Golden tree . Sketchbook

Golden tree. My new sketchbook pages that I did last week.

I've used: Micron 005 pen in brown, watercolors, colored pencils and Gold gouache.

It took me a few days to finish the whole thing which was relaxing like zen meditation.
A little bit at a time.

Hope your last days of 2014 are going great :o)

Merry Christmas

Wishing all of you a very merry Christmas :o)
Have an amazing holiday and I see you very soon!

Butterfly pebbles

I painted some new butterfly pebbles. You must have seen some of them in my jewelry collage photos. I used acrylic paints and micron 005 pen.

Pieces of autumn

"Autumn is second spring when every leaf is a flower."

Albert Camus

Just wanted to share a few photos that I took during the months of autumn.

It's a beautiful season in Canada.

How about your city?

Meet our cats

Meet our new cats, Felfeli and Boma!
 They are a pair of brother and sister and are one and a half years old!
 We adopted them 3 weeks ago. The sister (Felfeli) was very friendly and comfortable from day one,
 but Boma is a very shy guy.
He was hiding under the bed, in the tub, under the sofa,...you name it!
Now he is a bit better, he comes out and plays with his sister and we can pet him a little bit. 

 Boma in his hideout :D

Felfeli, she is the sweetest!

S is for Seahorse

"S is for Seahorse"

Watercolor on paper.

Hope you enjoy!

You can purchase its print here.

Sketch, original watercolor and a 4x6 print.

O is for Octopus

 "O is for Octopus"
I regularly receive e-mails from customers asking if I will add new watercolor animals to the shop.Aquatic animals for ocean themed nurseries are among the most requested.
 Next animal will be a seahorse.

Follow me on Instagram for sketches, work on progress photos and more.

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Watercolor on paper

Print of this baby is available in my print shop.

Sketch, original watercolor and a 4"x 6" print.

A special commission

 I was working on a special watercolor commission lately. 

Four cute pets of Lauren's family are having a tea party.

These prints are for a newly born baby girl's room!

 ♥ 

I would love to know which animal is your favorite in this illustration!?

Here you can see their super cute photos and my initial sketch.

Dancing around the May Pole.

Which animal is your favorite in this painting?

DIY How to color your own map tacks

I love map tacks. How about you?

Unfortunately I couldn't find that many lovely colors in the market.

Most of the ones I found were primary colors. Then one night I dreamt of 

a whole lot of map tacks in adorable pastel colors. Haha! That sounds silly but 

when I woke up I was still thinking about that dream...and then I decided

to color my own map tacks using nail polish! 

Aren't they adorable? 

All you need is two flat nose pliers, some white map tacks and some nail polish colors

(I have a big collection of nail polish. Some are from 15 years ago!!!)

Hope you enjoy and have fun trying this little DIY project!

Heezome . My parents Etsy shop

Hello everyone! Today I'm gonna introduce a fresh Etsy shop to you, but it's not my shop this time;

 It's actually my parents shop! The whole story started from the time that I asked my dad if he can

 make some tiny shadow boxes for me. Because I couldn't find them anywhere else.

 And voilà! Heezome shop was born at that time. 

Click here to visit their shop.

 Hope you enjoy!

I used these small shadow boxes for my kokeshi dolls.

A dream come true for me!

And I think painted stones look great displayed in them.

I will blog about my new painted stones very soon.

The prettiest way to display little treasures, travel souvenirs, miniatures,..Don't you think so?

DIY How to make bow shoes

I always have a challenge finding comfortable shoes and when I find them they are not

as cute as I want them to be. So I thought why not spice up the boring shoes myself?

I used some cool lace ribbon and beads for these comfy flats,

and I love how they turned out! 

Ribbon from Mokuba.

Orchid blooms

My orchid plant finally bloomed after a very long time! It's a great feeling! 

At first I thought it's growing another root, but it turned out to be a flower spike!

 This orchid was a lovely gift from a dear friend. 

Now these flowers remind me of her :o)

My new key chain

I made myself a key chain using a kit from Kiriki Press.

The only change that I made to the original kit was a little ribbon that I added on top for hanging. 

I love embroidery but I hadn't done it since I was in high school! Now I feel refreshed.

Beautiful sunrise

Watching a beautiful sunrise is always a great start for the day.

Hope you have a wonderful Tuesday.

My shadow. From my Instagram photostream.

French Alphabet poster is ready!!!

My French alphabet poster is finally completed and you can purchase it from my Etsy print shop.

Hope you enjoy!

The next exciting project that I was dreaming of lately is a matching numbers poster.

I'll keep you updated.

Your poster will be shipped inside a sturdy tube.

Detail of watercolors

X comme Xérus . A is for African ground squirrel

 "X comme Xérus", "A is for African ground squirrel" 

The last animal of my French alphabet poster.

 I will add the French poster to the shop soon.

 Stay tuned!

Watercolor on paper

 Find the prints of these babies in my Etsy shop. 

Work in progress

 from my Instagram photostream.