Updates on the "GIVE-Art-WAY" ! Woohoo..!!

Wow.

I just saw the COMMENT section under my GIVE-Art-WAY post. I must say that I'm pleasantly surprised as more than 20 lovely Art Luvers are joining my 1st LUCKY DRAW. And there's another 2 days to go. How exciting!!! So far.. here are the names...

1. Aminah
2. Sabrina
3. Lin
4. Lina
5. Bea
6. Dewi's Artwork Station
7. Miznina
8. Ummu Umar
9. Neaflerida
10. Rosh
11.Kak Yong
12. Cute Mum
13. Nelly a.k.a Red Ribbon Gal
14. muffins Jue
15. Allycat
16. mama balqis
17. has
18. mama zharfan
19. ekin
20. Farha
21. Eya
22. mia
23. Nisa Azman
24. Farhana
25. nadiah
26. razipah
27. arenim
28. mama_umar_maryam

Know what? You guys have been patient.. (me too :).. so, I'd like you to take a "sneak peek" at the MYSTERY GIFT for the Most Lucky Person in this 1st GIVE-Art-WAY!

Hehe.. Told you it's just a "sneak peek"... a *hint *hint.... So, take a guess for now and Good Luck with that!

Psst..psst.. Tomorrow is 15th October and it's my younger sister's (Adda who has her own blog of vintage clothing for sale) time in the limelight! It'll be her BIRTHDAY!! I made her a handmade birthday Card. I hope she won't be reading this post before tomorrow (hihi). But I'd like to share with you guys ... :). Just don't tell her just yet.

I was so happy with my first handiwork of the GIVE-Art-WAY Bookmark that I decided to create another Little Dress with more accessories on it. Besides, I have quite a bit more of the fancy-swirling-pattern wrapping paper 'left-over' to work with. Hihihii. And those accessories came from.. err.. one of the wedding giveaways (bunga telur) I had been to.. somewhere. Well, my sisters know me well enough that I'm a bit of a 'hoarder'.. and I like to 'recycle' or 'reuse' stuffs. I say I'm just being 'practical' :). Heh.

Here's the Gifts for Adda  (the big one- I shared with another sister to buy.. :)

You know what else is nice about this Card? You could take the hanged Dress out and turn it into a Bookmark!

Told 'ya I'm a practical person, right? Huhuuuu..

So... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my dear dear sister who is not getting any younger.. kuikuikuii.
May God Bless you in everything that you do and if you get married next year, make sure you ask me to be your designer :). LOve you. Not much I can give.. No wise advice I can offer. As long as we live, insyaAllah I'll always be there.. forever.

2 Nights 2 Remember

Well, the party's definitely over for me :( . Already back to my PC & Drawing Tables. Celebrated my birthday with 2 special dinners tajaan my hubby and my sister.

Until this very moment, I could still taste Wagyu Beef in my mouth (at Tony Romas with bee- thanks, love!)...

The Steak.. or what's left of it.

 Huu.. the steak was sinfully tender and juicy... although it seemed quite small, it was really filling. We checked the Halal cert before ordering it...just in case. I really took my time to savor it :). Hey, this is one of the most expensive and finest beefs in world I'm eating here. Imagine a cow being massaged.. listening to good music.. eating & drinking quality foods & beverages.. that's how these Wagyu cattles were raised back in Japan or a few more countries in the world.

The very next night, my family and I was treated to a full plate of Italiannies's huge meatballs Spaghetti and a big tasty Pizza by my 3rd sister, Ida.

I think, my nephew's pic above is enough to show the good time we had at Italiannies Sunway Pyramid :))

But that's not the only fun we had. My 4th sister, Adda treated the whole gang to a movie before we had dinner. It was MAGIKA!

I had not read any reviews on that movie before I saw it. So, I kept an open mind, saying to myself.. ok.. a malay movie.. a musical... hmm.. can't expect too much..?. Well, I was wrong. I must say I really enjoyed it. I mean, for someone who love fantasy movies as much as I do.. this Malay movie is not bad at all :). The music and songs are great! Really. Here, let me put up the movie's trailer for you.

What can I say..? Each and every years of my life now, my loved ones have always given me something nice for my birthday. But what I cherished most is their love and presence.. I cannot ask for more. God has given me... enough :).

P/S: Oh yesss!! DO NOT forget about my GIVE-Art-AWAY Lucky Draw , y'all!!! 3 more days to go before I pick the Lucky Ones! Join me for the FUN of it, all rite?

Enjoy.

What Day is it?

COME&JOIN my 1st 'GIVE-Art-WAY' Lucky Draw!!

Actually I plan to announce this on the 8th October- but I'm so excited, I can't wait any longer! :) Yeeeaahaaa!

Dear friends, I'm so happy if you wanna join my 1st Give Away or as I call it, "GIVE-Art-WAY"- get it?!

The purpose of this 'special event' is to be able to share some Artful Stuff with you- especially stuff created by yours truly :). The thing is, as you get older.. and wiser (I supposed).. you tend to think about how much time you have left (well, at least, I'm speaking for myself here), and this thought often leads to how you would like to be remembered when you're gone.. or what purpose your being here on earth- even in the smallest circle of your families, friends or maybe, pets... or what else can you do to achieve your dreams & happiness or make your loved ones happy..? Have you done enough? See, we all know we are going to die some day.. so I think,  it'll be quite selfish to keep everything to oneself. The more you share, the more you prosper, some people say... and what goes around, comes around.. but most importantly,.. .Sharing is Caring.. huhuuu.

Just so you know.. craft is not really my thing (somehow, jadik 'kerastangan' when it comes to sewing and crafting) but still, I'm always very curious to learn & create some crafty stuff once in a while. Experimentation and exploration are the key to success. haha. So, please pardon my crafting misadventures in this blog.. if I ever get my hands on it, I mean. I say this because one of my 1st Handmade Craft- a cute looking dress on a wire hanger (something I just learned to do), will be one of my little give-aways. But hey, it's the effort that counts, right? hehee.

Now, the LUCKY WINNERS will receive...

Please note that the 1st Prize will also get one 'Mystery' gift..whooa!! Can't tell you just yet.. must wait until the dateline. Ok? 

HOW 2 ENTER???

Easy.. easy ..easy..
All you need to do is.. in the COMMENT BOX under THIS POST, please leave:-

A) Your NAME/ NICKNAME

B) Your LINK (if you have a blog I could visit..) or EMAIL
C) Link DoodleDesign to your site or FB will increase the chance to win :)

D) Lastly, say something nice to me or you're out of the game, babe. Muahahaa!!

DATELINE: 16th OCTOBER 2010  

So, it's about 10 days, my friends.. take it or leave it :o

WINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT will be on 18th October 2010.

Because it's a LUCKY DRAW, everyone has equal chance to win. So, juz JOIN me for the FUN of it. Alrite?

What are you waiting for? You've got nothing to lose.. but time.

Love,
ET
(humming the birthday tune already).. tra la la la laaaa..

October's Special Gift!!

And the special gift is.. ME!! hehe... well, to my parents, at least (many first borns are special until they make some trouble while growing up- heh).

Wow.. I haven't blog for a while.
Well, I don't have a good excuse for that :- /

But anyway, OCTOBER is here! It's a special month since.. I'm gonna have my __th birthday this coming 8th! And this is the 2nd year I'm celebrating my birthday while blogging. My blog is still pretty new, I guess. I need to keep pace with this virtual world. I feel like I'm falling behind :(

But right now, I have a couple of NEWS to you, my virtual friends..

Firstly, my Art Endeavor- as one would say... has been featured in one of the local Newspaper last 2 weeks!

Phew... I'm very2 shy about it..huhuu.. but it's already 'out' for many to see. When I first started blogging, I thought I just want to be an anonymous face behind a blog.. so.. yeah.., you could say that I'm quite a private person. Anyway, as I thought long and hard about it, I realized that the article may inspire some people to pursue Art as their field of choice...or continue the passion and make a living out of it too :))

Secondly, wait for my next post as I'll be announcing DOODLEDESIGN FIRST ever...........................

"GIVE-Art-WAY" LuCkY DrAw!!!  

woohooo!

But..but.. I wonder if there'll be any respond from anyone.. but I'm so happy because it's my birthday month- so, no matter what happens, I'd like to share some free ARTsy stuff with any lucky person who may join :)).

In the meanwhile, check out this very inspirational blog that I love... her blog makes me wish I have a daughter :)... huuuhuu...

Well, she said she was "out to lunch"- a very long one... but gladly, she's popping in once in a while. A very creative person she is.. and Disney is her name. What I like best about her is that she makes do with what she has. All one needs is a little imagination.


Enjoy..
and Owh!.. don't forget to check out my next post, ok?

Discovering the Art of Life.

I was surfing the net.. yet again.. to search for more inspirations..

Actually, I'd like to do something new from now on. I would like to FEATURE or MENTION other sites in my posting from time to time. Sites that have given me some inspirations and something to think about.. for today and everyday of my lives. What I hope is.. they'll inspire everyone who reads my blog too. Maybe sometimes these sites have nothing to do with Art.. because I also love to see what others do in their LIVES. I've always loved to observe, study and learn how PEOPLE live their lives (err..this doesn't mean, I nak jaga tepi kain orang- err..maybe kadang2 jer kot?).. what makes them tick.. what makes them moves on in this ever changing life.

You know, this what I call, "The Art of... Life." My dad used to repeat this phrase, " The Art Of..." for every single thing he could think of.. like, The Art of Eating, The Art of Talking, The Art of Reading Out Aloud, The Art of Walking,..hmm, you get the drift, right? By now it has somehow ingrained in my head. But it's a wonder why I still don't get the hang of.. The Art of Blogging. Hmph!

Anyway, let me tell you a lil' secret about me. In recent years of my life, a few life changing events took place and I realized something about myself that never occurred to me ever before. I've developed a keen interest in Natural Healing especially after I got a severe chicken pox attack at the age of 33 (Yup! I'm pretty old already by now).

So, I was curious to know and learn how to get well without having to use conventional medicine. I was determined to use less medicinal drugs unless at the state of extreme emergency!! Then.. as an old wise Chinese Proverb saying goes.. When the student is ready, the teacher will come. Timely enough as my then neighbor introduced me to this Color Vibration.. Holistic Therapy Treatment.. Aromatherapy.. and stuff like that. She asked me to join her and enroll to a few courses offered by an established organization to understand the basics of human body. And so, I did. After that, the rest was history. Yup.. it was a history since I didn't  finish the courses with a Practitioner Cert. I had a financial and a few personal problems..so, I stopped. But my timely neighbor continued her pursuit and now she and her husband have their own Clinic. It has been in operation for more than 3 years now.

My knowledge on Natural Healing is still pretty shallow, I'm still learning..whether it has to do with Herbs..or Massages..or Islamic Way of Healing from inside-out.. but my point is, I appreciate my life more when there's so much to DISCOVER about human being as a whole, as God's servant and Life in general. Knowledge is really a lifelong pursuit.. and as a Muslim, I'm truly at awe by how vast and great Allah's creations all around us.There is an illustration from the endless knowledge of Allah (s.w.t.) in this holy verse which has been depicted by mentioning a very expressive and comprehensive similitude. It says:


"And if all the trees on the earth were pens and the sea
added to seven seas (were ink in the writing), (yet) would
not the Words of Allah be exhausted; Verily Allah is the
Mighty, the Wise."

You know, I was thinking.. I'd like to find a point where I could join my interests in Art and Healing together. But HOW the heck to do it..? Creating Art that Heals.. perhaps? My Art has never been far from human figures which is my favorite subject.. it could be serious and it could be fun.. but how to develop it with healing elements.. or something like that? Hmm.. I still have got a lot of thinking to do. That will keep me amused for quite some time.

For my those who read my blogs (doodledsgn & yartstik)..perhaps, you guys are witnessing something unique here. You are witnessing a person.. or an artist, I might say.. who's developing herself through a path of uncertain yet exciting discovery. You'll see some thought and work processes of an artist in dilemma. Destination.. unknowable. So, we'll see..


IN the meantime, I'd like to share with you an interesting site of a blogger by the name of Rose who's a herbalist, healer and an artist nonetheless.. who lives in Northwest Hills, CT, USA. She doesn't know my existence.. and I don't know her personally but her site is quite an inspiration to me.You'll see some nice photos around her lovely place and the things that she does almost everyday of her life. Her site is appropriately named, What I Made Today.

Enjoy!

Colorful Mood!

Well, the festival mood of Eid is still in the air... and last weekend, there was another festival celebrated by Chinese known as the Lantern Festival. I'm definitely inspired by these colorful events :).. so I sketched a little pencil-colored piece as shown above! It's nothing much... but I've got a bit of batik element in this sketch. Read about my batik inspired drawings in my other blog too, alrite?

Enjoy.

Have a lovely colorful day to you too.

Happy Eid-ul Fitr!

Thanks to Allah...
We are still here on earth to celebrate Eid-ul Fitr or as we Malaysian say.. "Aildilfitri" after successfully completed our fasting month of Ramadhan.
For those who do not understand what the celebration is all about, you may go to my illustrator friend, Emila's site for a brief explanation or wikipedia or IslamCity.com.

From my understanding, Eid-ul Fitr is simply to come back to our "Fitrah".. It is a concept of our "original goodness" as a human being as opposed to the "original sin" in Christian theology. Original goodness here means each and everyone of us was born with goodness- no sins at all... but because of the elements of surroundings, environment, intellect and free-will, decide and choose to conduct ourselves in a wrong or unlawful manner, while we're growing up or till the end of our lives. Nau'zubillah.. '(We seek refuge in Allah (from evil))'

Well, as many say... Nobody's Perfect.
We're all just human beings with both greatness and flaws... It makes our whole world.. balanced, I guess. As one old wise man used to tell me.. " If you don't know something bad, you wouldn't know something good."

On that note, I would like to ask for your forgiveness.., in case I've done any wrong doings since I started my blog. Maaf Zahir & Batin.
Thanks a lot for each & everyone of you who has supported me in one way or another.. I really, really, really appreciate it.