i'm holding on to your heart...

TITLE: i'm holding on to your heart

MEDIA: pencil + ink + photoshop

something i started yesterday and finished today :) thought it would be interesting the show the process of how i got there too...

started off with a pencil sketch..

then applied ink to the background...

then added touch-ups with pencil, and applied ink to the girl

...then i scanned it in, did some cleaning up and put in a background on the computer, and up top is the final product!

hope you like it :)

BLACK tea

earl grey, darjeeling, masala chai.. i can think of a couple of black teas i like!

affirm your love for (black) tea with a tea pin, lasercut from 3mm black acrylic (relatively thinner from the 7mm cherrywood). listing on ze shoppe now, $12 a piece :)

p.s i really love reading the comments on the 'love' giveaway post - it's really shows that it's the little things in life that make up happy :) please keep them coming - it runs til may 11th

free love! {giveaway}

weee! i dont think i've ever done a giveaway before, and i've always thought it's a really nice idea to give something back to the people that support me so much and read my blog....well seeing as it's my birthday coming up soon (yay!) i thought i'd give away a love necklace (valued at $45), and if you'd like one, entry is as simple as this:

comment on this post and tell me something that you love. (it can be anything from walking in the rain to eating choc-chip cookies with milk...)

entries close may 11th, and a winner will be selected at random. (you can also choose which love necklace you want, etched or cut-through)

good luck!

peppermint please

love necklace on page 14, issue 5

cover

yay, thanks peppermint for showing some love in your 'all you need is love' eco issue! incase you haven't heard, peppermint is a quirky (australian based) fashion magazine with an eco-conscience, printed on 100% recycled paper, featuring green goodies you can feel good about buying. it's definitely worth a sit down with a good cup of tea!

this is for you (tags)

here are some new lasercut gift tags, made from woollen felt or cherrywood. as you can see the cherrywood worked really well (and you can even engrave a message at the back of the wood), but the felt got a bit burnt at the back (second last pic). i do like the softness and whiteness of the wool though!they won't be listed at my etsy shop, but will be sold at markets and if specially requested.