Nursery art . W is for Whale

Mommy and baby whale

Watercolor on paper

This print is available in two colors, blue and cream. Which one is your favorite?

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Hope you're having a great week! I'm working on "X", it's easy to guess the animal :o)

Alphabet print. Y is for Yak

Y is for Yak

Watercolor on paper.

Next one will be for the letter "W". See you soon and have a great weekend friends! :o)

My Society6 t-shirts . Free Shipping

I have designed some t-shirts at Society6 and I will add more soon.
You can enjoy free shipping thru June 16, 2013, worldwide!

Click here for "Free shipping"

Alphabet animals . K is for Koala

K is for Koala

Thank you for your comments about animal starting with K.

 Hope you like the Koala and her baby!

Watercolor on paper

Alphabet wall art . G is for Goat

G is for Goat

Watercolor on paper

Next one: "K", Can you guess what animal?

Alphabet poster . R is for Rabbit

R is for Rabbit

Watercolor on paper

Next one is for "G". Can you guess what animal?

Nursery Art Print . S is for Snake

S is for Snake

Watercolor on paper.

Come back tomorrow to see the next one...Rabbit

Animal alphabet print . Q is for Quail

Q is for Quail

Another watercolor painting for my animal alphabet poster.
I love quails, they are gorgeous birds.

Spring in Toronto

Spring is finally here and city is filled with colorful blossoms.

Neighbor's cat; I often see her downstairs. She likes to sit and play outside.

Modern bedroom ideas

You probably don't remember this photo of our bedroom back in 2010. 

I decorated the naked walls with some artworks and small shadow boxes.

 Some of the illustrations are my work and some are the work of my favorite artists.

Two of my watercolor paintings + A papercut by me + An exotic shell that I've framed in Ikea's shadowbox + A little terracotta incense burner

My watercolor birdie + "Love" illustration by talented Helen Dardik + "Kidney for ginger hair" by wonderful Natasha Mileshina of Bubbo + A shadowbox featuring my papercuts and an art brooch by "Juliepollen".

Wire Blooms: Decorative cable clips (I bought them from Ebay)

Whale papercut wall art: Made by me from paper, confetti and blue transparent paper

I bought this pretty birdie brooch from Joliepollen shop on Etsy back in 2009. 

It's so well-made and delicate that I didn't felt like using it as a brooch,

 instead I framed it. Those botanical papercuts are my design 

and I think the whole thing came together nicely :o)

This is the work of one of my all time favorite artists "Mónica Calvo".

We bought these shells from a wonderful shop in 5th Avenue (Playa del Carmen, Mexico).

The shop was full of amazing shells, big and small from all over the world.

Here are my pebbles, all in one place! That felt pink poppy is a brooch, handmade in Russia by

very talented and sweet Elena of "Roltinica".

Blueberries

Hand painted by me on a pebble

I've used: Acrylic colors + Micron pen 005

Cobalt blue pebbles

My new set of painted pebbles; for the love of cobalt blue.

I've used : Acrylic paints + Sakura micron pen 005

♥ Which one is your favorite?

They are tiny!

Pressed leaves

A few leaves from my big collection of pressed leaves.

Some of these are from 10 years ago.

Super moist Banana Bread

I made this yummy Banana Bread this morning.

It's been over a month that I try to eat "Clean". At first it may seem like a real challenge. But it gets easier and easier as you find new alternatives. This is a great recipe for anyone who is interested in "Clean eating".

* I used milk instead of oil and used whole eggs, not just egg whites. It turned out great!*

Happy Persian New Year!

Another year has passed and again another Nowruz is here.

 Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Iranian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical Northward equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed.

I would like to wish you a wonderful Persian New Year (Nowruz). Hope this new year brings you joy, health and prosperity ♥
! نوروز مبارک

This is my little Haft Sīn! Probably you remember the ones from the previous years.

Haft Sîn (Persian: هفت سین‎) or the seven 'S's is a major traditional table setting of Nowruz, the traditional Iranian spring celebration. The haft sin table includes seven items starting with the letter 'S' or Sīn (س) in the Persian alphabet.

The Haft Sīn items are:

✿ Sabzeh – wheat, barley or lentil sprouts growing in a dish – symbolizing rebirth

✿ Samanu – a sweet pudding made from wheat germ – symbolizing affluence

✿ Senjed – the dried fruit of the oleaster tree – symbolizing love

✿ Sīr – garlic – symbolizing medicine

✿ Sīb – apples – symbolizing beauty and health

✿ Somaq – sumac berries – symbolizing (the color of) sunrise

✿ Serkeh – vinegar – symbolizing age and patience.

This pretty container is a gift from my lovely sis. It's a handmade Persian antique piece.

Those sweets on top are handmade by me. In Iran we call them "Tout" which means "Berry". They are very easy to make. I will write a post on how to make them, hopefully very soon :o)

That little tile is handmade in "Isfahan", a city of Iran that is famous for its legendary tile works. It's a gift from my lovely friend Raheleh! xo

Sketchbook

Toronto is a cold city with long winters. But it has many sunny days with beautiful blue sky in wintertime. You can lie on the bed, look at the blue sky and imagine that you are in a tropical
island ...so far away.

For these sketchbook pages, I've used:

- Micron pen 005

- Watercolors

- Colored pencils

- Stamps

... and the winner is

The winner of Valentine's giveaway is picked by "Random.org", no. 51

Congratulations dear Mariya! Please email me your address so I can send you your little magnet!

And a big thank you to all you for participating.

It was a real pleasure reading your sweet comments!

♥

Original watercolor paintings

Last week I was working on these tiny watercolor birdies. 

As you've noticed I love everything small and miniature!

 These babies are available for sale in my Etsy print shop.

Which one is your favorite?

I bought this frame a few years ago from Black's Photography.

It was on sale and inexpensive. I've made the mat myself, using a push style mat cutter

that I got from a local art store.

Valentine's Giveaway!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  ♥

Because it's Valentine's Day I have a giveaway for you! A hand painted pebble magnet.

 It's very detailed from close and will add some love to your fridge, magnet board,...

Please leave a comment here for a chance to win it!

* I will announce the winner on Monday (Feb. 18)

Happy Chinese New Year!

I wish you a very happy Chinese New Year everyone!

I was born in the year of the snake,

so obviously I'm kind of happy now!  :D