A new video, with Tabby May reading her review of Mystieke Mandala’s (Mystical Mandalas), by publisher BBNC, combined with the flip-through video, and some wonderful visual effects. Wanna read the blog instead of listen (you’re gonna miss out on some pretty cool visual effects!)? Click HERE for the written blog. Link to the written blog post. Additional information (links used ...

Recently Dutch publisher BBNC / MUS came out with another new mandala coloring book, called Mystieke Mandala’s or translated in English Mystical mandalas. My first thought was ‘how many mandala coloring books can one have?’ I think I’ve got all of the BBNC mandala coloring books, and there have been quite a few! Another thought that came up was ‘by ...

Menopausal Mood Swing Women my age (ouch, doesn’t that sound like I’m an old tart? I’m only 50! ?) most likely will know what a mood swing is… It’s part of that phenomenon that’s called ‘Menopause’. Unlike many other women, I don’t have the hot flashes (hope I’m not jinxing it now… 😛 ). Occasionally I do have night sweats, ...

So, it took me more than a couple of days, but here it finally is. The project I’ve posted about a little while ago. I’ve been making something really special out of an old certificate and I’m so very proud of the outcome! What is it? And why is it so special? Well, let me give you a little background ...

Last year they were suddenly there and everybody seemed to be immediately hooked to them: the Artist Trading Coins! I had never heard of such thing and had no idea what it was. But I follow a Dutch lady on Facebook, who is a true crafting expert with long years of experience. She explained how she did it. At first ...

Remember my blog about the Studio Light Denim Saturdays layout I’ve made? Well yesterday I’ve been playing with paint and ink to make a background for it, so I could keep it in my A4 size ‘Art by Marlene’ Journal (also from Studio Light). Because I was just playing around for my own fun, I didn’t write down the materials ...

Earlier this week I’ve shared my unboxing video with you, with my new craft supplies. Today I’ll show you my first layout, made with several items of the Studio Light Denim Saturdays collection. Wow, this collection is really C-O-O-L… in capitals! I started with an uncommon background, since I’ve used the back card of one of the background stamps haha. ...

Yesterday there was a parcel in the mail with new craft supplies. I had placed an order in the Netherlands, with one of my favorite hobby shops: Hobbycompleet de Duif. Since I knew there would be a lot in the box that might be interesting for you to see, I decided to make an unboxing video. New Studio Light craft ...

Yeah, yeah… I’m still here! But no matter how often I think ‘I should write a new blog’, usually I just can’t get myself to actually do it. But hey, I’m writing now! That counts for something, doesn’t it? Haha… (Below I’ll tell you all about this new art journal page I made.) Time flies, and before I knew it ...

The last time I’ve posted a coloring book review has been a year and a half ago! Wow, where did that time go…??? And it’s not that I didn’t buy any coloring books in the meantime, because I sure did (although not as many as before, I’m being more selective in which coloring books to buy or not). I just ...