Blessing

It's a blessing as we embark on this journey of parenthood for the 2nd time, and henceforth, I will also be jotting down all the fragments of this exciting journey of motherhood once again! More sketches, more tips and next thing on my list: finding a confinement nanny!

Modern Calligraphy

Having picked up modern calligraphy some time in 2017, I am still constantly trying out new brushes and pens to see which works best. Finally had the chance to pop by Straits Art Co right before my class... and I am very pleased with my purchase there!

Straits Art Co (founded in 1947) is a small art and craft shop that's located at North Bridge Centre. Though small, you'd be surprised at the large amount of varieties they have for all the pens, gouche, acrylic paints, canvas...etc. Ms Clara Tay and her son Yu, are overseeing the business and they have also recently introduced Grabpay (very wise choice i would say!).

And so, I only had a photography of the oblique nib pen that I was looking for, hence I decided to look for Yu to see if they had it in stock. I was told the particular one shown in the photo was out of stock, but he had quickly recommended me another kind that might suit me.

It was interesting to look at all those pen holders...Well it almost felt like I am picking a magic wand like what Hermoine and the rest in Harry Potter did...and yup true enough like how the wand had picked Harry, one particular oblique holder caught my eye. 

So next I was recommended a suitable nib that would be able to produce the kind of font I had shown in my photo...and a bottle of ecoline ink (oh yes they have soooooooooo many lovely colors!). I can definitely foresee myself visiting this shop more frequently in the weeks to come...Loved how friendly and knowledgeable the staff was! 

So here it is, my very first calligraphy pen (well previously I had only used those brushes and flat tip pen). And I can't wait to start practising it! 

Here are the links for more information about calligraphy nib pens and the facebook page of Straits Art Co. 

- Sheila Jayme

So back in April, I had totally fallen in love with the new Rose Gold Collection from Jujube and yes, it had me picking up my brush and drawing random flowers again...

-SJ

Christmas with a new Tree!

And so we realised we had discarded our old tree and it was time to get a new better looking Christmas tree! Then November came and I kind of panicked...

Luckily after much googling, I managed to find my desired Ariostea tree from the Masons Home! 

Manufactured with FirTect Technology, the you can expect the following:

• Easy-Open Branches – Say goodbye to manually bending out the branches!
• Highly Durable – Not bending the branches means lesser chance for wear and tear.
• Perfect Shade of Colour – Christmas Trees that are of a lighter green often look cheap.
• Extreme Density – 392 tips for the 5 feet, 670 tips for the 6 feet, 888 tips for the 7 feet.

Wow, these descriptions sure sound good... and so I managed to place order with IsShoe.sg who is also a retailer for Masons Home (note: the tree that I wanted was sold out at Masons’ website!).

The people at IsShoe.sg were very nice and prompt in replies! Most importantly, they were there to assure me the the trees are of good quality and dense! (they even took photos and live videos to show me!)

Hence, to summaries, here’s a shot of our tree before and after hanging the ornaments!

Tree came nicely packed in a box.

Image of bare tree before decorating! (Already super happy with how dense it was!)

Tada! The final tree together with our red and gold ornaments!

 (Now it's time to shop for all the gifts and place it under our beautiful tree!)

Modern Calligraphy

Finally had a chance to pick up calligraphy lessons that's so in trend now. Hoping to master the skills soon, and just in time for this holiday season! 

 

  

Some sketches from 2015

Was sorting out my files and happened to chance upon 2 sketches that I had forgotten to post here. So... here's some from 2015.

This was done for Daddy Wee. A simple drawing of us to wish him the bestest birthday of all. 

Started on a new style without outlines. 

Here's one more drawing done up just a couple of days ago. 

Shall try to explore with some other different styles as and when I have time. -SJ

A New Beginning: 4 months into Parenthood

Here's a simple drawing of my baby girl (as I've imagined) just weeks before I was due. She has a lot more hair than my drawing and nope she hasn't learnt to crawl yet but yes i'm definitely looking forward to this new upcoming milestone! Time flies and it's been 4 months plus since we became parents! It was a roller-coaster ride with many ups and downs... along the way, we make mistakes and we learn! And since I've always loved children... having this baby of mine has made my life even more wonderful!

With the arrival of the little one, it meant that my husband and I would have lesser time to do our own things. Lesser time to catch up with friends, no more movie dates, lesser shopping (well i still get to shop for her stuff!), lesser sleep and all...etc. But deep in my heart, I know this little angel of mine will grow up real fast...hence I'm definitely going to enjoy all the precious time I have with her.

I wouldn't say it's an easy journey...but things are getting easier along the way. It's pretty amazing when I see how much this little new bundle of joy resembles me! And to think how much she has grown from a tiny little cell...that's one amazing creation. A gift from heaven.

-Love,
SJ