Build your dream

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs. -Farrah Gray-

I am in the mids of building my dreams.. Heaps and heaps of them scatter around me and I can not seem to get them organised. I know where I would love to end up but getting there is kind of a struggle.

Juggling the kids, the house, the work and all other tasks that keep pulling at my sleeve I sometimes wish for a week long "holiday" on a remote site (with internet) to catch up on the big backlog of items on my to do list.

Coming to terms with losing my job wasn't easy. Although the financial crisis played a big, huge part in the decision I still took it quite personal. From being a working, busy mom I went to a stay-at-home mom that is trying to find a new passion.

I really do love my kids to pieces but since the weekdays easily overflow in the weekend and back I sometimes wish for my co-workers.. (yep, even the not so nice boss). I needed my time away to recharge the battery and to keep me on my toes.

The quote I found today is a bit in between for me. I love building my own dreams but I miss the predictability of having a dayjob and a paycheck at the end of the month.

I am still gonna print it out and put it over my desk. To remind me what I am working on.

Click on the image to download the printable.

Pinspiration #3

Cute as a bunny

I am so in love with all the craft ideas on Pinterest. I have loads on my board. Hoping to one day have the time to actually make a few. I found lovely cute felt bunnies. Some very minimal, others cute and fluffy. They inspired me to some wallart for the nursery.

A little patched up and cuddled a lot. I can so imagine my baby girl having this toy for real to hug it. She is very much into bunnies (although cows are her absolute number 1 animal). I might want to make an illustration on that to. For her room.

Elja

Pinspiration #2

Nothing more beautiful then the promise of new life. 

Todays inspiration comes from the beautiful quotes on Pinterest and the amazing pictures of pregnant women. Being a mother I can really relate to the feelings. My pregancies did not all come easy, nor did they go as planned but the end result was worth all the waiting and tears.
I used the pictures on Pinterest as an inspiration for the new illustration. I am thinking to turn it into a birthannouncement or a greetingcard maybe. It would be cool to have your own personalized cards you can send out. You can order your personal picture via www.yourdayinaframe.nl
Still have to think about that though.

Your day in a frame

During the last months I was busy with a new project. I was working on designing birthannouncement and during one of those still moments where no babies were born I worked on an illustration of a shoppinglady. She turned out so nice that I desided to draw another one. A "What I wore today" illustration. 

And since my sweet little girl was also dressed nicely I drew her too.

 

The next day I did some nice things so instead of a "What I wore today" I drew a "What I did today" for me and her. The reactions were overwhelming and I desided to make a business out of it. To turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary day and save it for the future. Save all the cute things your baby says or does. Save a memory that you normally would forget.
Your day in a frame was born.

Take a look at my site if you like. (it is in dutch now. Working on a translation).

Elja van der Laan