I stepped out of my comfort zone and actually videoed a Muse Mantra Deck Reading. I have been wanting to do this for AGES but kept putting it off. Each time I thought of it, I could find about 5 reasons why it was not a good day to do it. I always remember one thing I learned from Melody Ross from Brave Girls and that was 'She Did It Anyway.' It was something her grandma always told her and it stuck with me. I did it anyway. Join me as I do a 5 card spread, I will explain a little about the different meanings of the cards that I picked and how you can use them in the coming week. It's just over 16 minutes long, with a small breathing exercise at the start for us to connect. Do let me know how this feels and if you have any insights from the cards. Let me know on You Tube and share if you feel it would help others. Jules xo {ps, Luna makes an appearance} There's still time to join the Colouring-in-Club |
. . . and when her 2 year old daughter, Poppy, recognised her mummy in the illustration, we knew that we were on to something!
It was pretty seamless with emails back and forth, phone calls, nips, tucks, reformatting pixels and flipping images - with my new Wacom Bamboo Pen I was truly engaged into this branding. Using my original illustrations I had drawn I could play with them digitally. "The beautiful thing about a truly successful relationship with your designer is that they get inside your head and know what you want even before you've even considered what it is that you might want! Take my logo for instance. I gave Julia absolutely no guidance and she nailed it in one attempt! Isn't it totally fabulous!" Jodee Peevor |
"Creating a new online business is a thrilling experience and not least for the fact that it gives a glorious new excuse for some branding work. I knew I wanted to show “me” on my website but knew most definitely that it wouldn’t be in photo form. |
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- Do you feel constantly tired and just can't fathom out why?
- Are there certain aspects of your life that need healing?
- Do you know what they are?
- Is anyone listening?
- Are you ready to investigate?
As we come towards the end of the first month of 2015, you may be feeling out of sorts - perhaps the dark nights may be depleting your energy levels. Maybe something doesn't 'feel' right within you. You may have been feeling this way for quite a while.
Perhaps you are struggling right now to just keep upright.
Join me for RE:balance:ME - a 4-week journey where I guide you to look at various aspects of your health, exploring one small thing every day for 30 days.
You can take it at your own pace and focus on what resonates with you, or you can just read the emails and then go back to them when you can.
The 30 days are broken into 6 areas that from my own experience, I believe are really important in your healing journey back to balance.
These six areas are:
▪ Boosting Immunity
▪ Complementing
▪ Becoming Aware
▪ Cocooning
▪ Nourishing
▪ Creativity
"Love the first day! I might celebrate by cracking open a new journal. The questions you ask triggered so many ideas. I don't want to lose anything. My marking proved quite poor; that's why I'm here I guess, to find some balance again! The classes that are written from the heart and the guts, are my favorite. They are the real deal! Thank YOU for sharing your experience with us. I have a lot to learn." xoxo Sabrina, USA
"Julia I think it is wonderful that you are prepared to share all of this and consequently help others reach the other side of their own health issues. I like the format as it's not 'intrusive' but gentle and caring - so I'm looking forward to taking on board some of your advice and moving to a more balance existence. Lots of questions flying round in my head - think I with map them out to get a clearer picture." Julie, France
Who am I to guide this journey?
When I was in my 20s, I suffered a very debilitating illness for pretty much the whole of that decade; M.E. (myalgic encephalomyelitis) sometimes also known as CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome).
By the time I was 29, I was well, healed, having embarked on such a long journey of investigation and healing work.
I had to deal with intense flu-like symptoms and fatigue, lack of coordination, muscle wasting, headaches, coordination problems and pain, throat restriction, then came intense food and chemical intollerances plus a diagnosis of candidiasis.
I pretty much tried every complementary therapy going and became my own private investigator.
There wasn't one thing that healed me but a collective bundle. While I write my 3rd book, Healing Me Healing You, I am going to guide you through a journey to experience a little of it. Read a little more about me here.
When I was in my 20s, I suffered a very debilitating illness for pretty much the whole of that decade; M.E. (myalgic encephalomyelitis) sometimes also known as CFS (chronic fatigue syndrome).
By the time I was 29, I was well, healed, having embarked on such a long journey of investigation and healing work.
I had to deal with intense flu-like symptoms and fatigue, lack of coordination, muscle wasting, headaches, coordination problems and pain, throat restriction, then came intense food and chemical intollerances plus a diagnosis of candidiasis.
I pretty much tried every complementary therapy going and became my own private investigator.
There wasn't one thing that healed me but a collective bundle. While I write my 3rd book, Healing Me Healing You, I am going to guide you through a journey to experience a little of it. Read a little more about me here.
: Join the Journey : here's what you all will receive:
- 30 Emails sent daily to your inbox, based on the themes with healing guidance and prompts.
- 30 Rebalancing Prescriptions for you to reflect and also act upon.
- 30 Muse Mantras to calm and soothe you along the way (from The Muse Mantra Deck).
- A Spreecast Gathering to talk through the themes, to answer your questions and share our stories.
- A Private Facebook Group to discuss themes emerging and to listen to each other.
- PLUS EVERY PARTICIPANT will be drawn by me and will receive a Muse Mantra as a digital image - this means you will also get a distant Reiki healing from me as well. (This is worth £45/$68 on its own!)
- AND EVERY PARTICIPANT WILL GET A 30 minute one to one discovery session for every participant to talk through your wholesome review and the journey. I am releasing this at an introductory energy exchange and will value your feedback along the way.
We begin on Monday 16th February
Emails will be Monday to Friday with a break over the weekend to reflect and settle
Finishing Friday 28th March
Cost £40 (approximately $60)
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Join the Rebalancing Journey
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For the past four years I have chosen a word for the year - this tends to happen towards the end of December, when I find small snapshots of time to reflect on the year that is leaving and visualise the kind of year that is approaching.
Last year my word was Release and boy, it was a releasing kind of year.
Releasing my online Journeys:
Releasing Emotional Baggage
Releasing Product - The Muse Mantra Deck Birthed
Releasing my first collection of work in the flesh at Hobbycraft Aintree.
I could go on about the Releasing!
Last year my word was Release and boy, it was a releasing kind of year.
Releasing my online Journeys:
- February - Muse Love
- March - Seeds of Love with Eithne Egan
- May - Rebalance Me
- September - September Muse
- December - The Holiday Muse.
Releasing Emotional Baggage
Releasing Product - The Muse Mantra Deck Birthed
Releasing my first collection of work in the flesh at Hobbycraft Aintree.
I could go on about the Releasing!
Just a couple of weeks ago, I started by going back through my journals and pulling out any 'aha moments', things that excited me, or things that I needed to read again. I usually spend the last few pages of my journal collating and reflecting. It's sooooo good. I recommend it to anyone. I have been an avid journaller since I was coping with severe ill health in my 20s. They became my lifeline from my outer to my inner world. It is to these journals I will return as I write my 3rd book, "Healing ME, Healing YOU." |
This year, like last and the one before, I turned to Susannah Conway's Unravelling the Year Ahead 2015. I adore her style, it's gentle, not blarey-garey, it's simple, and deeply thought provoking, nudging me to really dig in about my year that has gone and the year that appears. This year the graphics are all by Jo at The Darling Tree, which I just mush over.
Susannah offered a free 5 day course called 'Find Your Word'.
Let me say.
I loved it.
Again, simple, yet guiding prompts - similar in truth to what I do naturally, yet a beautiful structure and a group of gorgeously supportive women in a private Facebook group - all doing the same thing but in varying stages.
So what word appeared to me?
Susannah offered a free 5 day course called 'Find Your Word'.
Let me say.
I loved it.
Again, simple, yet guiding prompts - similar in truth to what I do naturally, yet a beautiful structure and a group of gorgeously supportive women in a private Facebook group - all doing the same thing but in varying stages.
So what word appeared to me?
Tingle
Very early on it sprung onto the page
Even writing it now, I feel a tingle because I know it is spot on for me.
I love this word, the moment she jumped on the page.
Tingle is how I want 2015 to feel.
It's not a resolution, it's a feeling to embody.
I want to tingle in my business, by working on projects that make me tingle and outsource those that don't. ( I am realistic so I know that there are always non-tingley aspects of business, but I'll make it a 80/20 rule of thumb to tingle 80% of the time).
I want my relationships to tingle - my marriage, my family, friendships, new friendships, work connections, teaching, counselling, coaching.
The tingle will be present.
This means that my guiding light is to feel a tingle and to do my best to bring this feeling into the year.
As I discovered Tingle, I also found 12 other words that I am called to use for the 12 months of this year.
I haven't ever had a word a month, but I'm really loving that these will also give my month a guide.
I'm already looking forward to how I will bring more FUN into February. (honestly didn't plan the F's there!
And so it's January 1st and I am feeling optimistic and enthusiastic about things for this coming year.
I would love to know - what is YOUR WORD for 2015? How did you get there? If you don't have a word, do you do something else?
Let me know in the comments.
Happy New Year!!!!
Love JD xxx
Even writing it now, I feel a tingle because I know it is spot on for me.
I love this word, the moment she jumped on the page.
Tingle is how I want 2015 to feel.
It's not a resolution, it's a feeling to embody.
I want to tingle in my business, by working on projects that make me tingle and outsource those that don't. ( I am realistic so I know that there are always non-tingley aspects of business, but I'll make it a 80/20 rule of thumb to tingle 80% of the time).
I want my relationships to tingle - my marriage, my family, friendships, new friendships, work connections, teaching, counselling, coaching.
The tingle will be present.
This means that my guiding light is to feel a tingle and to do my best to bring this feeling into the year.
As I discovered Tingle, I also found 12 other words that I am called to use for the 12 months of this year.
- January - Nourish
- February - Fun
- March - Love
- April - Fly
- May - Flow
- June - Dazzle
- July - Yes
- August - Nurture
- September - Joy
- October - Desire
- November - Play
- December - Soft
I haven't ever had a word a month, but I'm really loving that these will also give my month a guide.
I'm already looking forward to how I will bring more FUN into February. (honestly didn't plan the F's there!
And so it's January 1st and I am feeling optimistic and enthusiastic about things for this coming year.
I would love to know - what is YOUR WORD for 2015? How did you get there? If you don't have a word, do you do something else?
Let me know in the comments.
Happy New Year!!!!
Love JD xxx
I always feel tingles of excitement followed by waves of nerves whenever it is the 'night before' anything. Whether it be exams, dates, courses, moves, holidays, journeys. Don't you?
The night before I was running The Holiday Muse was no exception. I was writing 9 days of prompts, guiding the women who had gathered, helping them to move through the lead up to the holidays, gently, calmly and peacefully.
Each day I featured a Muse Mantra featuring a woman from around the world and her mantra, (something she says to herself often.)
So, you know, when I talk of mantras, I mean affirmations, sayings, go-to-positive statements.
(and did you know that the Mantra comes from the Sanskrit word meaning 'instrument of thought,' and when repeated, it aids concentration in meditation and even when not meditating.)
My aim was for the email to glide into your daily life where you could gaze upon the illustration; an image filled with Reiki symbols for balancing any present issues, healing any past hurts and supporting your heart.
More light More love More peace.
that's what we all want right?
Each day had an accompanying message and a Prescription, which was a prompt to go a bit deeper.
So my nudge to you (if you find yourself reading this now) is find 3 minutes to get quiet, be still, and to look upon each of the images, she will give you a sense of calm as you move through your day.
Here I give you a bit of a round-up so you get a flavour of what we experienced.
The night before I was running The Holiday Muse was no exception. I was writing 9 days of prompts, guiding the women who had gathered, helping them to move through the lead up to the holidays, gently, calmly and peacefully.
Each day I featured a Muse Mantra featuring a woman from around the world and her mantra, (something she says to herself often.)
So, you know, when I talk of mantras, I mean affirmations, sayings, go-to-positive statements.
(and did you know that the Mantra comes from the Sanskrit word meaning 'instrument of thought,' and when repeated, it aids concentration in meditation and even when not meditating.)
My aim was for the email to glide into your daily life where you could gaze upon the illustration; an image filled with Reiki symbols for balancing any present issues, healing any past hurts and supporting your heart.
More light More love More peace.
that's what we all want right?
Each day had an accompanying message and a Prescription, which was a prompt to go a bit deeper.
So my nudge to you (if you find yourself reading this now) is find 3 minutes to get quiet, be still, and to look upon each of the images, she will give you a sense of calm as you move through your day.
Here I give you a bit of a round-up so you get a flavour of what we experienced.
Day 1 we were graced with the mantra from our beautiful Muse, Christine. She has stepped forward to whisper into your ear You are stronger than you realise. Christine knows this only too well. She has been through an extremely traumatic year. Yet, she is here to remind all of us. Our Muse Christine nudges us ..... One hand on heart One hand on forehead I am stronger than I realise. You got this. |
Day 3 and our enchanting Muse Libby told me that whenever she leaves the house to begin her day, whether work, appointments, visits out, she says this mantra to herself as she pats her heart-area in thankfulness: Please have me be a blessing today. Working with Muse Mantras over these past two years, I really know how powerful they are and when they're included into our daily lives, they can transform our mood, in that moment. |
Day 4, take a moment today as our Delectable Muse Pamella asks us to:- Plug in, Recharge, Breathe She wants us to Plug in to OURSELVES, Recharge our Batteries BEFORE they’re worn down and Breathe. Usually we are told to recharge after the holiday season, come January 1st, but there's no time like the present! |
Day 5 and our Stunning Muse Suzanne is here today to remind us:- I love life and it loves me right back. Yes that's right, life is on our side. Even with all the tragedy, pain and tears this year. We have to say what needs to be heard. Rise up in love, release the year that we have been through. We have to acknowledge any deep hurt, pain, anxiety and grief. We have to honour the experiences and release them. We have to create space in order for us to ..... Love life and ALLOW it to love us right back. That's right, we have to ALLOW ourselves to LOVE LIFE (again) |
Day 7 and our Yoga Muse Deb enlightens us with her mantra: Life is a gift, unwrap it with wonder. Yes! Bring in the Magic I'm not a religious person but am deeply spiritual. I turn to the animals to teach me The birds above can transport me The fish and mammals of the sea will illuminate me The mountains will ground me The rivers will soothe me The trees will support me The sun will warm me. |
Day 8 and as our Dazzling Muse Brooke wants us to remember: Live in the Present, make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering. For this 8th day of the holiday muse, I invited all the women who were on this journey to grab some felt tip pens and colour in some of the free colouring-in pages I have on my website. You can do it too!!! Find them here |
More light More love More peace.
I hope you have enjoyed this snapshot of The Holiday Muse, if you'd like to keep in touch of any upcoming journeys with me, you can subscribe to my Museletter below.
Happy New Year!
Love JD xx
My word for the year was (and still is until 31 December) RELEASE. I have spent the best part of the last 6 months researching, preparing, designing and proofing my Muse Mantra Deck.
This is something I have wanted to do for many many years. I have been a tarot/oracle card reader for 20+ years and had always craved to bring together my own set, I didn't know how it was going to happen, or the design. I just knew that one day it would happen.
Fast forward to me creating my Muse Mantras, featuring real women from around the world and a mantra that means something to them and I just KNEW, there and then, that I had to try to make this happen.
There was doubt.
Flowing..
It was such a big creative project - could I bring it all together?
I knew I could and with support from Jacqueline du Plessis from Get Gumption and a couple of Skype chats, we broke this down into smaller doable and achievable chunks.
I am so so proud that I can share my very first Muse Mantra Deck.
60 spirit-lifting healing cards to calm your mind and soothe your soul. Helping women to heal the way they see themselves, to view their bodies with beautiful acceptance and divinity. I have loved working with them to make this happen.
This is something I have wanted to do for many many years. I have been a tarot/oracle card reader for 20+ years and had always craved to bring together my own set, I didn't know how it was going to happen, or the design. I just knew that one day it would happen.
Fast forward to me creating my Muse Mantras, featuring real women from around the world and a mantra that means something to them and I just KNEW, there and then, that I had to try to make this happen.
There was doubt.
Flowing..
It was such a big creative project - could I bring it all together?
I knew I could and with support from Jacqueline du Plessis from Get Gumption and a couple of Skype chats, we broke this down into smaller doable and achievable chunks.
I am so so proud that I can share my very first Muse Mantra Deck.
60 spirit-lifting healing cards to calm your mind and soothe your soul. Helping women to heal the way they see themselves, to view their bodies with beautiful acceptance and divinity. I have loved working with them to make this happen.
Within the deck I have placed 3 instruction cards to help you to aquaint yourself the cards i) how to use the cards ii) how to care for the cards iii) and use my favourite five card reading that will give clarity. I also have a free PDF available on my website called "Muse Mantra Meanings", which goes into a little more detail with each card so you can absorb some of that healing energy.
I have already sold 50 Decks and they are travelling all over the world as I type right now: USA, Canada, South Africa, Australia, France, Ireland and the UK.
They are now HERE for purchase and I'm so delighted to share my healing art with you.
They are now HERE for purchase and I'm so delighted to share my healing art with you.
A beautiful gift
for you
for your mom
for your aunty
your sisters, nieces, cousins
for supporting co-workers
for clients and customers
for the woman next to you
for the women in your team
for calming minds and soothing souls
believe the beauty is in you.
You can find them in my Etsy Shop for £14.50 plus p+p.
Thank you so much for your support and loving enthusiasm.
Much Love
Jules xx
Thank you so much for your support and loving enthusiasm.
Much Love
Jules xx
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Day 8 of September Muse and this is Muse Vanessa - when she sent me her photos and her answers, I knew that her Muse Mantra was going to be in Glastonbury - it is a place she has visited time and again from USA and one that I too have visited every year for the last 12 years. Her mantra "you are a deep well" so connects me deeply and one that I need to remind myself of daily.
I hope you enjoy looking at her today.
Love Jules x
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Day 7 I feel blessed drawing these beautiful women who have stepped forward to share their photographs with me plus answering my questions.
Today we are blessed to have Muse Luna, who's muse is strong and powerful "Be fierce in your love of yourself."
What a great way to start our week.
Jules xx
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Today we are blessed to have Muse Luna, who's muse is strong and powerful "Be fierce in your love of yourself."
What a great way to start our week.
Jules xx
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Here we are at Day 6 of September Muse.
Creating these every day has been very focusing for me and I just love spending this time with each Muse, sketching, while weaving in Reiki symbols. Today it's the lovely Muse, Kate, and I adore her mantra for us all "I can do anything I set my mind to."
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Creating these every day has been very focusing for me and I just love spending this time with each Muse, sketching, while weaving in Reiki symbols. Today it's the lovely Muse, Kate, and I adore her mantra for us all "I can do anything I set my mind to."
Want to be kept updated of the Healing Muse Mantra art I'm doing, join the Museletter below.
Eat the fruit, I hear you say? Well Muse Michelle explains her mantra.
"It means, take advantage of your beautiful opportunities that have come as a direct result of all the diligent work, effort and passion you've put into your life over the years. Now's YOUR time - claim it and embrace it!"
Don't you just love it. Now you know heh?!
PS Why not hop on over to sign up to get a free Muse Mantra every month. I never share your email address.
"It means, take advantage of your beautiful opportunities that have come as a direct result of all the diligent work, effort and passion you've put into your life over the years. Now's YOUR time - claim it and embrace it!"
Don't you just love it. Now you know heh?!
PS Why not hop on over to sign up to get a free Muse Mantra every month. I never share your email address.
Day 4 of September Muse - I love this mantra by Muse Sarah - "Let your Soul Shine".
Today I have had a tidy of my work and organised my space - there's nothing quite like it.
How are you letting your soul shine today?
Love Jules x
Today I have had a tidy of my work and organised my space - there's nothing quite like it.
How are you letting your soul shine today?
Love Jules x
Day 3 of September Muse is Sharon and she gave me a choice of mantras, this one is something her yoga teacher says all the time and I loved it when I read it ... "Smooth, Even, Deep Flow of Breath" and then I breathed in slowly, whilst saying it. Try it.
Breathe in and say 'Smooth, Even', Breathe out 'Deep Flow of Breath' SLOWLY
Love Jules x
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Breathe in and say 'Smooth, Even', Breathe out 'Deep Flow of Breath' SLOWLY
Love Jules x
Fancy a Muse Mantra for your desktop every month?
Every single one of these are Real Women from all over the world, who stepped forward not only to be seen by you and me but also to see their reflection.
Their Divine Self. Their Light. Their Muse Portrait.
Close your eyes and say to yourself the Mantra
Feel Calm, Feel the Spirit Lift, Soothe Your Soul
Heal the way you see yourself
Be Love and Feel Yourself Beloved
Thank you Muse Lori-Lyn
Their Divine Self. Their Light. Their Muse Portrait.
Close your eyes and say to yourself the Mantra
Feel Calm, Feel the Spirit Lift, Soothe Your Soul
Heal the way you see yourself
Be Love and Feel Yourself Beloved
Thank you Muse Lori-Lyn
It's time to reveal September Muse -
Yay!!
Every day, I'll reveal the Muse Mantra I have created.
Remember every single one of these are Real Women from all over the world, who stepped forward not only to be seen by you and me but also to see their reflection. Their Divine Delf. Their Light. Their Muse Portrait. Their Jules Dolly Musestration. (I could go on morphing and creating words!)
It's quite a project coordinating all the emails, the photos received, the answers to my 7 questions, so I have to be uber organised!!!
The month of September is about the Muse Mantra. I'll save the words for other posts
Just enjoy them, sit back, look at the image, close your eyes and say to yourself the Mantra
BE Your Own MAGIC
Thank you Sweet Sheila.
Yay!!
Every day, I'll reveal the Muse Mantra I have created.
Remember every single one of these are Real Women from all over the world, who stepped forward not only to be seen by you and me but also to see their reflection. Their Divine Delf. Their Light. Their Muse Portrait. Their Jules Dolly Musestration. (I could go on morphing and creating words!)
It's quite a project coordinating all the emails, the photos received, the answers to my 7 questions, so I have to be uber organised!!!
The month of September is about the Muse Mantra. I'll save the words for other posts
Just enjoy them, sit back, look at the image, close your eyes and say to yourself the Mantra
BE Your Own MAGIC
Thank you Sweet Sheila.
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60 spirit-lifting healing mantra cards to calm your mind and soothe your soul
£14.50 plus p+p
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I took a really big step back in July and entered Lilla Rogers Global Talent Search. Lilla represents numerous talented designers and artists, I have often drooled over her course Make Art That Sells (one day soon). I decided to test myself.
We got the brief early August and with just 2 weeks to complete we had to create Wall Art for any age market, in any medium, and upload it to the website on August 18th. The subject topic was "Little Terrariums".
Yesterday we got to hear about the 50 semi finalists.
I wasn't one of them.
But I'm not sad.
I'm happy that I entered my design.
As I scroll through the 50 entrants, I can see why I haven't been chosen - my style is nowhere near their style and quality. You can see them all here.
I have recognised for a while that I don't have skills in Illustrator, In Design or Photoshop - this means I struggle when it comes to surface pattern design and creating industry professional pitches.
So much so that I realised that I had designed my work too big for the actual submission which had to be 9 x 7 inches, so in effect, I lost the top of my design.
However, I'm chuffed that I submitted.
Working with the idea of Little Terrariums, I wanted to create something that I would have on my wall - a piece that would inspire me to 'Go Within'.
So I drew a female muse, within a little terrarium, on a beaded mala and she was wearing a little terrarium of planet earth, nurtured within the soil.
We got the brief early August and with just 2 weeks to complete we had to create Wall Art for any age market, in any medium, and upload it to the website on August 18th. The subject topic was "Little Terrariums".
Yesterday we got to hear about the 50 semi finalists.
I wasn't one of them.
But I'm not sad.
I'm happy that I entered my design.
As I scroll through the 50 entrants, I can see why I haven't been chosen - my style is nowhere near their style and quality. You can see them all here.
I have recognised for a while that I don't have skills in Illustrator, In Design or Photoshop - this means I struggle when it comes to surface pattern design and creating industry professional pitches.
So much so that I realised that I had designed my work too big for the actual submission which had to be 9 x 7 inches, so in effect, I lost the top of my design.
However, I'm chuffed that I submitted.
Working with the idea of Little Terrariums, I wanted to create something that I would have on my wall - a piece that would inspire me to 'Go Within'.
So I drew a female muse, within a little terrarium, on a beaded mala and she was wearing a little terrarium of planet earth, nurtured within the soil.
here she is, the full version
I decided for you to use this muse as your inspiration today, so I'm letting her go play in the colouring-in pages on my website....click here to scoot over there, download her, print her, grab some pencils and let your mind calm and your soul soothe by the meditative colouring. Hashtag on Instagram, Twitter so I can see what you did #colouringinmuse @julesdolly (make sure you let the print dry completely before adding colour otherwise you may find it smudges).
You can download the template here on my Colouring-In Muse page on my website, go and have some fun.
You can download the template here on my Colouring-In Muse page on my website, go and have some fun.
preorder my muse mantra deck
You can still pre-order my Muse Mantra Deck from my Etsy shop - 60 spirit lifting healing muse mantras, inspired by women around the world, Muse Mantras to calm your mind and soothe your soul. £14.50 plus p+p, check them out here |
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I love this woman - Sharon Tessandori, I did a commission for her last year for her family, at that time she confided that baby, Everly Jo was in her tummy, so creating a family portrait, filled with Reiki was just what they needed to move through the next few months. They had their own share of heartache during the previous year, this really would be a healing portrait.
Then 10 months ago along came Everly Jo and Sharon asked me to create a healing portrait of the two of them, which I lovingly did.
Posting these babies in the mailis a delicate business and I make sure that they're safe and comfortable. Sharon asked to see a photo first as she couldn't wait :-
"oh my gosh Julia, I am laughing and crying at the same time over here. it's perfect in every way. way more perfect than I could have hoped for. sigh. you are such a gift. and you've made my day my friend. endless x's and o's.
my scarf. her yoga baby shirt! and those string of hearts.
I can't stop looking at it!"
And then when she got in the mail!
"Oh Julia, I got the portrait and it's even more magnificent in person!!! E and I are going to shop for the perfect frame in the next day. I feel so grateful and thank you from the bottom of my heart. xoxo happy sigh."
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It truly makes my heart SMILE big time to be doing this and to send out healing portraits across the world. I would love to do this for you too.... if you're interested do get in touch : )
For your business, for your family, for yourself.
Till next time, Love, Jules xx
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"oh my gosh Julia, I am laughing and crying at the same time over here. it's perfect in every way. way more perfect than I could have hoped for. sigh. you are such a gift. and you've made my day my friend. endless x's and o's.
my scarf. her yoga baby shirt! and those string of hearts.
I can't stop looking at it!"
And then when she got in the mail!
"Oh Julia, I got the portrait and it's even more magnificent in person!!! E and I are going to shop for the perfect frame in the next day. I feel so grateful and thank you from the bottom of my heart. xoxo happy sigh."
* * *
It truly makes my heart SMILE big time to be doing this and to send out healing portraits across the world. I would love to do this for you too.... if you're interested do get in touch : )
For your business, for your family, for yourself.
Till next time, Love, Jules xx
Keep updated with all the goings on in my studio by signing up for my Museletter. I write to you twice a month.
Last week my Manager asked me if I could add to the living exhibition on the wall at Hobbycraft because the CEO and the Head of Retail and Buying were visiting our brand new Aintree store.
OK..... no pressure!!
If you cast your mind back, in April when the store opened, I wrote this blog post. I created illustrations of all the new members of staff, plus the north west area manager - that's 25 people. All were mounted and framed up the stairs to the first floor Art store and Haberdashery.
Usually I am given 4 or 5 photographs of people I'm drawing. I'm not a realist artist, my illustrations are your inner muse, they are an essence of who you are - I don't draw crows feet, wrinkles, or bags under eyes - my portraits capture a feeling, a happy feeling for people who see themselves.
They resonate.
So I just have three images to work from - mmmm not alot.
Happiness is sitting at a large table, with a drawing board, surrounded by all my markers, pens, wax pencils and the peace to be able to channel Reiki into the images.
This I didn't have : /
I didn't have all my artkit on me as I was in store, so I used what we had within our own store supplies. Thankfully I was in Hobbycraft and was able to use what I needed.
OK..... no pressure!!
If you cast your mind back, in April when the store opened, I wrote this blog post. I created illustrations of all the new members of staff, plus the north west area manager - that's 25 people. All were mounted and framed up the stairs to the first floor Art store and Haberdashery.
Usually I am given 4 or 5 photographs of people I'm drawing. I'm not a realist artist, my illustrations are your inner muse, they are an essence of who you are - I don't draw crows feet, wrinkles, or bags under eyes - my portraits capture a feeling, a happy feeling for people who see themselves.
They resonate.
So I just have three images to work from - mmmm not alot.
Happiness is sitting at a large table, with a drawing board, surrounded by all my markers, pens, wax pencils and the peace to be able to channel Reiki into the images.
This I didn't have : /
I didn't have all my artkit on me as I was in store, so I used what we had within our own store supplies. Thankfully I was in Hobbycraft and was able to use what I needed.
It was totally fab though and I loved adding to the exhibition space. They are such a great talking point for the customer - as I also created badges for all our colleagues - the customers love trying to find out who's who!!
If you're in Liverpool and fancy a little shopping trip plus visiting Hobbycraft so you can walk up the stairs, why not pop in and say Hello!!!
If you're secretly wishing I could do this for your own work space, *that's my dream too* why not get in touch, let's chat! Wherever you are, let's do this.
If you'd like to have your own Dollystration done, you can order one here from my Etsy Shop.
I'm nearly finished with my Muse Mantra Deck - my very first deck of 60 Mantra Cards which have taken me 6 months to create. You can preorder your set in my Etsy Shop too - pre-ordering helps me get a good first print run (dribs and drab printing is waaaaay tooo expensive). They're £14.50 plus p+p and I ship everywhere in the world.
If you just want to be kept updated, you can sign up here and I'll write to you twice a month. It's free : )
If you're secretly wishing I could do this for your own work space, *that's my dream too* why not get in touch, let's chat! Wherever you are, let's do this.
If you'd like to have your own Dollystration done, you can order one here from my Etsy Shop.
I'm nearly finished with my Muse Mantra Deck - my very first deck of 60 Mantra Cards which have taken me 6 months to create. You can preorder your set in my Etsy Shop too - pre-ordering helps me get a good first print run (dribs and drab printing is waaaaay tooo expensive). They're £14.50 plus p+p and I ship everywhere in the world.
If you just want to be kept updated, you can sign up here and I'll write to you twice a month. It's free : )
That's a bit of a long heading isn't it?
But what do we do when what we're doing goes pear shaped?
You're wondering what I'm on about.....
But what do we do when what we're doing goes pear shaped?
You're wondering what I'm on about.....
So I'm starting my day by drawing a Muse Mantra - inspired by words that are coming out of my vision pages. I start drawing this muse here and decide to write in the words
"I feel truly calm and comfortable" with my new sharpie.
I tend to only use Uniball black graphic liners because they don't leak or spread, this morning, I picked up Mr Sharpie. I'm not liking him.
"I feel truly calm and comfortable" with my new sharpie.
I tend to only use Uniball black graphic liners because they don't leak or spread, this morning, I picked up Mr Sharpie. I'm not liking him.
I then move into filling with colour - and this is when I feel it all goes pear shaped. Mr Sharpie and Mrs Letraset don't go very well together. I am kinda feeling that this is ruined.
Ruined, I hear you gasp.
NO WAY!
Well after a made a cup of Harmonise Pukka tea, I just thought I would cut out my lovely Muse and recreate my image. Which is entirely what I did.
Now I'm a big fan of digital art, I love playing with filters and words, yet I just have to begin with the original illustration, using pens, pencils, markers, magic and more pens.
But here she is. I'm loving her - hope you to do too.
When things go pear-shaped, it is often a sign to step away, taking 10 minutes and returning with a fresh approach, despite any tears or angst.
Have you done anything today that has gone pear-shaped and you've done an about-turn?
Let me know.
Love Jules xx
Ruined, I hear you gasp.
NO WAY!
Well after a made a cup of Harmonise Pukka tea, I just thought I would cut out my lovely Muse and recreate my image. Which is entirely what I did.
Now I'm a big fan of digital art, I love playing with filters and words, yet I just have to begin with the original illustration, using pens, pencils, markers, magic and more pens.
But here she is. I'm loving her - hope you to do too.
When things go pear-shaped, it is often a sign to step away, taking 10 minutes and returning with a fresh approach, despite any tears or angst.
Have you done anything today that has gone pear-shaped and you've done an about-turn?
Let me know.
Love Jules xx
We're getting closer to the getting my Muse Mantra Deck printed - if you'd like to support me by pre-ordering a set, I would do a happy dance - please visit my Etsy Shop here where you can do just that - they're retailing at £14.50 plus p+p. I'm hoping to have them all printed by September.
If you'd like to just be kept updated about them, then why not sign up to get my Museletter, which I send out twice a month. It's free.
If you'd like to just be kept updated about them, then why not sign up to get my Museletter, which I send out twice a month. It's free.
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