our husbands' clothing and how we can work with our husbands to get rid of things while...
S3 E5: We Have Spring Fever! Talking all about the homestead projects we have planned for this year.
From building chicken coops to garden upgrades, this is our official spring fever episode! We are feeling spring coming on and couldn't resist having a conversation about all the fun homestead projects we have planned for the year. Whether you live on a ranch or have a mini homestead in town, you can definitely gain some inspiration for your own homestead!
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S3 E4: Our Conversation with Kailey Klein of Magpie West Leather Co. Part 2: Teaching leather craft, dealing with art theft, & how her career has evolved.
This week we had the BEST conversation with western leather maker and artist, Kailey Klein of Magpie West Leather Co. If you haven't heard of Kailey, what are you even doing?! She has made her mark on the western industry in the arena of hand-tooled, beautifully painted leather goods and she is an amazingly talented western artist who captures the authenticity and grit of cowboy culture in the Great Basin and beyond. It was such a treat to talk with Kailey about her background and how she got started in leather work and western art. Kailey is funny and...
S3 E3: Our Conversation with Kailey Klein of Magpie West Leather Co. Part One: Balancing her career as a leather maker and western artist with motherhood, homesteading, and being a cowboy gal.
This week we had the BEST conversation with western leather maker and artist, Kailey Klein of Magpie West Leather Co. If you haven't heard of Kailey, what are you even doing?! She has made her mark on the western industry in the arena of hand-tooled, beautifully painted leather goods and she is an amazingly talented western artist who captures the authenticity and grit of cowboy culture in the Great Basin and beyond. It was such a treat to talk with Kailey about her background and how she got started in leather work and western art. Kailey is funny and...
S3 E2: Decluttering and Organizational Inspo to Start the Year: Taking inventory of what you have, starting with your pain points, and editing your home
Talia and Kenzie both have a thing for organization and when it comes to decluttering, we get pretty excited. We have a fun conversation about what we start with when decluttering, and talk about why winter is a great time to focus on your home. We share some ideas for getting started and keeping it simple to prevent overwhelm. This is an intro episode to our full decluttering series starting in a couple weeks!
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S3 E1: Season Three Premiere! Starting the New Year with Intention
We hope everyone is having a great start to the 2024 and we are so excited for our third season of the podcast! This episode is a fun conversation about our goals and intentions for the New Year. We talk about ways that we get inspired to achieve our goals, and we give you few updates on our lives and what we hope to accomplish or work toward this year.
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S2 E10: Season Finale: Being joyful even during hard times: Great Depression Era Tips, Leaning into Faith, & Goals for the New Year
Oh baby, this year has been a wild ride for all of us, full of ups and downs, high highs and low lows. We decided to end the year with our Season 2 Finale, all about how to stay joyful even when life gets tough--it's a long one but it is FULL of information and inspiration! During the first half, we discuss practical, helpful tips for how to live with fewer resources and turn away from consumer culture; inspired by the Greatest Generation who lived during the Great Depression and WWII. The second half is really where we share ideas...
S2 E9: How to Have an Old Fashioned Christmas: Old time traditions and tips to make your Christmas more magical!
We're pretty old fashioned around here but especially when it comes to Christmastime! In this episode we share our favorite old fashioned Christmastime activities, from sledding to horse drawn wagon rides, and name our favorite Christmas picture books. We include ideas on how to give your kids a "Little House" Christmas, including pioneer treats, and we give you a peek at our old fashioned Christmas playlists!
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S2 E8: Minimalist Christmas Gift Ideas for Ranch Kids
There's nothing we'd like more than an old fashioned, simple Christmas. We wanted to give you guys an episode that is all about gift giving, but in a way that aligns with a simpler way of life. This episode is packed with gift ideas for kids of all ages, from babies up to pre-teens. We aren't into giving tons of cheap toys, so we share our ideas for high quality heirloom gifts that will stand the test of time (and wild little cowboys)! Get ready for a 90s throwback as we talk all things dolls and dress-up, and we...
S2 E7: Christmas Decorating, Vintage Western Style! Tips and tricks for rustic decor, gift wrapping ideas, and tons of inspiration for Christmas at the ranch!
Get ready for an episode packed with inspiration for all you lovers of vintage western decor! This is our long awaited Christmas decor episode and we discuss all things decorating, gift wrapping, ornaments, stockings, and making your home cozy this Christmas (& winter!). The best part is, most of these things can be done on the cheap, with tons of ideas on how to make things pretty and meaningful while saving money. We talk Pendleton, cowhide, our country Christmas playlists, and bringing the beauty of nature indoors with natural pine and juniper greenery. This episode will surely inspire you and...
S2 E6: Have a Stress-Free Christmas: Finding Peace and Contentment During Christmastime
It seems like every way you turn, someone is trying to get you to hustle and stress out about everything during the Christmas season. Whether it's having to buy, buy, buy or do this or do that, or ELSE, we can feel a lot of pressure during this season. This week's episode is full of tips to help you stress less and be happy this Christmastime! We discuss how to simplify gift giving, from giving homemade gifts to just giving your time by doing a service for someone. We give you tips and ideas for enjoying the special moments...
S2 E5: Thanksgiving Traditions: We Talk All Things Cooking, Hosting, and Our Table Setting Dreams
Kenzie and Talia sit down for a cozy chat about one of our favorite holidays: Thanksgiving! We chat about our favorite Thanksgiving dishes and what we typically bring to Thanksgiving dinner, and share our dreams of one day hosting our own big family Thanksgiving dinners in our future ranch houses. We talk vintage linens and why we will always have fancy china, taper candles, and place mats. We discuss our go-to Thanksgiving outfits--it's a perfect occasion to break out the turquoise and dress up nice. Just make sure to bring your sweats for after the festivities. ;) And our favorite ne...
S2 E4: Join Us in the Milking Parlor: How Rachel Zeigler and her husband began their first generation dairy farm from scratch
This week we had the wonderful opportunity to interview Rachel Zeigler of Milkhouse Market and the Parlor Creamery, also known as Zeigler Family Farms. Rachel shares her truly inspirational story of how she and her husband bought a dairy cow on a whim, felt the call to move to the middle of nowhere to start a farm with several littles in tow, and they now have created a beautiful (but unexpected!) life they love owning a first generation dairy and storefront in the Pacific Northwest. Rachel is so animated and fun to listen to as she tells about the...
S2 E3: Inside the Homestead Medicine Cabinet: Keeping Our Families Healthy, Naturally
Are you looking for ways to keep your family healthy and ward off illness this winter? We have an episode for you! Kenzie shares her knowledge of a more natural way of healing and preventing illness from a ranch mom's point of view. She explains many ways to use natural remedies to keep your family healthy and Talia discusses pain management and prevention from her experience. We get into details about essential oils, home remedies, and what must-haves you should have in your family's first aid kit (thanks to our firefighter husbands for helping us with that!). This episode...
S2 E2: Thrift Like a Boss: All Things Thrifting & Antiquing! Chatting about the pieces we always look for, our favorite thrifty finds, and the best places to score GOOD STUFF!
If you know anything about Kenzie or Talia, you know we love old SH** (in the words of Miranda Lambert). Antique store addicts, thrift-aholics, whatever you want to call it, we are absolutely THAT. Kenzie is the expert with years of antiquing experience behind her, and she shares with us her affinity for cowboy boot glasses, well-loved Breyer horses, and vintage coffee cans. Talia is new(er) to the game but has been building her stash of children's picture books, Gunne Sax dresses, and unappreciated art prints. You will love this conversational treat and we hope it leaves you...
S2 E1: Season 2 Premiere! How to Enjoy Fall Even When Money is Tight
It's finally fall, ya'll! We know fall is a favorite season for a lot of you, and we're back for Season 2 with an episode all about our favorite fall activities! We may be mostly homebodies, but we do like getting out to see the leaves change color and feel the crisp mountain air. We include some fun crafts to do with your littles, ideas for family activities on the cheap, and we confess our true feelings about pumpkin spice.
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S1 E9: Season Finale! Embracing Old-Fashioned Living with Guest Jill Winger of The Prairie Homestead
Guys! We are so excited for this episode! We had the amazing opportunity to have a fun conversation with Jill Winger of the Prairie Homestead and the Old Fashioned on Purpose podcast. Jill is a Wyoming homesteader, mama, ranch wife, homeschooler, and successful entrepreneur on top of all of it! We talk all things homesteading, vintage parenting in our modern age, and she shares a little bit about her upcoming book and what slow living means to her. This is such a great conversation and you will definitely glean some nuggets of homesteading wisdom from it!
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S1 E8: All About Hunting: Harvesting & Preserving Wild Game and Why We Do It
Fall is in the air, and that can only mean one thing: hunting season! On this episode we go in depth on hunting, harvesting, and preserving wild game: from elk and deer to wild turkeys. We also chat a bit about our love of fishing, from trout to crappies. Talia and her husband are experienced hunters and she goes into detail about their hunting backgrounds and how they utilize wild game meat in their household. If you're interested in learning more about hunting for meat or are looking to dip your toes into it, this one's for you!
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S1 E7: Settling Into New Routines: Transitioning our families from Summer into Fall
We're rounding out the end of summertime with an episode all about how we transition from a looser, more relaxed summer to a fall routine with a bit more structure for the sake of our kids and our own sanity! We discuss how we try to structure our lives in a way that gets things done while striving to reduce the feeling of "hustle" and stress. We have a feeling that a lot of you will relate to this one!
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S1 E6: County Fair Season Is In Full Swing! Our favorite fair memories & what we love about the fair
If you love the smell of fresh pine shavings and the sounds of clippers buzzing and hair dryers humming, then we should be friends! This episode is all about county and state fairs and we share some of our favorite memories from our days of competing in livestock shows, canning contests, and other fun fair events! We also discuss how we can support the fairs AND educate our kids by getting them involved--whether they're showing livestock or entering the sewing contest. The fairs can't survive without you!
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S1 E5: Kickin’ Off the Homeschool Year - Why and how we do it, plus tips on how to get started
Hold onto your hats, because in this episode we dive deep into why we both made the decision to homeschool our kids and what each of our homeschool situations looks like! We share a bit about our educational backgrounds and discuss what is important to us when educating our children. We also include a bunch of great tips for those of you who are just starting out homeschooling or even just thinking about it, and we share a ton of homeschool resources as well.
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