What's in my bag

I've always loved What's in my bag posts. It's so much fun to peek into other people's bags and have a look at what they carry around all day, isn't it?

So, here's what's in my bag: pen & notebook, sanitizer, hand cream, coconut lip balm, huge wallet (to hold all of my photobooth pictures), owl pocket mirror, flash drive, iPod, gum, tissues, sunglasses, lucky lighter aaand iPhone.

I'd love to see your take on what's in my bag as well!

xx,

Lily

Blog buttons!

I've been planning these for a long time and have always found an excuse not to do them. Today I finished three Little Birds blog buttons, finally!! You can either grab one from my right sidebar, or check the sizes here and pick what's best for you.

If you add any of them - thank you so much! If you have your own blog button, give me a link in the comment section so I can check it out and share the love :)

xoxo,

Lily

Peacock Feathers

First day of April finally felt like spring. Me, my boy and Dexter were out the whole day, enjoying the lovely weather and spending some quality time together. "Peacock feathers" is a quickie I did for a very special friend of mine who has a birthday today. What do you think, will she like it?

Soak up some lazy days

Feet on the dashboard, some old school rock&roll playing from the radio (just one song, but still) and my favourite boy driving beside me - priceless. I felt like a rockstar!

Lazar is finally back home and we're having some crazy time together. We're even planning a fun getaway (with Dexter, of course.), so keep your fingers crossed for some nice weather here!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

xoxo

Oh, some fun links for you here:

Little Birds Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Birds-Blog/101559749923084?sk=wall

Formspring.me: http://www.formspring.me/irukkandji (i had forgotten about that one but it's fun!!)

Closer

I think my Forms project will take a little longer than I'd planned. Firstly, because it's waaay too difficult to think of 30 different, but yet similar illustrations. Secondly, because at some point it gets really boring. And thirdly, because using just one colour isn't as fun as using all you want. That is why I took a break today (again) to draw this. It's nothing like my other illustrations, but experimenting is always good, right?

xoxo

P.S. - oh, by the way, I always forget to tell you... you can now follow Little Birds on Facebook! Here's the link:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Birds-Blog/101559749923084

Springtime.

I greeted the first day of spring with a nice cup of hot cocoa and marshmallows (here it's more like winter is coming, not leaving). How was your first (official) day of spring?

Mixtape

Close

Although I am mainly working on Forms (who would have known that coming up with 30 basic illustrations would be so hard?) I wanted a little break from grey and white. I used one of my old sketches for "Close" and tried to keep it as simple and realistic as I could (I'm not very good at realistic drawing.) What do you think?

xoxo

When it comes to best friends...

Today, a very special friend of mine made me cry. Of happiness.

Not because she knows I adore Tim Burton and all his works and has thought of me when seeing his book. Not because she sent it to me as a gift out of the blue, with no special occasion. Not even because she had put a dozen of colourful cards in between the pages so it looked even cuter.
Tim Burton's book has a dedication: "To Lisa Marie". My friend had crossed out that name and had written "Lily Bardie" instead. And I cried. I cried because it was too cute. And I cried because I love her and I miss her and I can't wait to see her this summer.
Thanks, soulmate.
♥

Read of the month: March

I am only a couple of pages away from finishing Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita". Such an enjoyable read, despite the controversial subject matter. Nabokov was a genius of language. He makes you ignore his main character's behaviour (who falls in love with a 12-year old girl) and even sympathize him. He writes so eloquently that every single page is interesting and pleasant to read.

Can't wait to see what the end is... but I am already sure it's going to be a good one.

What are you reading at the moment?

Forms.

I am currently working on a very cool project called Forms.

I can't say very much at the moment not because it's super secret but because I'm very superstitious and don't want to talk in advance and ruin everything... but here's a hint: I am working on a booklet. I need to finish 30 basic one-coloured illustrations (like the ones you see here) and edit some short stories and it may take some time... But once I'm finished I'll let you know all about it.

xoxo

Cherry Blossom

Here's a super quick sketch I did for a project and really liked. Sometimes things come so easy (too bad it doesn't happen very often), especially when they aren't planned.

It's in the little(est) things

I just wanted to show you a glimpse of something really pretty I spotted on a random building today. Isn't it adorable?