A bright and lovely distraction.
14 Jan
I have to mention how wonderfully lovely the online craft community is. Their encouragement and their own creativity inspire me daily.
bijoux vintage romantic and chic
13 Jan
I thank Heart Handmade Blog for the opportunity to exhibit my work here! It i so nice to for artists like myself to have a place in a place like this.
Thank you for reading!
Nostalgic Narrative Playful Pensive Pretty
29 Dec
I just got a new puppy named Pumpkin, she a rescue puppy from a shelter and she makes me very, very, happy. I anticipate lots of upcoming art containing orange puppies!
The World Is Still Beautiful
17 Dec
I find inspiration in everything around me. Right now my biggest inspiration is nature. I’m living in a beautiful forest enclosed town, South Lake Tahoe, so a lot of my recent work is inspired by forestry and snow. By the beautiful Autumn surrounding me. When it comes to my fine art work, a lot of my inspiration recently has stemmed from my poetry. I’m working on a self-published poetry/photography book and each poem will have a photograph that has been inspired by it alongside.
Holiday Illustrations by Nidhi
5 Dec
A Heart Handmade Blog Holiday Featurette
What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Gosh, its hard to pick one! For Diwali (an Indian festival) its definitely the lighting of diyas/candles. You light them at night and place them around and outside your house, it makes the whole night feel magical.
Celebrating Christmas with my husband’s family, I’ve experienced a lot of new things, and in the beginning I was very confused by stockings! Now, I love them. I love stuffing my husband’s stocking with thoughtful and surprising gifts.
How did you get started doing holiday crafts?
I enjoy the holidays, the seasonal changes and all the imagery during this time of year. It inspires me to create wintery and fun art.
How is your holiday crafting different than “regular” crafts you do?
I’m drawing more penguins, that’s for sure! I think its similar, its really the content that makes it different… characters, settings, snow everywhere!
What was your inspiration behind the “Sipping Hot Chocolate” piece?
I am often inspired by curiosity… When I drew my sipping chocolate image, I imagined myself as a little girl in my living room, tuning the world out and escaping into the snow. Oh, but I wasn’t alone… a soft and curious young bear had come to steal a sip (or two) of my cocoa!
I felt particularly happy with this image because it felt organic and captured the feeling I had inside me…
Why handmade?
I love supporting small, handmade, and local. For me, its about supporting a creative community and inspiring people to pursue something different and be happy. (more…)
Pin ItFun Prints with Retro Flavor
23 Nov
I try to buy most gifts from the artist or maker as much as possible. I try to either buy locally or online directly from the maker when I can. It’s such a wonderful sub-economy, and so much more meaningful that way. Not to mention the incredible variety that is just not available in the mass market commercial world.
Pin ItQuirky, Illustrated Handmade Cards and Gifts
5 Nov
Today’s featured crafter submission came with a special little message:
“Stay Inspired!”
Couldn’t have said it better myself 
Breezy, Fun, Upbeat, Funky, Sweet
3 Nov
Everything….. human nature, words, kindness, diversity, animals, smiles, crayons, cartoons, courteousness, movies, books…
Pin ItWhimsical, quirky, handmade illustrated items
22 Oct
Handmade goods really stand out from the mass produced for me – just by the nature of the handmade process every piece is unique, and small imperfections add to the character.
You can also find some fantastic, unusual things design wise that are of fantastic quality – you know that the person making these things really cares.
Pin ItLove of Nature
9 Sep
A portion or all of the purchase price of my animal themed paintings is donated to UPAWS, my local no kill animal shelter.
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