Tease Your Toes Giveaway!

photo from Tease Your Toes

aren't those cat bookmarks adorable? i love cats, and i want these! Tease Your Toes will be having a giveaway, in which this set of lovely ruffle ring and two very cute cat bookmarks are part of. check out more of the giveaways, as well as the mechanics here. 

A Drawing A Day10

it was a busy week, the previous one. i wasn't able to draw daily, but here's one i was able to do last week.

and it's contagious

her smile, that is...

Contagious illustration, by Bre

Sneak a Peek: La Vie En Rose

a glimpse of my work area

here's what's i've been up to lately. one of friends, Vins of Tawambuhay, piqued me to create stationery items. we were supposed to be a tandem, with her coming up with the words for cards/notebooks, but haven't yet brainstormed on our project. one thing stuck to my mind though, her mentioning of La Vie En Rose. the phrase i found out has many possibilities, and here are some. 

i've yet to post the finished bookmarks here and on etsy, but i'd just like to share with you this WIP. thanks, Vins, for the inspiration!

A Drawing A Day9



enter the water-dragoness

 Happy Lunar New Year, everyone!


Water-Dragoness illustration by Bre

A Drawing A Day8

it smells of love

Dorm Girl illustration by Bre

A Drawing A Day7

stretching after a rehearsal

Prima illustration by Bre

A Drawing A Day6

i usually don't draw males, but we can make Mr. Catkin an exception 

Mr. Catkin, the Victorian gentle-tomcat illustration by Bre

A Drawing a Day5

 

"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

 

how very true.

 

and now for A Drawing a Day5.

 

there is no winter in the Philippines, but it doesn't mean i can't be cold

 

 

Cold illustration by bre 

A Drawing a Day4

inspired by Degas

illustration by bre

A Drawing A Day2 and 3

Elven Lady; Day2

Grown Shishigami; Day3

due to technical difficulties i wasn't able to upload these last Wednesday, but here they are. with The Hobbit movie looming closer, i feel myself being drawn to draw elves once more. they are indeed a beautiful race. the bottom is an adolescent shishigami, you'll remember that i've painted a young shishigami before, and now he's grown.


all illustrations by Bre

i'm taking the Simple Living Pledge

image from blog.kanelstrand.com

starting February 01, i will be embarking on a life-changing pledge, that is to live simply. to be honest, i'm getting tired of the fast-paced lifestyle most of us have, and i feel the need to make things in my life simple, to slow down gather my thoughts and re-think my current way of life.

if you're interested in living a simple life, head on over to Kanelstrand's blog post and take the pledge with us.

A Drawing A Day

in order to keep my creative juices running, this year, i resolved to challenge myself to draw everyday. even small drawings (which i really like, especially at the office) will suffice. and here's the start:

illustration by bre

New Year Friend

i made a new friend during the weekend, and i call him Hitler.

 he has black markings (or dirt) underneath his nose, thus the name. he's been a mainstay at our backyard since we feed him tablescraps.

my eyes!

all photos by bre

i keep on stealing touches from him, but yesterday he let me scratch his back for a while! :) i wish this is going to be a long friendship.

Happy New Year!

of course i am not the first to greet you a Happy New Year in the blogworld. seems like everyone's beat me to it. but i would like to share with you what i did during the New Year weekend.

the Domestic Goddess has called upon me and helped me whip up this Queso de Bola (Edam in Western countries ) Cheesecake.

i won't be posting the recipe because i got one online and tweaked it without taking into account the measurements of the ingredients i used. i just went according to my taste. good thing i also found this cream cheese which was so divine that i didn't need to strain my arms from all the mixing (sadly i do not have an electric mixer), yet it came out smoothly. i'm not a real fan of queso de bola but this has converted me to like it.