My progress on water colour painting

Check it. I bought myself a pocket size Daler Rowney water colour pan set on impulse. Just because it was so cute! So decided to put into some good use.

This year's challenge

I've decided to go for violin exams!

I've been taking classes the past few months. It was fun but I don't feel the push to improve and sharpen my skills. I really want to do well and eventually play in orchestras. 

I left off in grade 3 when I was in uni. So will try for grade 4!

Wish me luck!

My latest obsession. Midori Travel Notebook!

Who would have thought that journaling can be so fun! I've never heard or seen a midori before until a colleague told me about it. And my colleague don't even own one! So after checking out the midori travel notebook on instagram and YouTube I was totally sold. What an exciting way to journal!

So I headed to Stickerrific, kids and hubby in tow and got my first midori, a weekly insert and a whole lot of accessories to go with it. I bought it 2 weeks before the year end, supposedly to start filling up at the start of the brand new year. But I just couldn't wait so I started writing in it already.

So far I already have 4 inserts. A weekly planner, a blank 124 page insert for daily gratitude journaling, a blank craft paper insert for my photoshoot appointment and an insert for my trip to Perth next month.

And since the time I purchased the midori  (actually it's actually anniversary gift from hubby) I had already collected a whole lot of washie tapes  (who would have thought I would get into washie tapes!!), a whole lot of stickers and even rubber stamps! Oh and my collection of pens and hand lettering brush pens are building up quite modestly too!

So here's some snap shots of my midori. I'm yet to take some photos of the contents but will do so soon.

My first attempt at drawing and painting my own drawing

I never had the courage to draw. After watching a few YouTube videos on how other people do it I decided to give it a shot.

I used a photo I took when we dined at Rimba and Rusa and copied it carefully with a pencil. I loved the interior of that Cafe so much! Then I outlined the drawing and  painted it with Sakura Koi water colours. I should have painted it first then outline because the ink smears under the water colours.

So here are the results!

From Secret Paris book

Used Derwent water colours. Really have no clue on how to paint with water colours. Just winging it for now until I find some classes to go to

Water colours and a short review on Art Friends at The Curve

Trying out water colours pulak!

With this new gadget, the water brush, I don't need a messy brush and pot of water for painting. So fun! What a great invention lol.

FYI those who live in the Klang Valley Art Friends at The Curve has a crazy collection of art stuff. I'm not an arty person or an art student. So I have no clue what most of the stuff are for. But if you are, I bet you would go nuts!

It also has a great collection of craft things. So if you are mum who needs craft things for your kid's school project, it's also a great place to go.