Woah. It’s hot over here.

I’m spending the rest of my Sunday inside my room…trying to keep cool from the blistering summer heat. Luckily I have a few things to keep me occupied.

Letters from a very dear friend. I love that she included band-aids in her mail (I’m quite accident prone…how did she guess?). I’m also currently reading my copy of Push the Envelope zine by Goodnight Little Spoon.

If you love snail mail and all things related to mail art, this is well worth the read! Even better, you can win your own copy of the zine or one of my recycled writing sets by leaving a comment on Allana’s giveway competition.

I’ve also started on a pencil sketch for a new custom portrait that I will be working on this couple of days. I can’t wait to share the finished piece with you!

Making melon stars…

and then off to the post office to post off some Little Mo orders!

Happy Monday everyone! 6 weeks till Christmas time!

This weekend I’ve been busy making tiny earrings to list in my shop. I’m quite excited about them! I like finding unique settings to put my art in. I think the flower adornments on it makes it look pretty and vintage looking.

I only made one of each design so this is a limited edition piece. You can see all of my wearable art here.

Also, to mark my TWO years anniversary on my Etsy shop, I’m having a two day sale. It starts today on 7th November and ends on 8th November midnight. For two days only.

Buy two or more items from my shop and get 20% off your total order. Discount will be refunded through paypal. Discount does not include shipping prices. If you have any questions, just contact me! Thanks and happy shopping!

I finished this custom portrait for my sister-in-law. She wanted me to draw a family portrait of my brother and my little nephew.

This is them on holiday in Phuket, Thailand. It’s a surprise birthday gift for my brother who turns 35 next month. I doubt he reads my blog but at least mum and all of you can see it…and maybe have a good laugh.

I like the little mice swimming in the ocean:)

This has turned out to be quite a fun week! You may have notice some of these cute dome shaped brooches in my shop.

These are my new wearable art pieces that I have been working on, and I’m so happy with how they’ve turned out! I love that the glass domes magnifies the artwork underneath and makes it look like a pretty bubble of art. It also reminds me of a mini snow globe:)

Today I’ve been packing a few orders. I’m so thrilled to be sending them to happy homes! Thank so much to those who’ve placed an order!

If you’d like to collect one of my artwork pieces to wear, just purchase them from my shop here. You can also see more photos of my wearable collection on my Facebook album. Some items may have sold out as each piece is made in limited quantities. Enjoy!

I’ve just finished this cute portrait for Ema Lou’s daughter, Scarlette Rose.

Ema Lou asked to have her daughter drawn in a rainbow fairy dress and she also wanted lots of roses in the portrait. So I drew Scarlette sitting under a blooming rose arch. For colours, I used dusky pink and scarlette red. I think it came out pretty sweet…I would have loved to smell the roses in this picture!

I’m off to the printers now to have it printed. I’m also available to take in a few more custom portraits before Christmas.

Thanks for all your comments in my last post! You guys are awesome. I usually keep things to myself and I’m quite private in real life (though I know ironically I am sharing part of my life here on my blog). I did ponder for awhile whether I should have posted the previous post. But a weary mind and heart made me do it and I’m relieved to have shared it. After reading all your comments it has kicked my mojo up a notch and it has also re-charged my creative juices. Thank you!

Today I worked on photographing my Little Mo jewellery to add into my shop. Taking jewellery photos is a new experience for me. I find it so much harder than photographing paper goods! I found myself combating glass reflection, wrinkled fingers and shaky hands (from holding the camera in one hand and photographing the ring on my other hand).

I’m also convinced that I don’t have pretty hands! They are covered in smudges..from my pencil or black pen. And I also have a little nub on my middle finger from holding my drawing pen tightly.

I’ve been experimenting with packaging my jewellery pieces and finally decided with the simple recycled box look. Much more eco friendly and the boxes are pretty sturdy and will protect the pieces in mail. What do you think?

I’ve only made one jewellery per illustration because I like the idea of making something different each time then make 10 rings of the same illustration. But we’ll see how things goes. My wearable art is now available to purchase in my shop. Enjoy!

I’m sure you know making little Mo jewellery and wearable art has been on my list of things to do for quite awhile!

I’m not a jewellery maker so everything has been self thought with lots of trial and error and tons of research. Some of those days I wanted to give up and I often asked myself why couldn’t I just stick with making paper goods? I think what kept me going with this project was my determination to finish off something that I started. I’m really happy with how they’ve turned out and I think I’ve managed to simplify the process so that it’s less stressful and tiring for me.

Here’s a sneak peek at what I’ve been working on today. Some Little Mo rings and brooches. Each piece features one of my hand drawn illustrations which I’ve sealed with a protective coating and then covered with a clear glass. The end result looks very cute and happy! I plan to start listing my jewellery in the first week of October, in time for holiday gift giving!

See any favourites yet? Let me know!

If you thought my last portrait was detailed…this one takes the cake. This portrait turned me into a hermit crab for a few days! I stayed mostly in my room finishing this portrait up and rarely stepped out (except to eat..like this bunny).

This is a custom extra large portrait for Philip and his partner Mark. Philip wanted a unique gift for their coming anniversary so he decided to have a custom portrait done in Little Mo style!

Philip and Mark loves travelling and of all the photos that he sent to me, I loved this boat one the best. It was taken on their adventure trips in Switzerland. I hope that my drawing captures their love for exciting adventures and the outdoor! I also added in a few of Little Mo’s friends for a bit of humour!

I’ve known Philip since college days and he’s one of my dearest friend who has always been supportive of my art! Thanks so much for having me draw you a custom portrait! I can’t wait to see this framed up! Happy anniversary! xoxo

If you’re interested in having your own Little Mo custom portrait, just purchase them from my shop or contact me!

A little birdy told me today…this is just the start of good things to come!

Expect an explosion of Little Mo goodies soon:)