The other day we went to visit the Chinese Garden. It had been closed since 2019 for extensive renovations.
It recently opened with a fabulous Mid-Autumn Festival light up that was really beautiful (except I can't get good people photos because of all the bright lights).
Had to add in the little "dragon" from my CNY decor.
Yep...3 eye drawings in 10 days is better than 1 eye drawing in 7 days right? *winks*
Still having fun with my fluorescent coloured pencils...can you tell?
So the other day we went to have dinner at Ikea after visiting grandma in hospital.
They had braised beef cheeks that night...*happy dance*
The four of us shared two servings of braised beef cheeks, 20 Swedish meatballs and 10 chicken wings.
Started with this lovely sturdy box which had a nice sheen and a gold edging.
Since I used a patterned paper base, I used a solid mat for my embellishment cluster to have a visual pop.
Happy Thursday friends!
Happy Tuesday friends! Today's page from the gratitude journal is all about loving what you do...like homemade CNY baked treats. :)
I've hardly had time to bake treats this year so working on this page reminded me of how I used to enjoy baking...and should probably get back to it. It's so easy to just buy something from the store. But there's something about making food from scratch that I really enjoy...*winks*
In today's Make Stuff Monday, I'm sharing this quick upcycled decorated paper bag. :)
I started with this sturdy dark grey paper bag from Drunk Elephant. The inside of the bag is lime green so I went with a matching patterned paper for a coordinated look and feel.
Mainly flat elements for easy storage and transport. Finished with pearl mist of course. *winks*
Here it is...getting back into mixed media in Friday's decorated box project!:)
Started with this sturdy Kraft box from Kiehl's....that provided a great canvas to play with. *winks*
I went in with clear gesso first to create a base texture for the paints.
Then added flat elements for easier storage and transport.
Finished with a pearl mist for sparkly sheen.
Enjoy your weekend friends!
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Yep. This is all I have drawn this week. Time has been scarce. But I really like it. The fluorescent pencils are a real game changer. Can you see the "glow"? So much fun! :)
P/s: I have been dabbling with some mixed media...more to share in a bit!
Happy Wednesday friends! Just wanted to share the most fancy French toast I had in Ho Chi Minh two weeks ago. It was just a palm-sized piece of toast topped with whipped cream, caramelized apple and mango and finished with cinnamon and a mint leaf. It was a really lovely sweet treat to finish off breakfast. :)
This was last April when I was experimenting with one plate meals with lots of colour and nutrients. Dad had a heart attack the previous month and hasn't had much of an appetite so I had to make meals look aesthetically appealing.
I need to go back to these one plate meals again. :)
My cousin's birthday is coming up and this is her gift-wrapped birthday pressie. My preference for birthday pressie is always a box filled with me time goodies like skincare, makeup and art supplies. But this year she got just one item, a rather pricey one...that came in its own fancy box.
So I wrapped up the fancy box with gold wrapping tissue...
Happy Friday! Just a quick decorated mini bag to share. The fun girly was fussy cut from a Jane Davenport paper wrapper. Just added patterned paper and a hello diecut. :)
It was a lovely mini bag to start with... some embossed details. Got it from a Gucci Beauty event.
Enjoy your weekend friends!
Life has been busy as always and I've managed 2 eye drawings so far this week. Wish I had more time to play but I did have a little...plus the reorganisation of my desk and art supplies is progressing well (slow but steady...lots of re-tweaks).
I did push myself to try a different (and challenging) angle. I like how it turned out.
