"art up" your mail!

You don't need much to "art up" your mail.

 I like to use stickers and do a little doodling. 

 it's just so easy. And I'm pretty sure that it puts a smile on the face of that person who receives it.

So, I have to go get these beauties in the mail!

Happy Creating.

Hugs,

keeping it simple

WOYWW { What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday } #2

Life can just overwhelm you at times. That's why I have a  journal where I like to keep it simple.

Very simple - just doodling and adding bits of color here and there. 

Wishing you a lovely and creative Wednesday!
Hugs

Making postcards out of scraps

WOYWW { What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday } 1

After a visiting a friend of mine, a passionate scrapbooker, I took some of her "leftovers" from her beloved scrapping sessions. Full of joy with all these wonderful and beautifully formed paper scraps, I knew just what to do with them.

 Using old postcards I had in my stash I went right to work in the studio...

 Gluing bits and pieces of paper and ephemera...

putting it all together, then a bit of stitching

I think I'm gonna do a bit of doodling to pep it up a bit

This one came out quite good too!

Wishing you a wonderful and HAPPY EASTER!

Your

Journaling in Morocco

If you're like me you always have a small stash of art supplies with you when you travel. As so on my recent trip to Morocco.

   I took two small journals,

  some watercolor papers 

  and a few pencils with me.

I love to find a nice place in the sun...

sketching, drawing & doodling the day away. 

Of course I found some feathers...

which where just perfect to sketch.
What more does a girl want?!

So remember... never leave home without a small stash of art supplies!

Wishing you a lovely and creative start in the new week. 

Your

Doing some spring cleaning in the studio

Spring is just around the corner so let's get organized!

Today I want to share a tip on how I store my brushes. I love to use all sorts of old tins and cups. If the cups you would like to use aren't high enough, just fill them with sand or pebbles and then put the brushes in.

The sand makes it much easier to handle the brushes and it's such an eye catcher!

Here's how I store my washi stash.

And when I do some cleaning I most always find things that I don't need and want to let go... you might just want to check out my DAWANDA shop "Michelle & Gabriel". Where I sell Kunst (german word for art), Kitsch (another german word there... you know what kitsch is don't you?!) and of course vintage treasures.

Hope you have a wonderful creative time!

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