you know.. I have amazing, wonderfully talented friends. TRULY talented. I am always amazed at how creative they are.. and all sorts of creative! One of my dearest friends.. Jeanne Oliver.. is one of those crazy talented... inspiring girls.
Jeanne designs vintage inspired clothing, jewelry, handbags, art and more.. and each spring and fall she debuts her new lines. WELL this week.. Jeanne debuted her new spring line, Town and Country! Oh my.. can you say take me home?
Love love love this yellow "shirt".. she calls it a dress.. um yeah.. I call it a shirt! lol.. but oh my heck in LOVE. She actually gave me this piece at our "weekend retreat" a few weeks ago.. I was blown away! Beautiful yellow linen.. so beautiful and well made!
This is my FAVORITE bag.. the Sadie bag.. made from vintage fabric. be still my heart. Seriously..
She also travels the world and collects vintage pieces.. these are vintage note cards and letters from Paris..
This is a bracelet she made out of a vintage piece found on her trip as well.. one of a kind. Amazing!
This handmade adorable Ruffled apron.. amazing! Can you see me altering this baby? oh how fun!
I think this is my favorite piece. I actually bought this one. It was calling my name. It's an original 4"x4" deep canvas painting.. attached to a vintage door handle. I can't wait to put it in my studio. GORGEOUS!
she is just truly simply brilliant! her peices are one of a kind.. and her dresses and handbags are so well made!
You MUST Must go check out her shop! She has dresses, all sorts of totes and purses and handbags, vintage jewelry pieces, vintage items, art prints and also original art! AND she is so sweet! She is letting me giveaway one of her grey ruffled totes here on my blog! JEANNE I LOVE YOU!
Some lucky lady.. is going to win this gorgeous grey linen tote.. so beautiful!
So what do you need to do to? Simply post on this blog post.. what inspires you this spring! I would love to know.. and I will pick a winner when I get back from Donna's event next Monday! OH.... and make sure you go check out Jeanne's new line.. and her shopAND her blog! She is an amazing blogger.. love her blog posts.. she is creative and funny and witty.. and heart warming.. love that sweet girl. So blessed to call her friend.
Happy Wednesday!
Ohh I love the Peasant dress she has listed and that bag is adorable. Thank you for sharing Jeanne's site. for some reason this spring we have more hummingbirds around our property this spring than before, I love trying to watch them.
Posted by: Carol | May 11, 2011 at 08:16 AM
Oh Christy, Can I just have one of everything? What inspires me most about the spring are the flowers. From dark and drab to pretty and vibrant. Jump starts my creative soul.
Have fun at Inspired.
Regina
Posted by: Regina | May 11, 2011 at 08:25 AM
Loved your friends beautiful shop Christy. For me my inspiration is still waiting for warm enough weather to plant some flowers.Soon very soon I hope!
Posted by: Denise S. | May 11, 2011 at 08:47 AM
Christy!
That's so weird. I just found Jeanne yesterday and I ordered a dress! So weird! Anyway, I need that tote to match my dress.
Posted by: April | May 11, 2011 at 08:47 AM
I stumbled upon Jeanne's site on Monday! and I am totally wowed by her talent and creativity! a lot like you, Christy, no wonder you are such great friends. It will be a wonderful gift for someone to win that beautiful tote (hope it's me!). Springtime...the month of May is my favourite time of the year!...I feel so inspired by all the shades of green as the fresh new leaves burst open on the trees ...especially on a morning like today with sunshine sparkling on the dewdrops. Ah, I love it!
Posted by: Abbajosmom | May 11, 2011 at 08:57 AM
LOVE IT!
Posted by: PAINTEDPICTURECRAFTARTIST | May 11, 2011 at 09:02 AM
Love! Love! Love! She has such beautiful things on her site. I wish her lots of luck and prosperity!! Such a cute bag..would definitely love to win it!! For me, just the smell of Spring gives me inspiration. Makes me want to pull all of my scrapbook supplies out under the canopy in our front yard and scrap until my heart is content!!
Posted by: Elisha Pharr | May 11, 2011 at 09:02 AM
I love the bags and dresses,plan on ordering one...I am inspired by all the green in spring and rebirth, all the flowers and blooming trees...
Posted by: shar walker | May 11, 2011 at 09:05 AM
Your friend is doing some BEAUTIFUL work!!! I will so have to check out more. This spring I have been struggling with my creative juices. I lost my best friend unexpectedly on April 3rd and it has really taken a toll. I received a gorgeous card from a friend that talks about guardian angels. The card has inspired my to do a canvas representing my dear angel Cindy. I can only hope it does her justice.
Posted by: Christy | May 11, 2011 at 09:06 AM
Love, love, love it! Checked out her site when you posted it the other day and again when Margie did this morning. She is truly talented. Would love to get my hands on that bag. It is a must have!
What is inspiring me this Spring is actually you and Melody. I am taking SR and am signed up for 3 Hearts. I have always wanted to try mixed media but as a "liner-upper" I was always a little petrified. I am loving the freedom of expression that the courses have given me and am allowing myself to be more open and creative. It has been an amazing journey! Thanks so much!!!!
Posted by: Katie Weas | May 11, 2011 at 09:07 AM
Thanks for sharing Christy! Your whole blog is so inspiring every time! Love that ruffle bag! It's so girly.
Sandy C
Posted by: Sandy | May 11, 2011 at 09:12 AM
YOU are what is inspiring me this Sring. You have made me a changed woman! I'm so excited about life after taking your first class. Thank you so very much from the bottom of my HEART! I can't wait for the next class to start and fill my summer with joy. I do have one compaint. YOu need to do a class a month. :) This wait for the next class is killing me! LOL!
Love your friends site and so glad you shared with all of us!
Happy SPRING!
Robin :)
Posted by: Robin | May 11, 2011 at 09:19 AM
What a gorgeous bag, and I think I'm going to need that Sadie bag as well. I am inspired by all the amazing colours in the garden I just planted.
Posted by: Susan | May 11, 2011 at 09:23 AM
I love her site! You are both so talented. I feel blessed to be able to see such beautiful things from my kitchen table! I can't wait for 3 Hearts to start! xoxoxo, Sheila
Posted by: Sheila | May 11, 2011 at 09:27 AM
I agree with you dress for her, shirt for me, love it. You naughty enabler, I'm afraid my bank account is going to suffer some loss. I love, love the spring time when the dogwoods begin to bloom just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Dede Rhodes | May 11, 2011 at 09:49 AM
What a GREAT post! I love that I have such amazing, wonderful talented friends too! ; ) xoxo
Posted by: Julie Parmer Hosley | May 11, 2011 at 09:50 AM
Love all her stuff and could take one of each! Beautiful. Just beautiful!
Posted by: Shalet | May 11, 2011 at 09:53 AM
Holy cow! Totally loving that bag...totally loving ALL of her creations!! Talented INDEED! I'm totally inspired by all the spring flowering plants...the bursts of color & bright green shoots. The promise that sandal season is on its way...
Posted by: Bethany C. | May 11, 2011 at 10:02 AM
Ummmmm omg gorgeous!
I am in drooling puppy love over her insanely creative beautiful stuff!!
Safe travels Christy!!
Posted by: Cindy Reimer | May 11, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Love the site! Love the purse, but then I have never met a purse I didn't like. My inspiration comes from my grown children. All the things they have going on in thier lives makes me realize I need to leave them with my words of wisdom, a little piece of me to share forever.
Posted by: Linda Magee | May 11, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Oopsy, forgot to post what inspires me .... So many things inspire me, from a walk in my neighbourhood, to seeing things that creative women like yourself make .. That INSPIRES me ...to just BE and play and have fun, and most of all create what you love!
Life is just too short to do anything else.
xxo
Posted by: Cindy Reimer | May 11, 2011 at 10:12 AM
How cute & talented she is! LOVE THE BAG!
My spring inspiration is my sweet kids standing at both the front and backdoors begging to go outside and play, explore, learn & love the outdoors....eventhough it is still chilly, rainy and dreary here. Such sweet little spirits they are!
Posted by: Katie Burgess | May 11, 2011 at 10:17 AM
Spring alway inspires me to clean and organize, when the grass turns green it just makes things so refreshed it puts me in a cleaning mode. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Cim Allen | May 11, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Spring is so inspiring because of the warmer temps, but this year, I am so inspired by the chirping birds. Maybe it's because I've really stopped to listen to them this time! Thanks for a chance to win that gorgeous bag. Jeanne is amazing!
Posted by: Wendy | May 11, 2011 at 10:29 AM
Loving the tote! My favorite colors right now! Spring inspires me to clean and organize too! Love to see the tulips come back after all the snow and all the flower trees!
Posted by: Stéphanie Pouliot | May 11, 2011 at 10:29 AM