by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 27, 2015 | All
I hope you all had such an amazing Christmas! We have spent days doing pretty much nothing but eating too much, playing games, hanging out with family and watch a ton of movies. It has been wonderful and exactly what we needed. Thank you for your response to my...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 23, 2015 | All
**THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED** The winners of 2 complete online class packages worth over $1500 each are: Michelle Wooderson commented: December 23, 2015 at 2:55 am (Edit) Everything is so you Jeanne. I love the black bar cart as we’re getting ready to redo a few things...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 22, 2015 | All
Thank you for another incredible year creating and journeying together! 2016 has so much goodness promised already and I can’t wait to grow together as artists and individuals. It is such an honor to stand beside you and create this creative life together. Thank...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 21, 2015 | All
All of my courses come from an authentic place of walking through something, discovery and/or personal growth. One of the biggest lessons I learned creatively in 2015 was that it was time to really tell my story. To hold nothing back and to start letting it spill all...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 18, 2015 | All
We have so many fun and amazing things planned for the Living Studio but one thing we wanted to start ASAP was a weekly Friday prompt. Each Friday you will get an art quote and a printable prompt that hopefully will get you motivated to get your supplies out over the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 17, 2015 | All
If you still have special people on your list and you haven’t been able to find that perfect gift for them I hope this list will help. I LOVE gift idea lists and I am hoping you do too! I wanted to start with the teen boys and men because they are harder for me...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 16, 2015 | All
Good Morning! We wanted to let you know that TODAY is the last day to order from our online shop for Christmas delivery. The shop will be closed for a few weeks to enjoy the holidays and for a much needed rest. We will be back in 2016 with a brand new art journaling...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 15, 2015 | All
We have a new video available in our free series Creatively Made Kids! Our daughter Madolyn loves to share crafts, recipes etc. with other kids on our creative network. We look forward to growing this aspect of our site and we welcome your children to come on over and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 11, 2015 | All
We have so many fun and amazing things planned for the Living Studio but one thing we wanted to start ASAP was a weekly Friday prompt. Each Friday you will get an art quote and a printable prompt that hopefully will get you motivated to get your supplies out over the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 7, 2015 | All
Last week’s Holiday House Walk was so incredible and I was blown away by the creativity and beauty coming from each home. I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite images from the tour. If you would like to take the tour from the beginning I know...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 4, 2015 | All
We have so many fun and amazing things planned for the Living Studio but one thing we wanted to start ASAP was a weekly Friday prompt. Each Friday you will get an art quote and a printable prompt that hopefully will get you motivated to get your supplies out over the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 2, 2015 | All
Good Morning! I wanted to let you know that we have new bags in the shop just in time for Christmas! All of our products are wrapped beautifully and they come ready to give. All of the bags have been created from vintage fabrics and are full of attention to detail. It...
by Jeanne Oliver | Dec 1, 2015 | All
How do you say goodbye to a home and bring in the holidays for the last time at an address? The past few weeks have brought such a storm of mixed emotions and now the reality that we are moving from the only home our children have known. We love it pretty simple...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 20, 2015 | All
We have so many fun and amazing things planned for the Living Studio but one thing we wanted to start ASAP was a weekly Friday prompt. Each Friday you will get an art quote and a printable prompt that hopefully will get you motivated to get your supplies out over the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 13, 2015 | All
We have the most INCREDIBLE line up of teachers and online classes for you coming in 2016! We are honored to have artist Julie Johnson coming back to teach her newest course Making Art Sing: Values, Lines and Shapes! This is a one week course that will compliment and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 13, 2015 | All
We have so many fun and amazing things planned for the Living Studio but one thing we wanted to start ASAP was a weekly Friday prompt. Each Friday you will get an art quote and a printable prompt that hopefully will get you motivated to get your supplies out over the...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 12, 2015 | All
I am SOOO excited to announce that I will be a part of Meg Duerkson’s Camp Create! Here are all of the details! We are having Camp CREATE April 6 – 10, 2016! Tickets will go on sale this Monday – November 16 at noon CST. Here is more about Camp Create in...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 4, 2015 | All
Months ago I was contacted to be a part of the launch of a brand new app called Bhome. As much as I have social media in my life for my business I have to be honest that I get overwhelmed by too many things coming at me and the idea of learning one more new thing just...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 4, 2015 | All
Shades of Blue Interiors | Jeanne Oliver Designs | Zevyjoy | Liz Marie Blog | Julie Blanner ****** What is not to love about a holiday all about family, friends, good food and just being together!? When my friend Bre of Rooms For Rent asked me to be a part of her...
by Jeanne Oliver | Nov 4, 2015 | All
Planning the Living Studio Normandy with Cat Bude was such a blast and just thinking about being back in France made all of the work completely worth it! If I was coming to France I should probably spend a few extra days in Paris, right? I should also play and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 31, 2015 | All
Cozy, eclectic, artsy, warm and comfortable are words I would use to describe how I hope our home feels to my family and friends. Cozy is the best word and it instant makes me think of comfy pajamas, my hands wrapped around a huge mug of something hot, a good book,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 28, 2015 | All
Welcome to the Piper Art Bag! This bag was inspired by my The Living Studio series and retreats and the idea of not just creating in our studios but out in the world and creating around what inspires us. This art bag is made from brown linen, lined with cream ticking,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 20, 2015 | All
One of my most popular online course is Creatively Made Home {home for the holidays}. This three week course is all about the heart of home and how to make the holidays all about the people you love. I wanted to offer this beautiful and rich course at a discount for...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 4, 2015 | All
All of my courses come from an authentic place of walking through something, discovery and/or personal growth. One of the biggest lessons I learned creatively in 2015 was that it was time to really tell my story. To hold nothing back and to start letting it spill all...
by Jeanne Oliver | Oct 1, 2015 | All
Intro To Hand Lettering begins on Monday! I am constantly surrounded by the most creative people and it is my biggest joy and honor to have them teach on our creative network! Many of you will probably remember Jen Wagner from our popular Becoming free series in...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 23, 2015 | All
My travel and teaching schedule will be much closer to home next year but I do have a few extra special workshops that I want you to know about! Registration just opened for Sketching and Sculpting and it is almost sold out. Join me for a two-day workshop all about...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 18, 2015 | All
I hate running from one place to another and nothing makes me happier than a slow day at home so I can’t tell you how happy I am that I am your last stop on the Finding Fall Home Tour. I get to spend more time with you and we all can take a big exhale, I can get...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 17, 2015 | All
I MAY be a few days late for this! It was my intention to open the giveaway the day Art of Home | Modern Simple Living began and then we have been so crazy busy with the new courses that I didn’t make it over here! THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED Better late than...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 14, 2015 | All
Tomorrow the online course the Art of Home | Modern Simple Living will begin! We would love to have you join us as we celebrate home and simple ways to create an artisan lifestyle. Here is a peek into week one…the Art of Farm To Table. (Keep in mind that this...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 13, 2015 | All
I am thrilled to announce that I will be back at Studio Cresendoh teaching a two day workshop this coming January! Jenny’s studio is intimate, has great light, there is always lots of laughter and it is surrounded by the coolest coffee shops and...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 11, 2015 | All
Scribble Art with Julie Johnson begins on Monday! This week I shared a sneak peek into the Art of Home | Modern Simple Living on social media. Julie Johnson took that image and did her mad scribble art skills with it! How fun is this?! We have put together just a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 9, 2015 | All
Guys! I am exited to announce that we have some of our prints available as gallery wrapped canvas prints! You guys have been asking for them and we are thrilled to finally have them in stock. They look gorgeous and we are can’t wait to see these on your walls. ...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 7, 2015 | All
Good Morning and happy Labor Day! I hope you have a fun day relaxing or catch up on fun projects around the home (that is usually what these days mean for us). The crispness in the air this morning was a sweet reminder that fall is coming and we wanted to offer you a...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 4, 2015 | All
There are so many awesome online courses out there and sometimes it can be hard to know which one to choose! I know that your time and money is so important and that is why I wanted to make finding the RIGHT online course easier for you. The first step we did was...
by Jeanne Oliver | Sep 2, 2015 | All
Sometimes I get to do really cool things like review books by artists I admire! Danielle Daniel has recently released her book Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox! So beautiful on so many levels! Today my Benjamin and I read this book all snuggled up. We even read it a few...
by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 31, 2015 | All
Is it getting a bit cooler at nights where you are living? I can feel the little changes that are everywhere and they are telling me that fall is coming. It is always hard to say goodbye to summer but fall will always have my heart. Fall is when the house gets cozy,...
by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 28, 2015 | All
There are so many awesome online courses out there and sometimes it can be hard to know which one to choose! I know that your time and money is so important and that is why I wanted to make finding the RIGHT online course easier for you. The first step we did was...
by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 25, 2015 | All
For those of you that are new to the blog I want to tell you a little bit about the free series. My creative network offers free videos, new online courses, live “chats” and now interviews with courageous lovelies from around the world. Over the past two years I have...
by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 14, 2015 | All
We are thrilled to announce that we have added a ton of never before offered prints in the shop! Come and take a peek… You can find these all in our Etsy shop and our website for your convenience. We have gallery wrapped canvas prints coming soon! Look for that...
by Jeanne Oliver | Aug 11, 2015 | All
**This giveaway is now closed and winners have been announced below.** (All winners have until September 11th to claim the giveaways) *** Each online course, collection and retreat has truly become a labor of love. This is an investment of so many that I truly love...
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