I am honored to announce that artist Danielle Donaldson will be bringing her watercolor magic back to the Jeanne Oliver Creative Network with her newest online course All Creatures Lovely and Small! Ellies, pups and bunnies, oh my! One whole week of online creative goodness! We will start off our week with a good dose of danielle-ish color theory. This isn’t your everyday color-wheel stuff. As a matter of fact, it is kind of the opposite. You’ll learn how to …
The Last Day For Christmas Delivery! {the shop will be closed for a few weeks}
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 course beginning January 18th and the announcement of fun things to come! We would love to wrap up something special for you or someone you love! …
New Bags Are In The Shop!
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 is such a joy for us to create these bags and to wrap them up for you!
The Piper Art Bag is Back in Stock!
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, has an adjustable strap, a large zippered pocket, cell phone pocket, an outside pocket for a ruler or larger paintbrushes, an open pocket for pencils etc., a buttoned pocket, …
Brand New Gallery Wrapped Canvas Prints {and a giveaway}
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. Don’t you just love when you get art and it can instantly be hung? We will be slowly adding more art but we have a great start and we hope …
Brand New Prints In The Shop
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 announcement in early September. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask and thank you for looking!
The Quinn Art Bag is Back In Stock!
I just have returned from teaching in Italy (post coming soon and it was AMAZING) and I wanted you to know that the Quinn Art Bag is back in stock! This is my go to bag for art and everyday! 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 grey …
Is It You?
I am sorry for the delay in announcing the winner for the release of the 2015 Summer Collection! The winner of the art package giveaway is… Amy Crews commented: June 22, 2015 at 4:14 pm (Edit) I’m entering every way possible! I adore Jeanne and EVERY one of her creations! What I love most about summer is having my children at home, less time in the car (unlike carpooling everywhere for hours a day), and being able to spontaneously travel! …
The Shop Is Full of New Bags {and so much more}
I am so excited to tell you that the shop is FULL! Not just full of bags but so much more! Come and check out the bags, wallets, vintage items, art supplies, aprons, jewelry and more! You know I can’t have a new collection and not do a giveaway! We would love to giveaway package from the shop! We have put aside jewelry, art supplies, aprons, purses, an art bag and a complete online course package from jeanneoliver.ning.com for the …
Lucky Boss Market {brand your business}
One of my favorite creative geniuses has just done it again! My friend Reni of Bliss & Tell Branding Company has just come up with the most AWESOME idea for all of you that are just starting your business, re-branding your business or wanting to take your business to the next level! Reni has helped us again and again with branding our business and her eye for design and helping you to see what your business brand can be is …
Original Paintings For Sale
Good Morning! I haven’t listed original paintings for awhile and thought it was a good time to share some of the art I have made over the past months. I seem to pile them up around the studio and to not put them out into the world. I am trying to do better about that. Thank you for taking a look… Mrs. Bramhill SOLD It Is Well Mrs. Carpenter Missing Pieces Hello, friend! Between Two Worlds SOLD Braver Than She …
Brand New Photoshop Course!
Have you always wanted to learn how to create repeat patterns with your own sketching, painting or digital art? Have you been looking for ways to create your own wallpaper, fabrics or paper designs? Have you just wanted to understand Photoshop better and see how you can use it in your art work? I am beyond thrilled and honored to have licensed artist Bari J teaching Pattern Play | Create Your Own Professional Patterns in Photoshop with Ease. Learn …
Top 6 Social Media Tips For Creating Balance {For Home and Business}
(These photos have nothing to do with the post but what fun is a post without photos? I thought you would understand.) When you are a stay at home mom, homeschooler and entrepreneur with a home office… your worlds start to collide. There are days that without everything right here at home I know I wouldn’t be able to do all that we get accomplished. Then there are the days when everything coming at me can be a little too …
Creativity Takes Courage {Cat Bude}
*** 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 had the opportunity to interview some of my favorite creative women and business owners. You can see the talented list of interviewees over on my creative network under Creativity …
New Bags Are In The Shop!
We were going to wait until after Christmas to add new products to the shop but we were getting so many emails that we are adding the bags! We have all new bags in the shop and we have called in all of our staff to work hard to make sure all of the bags get out in time for Christmas. All orders placed between December 11 and 14 will be shipped out priority before Monday. The shop will close …
Creativity Takes Courage {Kelly Barton}
The next Creativity Takes Courage interview begins right now… *** 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 had the opportunity to interview some of my favorite creative women and business owners. You can see the talented list …
Do You Respect Your Gifts {Or Just Expect Others To Do It For You?}
I remember when I was a brand new mom and I would go weeks without having time to myself. I didn’t mean to and I knew it wasn’t healthy at the same time. I wouldn’t say something to my husband until I was at the point of losing my mind or wanting to jump in my car and drive for days. I don’t know if I was needing my husband to tell me it was OK to have time for …
Drum Roll Please {The Winner of The Jane Eyre Collection Giveaway}
Good morning! Thank you for the huge and overwhelming response to the new collection! {The new art deco photo set with wood stump stand} We are almost completely sold out. We are speechless and soooo thankful for all of you. Thank you for sharing the collection with so many of your friends. I know there were some that were disappointed that by the time they knew about the new collection so much was sold out. I wanted to let you …
Welcome To The Jane Eyre Collection! {a giveaway too}
We launched the Jane Eyre Collection at 5pm MST on Saturday night and the response was amazing! *** Thank you for loving the new bags and jewelry and for selling out some bags so quickly. Our collections are about storytelling and the gathering of vintage fabrics, new fabrics, vintage buttons, embellishments and vintage findings for the jewelry is one of the beautiful and exciting parts about offering our two collections a year. I appreciate so much that we have customers …
The Jane Eyre Collection {Don’t Miss The Launch}
I wanted to let you know that the brand new Jane Eyre Collection will be available this Saturday, July 19th at 5pm MST. I hope you love all of the designs, fabrics and details in this collection. The Jane Eyre Collection will have vintage pieces, photography collections, jewelry created from vintage findings and new bags from new and vintage fabrics! Here is a peek at the Jane Eyre Collection… Thank you for taking a peek at the new line and …
Art Auction Begins Today!
I just wanted to let you all know that I am one of many artists that have donated to an art auction to benefit our friend Lorraine Lewis. The auction will begin on June 14 at 9am MST and run for 24 hours. Go to heart_and_hand on Instagram to view the art pieces up for auction. I have also donated one piece titled For Such a Time as This. It is an acyclic painting with vintage papers with a vintage …
Who Are They Studying Under?
Good morning! I am so thrilled about your excitement over Studying Under The Masters {becoming an apprentice}! For those of you that have registered (and those of you that may be hearing about it for the first time) I wanted to share WHO the teachers will be studying under. First of all I want to say that having these eight incredible artists join me on this creative journey is humbling. I adore each of these women for their creativity and …
Arsty Goodness Begins Today {come see the projects!}
The 12 Arsty Ornaments of Christmas begins today! To read more click HERE. To register click HERE. Here is a peek at the video projects! This course is full of such creative teachers. Here is the line up: Teresa Collins, Jenny Doh, Christy Tomlinson, Jeanne Oliver, Margie Romney-Aslett, Amy Tan, Julie-FieFan Blazar, Maggie Holmes, Junelle Jacobsen, Tamara Laporte, Alisa Burke and Chrissy Garder. See you in class! This is my project. I am teaching how to paint a woodland girl …
Gathering Collection {and a giveaway}
We have added all of the new product in the shop and want to celebrate with you! We hope you love the new Gathering Collection. To celebrate with you I would LOVE to give away one Paige Camera Bag! The Paige Camera Bag is made from gorgeous upholstery weight Damask fabric. The inside is made from a complimentary (and fun) chevron print. To enter for the drawing for the Paige Camera Bag all you need to do is to leave …
The New Collection Has Arrived!
The Gathering Collection has arrived! We hope you love the beautiful fabrics (both vintage and new) that we have used. I am especially excited about the special embroidery work that we have included in this collection. With my love of France and especially the embroidery that can be found on the vintage French linens…I am giddy to see this special touch on many of our bags. All of the bags have been added and we will be adding the vintage …