Handmade

Hand drawn birthday card: Kill Bill theme

Last year, I decided that I would put extra attention in making hand drawn birthday cards instead of buying them. Now, I have nothing against buying cards from a company or a local artist. They are some amazing work out there, and it’s only fair to encourage Continue Reading →

DIY Postcard exchange 2012

Working on a DIY Postcard... Whenever I have some time left, I go on and work on IHanna’s DIY Postcard exchange I registered in. Ta-da! Finished postcard! The goal is quite simple. You have to create a serie of 10 postcards. It can be whatever you want. Continue Reading →

Handcarved stamps: Dala horse!

Remember the Dala Horse Craftalong that was organized this summer? I couldn’t participate in it in time, as I was in France. But I still decided to add the Dala Horse stamp I made for Pam, this week, in it’s Flickr Group. Here’s a little step-by-step Continue Reading →

Making Hand Drawn Birthday Cards

Watercolor card made for my maternal grandmother   This year, I decided to handdraw my cards as much as possible. It’s funny that, even thought I’m an illustrator, I don’t take that much time for handmade cards. For years, a part of Continue Reading →

On my drawing table: Hand carved stamps!

Let me indulge you in my latest interest: Hand Carved Stamps! I’ve known about hand carved stamps since I read about them in a 2007 summer issue of Adorn. There was an article about Zakka and a small image of hand carved stamps, next to it.I thought to myself: Continue Reading →

Lampwork glass bead artist: Muriel Duval

This past Saturday, I went to a open-house studio that glass bead artist Muriel Duval organised. I’ve known Muriel for some time now and it’s been great to see her style change over the years. I knew I just couldn’t miss this opportunity to see Continue Reading →