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June Course Special | Book of Soul with Erin Faith Allen

This month we offered another free art lesson and it was for Stencil Cutting from the course Book of Soul with Erin Faith Allen.         For the month of May you can get Book of Soul with Erin Faith Allen at 50% off with the code BOOKOFSOUL50 at checkout. As a creative being, you are intrinsically absorbent, sensitive, and free spirited. This (very) mixed media workshop is the perfect opportunity to slow down, look inward, and connect …

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Free Art Video | Stencil Cutting with Erin Faith Allen

In this free lesson Erin Faith Allen demonstrates how you can create your own stencils with a few simple steps. From photocopies of your favorite photos you can find shapes and images from which to trace outlines for your stencils. It can be really fun to dive into your own art and photographs to find your designs then rework them in a new way for your artwork. Come and get your free art lesson HERE.     The video lesson …

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Stitched Faces | Begins in 12 Days!

One of my earliest memories of my Grandma Jeanne was of her gathered with our family and stitching. She would be working on her needlepoint with her basket of threads next to her and conversation going on all around her. Over the years I found my own style and creating while stitching. It has become one of the few arts that I can do while on a plane, sitting among others and while much is going on around me. It allows me …

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Cut + Paste | Watch the Brand New Promo

All around my studio I have bowls of torn abstract lines and forms, cut up vintage fabrics, papers with my marks, odds and ends of vintage trinkets and ephemera and then another full of stitched vintage French linen scraps. Often as I am creating, I will pull these bowls around me to see if any of these treasures will find their way into my current work. One day as I was sorting through these bowls, I started to create just …

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Petite Limited Edition Stitched Faces Art Kit

  We are thrilled to offer you a petite version of our original Stitched Faces Art Kit.  This set is VERY limited and we will not be offering any more of these art kits after they sell out.  You can purchase the Petite Stitched Faces Limited Edit Art Kit HERE.     We have thoughtfully and intentionally curated a kit that would match the uniqueness of the online workshop. You do not need this kit to participate in the course. …

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Creating Art While You Travel | Free Video

  One of the most art changing habits that I have established over the years is creating and using a portable art studio. Just enough supplies to make sure I can create anywhere. Daily creating is a choice and even though I may not always have the time to work on a large piece of art, I can always find time to connect with my creativity. Watch my free video and put together your own portable art studio!  

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An Artist in Bellagio, Italy | My Top Tips

Welcome to An Artist In series. In this series a different artist, that is intimate in different parts of the world, will share their insider tips for where to eat, stay, see the best art, sketch the best views, rest at their favorite cafes and more. You will be able to go out and adventure here in the US and abroad and feel like your best friend shared the best kept secrets about an area and you can explore with …

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Registration Open | Stitched Faces with Jeanne Oliver

One of my earliest memories of my Grandma Jeanne was of her gathered with our family and stitching. She would be working on her needlepoint with her basket of threads next to her and conversation going on all around her. Over the years I found my own style and creating while stitching. It has become one of the few arts that I can do while on a plane, sitting among others and while much is going on around me. It allows me …

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May Beauty Round-Up | Free Beauty Found on the Internet

I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is all around me if I have my eyes open to it. Sometimes I find it on a busy alley in Italy listening to different languages as they come towards me and then fade away up and down the stairs, just being still with a good book and a cappuccino, knowing what time it is with the ringing of the church bells, the smell of jasmine in the air, and unlimited …

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Stitched Faces | Early Registration Ending!

One of my earliest memories of my Grandma Jeanne was of her gathered with our family and stitching. She would be working on her needlepoint with her basket of threads next to her and conversation going on all around her. Over the years I found my own style and creating while stitching. It has become one of the few arts that I can do while on a plane, sitting among others and while much is going on around me. It allows me …

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Cut + Paste | Instant Access

All around my studio I have bowls of torn abstract lines and forms, cut up vintage fabrics, papers with my marks, odds and ends of vintage trinkets and ephemera and then another full of stitched vintage French linen scraps. Often as I am creating, I will pull these bowls around me to see if any of these treasures will find their way into my current work. One day as I was sorting through these bowls, I started to create just …

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LAST DAY | 40% Off One Online Course

  This is my birthday month and on May 5th I turn 51! I love birthdays! I love making it extra special for those I love and I will squeeze out all of the goodness I can when it comes to me too. I have been known to keep it going for as long as I can and I am not ashamed! LAST DAY to come celebrate with me and get ONE course that you have been looking at for …

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Only Two Days Left | 40% Off One Online Course

  This is my birthday month and on May 5th I turn 51! I love birthdays! I love making it extra special for those I love and I will squeeze out all of the goodness I can when it comes to me too. I have been known to keep it going for as long as I can and I am not ashamed! For the next TWO DAYS come celebrate with me and get ONE course that you have been looking …

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May Course Special | Foraged and Found with Auria Bohn

This month we offered another free art lesson and it was for Ink Making at Home from the course Foraged and Found with Auria Bohn.         For the month of May you can get Foraged and Found with Auria Bohn at 50% off with the code FORAGED50 at checkout. Have you ever looked at a flower or plant in your neighbourhood and wondered what kind of color could be extracted from its bright petals? Or marvelled at …

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Only Three Days Left | 40% Off One Online Course

  This is my birthday month and on May 5th I turn 51! I love birthdays! I love making it extra special for those I love and I will squeeze out all of the goodness I can when it comes to me too. I have been known to keep it going for as long as I can and I am not ashamed! For the next THREE DAYS come celebrate with me and get ONE course that you have been looking …

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Annual Birthday Sale | 40% Off One Online Course

  This is my birthday month and on May 5th I turn 51! I love birthdays! I love making it extra special for those I love and I will squeeze out all of the goodness I can when it comes to me too. I have been known to keep it going for as long as I can and I am not ashamed! Come celebrate with me and get ONE course that you have been looking at for 40% off!  Stitched Faces …

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Travel Musts Shopping Guide

  I have wanted to travel since I was a little girl. I would call up the airlines and ask them how much to fly from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angles, California (or a million other places). I am so sorry to every single person that spent all of that time on the phone with me as I was dreaming up where to go and how I would pay for it! Creating adventures for myself and our family is still …

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Stitched Faces Limited Edition Art Kit

  We are THRILLED to offer a limited edition art kit for Stitched Faces! We have thoughtfully and intentionally curated a kit that would match the uniqueness of the online workshop. You do not need this kit to participate in the course. To purchase click HERE.   Each kit will include: *Custom JO Vintage French Linen Embroidery Tool Wrap (perfect for your scissors, threads, pins etc.) 5 1/2″ x 8″ closed and 8″ x 14 1/2″ open. Four different sized …

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Brand New Pastel Sets in the Shop!

We have just listed three brand new pastel sets from Wallace Seymour! Come and look at all sets!  The first set is the Earth Color Set. The second set is Green Earth Color Set.  The third set is Red Earth Color Set.

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Poetry of Place | Join the Free Zoom

Poetry of Place LIVE Zoom with Daune Pitman, Lissa Whitlock, Chris Willard, Tim Willard and me! We’d love for you to join us for a fun discussion about curating places of beauty….or just be entertained by the banter! Tuesday, April 25 3:00 ET Here’s the link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88196891312?pwd=dHVJSmRHQ0NNUTBLVk9oSmxCY01vUT09 I found my creativity again years ago through home and family. Over and over again home has been the safe place to express beauty, make art, teach our children, gather others, build a …

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April Round-Up | Free Beauty Found on the Internet

I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is all around me if I have my eyes open to it. Sometimes I find it with my hands wrapped around a hot cup of coffee and my feet to the warm earth, a text from a childhood friend, holding hands with Kelly all over NYC, hearing the deep laughter from a friend, little moments throughout the day where I am reminded of the deep hope in Jesus, upcoming travel and …

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Cut + Paste | A Live Zoom Art Workshop

All around my studio I have bowls of torn abstract lines and forms, cut up vintage fabrics, papers with my marks, odds and ends of vintage trinkets and ephemera and then another full of stitched vintage French linen scraps. Often as I am creating, I will pull these bowls around me to see if any of these treasures will find their way into my current work. One day as I was sorting through these bowls, I started to create just …

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Free Art Video | Paint for Change with Stephanie Lee

Using simple tools and magazine pages you can transform your surface and create gorgeous works of art. Whether you are creating substrates for abstract work, journaling pages or more, you will be inspired to try Stephanie Lee’s techniques. Go grab some magazine pages and a few colors of paint and let’s get started. You will never look at magazine pages the same again. Come and get your free art lesson HERE.     The video lesson is free but you …

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The Jeanne Oliver Podcast Episode Sixty Eight | Eat. Pie. Love. with Tara Royer Steele

  In this episode Jeanne is talking with baker, gatherer, author and The Pie Queen Tara Royer Steele. Tara shares about the lose of her mother and how that started a ripple effect of generosity that also helped her step into her calling in new ways. She also shares what she needed during the grieving process, how to love people well in the midst of grief and how to invite healing.   Tara Royer Steele also known as The Pie …