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  It’s my favourite time of the year! I just love everything about Christmas! The Christmas tree, ginger bread, presents all wrapped up with massive bows... I mean everything just look extra shiny and special. My local neighbourhood houses are all dressed up with Santa, reindeer and flashing lights. In the spirit of the festive season, I am sharing with you some festive postcards I made from the December box. And I will also show you some techniques I used to build up layers and depth in watercolour illustrations. For this tutorial and video, I used the Boku-undo watercolour sets,...

Starting November every year, I become really busy because it’s the peak season for weddings and birthdays. There is no exception for 2018, and what’s more, I just moved my studio and opened a café in the same month (I still find it hard to believe myself it’s actually happening!) To be honest, I barely touched my planner for almost a month, not until the November box from The Stationery Selection arrived at my doorstep. And I know I should let myself take a break from work (baking) and play around with the stationery goodies for a bit. The most...

I love receiving mail! I still remember the letter I wrote to my first pen pal. I was so excited but at the same time unsure what to write or to do! I did some quick research on social media and saw how others carefully put together bits and pieces of lovely things into beautiful packages waiting to surprise their receivers. My first mail was not the fanciest, but my pen pal loved it and our friendship grew much further from that first exchange. The funniest thing about this is that I would have never met my pen pals if...

When was the last time you’ve received letter? And I’m not talking about a bill or an ad! ;) Every time I receive a letter from one of my penpals or swap friends, it feels like a little party in my mailbox. It’s such a magical experience: Opening the letter full of excitement, going through every little detail the sender created just for you. Just like an analog hug, which has travelled far to get to you. :) The centerpiece of a happy mail is of course the letter. All the love and personal thoughts are put into it…. In...

... the year, the memories, the 2018 resolutions... We're coming to the year's end and wrapping up all the adventures we had along the way.   But, as the gifting season is upon us, we'll also be wrapping up the carefully selected tokens of affection for our loved ones. :)  And I see that as an amazing opportunity to practice creativity and explore all the ways we can all use our stationery supplies. If you're here and reading this blog post, you have some lovely stationery supplies laying around, I'm sure! :D Gift wrapping has been one of my favorite, relaxing...