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The Prize & It’s Winner

RaShell — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:26:30 +0000

*drum roll* According to Random.org “randomizer” the winner of the shown above decorated Moleskine is… moonduster (Becky)
. Congratulations! Becki, please use the contact form to email me your address so I can send you the goodies Thanks to everybody who shared their drawings with me and also helped to spread the word! Next time I will be giving away a very cool book, so keep an eye open for that!

Finished Incarceron & More…

RaShell — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:36:10 +0000

Well, here it is. I finished it, printed it out and am very happy with the results. This illustration is very “me” while allowing a peek at some of Incarceron’s hidden treasures:

And while I was drawing, this Bubbly Personality just showed up on a smooth river rock that was laying around. How could I resist?

New Love

RaShell — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:45:58 +0000

People, I’m in love. My new beloved is smooth and shiny, it’s strong but very flexible. It’s called Speedball white calligraphy ink! It goes on my smooth rocks beautifully!!! I dug out a quill that I got when I was in… high school (don’t ask how long ago was that…) and thoroughly enjoy using it!

Etsy Wednesday Finds – CarmelaJay

RaShell — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:03:33 +0000

Artists Carmela Chase and Tara Ray celebrate all things dead. From their breakfast meat to their favorite relatives past:

I mean seriously, how do you expect me to pass on the black and white doodled skulls residing on wild colorful backgrounds!!! They’re awesome in their bizarreness Enjoy!

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Tales and Tails

RaShell — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:30:01 +0000

Having a little girl named Ariel (no relation to Disney in origins of this one), mermaids do pop in and out of our sub- and conscious once in a while. So, here’s an obvious manifestation of this slight obsession with girls with long squishy tails Introducing – Dreaming Mermaid:

It’s a hand-colored print mounted on a black paper with hand-drawn “continuation” of the main picture. It’s very pretty and easy to frame. Totally one-of-a-kind, because of the doodles on the “margins” Let me know if you like it!

Shrinky Doodle Dinks

RaShell — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:54:21 +0000

So, this is how it works in my house… I take out my “craft” thingies, and 3 seconds I’m getting mobbed by my girl squad, asking “Can I do that too? Can I have this paper? Can I use your markers?..” Which is pretty cool, and I hope they will share my “oh, I can make anything, if I feel like it” attitude But, they are also like a hurricane (or rather, 2 hurricanes) leaving path of distraction in their wake, which is the main reason I do most of my ‘crafting’ when they’re already in bed
Among the debris left after my daughters’ creative endeavors, was this pile of shrinky dink plastic, from which they carefully cut out their pieces and left big chunks unused.

So, one quiet winter evening, I set up on a mission to make something out of nothing, so to speak. Here is how it went. I cut the leftovers into random shapes, smoothing sharp edges (or sometimes making them) and punching holes as I went. Then I proceeded with doodling on these shapes (some are kinda matching, but mostly it’s as random as the shapes themselves)

After all pieces were cut, punched and drawn upon, I colored them with bright pencils and metallic pens before laying them all out on a lined pan, just so:

The results are very cute, I think. They are rather small (see them next to a quarter), but bright and funky. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with all of them (I’m not meticulous enough to be a good jewelry maker, unfortunately)… we’ll see. Maybe they will magically appear in the Wearable Doodles section of my Doodlage Shop with hand painted wooded beads.

I am quite happy with how these little gems came out and that I saved from being wasted some of the expensive shrinking plastic. How do you make good use of your crafting leftovers? Share, please

Post #50 Giveaway!

RaShell — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:07:54 +0000

It turns out I’ve been more productive with this blog, than even I myself anticipated. The WordPress counter tells me that this is a post #50, so what’s a better way to celebrate than with a good old giveaway?! And I have just the right stuff to give!

I have an interesting pair of things that are as different as it gets but also as matching as I could make them Intrigued? No need to be. I have a curious “His and Hers” combination, that consists of Doodled Aliens rock and a hand-painted Tshirt (women’s L) with similar design. Intricate little doodles in Black, Gold and Silver markers. I used special Fabric Markers on the tee and permanent black and metallic ones on the rock.

Interested? Here’s what you can do to get both, just for participating:

*note* Each step will earn you an entry point. Winner will be chosen randomly from all the entries received.

• Leave a comment in this blog, linking to your favorite item in either of my Etsy shops (TwiMom and Doodlage)

• Twitt about this Giveaway and post a link to your Twitter page (I’ll be sure to follow you too, btw) in a comment here.

• Blog about this Giveaway or post about it on any relevant forum/site and show me a link to it.

• Put a link to my Blog on your site/blog and tell me about it.

• Stumble, Digg or save to Del.icio.us MY ENTIRE BLOG (not just this entry) and let me know in a separate comment.

So, all in all you can get up to 5 entries. The more you get, the more chances that you will be the lucky winner of my handmade goodies The last comment can be added by the end of the month. So at 11:59pm January 31st your carriage will turn back into a pumpkin will be your last chance to enter. I will contact the winner personally for the shipping address, so make sure when you leave your comments, I can see your email somewhere in there THANKS and GOOD LUCK!

Inky Goodness

RaShell — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:20:55 +0000

I don’t know what it is, but the simplest black ink on white paper drawings make me melt… artistically speaking But if the drawings are far from simple, if they are brimming with tiny intricate details, fussy textures, hidden images. Ah, then you can just scrape me off the floor!
Case in point: Virginia Kraljevic.

There’s really not much I can or want to say about Virginia’s art. I just can’t tear my eyes off of it, that’s all…

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Inspiration Overload

RaShell — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:45 +0000

Your chakras, eyeballs and brain cells will thank you!
When you see Nina Chakrabarti’s website and of course her amazing artwork…

…not to mention uber-inspiring “fashion doodle” book…

…you will be jumping up and down with creative glee, just like me.

Oh, and speaking of Nina’s fashion book, I did these little drawings of fashion accessories a while ago, and never put them to good use:

Maybe now… Feeling inspired

Etsy Does Doodles

RaShell — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:32:25 +0000

Lately, our beloved Etsy has been doing some housekeeping, making improvements, big and small, noticeable and hidden… The Rearrange Your Shop thing is HUGE, I mean it’s like being able to move your furniture every time you feel like it, easily and quickly! SERIOUSLY, I’m totally in love with that and mess around with my products now on regular basis.
But back to the little changes. Everybody knows that Etsy is all about handmade, creativity and originality… That said, we really shouldn’t be surprised that they chose to go with little adorable doodles (in lieu of some fancy-shmancy graphics) to go with their new and improved section headers? I (my eye naturally trained for quick doodle-spotting ) noticed them right away, and even went on a little treasure hunt, searching through the pages for more of these little gems. And let me tell you, I there are quite a few, and I love them all. They look homey, cute and well… hand made
As it turns out, the talent behind the Etsy Doodles is Anda, the person behind @Etsy twitter and member of Marketing Team, (click on her adorable questionnaire (complete with… DOODLES ) to see the entire Storque article about her).

Oh, look, she has even been doodling while judging the recent Handmade Moment Video Contest!

In any case, Etsy’s website looks great, thanks, in part, to Anda’s scribbles. So, go, look around, shop a little and don’t forget to notice Anda’s wonderful handiwork Enjoy!