Jan designs

Drum roll please.  I am happy to announce Etsy Show Off Jan of Jan designs.  Jan designs business cards, greeting cards, place cards, stationary, logos, letterheads, together with custom calligraphic lettering and has been doing so for 30 years!  She in indeed an accomplished artist and has exhibited her work in banks, Fairs and libraries in Washington and Oregon as well as participated  in Juried art shows.  In addition, Jan also teaches art classes in Kailua, Hawaii. Sign me up, PLEASE!

She has embarked on new territory and recently opened up her Etsy shop in October 2009.  Jan is so sweet and is offering one lucky reader this beauty.

The Road Not Taken – a calligraphy and water color top mounted on olive mat

You can enter simply by commenting on this post and letting us know which item of Jan’s you fancy over at her Etsy Shop, Jan designs or on her official website.

All comments/entries must be submitted by Friday, March 26th.  The winner will be notified on the 27th.  Good luck!

15 Responses to “Jan designs”

  1. Lara says:

    I’m your newest follower from MBC! Stop by some time!

    I LOVE that poem and try to live my life that way. Beautiful. She has a lovely selection, but this one is my favorite.

  2. SB says:

    I love this too! This is a classic.

  3. Annonymous says:

    I found this blog on faves.com social bookmarking site. I liked it and gave you a fave! By the way I also really like your blog theme! Did you create it yourself or can I download it from somehwere?

  4. [...] My dear friend Jan, accomplished artist and calligrapher, is doing a giveaway (sponsored by Small Burst) of one of her beautiful pieces of art.  This one is a beautiful watercolor and hand-lettered poem [...]

  5. Donna says:

    Aloha! Jan is a close friend of mine and I posted a blog entry about the giveaway on my site at http://www.champuru.net/blog. Thanks for sponsoring this giveaway. Jan is a talented artist and calligrapher and I hope this will help get her work noticed. :)

    She also has a wonderful Art Blog called Pictures with Words at http://jancalligrapher.blogspot.com.

  6. Lisa says:

    The Frost poem is one of my favorites. I hearted her how we spend our days piece too!

  7. MR says:

    yea nice work!

  8. susan says:

    it is very nice, nice work!

  9. Sharon A says:

    I like the watercolor/calligraphy piece “How We Spend Our Days” at the Etsy shop.

  10. A. Kano says:

    This poem is inspirational and this is my favorite. The calligraphy is beautiful.

  11. Marianna says:

    I love the St Francis prayer Accordian book

  12. citymouse says:

    I love the journal. I love my blog but there are still things that I want to write and not have the whole world see, so the journal would be the perfect place to do that.

  13. Falon says:

    The handmade journal is beautiful!

  14. panama says:

    Your blog is superb I will have to read it all, thank you for the diversion from my studies!

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