Happiness Apple

I bought this apple from a Chinese supermarket in Toronto called "Hong Tai".

I have no idea how they created the Chinese word effect on the fruit?

Maybe with a sticker and exposure to sunlight? Do have any ideas?

I am not a big fan of apples, but this one was extremely delicious it changed my

mind about apples! I asked my husband Suma to ask his Chinese colleagues about

the word on the apple and they said it means "Happiness"! So sweet!

Ring holder

This is how I organize my rings using an over sized

pincushion and some vintage decorative pins.

~

This pretty peach pincushion is handmade by my talented friend Ginny.

She is a ceramic artist and makes adorable fruit pincushions too.

You can visit her pretty shop here.

The cute piggy pins are from an Etsy vintage shop called "EverySkimo"

which is always filled with eye-candy.

Hope you have a lovely day dear friends ♥

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year everyone!

I hope year of the dragon brings you happiness, health and all the good things!

Here in Toronto you'll see pretty Asian lanterns and New Year greetings everywhere.

I love how multicultural this city is.

I've used:

Sakura Micron 005 in black

HB pencil

colored pencils

watercolors . Gold gouache

Stamp

Some persimmon beads I've made for earrings

&

My beloved persimmon teapot

Jewelry collage . Yellow

Since I divided my new jewelry into color categories, I felt like presenting them

in a creative way, like a combination of my doodles/papercuts and the jewelry

pieces. And I LOVE it! Can't wait to make the next color setting!

These days I'm in love with the color yellow!

It makes me dream of sunny days, lemonade, sweet mangoes, ...oh boy I miss summer again!

You can find all of these pieces in my Etsy shop.

New babies in my garden

A few new succulents are added to my windowsill garden.

Today is very cold in Toronto (Now it's -15°C)

Can you see the frost on the window?

This one looks so pretty from the top :)

And I love the gorgeous color of this one very much!

Lemon blossoms

I was working on some blossom branches, I use them for my jewelry photos.

This one is for lemon blossoms.

For making them I've used:

Polymer clay, Swarovski rhinestones, green paper and a natural branch.

~

I am working on some yellow jewelry right now, will show them to you soon.

Enjoy your weekend! xo

Sketchbook

New pages of my sketchbook.

Inspired by Chiquita fruit label

&

Persian fish tiles.

~

I have my own Persian fish tile, I bought it a few years ago
from Tirgan Iranian Festival in Toronto.

Happy 2012!

Dear friends, I wish you a wonderful year full of

"Happiness", "Health" & "Success"

♥

And I would like to thank you for all your love and support for my work!

Big big hugs!!!

Miniature veggie magnets

A little veggie magnet collection that I made for my mom.

They are made of polymer clay, rare earth magnets and I've painted the faces

and other details with acrylic colors.

Many of you have asked me "what" kind of brush I use.

I use a Micron Detailer 15/0

My favorite is the "Baby Bok Choy" ♥

I'm planning on adding more vegetables to my mom's collection.

What veggies do you suggest? :o)

Merry Christmas

This time my sketchbook is inspired by the Christmas season.

...

~

Wishing all of you a very joyous Christmas!!

Big hugs!
♥

Tattoo!

Sweet Bianca from Brazil has tattooed my "Invisible Crown" illustration.

Isn't it cute?

♥

I also wanted to thank you for all the lovely comments that you've left
for the two previous posts. I really enjoyed reading about your favorite
fruits, and I'm going to find the recommended ones,
of course if I can find them in Toronto :D

Jewelry and more jewelry!

I've been working on a whole new collection of jewelry.

The collection is so big that I didn't know how to start taking the photos,

so I decided to divide them into groups of similar colors and start from there...

These are few of the color category of mint/aqua.

My very favorite piece of this collection, an adjustable ring called "Mediterranean Dreams"

I wear mine everywhere!

I didn't want to make a huge blog post, but you can see the rest of the collection

in my Flickr or my Facebook fan page.

You can find all of these pieces in my Etsy shop. Although I took a little break

and will ship the orders after Dec. 28 :o)

♥

Heart shaped fruit

A few days ago I found this cute heart shaped fruit that I had never seen before!

I fell in love with its cuteness and unique texture.

It's called "Cherimoya".

It has a velvety and very delicate flesh inside with big and hard seeds

and so sweet and yummy!

I want to grow the seeds, but the seeds may not like the cold weather of Canada,

But it's worth trying!

~

What are your favorite fruits?

Kiss me goodnight

A watercolor illustration that I did yesterday.

~

These days I'm very busy with Holiday orders and don't have

enough time for creating/painting...but soon everything will be

back to normal again :)

2012 Calendars

I finally finished the watercolor version of "Love the body you're in"

and the exciting news is that I created a wall calendar with it!

This wall calendar measures 11" x 17" and is gorgeous in person!

This calendar is also available in two more designs.

You can find them all 3 of these calendars in my print shop, under calendars category.

All the other details about the paper and shipping are mentioned in the listings :)