Kleinemaus Xmas Giveaway!

It's 2 weeks til Christmas!!

Today happened to be the first snow of the year in Berlin.

I know, it's so late!

It was kind of slushy and sleety and didn't stick but,

STILL COUNTS!!

Last week marked my 50th sale on

www.kleinemaus.etsy.com

and as i'm feeling so festive and happy i want to give back.

There's nothing better than sending people treats in the post!

I've put together a little bundle of treats to celebrate the year ending as well as it has.

What you'll win....

>> 4 a5 prints

>> small original everyday achievement illustration

>> girl gang patch

>> feminism is cool stickerpack 

[my best seller ^^]

>> girl gang shrink plastic badge

>> a6 card

>> small grey haired plushie

All you have to do is visit the shop and leave a comment telling me your favourite item!

There are other options to gain more entries.

I guess all that's left to say is thank you to anyone who ordered,

you've no idea what you've done for my confidence!

And good luck!

I wish i could send everyone something!!

xXx

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Boo!!

As every blogger before me has said, 

"sometimes life gets in the way and you need to take a step back"

end quote, ha.

In all honestly, i couldn't find the energy.

I couldn't think of anything i wanted to write,

i've not read any blogs since i last posted.

Rubbish me!

In all fairness though my life got a bit busy.

I took part in an all girl exhibition,

my friends came to Berlin to stay for a few days,

i had a very exciting business offer,

[more on that in a bit, squeee]

i've been making things for my etsy shop.

and breathe. 

My wall for the exhibition.

One thing i realised about my work whilst hanging it was i make 

a lot of text based drawings.

Which is in no way a bad thing,

but pretty overwhelming when all my pieces are together.

A little girl made me cry on the night,

[and every now and then since lets be honest!]

i was told that she loved my work bcos Jaqueline Wilson is her

favourite author and she loves the books.

Which excited me bcos i love her too.

Then i cried because this little girl made my life.

People were seeking me out to tell me they liked my stuff,

and i was in the room when people were walking in and commenting

about how they like it.

Best ever feeling.

If i ever doubt myself again i just have to think back to this night.

I was surrounded by beautiful people,

beautiful art,

and beautiful drunk friends.

It was my favourite night in a long time.

In June i discovered and mastered summer rolls.

YUM.

Ah our annual eurovision feast,

was a good one this year, the show and the food,

still laughing about the hosts getting Graham in the booth with confetti.

Frenemies <3

Got a new bbq, 

it's amazing,

super easy to carry to the park,

super easy to light.

BBQ!

I seriously have the best intentions to go veggie again some time 

but then i remember sausages

and i'm german, i fucking love sausages.

[that's what she said]

Ramones museum, been here a million times,

[over exaggeration]

and i fully recommend it.

[......if you like the ramones]

LOL.

Whenever i'm home i love sitting in my mums garden and listening to the bees buzz.

I wish people were more serious about saving them,

if they die, we die!

They're so important, and so cute!

Did me some drawing whilst waiting for my, once again, delayed plane.

Sorry i disappeared, 

speak soon!

x

Happy one monthiversary

morning all

i'm currently sat on my sofa 

[which i've pulled out so it's a bed~lazy]

i'm in my pj's and my boyfriend is listening to some rubbish

[i think it's opeth *blows raspberry*]

i'm gearing myself up to go for a run.

it's hard!

last night, last minute might i add,

we decided to go to fauximages and listen to a few designers

speak about their work.

it was a good night,

pretty inspiring, but it was a late night.

so now i'm pooped.

and i don't want to run.

[i will run, it'll wake me up...plus i get to listen to eminem]

tonight i have the flat to myself for a couple of hours!

the grand plan is to catch up on some shows,

rupaul's drag race

faking it

awkward

once upon a time.

i seriously recommend awkward

it's an mtv show

about a girl in high school who like this guy,

sounds pretty generic right?

and i don't even know how to describe it,

apart from it's really funny and i love it so watch it lol.

check out the s1 promo

i'm going back to england in a week, 

which is super exciting

bcos my parents are away so i can just 

C.H.I.L.L

i'm thinking about taking the camera but seriously though

all i'm going to be doing is gorging myself on UK crisps from m&s

and chasing my dog taking the same photo.

she just doesn't give me face.

i got around to making some sticker packs for my shop

they're really fun and super cute,

i'm SO happy with them!

speaking of which, 

my shop has been open for an entire month!

i'm so proud of myself

[don't be a hater]

that i'm offering FREE SHIPPING for an entire week.

*gasp*

i know right.

so use the code GIMME at checkout and you'll get your treats delivered for free

wahoooooooooooooo!

here's the link

sticker packs from £2, illustrations from £4.50, 

dolls are £20

i even have a couple of cards for £2

so many goodies!!

ok, enough blabbering

i definitely need to run now

uuuuuugh

it's going to hurt :(

I opened my shop!!

I actually did it!!!

My shop!

Also, side note, i keep spelling shop wrong,

SHOPE.

Lol,

pronounce it like 'hope',

it makes me feel like a fancypants.

I hand make these plush dolls and paint their faces.

All done with watercolour and pen.

Some are tattooed, some aren't.

I have 7 for sale for now.

I'm prototyping some tattooed mermaids currently.

I'm also going to offer custom dolls.

As well as the dolls i'm selling prints of my weird illustrations.

For example...

This rosette is part of a series of every day achievements.

They're to do with anxiety, depression, 

and just general good feelings.

Lots more in the shope ;-)

A fitting end to my post, no??

This is an out-take of a girl gang zine i'm working on.

I think the message is pretty clear,

if you support your boobs, your boobs support you.

Haha,

support each other in life,

if we aren't there for each other then what's the point?!

So please, check out my shop,

tell your friends

share the page,

you can get 10% off your order with the code

BLUEMONDAY

because i'm excited to be open finally

[and i love you guys]

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Kleinemaus

Thank you :) 

Feel the fear and do it anyway.

That's a quote right??

I'm pretty sure i read that somewhere...

So this week i did something i've been wanting to do for years,

i made an artists page for myself on facebook,

EEK.

Mega scary, but i bit the bullet and i did it!

I'm still scared, 

still filled with self doubt,

but this little step has been incredible for me.

I feel like everything has fallen into place.

I want to do this,

i want to open an etsy shop,

i want to draw!

I want people to enjoy my creations and laugh along with me.

This may not seem a big deal to most people,

but to anyone struggling with not knowing where they want to be in life,

what they want to 'do',

anyone with anxieties and depression,

any introverts...

you get it right?

These are a few of my newer drawings.

The achievement rosettes are part of a series to do with everyday successes.

You will find more work on my new page,

wink wink,

over HERE on facebook!

[aggressive link text lol]

If you like it, please like it.

Share it even.

It would mean the absolute world to me to get to 100 likes by this time next week.

I'll be holding a giveaway when i get to 100 likes for a print of your choice,

YEAH BITCH, FREE PRINT!

Hope everyone's having a good sunday,

especially you mums!

x

Womanstanley - The Exhibition.

I'm part of a group of [amazing] artists called Womanstanley 

[go like us!]

and we're holding an exhibition in June

GRRRL POWER!!

The poster was designed by one of my favourite female artists Sophie New.

Her work is a dream and exactly my kind of art.

Love.Her.

This is going to be my first ever exhibition.

Seeing as i am still [and forever] on hiatus for my degree i haven't had a final degree. 

WAH.

So i have no idea what i'm doing.

The worst of it is i can't even be in Warrington when it's going on. 

DRAMAAA!

I'm back in May so i need to get really organised and decide what i want to exhibit,

get some business cards printed,

sort out my shop,

frame my chosen drawings.

So.Much.To.Do.

[btw i'm such a geek, whilst writing this i'm listening to Les Mis videos from you tube,

'without me, his world will go on turniiiiing'

obsessed with the music in this play]

The thought of putting my work out there fills me with dread.

I've only recently become comfortable with myself,

with my style and my drawings.

I just hope they are well received and that people who like this style,

like my work and get in touch.

I'm shy in person but i'm cool with hiding behind a laptop :)

I'm sure i'll be posting about the exhibition prep,

shop stuff,

new drawings etc.

I'm also thinking of making a FB page for me as an artist.

*adds more onto to do list*

And then something just clicks...

Hey guys!

Sorry i've been a bit absent lately, 

been having a bit of an identity crisis.

I seem to have beaten it,

i don't know what happened, 

i just woke up one morning, and something just clicked.

So here's what i've been up to.

If you guys want to look at my other stuff you can find it on my tumblr...

http://notanotherdrawing.tumblr.com/

^-^ 

I am working on a few beauty and life posts for y'alls, 

patience is a virtue! 

x