Can't get enough of pastel.

Look what I've done to February's blog title theme. I guess I want a fabric printed like this.

New Blog Title, for now!

I am not happy with my new blog title, but I am also hating the "February" word on the previous one. Mental note : I shall not make a blog title that expires so fast. I will change this as soon as I can. Really busy week. Phew.

Just in case you were wondering how my old blog title looks like. Advice and criticism are always welcome. :)

Margot..

..is a sister in law.

I just got an old postcard image from my friend. The file size is too small to print, so I decided not to. I tweaked and turned the card in photoshop and this girl, Margot just popped out. I think she's a b*tchy sister in law. She is married to a wealthy man with big family lines. Many of her husband's relatives are reputable character in her town. Her cat's name is Dorothy. I suspect she's a witch in disguise.

My Valentine Tags!

I was thrilled to see my creation on i can't sew's Valentine gifts to her three children! Apparently she decided to use all 3 size of my nesting dolls image to mark her gifts for elder, middle, and baby girl! How clever! And look how adorable she arranged them with tiny roses. She said something about being "poor" this valentine, and who says that celebration of love has to be in a fancy restaurant while giving expensive gifts? That's why I'm sharing the printables with you! Read the entire of ican'tsew post here, and please greet her a belated happy valentine because she is so nice.

I also want to thank SweetTidings for having this printables on her Favorite February Findings post. Go on, check her findings out, and say hi too for me. :)

Valentine Printables

I have my new blog title illustrations hanging around on my computer and I thought that Valentine's coming and I made this in 15 minutes. Ok, I sound like a babbling 10 year old now.

Without further ado.. here are the instructions :

1. Download your own here.
   
2. Print away. I suggest using A4 size paper, if you don't have one near you, resize the file first to your paper size.
3. Snap snap with the scissors. The gift tags are made in pairs, front and back side, keep the pair together.
4. Glue your pairs together. Punch the holes, attach to your gifts, tie with ribbons.
   
5. What about the matryoshka dolls, the cups and the pot, the table and the chair? Use your imagination! Make a card, gift tags, decorate your scrapbook, ...oh.. whatever with them!

Get creative and tell me if you made something! (I want to see the gift tags too on your gifts!)

The Ugly Little Bird #2

Trouble comes when the whole forest is on fire. Little birdie can't save himself, neither can his family. They say goodbye as little ugly bird lets his family go on without him. The family flee and they never see him again.

The Ugly Little Bird #1

It's from a book I illustrated and actually wrote myself. It's a simple fable with obvious good moral. I hope the children will like this. Done in watercolor on paper, scan, and put into a layout.
The text is in Indonesian.

Anyway..

The story is about a little bird who doesn't grow as well as his brothers, his feathers are short and dull, his wings not developing, shortly, he can't fly.
All and all, his family love him though.

Finally, babalisme the blog!

Finally after all these year everyone keeps talking about blog this and blog that, I dare myself to start my own blog! Yipee! I am not much a techno savvy kind a person so it's a little scary for me. I'll take one baby step at a time.

As a starter and a natural born scatterbrain, I'd like to introduce (and limit myself) to what will I talk about in this blog from now on till near future.

1. Arts, illustrations, prints, design, crafts, and you know, all those beautiful things.
2. My own job (oh yes, I'm a freelance designer/illustrator), commission, and daily deadlines.
3. Inspirational stuffs from everywhere, I like movies, books, and life to help me illustrating.
4. A little bit of my personal life, just a little sneak peek!

That is all and here are some of my previous works on display. If curiosity kills you, take a look here for more of my past illustrations.

Hope I'll be welcome well. Sigh.