Christmas In July at "Painting With Friends!"

Check out the "Painting With Friends" site! Great SALE going on in July!

Painting With Friends

Tons of wonderful designs to choose from!

Time to get painting for Fall and, yes, Christmas!!

Have fun! 

julie

New Year's SALE at Oakleaf Hollow!

I can hardly believe that 2014 is here! 

It was a wonderful 2013. I had so much FUN painting

and

 painting up designs with Terrye French's

 "Painting With Friends" group.

So-o-oo....

It's time for a SALE!

Head on over to my Etsy shop to receive 25% off 

ALL my HANDpainted items! 

Just use COUPON CODE: oak2014 at checkout.

The E-patterns are NOT included, 

as they are part of Painting With Friends.

Thanks for all your support and friendship!

Will see you here in 2014!

Have a great week!

julie

Painting With Friends new Etsy shop!

Hello All! Happy Friday!

There's a new cool Etsy shop in town!

If you enjoy painting, or Primitive style painted creations, check it out!

Painting Patterns designed by Terrye French and painted by
 .. who else .. but her friends! 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaintingWithFriends

There are tons of great e-patterns from Terrye French's Painting With Friends! 

There will also be some hand crafted items.

Click here to see the "Bittersweet Swan" e-pattern

Happy Fall!

Have fun painting!

julie

Christmas In July!

Hello All!

Here's a reminder for all the painters out there!

Terrye French Designs

"Painting With Friends"

There are lots of wonderful new e-patterns for Christmas, Halloween, and some FUN extras!

This is PWF's 3rd Anniversary!

Go check it out!

Thanks

julie

Painting With Friends

Hello all!

It's Sunday evening. I am recuperating with a cold/sinus thing. Ick!  What better time to catch up on my blogging. 

I hope that Y'all will check out the latest e-patterns from the artists at "Painting With Friends."

I had to buy this one from Deb Antonick. 

Handpainted keys are all the rage! 

I will be painting up lots for the Holidays.

 The Santa's Magic Keys will be terrific as ornaments for your tree.

Click on the photos to see these cute designs.

There are patterns for all seasons. 

Lots of new Spring ones too.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week!

julie

Giveaway for Christmas!

There's a great giveaway going on over at 

the Old Cupboard Door! 

You might be the proud owner of this sweet breadboard 

hand painted by Willa Croft! 

Just click on the photo to go to her site. 

While you're there check out some of the 

her other wonderful items!

They'd make terrific Christmas presents!

The Old Cupboard Door Giveaway

Thanks for stopping by!

julie

I'm in Holiday Crafts Magazine! Woot!

Yeay, it's here! The Better Homes and Gardens "Holiday Crafts" magazine is out on newsstands now!

The cabinet door that I painted for Terrye French's "Painting With Friends," is on page 21. It has all the instructions on page 32 and, the pattern in the middle, of course. :) There are lots of other terrific crafts for the Holidays,too! I love the paper

houses!

This is the original piece. I had already 

sold it on Etsy.I painted 

a second one to send to BHandG.

We ran across the magazine quite by accident, as we were checking out at Wal Mart. Hubby saw it first. (Thank you, dear!) I had to buy at least 5 copies!  I was so excited that I had to show it to the cashier and the lady in line behind us! LoL!

In case you'd rather buy the e-pattern directly, and INstantly start painting, just head on over to the Painting With Friends site, OR my Etsy shop... Oakleaf Hollow Primitives.

I want to send a BIG Thank-You to Terrye French and the Painting With Friends Folks....also the sweet ladies over at Holiday Crafts magazine who helped me through the whole process! 

I am still on Cloud 9!!

Hugs to all!

julie

Painting With Friends July Celebration!

Hello all! 

It's too hot outside to do anything. So the plan here is, to *paint!* The perfect place to pick up a few great e-patterns to paint up is at Terrye French's *Painting With Friends* site!! It's our 2nd Anniversary Celebration!  While you're there enter the giveaway, and grab a freebie or two. 

There are lots of new Santas, Snowmen, Angels, and more!

This Folk Art Santa, beautifully painted by Deb Antonick,  is one of my favorites. Click here to go directly to this pattern.

This is part of the Christmas Cat design 

that I painted for PWF. 

Everyone needs a mischievous kitty cat 

to liven things up under the tree! ;) 

See more of him...

 here

Stay cool indoors, and get ready for Fall and Christmas! 

It's never too early to start painting a nice gift for your relatives or friends.

Have fun and be careful if you go out in this heat!

~julie~

Trip to Crystal Bridges

Hello All!

We took a trip to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art 

this week in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Thought y'all might enjoy a look at this wonderful exhibit of Artist's work from all over North America.

There are several beautiful nature trails on the grounds, 

each with a different theme. 

Click on the flowers photo for more about the trails.

There were so many excellent works of art! 

 I wish I could show them all!

Too many to keep track of!

I love this country farm family painting.

This was the view looking in to the center of the building.

Art from the colonial period.

The restaurant in the museum, Eleven, uses local produce.

Very reasonably priced, too. 

George was there! 

...and so was "Rosie the Riveter" by Norman Rockwell!

She seemed to be a favorite among the visitors.

Modern Art also. This is a BIG piece of red glass.

This was a very interesting family portrait!

For lots more info on Crystal Bridges just click here to go to their website!

Hope that you all enjoyed my photos!

Have a good weekend!

~julie~

Warm Winter Wishes from OFG!

We are tired of the hot weather! 

Now that cooler temps are finally here, it's time to celebrate! 

The folks at OFG_The Old Farmhouse Gathering Team on Etsy 

are creating some of the "coolest" snowiest items for the upcoming season!! 

Just click on the above banner to see it all! 

 This is my snowy item for the party! 

It's a wood plaque that I painted in antique maroon.

The sweet Prim "Cranberry Winter" Angel design is

from Terrye French's "Painting With Friends" site.

Click the banner for hundreds of great e-patterns to choose from;

all designed by Terrye, and painted by, her friends!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a wonderful week!

julie

Giveaway at Country Creations By Denise

Country Creations By Denise is giving away this gorgeous Fall/Halloween Tree!

Click HERE to go to her blog for all the details. 

The bucket and ornies are handpainted by Denise.

It's all you need to decorate for the upcoming season!

Think Fall!

The Rusty Thimble Giveaway

Brenda at The Rusty Thimble  is celebrating August with this great giveaway! 

This is only ONE of FIVE items that you might win!

Head over to her blog to check it out!

Her Prim creations are absolutely perfect for the upcoming Holidays!

I love her Pumpkins and Snowmen especially!

(I am hinting to my kids here!)

Hope everyone is staying cool!

I think the heat wave is beginning to break!

Fall is just around the corner! Yeay!

Have a good week!

~julie~

Fall Fun at the Old Farmhouse!

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The folks at the Old Farmhouse Gathering Team on Etsy

 are having a Fall Celebration!

Just click on the banner above 

to see all the wonderful Primitive and Folk Art items

 from this talented group of artists.

See you there!

~julie~

PAFA Christmas In July on Etsy

Starting Friday, July 1st, cool off with the Primitive and Folk Artists Team on Etsy! It's our Christmas In July Celebration! Just click on the banner below to see some super nice creations for Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by!

Primitive and Folk Artists Spring Celebration

The members of the Primitive and Folk Artists (PAFA) on Etsy are having their 1st Spring celebration!
This is a new group to Etsy.
We strive to bring you a wonderful selection of handcrafted Primitives and Folk Art.

Just click on the banner to check out our creations for Spring!

This is NO joke! :)
Happy April 1st to all!
julie