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Hello there and Happy Monday! I hope it’s been a good start to the week! This month has been a big one for us. My…
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November was less about new art, and more about sharing my ever growing collection of art. (Christmas clipart from Merriest Holidays Watercolor graphics set) Every…
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Hi friends! I’m a bit late on this instalment of monthly round up. The end of October and the beginning of November has been very…
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Hi friends, an alternate title to this post could be “6 Years On – My journey from Lawyer to Artist”. I had actually planned on…
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Hi friends! I’m back for a little round up post on how September went for Essem Creatives. This peek into behind the scenes at the…
Hi friends! I’m here today with a chatty post. Sit down with a cup of tea (or if you’re like me, with some Ginger Ale…
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I have a love-hate relationship with social media – mainly, Instagram. For the last few months (actually couple of years), I’ve read zillions of articles…
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Hi friends! During this Covid Quarantine time, I’ve been taking the time to look at different aspects of my business and asking myself whether I…
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Hi, friends! These are some wild times we live in right? We get to stay at home and possibly have the time to do so…
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Since we are all working from home / all cooped indoors for the next couple of weeks, I thought I’d share the things I’ve been…
Hello friends! This post is a bit of a mish mash of personal updates, creativity while on vacation & travelling, and a free watercolor floral…
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Searching for hard to kill indoor plants that will never die on you? Tada…! Enter cute and adorable potted house plant illustrations! Ok, ok, I…
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Since this series is super long and extremely detailed (ha!), I split up my report into 4 parts. In my last post, I took you through…
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Since this series is super long and quite detailed, I split up my report into 4 parts. In my last post, I took you through our…
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I recently got back from a 2 week vacation in Italy and have written all about it here. Since this series is going to be…
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Italy. Wow. 14 days, 4 towns, limitless pasta, pizza, cheese & vino. 4 remarkably different areas, each with its own unique culture, style of food…
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Do you work from home? Then you are probably familiar with the silence which at times can feel mind numbing (well, you can’t listen to…
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Sometimes, I like to take a step back and get super clear about why I do this. Why Essem Creatives? Why watercolor floral clipart? Why 10 minute…
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I love writing…. unless I have got to do it on a schedule. I don’t know about you, but I have had trouble keeping up with…