The first lime

DIY recycled gift wrap! (Bow style)

2017-08-02T15:33:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Well, today I want to share with you a little DIY I made for a gift I got for my boyfriend. He is starting College this week and will study economics, so I thought a Moleskine was the best thing to get him!

Well, now to the DIY, I normally make my own gift wrapping paper and sometimes the bows toobecause I think it gives a more personal touch to the gift; like an extra "I got this specially for you". So this is what I made for him, hope you like it!

For this DIY you'll need:

markers or pens (to decorate your paper)
recycled paper, such as Old newspaper, magazines, or extra paper (I used the leftovers I cut out whenever I make a drawing/painting!)
Scissors
Making tape
And the gift you want to wrap!

For this one, I chose a page of a newspaper I liked, so I tore it and used it to wrap the moleskine notebook.

This is the fun part! I used some leftover paper I had from older paintings and drew vertical stripes with my markers! Any pattern is great, I did mine like that because the notebook has a yellow detail on the cover, and I thought it would be cool for them to match!
1. Start by drawing your pattern on the paper
2. Cut 8 long stripes (long enough to go around your gift) and 2 small ones. (we'll use these later)
3. Turn your strips upside down and join the ends in the center with masking tape or transparent sticky tape.
4. Put each piece over another until you have the shape of a star or an asterisk.
5. Staple them very carefully in the center.

For the center:
1. Take one of the smaller pieces and paste the edges making the shape of drop.
2. With the other piece make a little bow. (like the individual ones of the star)
3. Attach the small bow inside of the drop and then tape it to the top of the bow to cover the staple.

Once you are done is time to cover the rest of the gift to give the apareance of a complete bow:
1. First, take the remaining strips and tape them froming a cross on top of your gift.
2. Place your bow on the center and you are done!

Ta Da! Now you have a cute and recycled wrapping for your gift! I think this is a great way to customize your gifts and also re-use the paper we have! I normally do this, and have different "Styles" for it, so this is just one of a series. I really hope you liked it! (Hopefully my boyfriend does too!)

Lots of love, Monica.

Cerro del Chiquihuite

2017-07-27T10:12:00.001-07:00

There's a beautiful hill near my house, it is visible from everywhere in my delegation. It is filled with little concrete houses that paint the hill in a gray color. I have always dreamt about them being painted in beautiful bright colors. So I made a little drawing of how it would look like if the houses were painted in bright colors. I made the whole illustration with Touch markers and for the outline I used a Pilot Bravo marker pen. I have been drawing and painting a lot for the last days, I was thinking about making a timelapse of a painting; they are really fun to watch, so hope it turns out well!

Hope you liked it! See you tomorrow for another post :D love,
Monica

Green Mountains, Blue Sky

2017-06-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

Hi there! Well, I have been working a lot in my latest painting. (I think is the biggest oil on canvas I have ever made, it is 40x50) I normally don't make big paintings, but I'm liking this one. I had to make the sky three times, because I didn't like how the clouds were turning out. The picture above is from like a week ago. The ones below are from today, I will update with some more when I finish the painting! I think I'll put it for sale, and hopefully someone will want to adopt it and take it home. I want to try and sell what I do, I still have to figure out how to do it best. I really hope you like how the landscape is turning out, I am so exited about the closer parts because it will have some little flowers, which will be blue, lilac, pale pink, and yellow!

I think it turned out a bit more realistic that I wanted, I want to make another painting and try a more impressionist style, (which is my favorite) Hope you all have a nice week! Love, Monica.

Drawing for my aunt

2017-05-19T10:37:00.001-07:00

Well, my aunt's birthday is next month, and she asked me to make her a portrait. She gave me this picture of when she was working at ther first job. (She told me she would sue me if she didn't look pretty in the drawing) So I better get this one right!
I tried to make it a bit realistic, but it ended up being a bit cartoony; I have tried to avoid doing my drawings that way to make them more realistic, but no matter how hard I try they always end up looking like this. (Maybe it is just my drawing style, so instead of fighting it, I'm going to start to embrace it... Maybe also I'll learn how to do it better now that I have drawing classes at school!

So yes, I just wanted to share this little process with you, I will later pass it to charcoal, I think it will look better with some shadings. I was also thinking about making a kind of walkthrough for portraits, I am not a master in this, but maybe there's something I can teach you or you can teach me about it.

Hope you like it! See you soon, Mónica.

Work

2017-05-16T19:12:00.001-07:00

Well, it's been quite a while. I will be honest, for all this time I was just too sad to post anything. As you can see my blog has no longer the same domain, it is because Google changed something in their platform and I wasn't able to repay my domain, so in the end I lost it; now someone bought it and he or she wants to charge me 500 USD for it. I have lost lots of readers and views and that made me feel really sad, because I have put a lot of work, effort and heart to my blog.

But life goes on, and I know some of my first readers must be there, so I'll go on, because of you. I want to share what I do and what excites me. I'll make more videos to tell you about everything! Many things have been going on. For now I'll let you some pictures of some things that I made during this time. I missed you so much. Hope you like them!

I have been working on watercolor and digital media! I opened a little online shop in tictail (For now I only ship to Mexico, but I hope soon to ship to other places in the world :D) I have sold three originals and that just makes me so happy!! I also made some stickers and prints.

I am excited because I feel like I have been working a lot lately on what I love to do. BTW, I am going to study animation and digital arts plus many fine arts courses. I am so exited!

Thanks for reading! Love, Monica.

DIY Abstract cases

2016-12-08T10:44:00.001-08:00

Hi there! Well, it's been a while since we don't have some DIY time, so I did this little case project for all of you. It is super simple, and looks really pretty. (I also love mixing colors with palette knifes! They look so pretty in the process.)

Okay, so this is what you'll need: 1. Palette knifes (if you don't have any, you can use a ruler!) 2. Clear cellphone case. 3. Scissors 4. Acrylic paint

1. Copy the shape of your case onto a white piece of paper (it is just a regular piece of paper, you don't need any special art or Fabriano paper :) Then, just make a spotted line about half centimeter inside go the shape you marked previously. (This is to make the drawing fit easier into the clear case.)

2. Turn your paper upside down (I messed up in mine) and then secure it to your table with some clear tape. This takes us to step three, which is mixing up our colors with the palette knifes. I made a little video for you so that it is easier to see how it is done:

You can choose the colors you like! and put as many or mix it as you want to. I just love how it looks so pretty and is yet so spontaneous. (You never know how it is going to turn out!)

3. Let them dry for about 3 hours, or until the paper is flat again.

4. Take the tape off and turn your pieces of paper around. Now you can cut the shape you previously marked and that's it! Place the paper facing the clear case and place your cellphone in.

And that's it! You can use any color you want and even cut it in different shapes, it could be also a great idea for christmas, maybe mix some green, white, and red! And the best is that you can change it as many times as you want, and you won't need to buy any new cases. I really hope you liked it! And if you do your own, please share with us on Instagram!

Oh, and for those who read the post about the little project I had at school, I am really exited to show you the first patches we had made:

What do you think? I think we'll remake the astronaut because of the letters, but hopefully I will be able to reopen my Etsy shop with some new patches! Thanks so much for reading, lots of love,
Monica.

Remi Wallpaper and a little raffle!

2016-12-05T12:50:00.001-08:00

Hi there everyone!
Well, it will be really soon my favorite time of the year, Christmas! So, I though it would be fun to do some Santa Remi wallpapers.

Also, I want to make a quick "Santa-pet" drawing raffle. Leave a comment below, and on next Friday there will be two names selected randomly. I will make an illustration of the winner's pets with a christmas hat so that they can have them as wallpapers too! The drawing above is of my best friend's cat. (just as an example :) Have a great day!
Love, Monica.

Send my love

2016-11-07T20:08:00.002-08:00

Hi there! Well, today I wanted to share with you a part of my final project for my animation class. I did this little illustration inspired on Adele´s song, "Send my love to your new lover" And this is like the first thing I actually make that is completely digital, but of course it was based on hand drawn sketches, here are some as well, I had to select two from four ideas I had for the illustration. I really liked how they turned out! Hope you like them too.

Hope you are having a great week! xo, Monica.

Confused

2016-10-16T13:17:00.002-07:00

Hi there!

Well, today I am a bit, you know. Not so happy not so focused. I guess we all have those kind of days. The thing here is that soon I'll have to choose which career I am going to study, and it is a difficult decision for me.

I always wanted and thought about studying plastic arts (which is like a BFA) and I even looked up some foreign schools and programs, but my father told me that I could not leave Mexico for studying. So I searched for a school where I could study arts here in Mexico, until I finally found the National School of Arts which is in the same city were I live. Until then I thought I had it figured out, I would try to pass the test and present my portfolio. (then hopefully get accepted and study painting) But my mom is not quite fond of the idea. She thinks that school may not be the best option since it is Public (and in Mexico our general public education is not the best). So she decided to save me a spot in Tecnológico de Monterrey which is my actual school.

I don't think it is a bad school, I just think that it isn't for me. It is really based on STEM system, which is all different from me. It doesn't mean I am bad at them, I simply don't connect with those subjects as I connect with humanistic ones. Well, the point is that in "Tec"the only career that is relatively similar to what I want is Animation. And, though it is kind of artistic, it seems really different from painting (at least for me) and to be sincere I don't feel as comfortable as in traditional painting (I simply don't have the same experience, therefore I am not that good) So right now I am just thinking and considering all the things that this decision would imply in my life.

I think I really need to talk to my mother, she is really keen on getting me in animation, but I guess that if I speak with her, maybe we will reach what's best for me and I can also explain her my reasons and feelings.

At last, I just think we should do what we love and share it with the world because we are here for such a little time. But well, Hope everything turns out right.
Thanks for reading! Lots of love,
Monica

PS: Those are some of my latest paintings, the first is just an exercise of watercolours and the last one is my painting class' work in progress. (I am dying to finish it and show it to you)

Project designs

2016-10-11T19:30:00.000-07:00

Hi there!

Well, today I want to share with you some of the things I have been doing for a project in my school in which we are supposed to create an online store! So, my team trusted me the design of the products we are going (or at least we hope) to sell. I was really exited because I had my own Etsy shop some years ago and I really loved the whole idea. So, I made some little drawings for patches we are going to do and attach to shirts and caps. I wanted to share some of my favorite with you to ask you what you think about them! I will post a little update when we have the actual product, I am just so exited! Hope it turns out all right. Fingers crossed.

(We are called Sonder due to the super cool word it is. I will tell you more about it later)

Hope you like them and also you are having a great week!

Lots of love, Monica.

Homework

2016-08-21T12:43:00.000-07:00

Hi there! It is now my second week at school, so I wanted to show you some little things regarding that. As it is my Senior year, I was able to choose classes that covered something I like, in my case I chose Digital Art and Animation principles. (I am not yet quite keen on animation, but it is all I could choose.) Either way, they left me a homework. I had to make two little illustrations that explained Who I am right now, and who I want to be in 8 years. So here are my little doodles. I had great fun making them.

That first one, is about who I am today. There are little things that make up all that I like, and stand for. My aspirations and valuable things.
The second one, is about what I want to be when I grow up a bit more. I decided to put a desktop, as a place I would like to build myself filled with many things I want to achieve and preserve in my life.

Hope you like them!
Lots of love, Monica.

PD. I am also making a daily "10 min. illustration blog" You can check the link on the new ad on the right.

Canada! #1

2016-08-04T09:09:00.002-07:00

Well, hi there again! I am really exited for the things I am going to share with you today. I just arrived from a small trip to Canada I had to make for school. It was a great experience, I really liked so many things and learned lots of new stuff about the country and its people. To begin with, I stayed in a Home-stay in Montreal. I had never traveled alone before, so it was something completely new to me. I got to be with a really nice couple, who had 4 grown up "kids" and a little grand daughter, it was really interesting since the mom was Filipina and the father was from Holland. She cooked the best rice in the world (after my mother's rice of course) It was an awesome experience, and I got to see so many beautiful places and I really want to come back later with all my family. Here are some pictures of the trip!

Minutes before landing in Montreal.

The CN tower. We got to go to the top, but it was freezing! (Well I'm sure not like in winter, but for me it was quite cold)

Here's a quick view from the top.

This certainly was my favourite part of the trip. The Niagara Falls, all my life I had wanted to go and visit Canada just to be near this gigantic waterfalls that everyone talks about. And then suddenly I was there, (they took us there the first week) so it was a lot to process once we were there. We got to ride the small boat that gets you near the falls! I knew that, so I was all ready when the tourist guide told us: leave all your stuff, we are getting wet! (I brought my sandals and everything, some guys were laughing at it, but I knew what I was doing.) I really did not take so many pictures because I was just there, amazed by this beautiful place right in front of me. Besides being soaked in water I realised that it was simply amazing, to have a place like this in our planet Earth, and just thought about how we should cherish it. It is the most amazing gift life gave us. That's why I now have more urges to take care to the environment and preserve what we still have and can be saved.

After the visit to the falls, we got to see a pretty place called Niagara on the lake. It is like Disney, but people actually live there! There are flowers everywhere, and there is this amazing view on the lake. I saw it and ran directly to the shore to put my feet inside the water. (I almost fall down because I wasn't used to rocky beaches, in Mexico we only have sandy ones, but I really liked that part too, i took some little stones with me. This place was particularly special to me. I mean, it was just so pretty and calmed. There was even a wedding going on when we got there.

This is a picture of me and my boyfriend! This is Marino, one of the most amazing and gentle souls I have ever met. He is my best friend and my real love. I know we are young, and love is quite complicated. But he makes me so happy, and I hope to make him happy too. If two people are together and they make each other happy, they don't need anything else. I would like to tell you more about him, he is just amazing. Maybe in another post, that is just about us. (We were so lucky to share this trip together, it was beautiful and crazy fun, many friends came along too!)

Then we went to Toronto! It is a really pretty city, we got to wander around and see some beautiful spots. I found an art supplies shop and went crazy (just a bit) There's always something you can't get in Mexico or in other countries. I got some nice brushes and ink! (I am getting started in lettering thanks to that)

There was this amazing group of duck sculptures in one of the malls, everything was jut so pretty. (on the right corner you can see Marino's best friend, Pascal)

That day we returned to Montreal, we got to stay the whole weekend near the waterfalls. We had three more small trips to other places! But that I will tell you later, since there is so much to show you and so many pictures to share. I missed you guys.

Lots of love, Mónica.

Hi there, beautiful people

2016-05-03T20:46:00.001-07:00

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Lots of love,
Monica.

About Birds

2016-01-03T10:08:00.000-08:00

Hey there,
Well, now I want to tell you a bit about my drawings/illustrations/ideas. Since I haven't done it in a while. Behind every drawing I do I like to make small stories, or things that can explain the "why" of everything in the illustration.

Since I was like 4 years old, I've had a peculiar fascination for hummingbirds. They just seem so tiny, and pretty. I feel like they are small messengers or secret spies.

Their colours are one of the most beautiful things I have seen, they normally come near my house and stand over the power lines around my house. I just say a small "hi" to them, and they just stand there staring at me for a few seconds and go.
I have always thought about how good spies birds would be. (a bit weird, I know, but if you think about it. Being a bird sounds awesome!)

I remember thinking about flying, like all of us have at some point. And I used to ask myself why we couldn't be like birds. I saw them, so tiny and pretty, but yet, capable of going and coming wherever they wanted to. Now I see we have planes and helicopters, but is not quite the same.

But well, if I was a bird, I am sure I would be a secret agent.
Hope you are having a lovely Sunday!
Love, Monica.

What's growing up..?

2016-01-02T19:17:00.001-08:00

I have been thinking a lot in what I want to do once I grow up. But now I have been suffering a bit because growing up mean different things to every person. Somehow, ever since I read "Le Petit Prince" I have been having this feeling of reluctancy to become an adult. Of course, that is something I can not decide on. I can only look for a way to do it.

I don't know if becoming a bit more serious is part of being adult. I don't know if the process of party-ing and doing crazy things is a necessary thing while being young in order to grow up (I am certainly skipping that part for now) I just want to know if I to take steps forward I need to let go of some things that might be considered childish.

It is really confusing because I want to be an artist. I know it sounds like a crazy dream for many of the adults I know that have heard me say it. But I simply want to do it. (That's the teenage rebellious part) "It's my life". And drawing or painting is sometimes a considered as a childish thing. So I get a double message here.

Now about the blog.

I have been thinking and trying to do several DIYs in the last days. I took the pictures and everything, but somehow I don't feel like it is the thing I want to do anymore. Maybe the blog should grow, or maybe I should let it go and star a new project. I really don't know what to do. But don't worry, I promise I won't quit blogging, even if it costs me several sleep hours when I get back to school.

I just want to be able to emanate the real me, my real essence and the things that happen in my life. Keep some diaries, and see how my art grows. (with whatever meaning we can find to it)

Thanks for reading.

Lots of love,

Monica

Work Project - Miss Penguin

2015-12-21T12:42:00.001-08:00

Hello there! Well, I am now finally on vacations... for Christmas! Which is just around the corner. Today I want to share with you a small part of the beginning of a new project. It is just an experimental phase, I have always wanted to make or illustrate books for children. I used to have some of them, and I can't recall the amount of hours I spent looking at the beautiful drawings, and reading the stories again and again.

So now that I will have some time (yay!) I will work on these little characters. Which is a new adventure for me. So here we go, these are some of the doodles I did today, to start up a bit. I will keep posting updates of the work and playing a bit around with these new characters!

It has been a long time, thanks for reading and keeping on coming around! I have missed you.
Lots of Love, Mónica

DIY Upcycled Pet Bed

2015-07-14T09:00:00.001-07:00

Hello there! It's DIY time!, (again, finally)

So today, I want to share with you a little idea I had to make little Remi a bed or pillow, so he can feel comfortable all day, and rest. (something that he mostly does all the time, besides playing and yawning) I decided to use some old pants we had, they didn't fit us anymore, and the fabric is just perfect for a small dog bed. So this is how you can do one for your own pet:

What you'll need:
- Some old pants (you can use more or less pants depending on the size of your dog)
- Stuffing (also depends on the size of the bed)
- Fabric scissors
- Sewing machine, or needle and thread.

Steps:
1. Extend the legs of the pants and align them.
2. Cut both legs at the same height, and turn them over.
3. Put together the two ends of the fabric, (making the sizes match if they were bell bottom pants as mine)
4. Sew one of the sides completely.
5. You should get a long piece, like the one in the photo, turn it over again.
6. - 7. Sew half of the fabric you have in that end, in the way the stitches are correct if you turn it the right side.
8. Sew the other part (here it is impossible to cover the stitches) and leave a space to stuff the pillow.
9. Stuff your pillow/bed until you are happy with its shape.
10. Finally, use your needle and thread to sew the last part of the bed.

And there you go! You have a great upcycled bed for your little buddy.
I decided to add the name of little Remi to his bed.

My sister wanted it as a pillow, I guess it is another good use for it! If you like it it can also work as some sort of pillow (like those they sell for trips or for the airplanes!) In the end we gave it to Remi, at first he was a bit reluctant to go inside, but then he had a great time playing and getting used to his new bed/pillow!

So that's it, I really hope you like this idea, and do it for your pets!
Have an awesome day, lots of love. Monica

PS. I'm looking for new sponsors! So if you are interested, please check the sponsor page, and email me. I would love to swap adds with all those of you who want to :)

Drawings

2015-06-24T08:23:00.001-07:00

Hello there! I am here again, sorry for these days, I was in a sort of project of my school, a United Nations Model, so I had to be there for some hours, I ended up exhausted. I had to be controlling a group of hyperactive kids, but everything turned all right in the end.

Yesterday when I arrived, I needed to relax so I decided to start drawing. It is something that has always been a therapy for me, I enjoy it in every sense. But I realised that it has been some time since I didn't draw for myself, and I am loosing some practice. So I need to keep on and do as much as I can, because I just want to improve my technique and drawings. The first picture after these one is a part of the drawing I made yesterday, it didn't turn out perfect, (any drawing is) but, I remember it used to be really easy for me, and now somethings are a bit more difficult. I think it is because of my lack of time, mostly the long periods of school in which I could not draw much more than some doodles on my notebooks.

These are some of the drawings I made a while ago, The first one was about 4 months ago, and the other ones are from my arts class 1st semester. It is in the end one of my biggest loves. I really want to study arts, I want to be a painter, one of the greatest, so I now I need to work and practice a lot more. What are the thing or things that work like this for you, that relax you or that you really enjoy?

So this is it for now, I really missed you these days, hope you are having an awesome Wednesday! (DIY coming soon!!!)
Love, Monica.

A moment of reflection

2015-06-18T15:09:00.005-07:00

Hey there! Well... this is not a common post, I know I normally don't write about things like this, but now I want to try new things and see how it all goes. I would like to share with you some of my crazy ideas, theories, possible guesses and about life and everything it implies.

Yesterday I was sitting in my room, just wandering around with my eyes and I came to the crazy idea of answering or at least trying to answer a constant question I have in my mind. What is living? What is life? Why are we here? Which is the purpose of our existence?

There are just a few questions, this is a part of the possible explanations I could think of.

¿Qué es la vida?

Es un constante momento de lucha.

Un constante aprender.

Un camino que nunca termina...

Un sinfín de decisiones.

Es la dicha de sonreír,

De sufrir,

De saber lo que es sentir.

La vida es una oportunidad.

Para demostrar que podemos hacer algo

que haga valer la pena vivirla.

Vivir

Es esperar,

Es entender,

Es ser pacientes,

o impacientes.

Es seguir a pesar de todo,

En conclusión...

Vivir es encontrarle

respuesta a esta pregunta.

(now in English, I did my best effort on traducing it for you.)

What is life?

A constant fight.

And learning.

An endless road

filled with decisions.

The bliss of smiling,

of suffering,

of knowing what it is like to feel something.

Life is a chance,

To show we can do something

that can make it worth living.

It's waiting,

Understanding,

Being patient,

or inpatient.

It is going on,

no matter what.

In conclusion...

Living is finding

the answer to

this question.

So I hope, this may be of your pleasantness dear reader, I just wanted to share a bit of my philosophy, and try to finally publish something I wrote, (because it is something I really enjoy doing)
Thanks so much for reading.
Love, Monica.

About the School

2015-06-15T13:41:00.000-07:00

Hey there!

It's me again, now, today I want to tell you about the only thing that was basically enabling me from posting as I wanted to, school. I have to admit I really like school, but what I truly love is learning. I believe that we have to learn and look for as many information as we can every day. I like learning new random data or things. Words, facts... I always want to understand how things work. And what is needed for them to work properly. For example cars, or bicycles, computers, a pen, our eyes.

I normally take lots of notes, I add lots of drawings on them, to represent information graphically, (I will give you some advice on note-taking later:) But of course, most of the time I draw while the teacher is giving an explanation. For some weird reason, (I don't know if this may happen to some of you too) I find it easier to listen and understand if I am not looking to the person that is talking. So every time they explain, I try to draw or doodle. Some people get angry or confused, because they think I'm not paying any attention, but actually I am giving a good effort on it.

This semester (second one) we had an arts class which was obligatory to all students in my group. And I have to admit it was really interesting to see how some of them reacted towards art. Some were really good, others acted as if it was a complete waste of time and money, I felt really comfortable, and liked the class.

Although I am not quite keen on learning things that are too theoretical, I don't like it when people try to impose a meaning to abstract things. I believe they have a different meaning to each one of us since we perceive them differently.

There is a weird fact about me... I really love math. It is one of my favourite subjects at school, I am not really fast, (my boyfriend is) but accurate. I love the fact that math can make you suffer, but that only makes it more challenging to me. I love the feeling you get when you finally find the answer to a problem after three hours of trying. I also love spanish. I think I haven't told you about this, but I would like to study about poetry as well. I have been working hard at school, and got a good final average, 91, I want to improve it a bit more. High school is not easy.. I think things start to get a bit more complex since this moment. But I will always do my best in everything I do. What about you, what subjects do you love? or hate? I somehow don't like history, I'm not good with too many dates!

Hope you had a beautiful weekend.

Love, Monica

About the New Things #1

2015-06-13T15:48:00.001-07:00

Hello, as I told you before I just die to tell you all the things that have been new in my life, while I was away from blogging. Number one isn't there, because I wanted it to be the introduction of my boyfriend, who I saw yesterday. Funny story is I took my camera, and was really excited about it, but once I arrived to his house, we realized that I carried the camera all the way there, without its battery. So plans had to change a bit. I promise you'll now him soon :)

So, I'll begin with Number 2.

It had been really hot lately, and I felt I wanted some sort of change in the way I looked, so my mom suggested a haircut. At first I was thinking about letting it grow, but when they asked me if they could cut it really short, my first reaction was: "why not?, The climate is not helping you achieve your long hair goal, and maybe you'll get crazy Monica, it's better to cut it now, and grow it long for christmas". So I said yes, they promised me a really cool haircut, and I never really expected it to look as good in me as in the model, since it is something I learned the hard way in previous occasions, as many of you may had as well. But at the end, I felt my head wasn't so heavy, and could feel the wind on my neck, which was quite a relief. I am really practical, so I stick to the though: "It is hair, it will grow." And just be happy with what I have all the time. I know sometimes, you can feel insecure or a bit threatened about what others may say or think, but, if you want your hair some way, just go ahead, enjoy and embrace your decision. There is no thing that can make you look more beautiful than a smile.

Number 3,

I entered an arts class in my school, and I had the fortune of getting an awesome arts' teacher there. She encouraged me to do things I had never done before. These are some pictures of my first work the first class we had. She just told us, to go ahead and draw as many things that could come to our head. We couldn't think about how to draw them, we should simply connect our minds to the paper, and draw our ideas. So this is what I got. My brain is kind of weird, and full of imposible things that I think should be possible...

gAnd this is the big painting I did, it is 120x60 cm. I used to carry it all folded becuase it was just a simple experiment, I really didn't expect it to end up that good, I am looking forward to remake it, maybe in a smaller size, but with more colors, and other things. It is called the "Invisible Bridge". You'll see why.

I really like to use bright colors, and specially love representing the way water reflects objects. I will be telling you about these new things every day, hope you like the ones for today. Love, Monica.

Hey... I'm

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Yes, as the smiley gif above says. I am still here people, there have been so many things going on in my life that I can't really wait to share with you. I am finally free from school, homework, exams, and final projects, thing that makes me really happy since now I am able to continue my blog, and share all the things I love with you. I have tried many times now to return to the blog, I really want this one to be a long period of great posts.

There have been many things, I will tell you later about each of them with a bit more calm. But just to tell you some, I have been drawing a lot, reading things you'll love, going to different places, and well, now I have turned 17 (even tough I don't feel quite like a 17 year old yet) and... big news are, I have a boyfriend. Yes! I promise to tell you about him later, you have to know him.

I have really missed blogging, But sometimes some sort of break is necessary, Now I am filled of new energies, and have several ideas for you. I have to tell you, that I just hope you are still here, after all the time, and if not, hope you would return, and share the love of all the things that make our lives happier.

So I hope to see you here again, thank you if you are reading this post that I have finally written.
Lots of love, Monica.

PS. Remi has also missed you, he really loves photos :)

San Angel

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Hello there! Well, the day before yesterday my sister, my mother, and I went to a place here in Mexico City that is called San Angel. It is a big market where lots of artisans sell their products. There's a huge variety of things that you can find. From the symbols and figures of Nayarit, to knitted plush. There are also many Mexican food restaurants. This time we decided to eat some quesadillas at a stand that was near the street. (they were delicious) Here are some pictures of the things we saw at the market. This man was called Manuel, he made all the figures and also his clothes! He had a great sense of humor, he even laughed with my mom's jokes. This guitar was amazing, the man who made it said it has more than 100 recycled parts. As I told you, there were also this kind of things around the market, It was a small piece of cuteness between all the mexican clothes and talavera plates. (That tree was just too cute, you can imagine who bought it...)Pure embroidery. We wanted to buy it, but, just try to guess the prize.

(That's my sister and my mom:)

Well, there were several things that I loved, my mom was really happy, also my sister. Mom bought a molcajete for the kitchen, it is a kind of plate made of stone in which you can make different sauces. It was really heavy, though. We had to take turns in order to take it to the car. We had a great day, the climate was great, the market was not so full of people, and after some hours we arrived home and played with Remi for a little while. I really hope you liked the pictures, it would be awesome if you could come and visit the market someday!

Oh, I almost forget to tell you, I'm in process of changing some things in my room, I'll post about it later. Also, I found a gorgeous book I would like to share with you, I guess that's it for now, lots of love, Monica.

Walls.

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Hi there! Well, between some of the things I did while I was not posting, this mural is an important one. I have always loved to paint over walls, I believe that mostly all of us as children painted something at least on one wall, many parents tell their children not to do that, but, hopefully for me, they say there's no problem with it at all.

I like to write and draw on walls, because, somehow thoughts and ideas that you draw on them, stay there for a long time, and they're always at sight. Many of the drawings are just doodles, but most of them have a meaning, my life is a bit messy, as you can see. (lots of ideas all over the place.)

I haven't finished it jet, I hope to fill the wall on the upcoming vacations! (Of course I'll share with you the pictures once it is finished:)

And what about you? Do you like having or making murals? or do you prefer paintings? I have a kind of mixture between them. I guess balance is always good. I really hope you liked my mural. Have an awesome day, lots of love, Monica.

Gem Mountains

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Hi there! Well, remember that drawing I told you about yesterday? It's this one. I decided to call it "Gem Mountains" since that's how my sister described it. I really don't know how the shapes came out. I just grab my pencil and let go. It took me about two days to make it, I normally take my time. It's the first time I ever do something with oils, and I have to say they are magnificent. Lately I have been thinking a lot about our environment and ecology, how everything is here for us, and we just abuse of the natural resources our mother Earth gives us. When I finished the painting I just thought "Imagine how this ecosystem would be exploited by men if it really existed." That's a bit sad, that's why, somehow I feel happy to have it as a painting.

I really hope you like it. I want to make more paintings similar to this one. Hopefully it will turn out well :) It's the second day of blogging and I can't tell how much I enjoy it. I'm glad to be back, thanks for all your sweet comments on yesterday's post. Lots of love, Monica.