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Beginning your business giveaway {The best giveaway I have ever had}

April 2, 2012 By jeanne 219 Comments

I have a heart for women.

I am constantly amazed at the depth, quality, beauty, talent and strength of women.

I had promised myself when I first started that if I ever figured this whole thing out (and I am still learning) that I would share how I did it.

Along the way I have always tried to answer emails, encourage and support other small business owners (and dreamers).

I had questions at the beginning and so many didn’t want to give me the answers.

I didn’t have a mentor and I could have really used one.

Not because I wanted to do what they were doing….because I wanted the knowledge and support to follow MY gifts.

I have had someone try to make me feel small.

Stupid.

Not talented enough.

Everyone has.

I don’t play by those rules.

I create my own.

I want to create a community of women that I can share my heart and journey with and then in turn they will encourage and support each other.

We all know something that someone else needs.

We all have gifts that come easily for us and others struggle with….why not reach out?

In a little over 2 weeks our new e-course Building a Creatively Made Business will launch.

April 16th is the launch.

This will be a three week course where I will share my journey with my business.

The course will be open for THREE months.

You will have plenty of time to watch all of the videos and then the online community will be open as long as you all want it.

You will have an online community through the hosting site AND Facebook to connect with other small business owners and dreamers.

Last week I kept on thinking what would make an incredible giveaway for one member of the class.

Here it is!

I want to do two things.

The first thing is that I want to give away 10 spots to this class.

Here is the big giveaway!

If you are registered for the class by April 23 you will be entered into our giveaway for one registrant to win:

Beginning Your Business Kit

Blog design by Sadie Olive

Postcard design by Sadie Olive

Business card design by Sadie Olive

Basic website design by Sadie Olive

(if you already have a website/blog set up you will receive a design credit with Sadie Olive)

My favorite planner

My favorite portable office kit

3 hours of one on one time with me on Skype or phone or email to discuss your business and dreams ( you can use this time over a few months or all at once).

This package is valued at over $1200!

I am so excited just typing this.

It means so much to me to do this for one of you that I sat down with my husband asking him what he thought about us doing this.

He was so excited too!

I wish we could do this for everyone one of you…but I truly believe the course will be amazing for all of us!

So, how do you enter?

First of all to win a spot to the class please leave a comment on THIS post telling me what you are hoping to get out of the course.

For more chances to win a spot you can:

*Facebook about the course (please link back) and then leave a comment telling us you did.

*Twitter about the course (please link back) and leave a comment telling us you did.

*Blog about the course (please link back) and leave us a comment telling us you did.

*Pin the course on Pinterest (please link back) and leave us a comment telling us you did.

This gives you FIVE chances to enter for the giveaway.

To register to win the beginning business kit…just register for the course!

Every person that registers will AUTOMATICALLY be entered for the Beginning Your Business Kit.

I can’t wait for the course to begin and to get to know you!

Owning and running your own business is one of the hardest things you can do….and one of the most rewarding.

See you in class!

You can find the video HERE that tells more about the course.

The video is also below (please pause the music on the player first).

Introduction to Building a Creatively Made Business from Jeanne Oliver on Vimeo.

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One life on this earth is all that we get,

whether it is enough or not enough,

and the obvious conclusion would seem to be that at the very least

we are fools if we do not live it as fully and bravely and beautifully as we can.

–Frederick Buechner

Are you a dreamer?

Do you have ideas, dreams and a beautiful product to go with it?

Have you been putting off starting your own business?

Do you feel stuck in the online business you have already created?

Do you just need someone to take your hand and walk you through the process?

It is time to take yourself and your dreams seriously.

Let’s start at the beginning.

Join me for a three week journey in building a “Creatively Made Business”.

SOME of the topics we will cover …..

Setting up your business

Websites

Social networking

Promoting your business

Pricing and staying competitive

Photographing your product

Setting yourself apart

Growing your brand

Markets and shows

Manufacturing

Reproducing your work

Keeping the books

Balancing home and creativity

I will share my journey

I will talk honestly about what worked and what didn’t.

I will talk about growing pains and when you will know it is time to expand.

I will talk about all the things I wish someone had told me before I started to manufacture my clothing and bags (all the mistakes I made too).

Each week you will hear from other guest business owners and they will share what they wish they would have known and give you their best piece of advice.

You will have access to a Facebook group so you can connect with other business owners (or dreamers) in the class.

Each week we will have a live chat where you can ask questions.

All sessions are recorded and available as videos for you to watch at your convenience. You will learn at your own pace and around your own schedule.

Growth, dreams and possibilities begin April 16^th.

Registration is now open.

{class will begin April 16^th and the classroom will be open for 3 months}

$48 for the course

NO COUPON CAN BE APPLIED TO THIS COURSE

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24 Hour Sale {The Betty Messenger Bag}

March 29, 2012 By jeanne 7 Comments

I have a closet full of purses, bags, totes…..

I change out my bags all of the time according to what I am wearing.

My obsession with bags makes it easy to want to design and manufacture bags that you will love too.

Our ruffle tote started over three years ago.

It was a hit right away and it has been a staple every since.

For the next 24 hours we are offering you our Betty Messenger Bag for $52 (regularly $76)!

The Betty is a plaid exterior with a black and white pincord.

The bag has a zippered pocket, cell phone pocket and closes with a magnetic snap.

The Betty even comes with a removable flower (we have changed the flower from the one pictured..it is the same as the Natalie Camera Bag).

You can pick up your own Betty HERE.

Filed Under: Shop Talk, Style Page, Uncategorized Tagged With: black and white, camera bag, cell phone pocket, diaper bag, fabric flower, jeanne oliver, jeanne oliver designs, messenger bag, navy, pincord, plaid, red, removable flower, school bag, tote, white

Get The Look {Be inspired and Share Photos Yourself}

February 27, 2012 By jeanne

Sometimes when we see clothing online, in a catalog or in a lookbook we can wonder….what will those pieces look like on ME?

I wanted to show my clothing, bags etc on different people wearing them in THEIR own way.

Different women.

Different unique styles.

Different sizes.

This idea brought about my new series called, “Get the look”.

Each week I have asked 3-4 women to show photos of how THEY wear my clothing.

The most exciting part about this new series is that I want to see photos from all of YOU!

If your photo is chosen to be a part of the series…you will get a $100 gift certificate to my shop!

If you want your photos to be considered please email them to me at jeanneoli@hotmail.com.

Each week we will chose a photo submitted by one of you to add to the post.

That person chosen will get the $100 gift certificate to my shop.

I want all sized women!

I want all different styles.

I want my readers to really see how all of you bring my clothes to life.

So, lets get started.

This week I have four women that have graciously agreed to be my guinea pigs.

First up is Estelle Hayes from California. You can find Estelle writing on her blog Under a Pink Moon.

I love how Estelle wore the tunic with tights, boots and that FABULOUS hat. Estelle, please share with all of us where you got that.

The Golden Gate Bridge in the background doesn’t hurt much either.

Estelle is wearing the Louise Tunic.

The next photo has Melissa McArdle from Reverie Daydream wearing the Audrey Tunic.

THIS is why I wanted to do this series…….Melissa paired the French inspired tunic with leopard print leggings and high heels!

I love when you take my clothing and wearing them authentic to who you are.

It completely changes the look.

Kimberly Taylor of Kimberly Taylor Images proves that you just need a Frenchie and awesome boots to make a look.

(I love the socks peeking up from the boots)

Kimberly is wearing the Elaine knit dress.

You may recognize the person in the next photos.

Amy Jo is one of my models in the last spring 2011 and winter 2011 lookbooks.

I love how you see our infinity scarf layered with the Audrey tunic and her wool coat.

She is also wearing the Anne Messenger Bag.

I am going to love this new series.

It has been so fun for me to see how each of these women brought their own sense of style to my clothing.

Now I want to see how YOU put your own style into my clothing.

Please send your photos to jeanneoli@hotmail.com and in the subject line please write “get the look”.

We will pick one photo for next week and that person will receive a $100 gift certificate to my shop.

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Princess {Even For One Night}

February 22, 2012 By jeanne

I loved dressing up when I was little.

I put on plays, wrote stories and often lived in the imaginary worlds I created.

Even as an adult I wish I could jump into time period movies and play dress up.

I need a trunk full of fancy clothes that can transform and bring me back to the imaginary worlds of the past.

My Maddy plays dress up all of the time but one time a year I believe she feels like a true princess.

This is the 6th year that she has attended the Daddy Daughter Ball with her daddy.

It is her most favorite thing to do with her dad.

I am sure the first year he wasn’t so sure that this was his thing.

Now it is.

How can it not be his thing to make his daughter feel special and loved?!

She is one of his treasures….and she knows it.

…and she lived happily ever after.

Filed Under: Family First, Uncategorized Tagged With: daddy daughter ball, dance, daughter, dress up, father

My Art Studio {Where I Lose Track Of Time}

February 20, 2012 By jeanne

Until two years ago my art studio was down in our unfinished basement.

I had plenty of room but the lack of good light and the chill during the winter made it less than desirable.

I would find myself not wanting to work on art. I would go a few weeks without creating and then get frustrated with myself for my lack of motivation.

If you have been following my blog for awhile you know the rest of the story.

If you are new to my blog I will fill you in.

A little over two years ago my husband kept on insisting that I take our rarely used dinning room as my studio.

I fought him for awhile because I loved that room.

It had gorgeous raw silk curtains, custom wainscoting (that my husband had built) and a stunning chandelier.

Even though the room wasn’t used often I still loved that we had THAT space. That space to entertain and celebrate holidays.

My husband was persistent.

He knew what I desperately needed…even though I didn’t know yet.

I finally said yes and we began to make the dinning room my own space.

It does something to you deep down when you take a room, at the front of your home and announce to the world how important your gifts are to you.

I am so glad my husband pushed and I am so grateful that I agreed.In the beginning the space looked lovely and perfect but it didn’t have all of the supplies I needed to work.

It is now a working art space.

Here is the studio today.

Thank you Kelly.