August Doodle a Day List

The Doodle-a-Day list for August! Enjoy doodling along through the month! 

XO,Rhi

Ello Lovey Studio Tour

I thought I'd give you guys a little tour of my home studio 

where all the magic happens! 

My artist/carpenter husband have collaborated quite a bit in our new home but the sliding barn door to the studio is my favorite piece. It adds an element of fun as soon as you walk in, and when you close it from the inside it becomes a chalkboard...double the fun!

It's important to lay out your studio in a way that is useful and convenient to how you work. For me, that's my computer and printer side by side and a separate station for crafting and packaging. I try to infuse my workspace with lots of color to put me in a happy mood. I gave my book shelves a make-over by color coordinating them and I can't believe how much of a difference it makes in lifting my spirits!

 

One of the things I love about my studio is that it has plenty of natural light... so important when taking product photos! Plus it's another mood booster when the sun shines in. I was lucky enough to find this awesome mint chair, which matches my studio walls almost perfectly, at a local vintage shop.

Having a daily planner is a MUST for me! If I don't write things down I will forget. It definitely keeps me organized and on top of deadlines. Sometimes you get bogged down and stuck in a rut so it's important to surround yourself with inspirational reminders and lovely images. My sweet friend wrote me a list of positive affirmations which I keep handy when I need a pick-me-up.


 

I found this awesome website for printables called mrprintables.com and printed this U.S. map to keep track of the different states my shop has made sales in. It's a quick way of seeing where most of my customers are coming from and it's fun putting a pin in a new state!

I like to work on my hand-drawn jewelry, drawing, calligraphy and painting in this area. For some reason I like to be at different levels to do certain things. I feel more at ease with those tasks when I'm at a lower level. I am in love with my blue IKEA cart. It's perfect for storing art supplies and paper goods and it's so easy to move around.

 

See what I mean about all of that natural light?! Makes me so happy!

This is where I do my packaging for all of my orders. If you can't tell, I love collecting vintage knickknacks! A lot of pieces are from my grandma and other things I've found at antique stores. My table is a mid to late 1800s work table from France and I adore it. On my table I have two paper cutters. One is larger and used for trimming down prints and cards, and the smaller one is used just for scoring folds for cards. My DIY washi tape tree is made from an old coffee cup holder and I get so much use out of it packaging up orders. 

 

Things I'm preparing at the moment.

One thing I cannot control is my obsession with pens, pencils and markers! I am running out of containers to hold them all in :) Seriously, every direction you look in my studio you will see some kind of container with drawing utensils. What can I say, I love to experiment!

 

 
I get asked all the time what kind of pens and markers I use, so I thought I'd share some of my favorites. My good old stand by is my Sakura Micron 05 pen (bottom). It's great for line work and doesn't smudge. I have so many now that I've started wrapping washi tape around every new one I buy so I will know the difference. I use a gray Copic marker for shading my doodles. I recently bought the Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens (the two above the Micron) and I use them all the time because they are so versatile. You can get really thin lines and pretty thick lines all in one pen. I use them a lot for lettering. The colored markers I also bought recently are Tombow Dual Brush Markers and they are also great for lettering. You can also blend them together. I use these markers a lot in my daily doodles. You can find most of these pens on jetpens.com or at your local art store.

Thus concludes the tour of my little studio space! It's always a work in progress but it works and definitely encourages lots of creativity! I hope it will inspire you with your creative spaces!

XO,Rhi

Summer Dreaming

I don't know about you, but I've been 

day dreaming about warm summer days spent outside.

I got inspired and made a fun summer themed Etsy Treasury. Check out the lovely shops and be transported to somewhere tropical!

XO, Rhi

The Doodle-a-Day list for March is here! Enjoy doodling along through the month and a big pat on the back if you played along last month! Happy Doodling!

 XO, Rhi

Doodle a Day February

A little late posting the Doodle-a-Day list for February but here it is! Enjoy doodling along through the month!

XO,Rhi

Doodle a Day January 2015!

The new year is almost here and I'm rolling out the Doodle-a-Day list! Enjoy doodling along through the month! I hope you all have a 2015 full of fun, love and lots of risk taking! 

XO, Rhi

Doodle a Day July!

July is almost here and I'm rolling out the Doodle-a-Day list a few day early! I'll be headed up to Michigan for our good friends' wedding this weekend (first time in Michigan- so excited!) Hope you have fun doodling along through the month!

XO, Rhi

Spoonflower Fabrics

Lately I've really enjoyed designing surface patterns for my Spoonflower shop and love seeing them on other crafter's hand made goods! I thought I would share a couple and show some new 

designs as well!

 These arrived in the mail yesterday and made my day! My newest hex quilt design and a headband from Etsy seller Chamomile & Roses using my hearts and arrows design. 

A closer look at the lovely headband from Chamomile & Roses. You can get one for yourself or a little one in her etsy shop here.

This super fun organic rattle toy using my fleeting foxes design is from esty seller Regal Cottage. They come in different sizes for your growing little ones and you can find them in her shop here.

And here are a few designs I've added recently to my Spoonflower shop. Spoonflower is really upping their game! They are introducing a new fabric almost every month. The modern jersey is my favorite so far. It's great for a comfy headband or leggings. Have you crafted anything with Spoonflower fabrics lately? Share away!

xo, Rhi

#STUDENTFARMER

Just wanted to share a super fun illustration spread I created for the UK mag #STUDENTFARMER.I have done a few illustrations for the magazine in the past but this is my favorite of them all. 

The magazine is distributed to colleges that offer agricultural courses in England and Wales. 

The illustration spread I created coincides with an article on non other than Farming Festivals!

They really let me have fun with this one... pigs in wellies, a farm animal band, cows in flower garlands...SO FUN!

Here's a look at the spread...

  

You can see the whole April issue HERE.

Also, #STUDENTFARMER has been shortlisted for the coveted UK PPA awards for magazine cover of the year! Congrats to them! They are the underdog for sure! Give them a little help and vote for this little piggy as cover of the year! Vote HERE.

XO, Rhi

Doodle a Day May

May is here and I'm back with my Doodle-a-Day list! Hope you have fun doodling along through the month!

 XO, Rhi

April is here tomorrow and I'm back with my Doodle-a-Day list! Hope you have fun doodling along through the month!

XO,Rhi


 

Hello!

March is here (almost) and I'm back to share the Doodle-a-Day list and a fun patchwork desktop calendar I created! It's been a whole year since I started making my own doodle lists, so I thought it was fitting to share it today. Hope you have fun doodling along through the month!

Click on calendar image to see the full size then right click and select "set as desktop background"

XO

Doodle a Day December

Welcome December with this fun and festive challenge!

Use this list as your daily drawing inspiration. Share the challenge with your friends or on your own blog! It's amazing to see how many new artists join in each month! I hope you have a fun month of doodling! Happy Holidays!

XO, Rhi

Doodle a Day November List

Hello November! Another favorite month of mine. Maybe I'm partial because I celebrate my birthday on Nov. 1 or maybe it's because of the deliciousness of a Thanksgiving feast...

Use this list as your daily drawing inspiration. Share the challenge with your friends or on your own blog! It's amazing to see how many new artists join in each month! I hope you have a fun month of doodling!

XO, Rhi

Doodle a Day October

Hello October! So glad you're here. This month's list was a lot of fun to create because I love the fall season so much. It always sparks my creativity!

Use this list as your daily drawing inspiration. Share the challenge with your friends or on your own blog! It's amazing to see how many new artists join in each month! I hope you have a fun month of doodling!

XO, Rhi

Doodles

A fellow doodler sent me a few of her favorite doodles from the 

Doodle a Day August challenge and I thought I would share them along with a few of my favorites since I haven't shared them here in quite a while! Thanks for sharing Berlyn! Great job!

Starting out are Berlyn's drawings...

 Party

 Lunch

In the sky

Bird

Big

Follow Berlyn's doodles on Instagram (@berlynhubler)

And here are some of my favorite doodles from August...

 Party

 Instrument

 Big

 Craft

Bird

It's always fun to see how people interpret the topic so differently sometimes. I love doing this challenge, and I'm glad their are lots of new doodlers joining in every month. It's also great to see people keep at it month after month. It's a great feeling to fill up the pages of your sketchbook and look back on how much you've progressed!

XO, Rhi

Doodle a Day September List

Happy September everyone! Here is the new 

Doodle a Day list for the month!

 As always, everyone is welcome to join in! Simply use the list as your drawing inspiration each day and tag it with #doodleadayjuly on Instagram. Or you can post it on your own blog. Share the list and invite your friends to draw along with you! More info can be found on my Instagram account by searching for @ellolovey.

Let the doodling begin!

If you joined in on the last challenge, shoot me an email with a couple of your favorite doodles and I'll post them here for all to see! I can't wait to see what you've created!

XO, Rhi 

Doodle a Day August

Happy August everyone! Here is the new 

Doodle a Day list for the month!

 As always, everyone is welcome to join in! Simply use the list as your drawing inspiration each day and tag it with #doodleadayjuly on Instagram. Or you can post it on your own blog. Share the list and invite your friends to draw along with you! More info can be found on my Instagram account by searching for @ellolovey.

Let the doodling begin!

If you joined in on the last challenge, what did you think? I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!

XO, Rhi 

New things in the shop!

It's been a busy few months! Lots of new work to share with you!

 These all came from doodles in my skecthbook.

They are available in my shop!

www.ellolovey.etsy.com

Have a great day!

XO, Rhi

 

Happy 4th of July!

Hope all my fellow Americans have a Happy 4th! I'm enjoying it with a neighborhood parade, hamburgers, lemonade, berry cobbler and lots of fixings! XO