The Blue Umbrella

09/04/2026

Today was a fun product pickup day with Estie’s Delightful Diamond Art and more! We got to choose from new & seasonal Diamond Art, bookmarks, greeting cards, and several other things not pictured. Can’t wait to display them in our store.🖼️

09/02/2026

Ya’ll, we love making connections—that’s a huge part of what our store does. The past few days we’ve met professionals from almost 20 states, each with their own unique story, much like our artists. Thanks for the invite, !

08/31/2026

Another day, another event! Today through Wednesday we are sharing our mission and art at the NASHIA conference. We 💙 getting out in the community.

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! We love and appreciate the variety of artsy dogs in our store—we’ve got a diamond art dog, paintings, magnetic dog paws, pipe cleaner doggos, and a red balloon dog fidget clicker keychain! 🐶

08/25/2026

Pppsssttt!!! We're almost afraid to share this post 'cause every time we get more William Thomas paintings, they sell out quickly. Well....we unexpectedly received more paintings this past week... 🫣 Take a look at the link and let us know in the comments which one is your favorite. Hopefully there will be a painting or two left when you look!

William attends ACCESS Life school and has been painting for approximately 3 years. All paintings are painted with acrylics and signed by William. To learn more about William and his artwork, click here.

08/24/2026

ICYMI, the Blue Umbrella’s August newsletter features artist Darnell Paul. Like all individuals on the community and employment support disability waiver, Darnell is encouraged to be active within his community. And wow, are we impressed!
Read his story here 

Our Artist Profile for August features Darnell Paul! For Darnell, playing music is more than a hobby – it’s his favorite thing to do. It allows him to relax, connect with others, and give back to his community. His journey with music started by experimenting with a keyboard. After about a year o...

08/20/2026

Who doesn’t love a sloth??
This guy is one of a new group of 3D printed keychains we just received from Achieve Creations. Come check them all out!

08/19/2026

It’s not often we can say we have almost a complete “catalog” of one of our artist’s work, but here is Melanie Dickey’s—

Melanie finds her painting inspiration from her surroundings at home, on Pinterest, and during her travels. Each acrylic painting is signed by the artist. For each painting, please note there is a corresponding letter and number to identify the painting in the product drop-down list (B1, C1, D1, etc...