Paperblanks Embellished Manuscripts Notebook

Bought me a new notebook a few days ago, this one is a lined notebook from Paperblanks=D
They have alot of nice notebooks, love their unique cover designs. Doesn't look like an ordinary notebook, almost makes me afraid to write in it with my crappy handwritingx(

I'm going to use this to write down my inspirations, thoughts and feelings. I hope I may finish this one, because I tend to get halfway through and then get bored or worse; get a new notebook.

There's also a little pocket inside, at the back.

- Mimi

Moleskine Daily Diary for 2012

I have always been fond in writing diary to keep track of the daily.
But recently, after starting to blog, I haven't written anything for hand.
Because 1) it's easier to update and write quickly on a blog, 2) you may add pictures and customize own blog template. This would be a hassle with a diary, but I have decided to keep a little, simple diary for my personal thoughts and other stuff which I don't want to post in this blog...and what better is it to start with a freshly new diary for a fresh new year^^



I ordered a limited Snoopy/Peanuts edition of the Moleskine Daily Diary Journal and got it yesterday=D
I have always loved the cute Peanuts characters by Schulz and I also had some ''school diaries'' and figurines from this serie^^ I'm glad I got this version, because it looks awesomer than the regular one... It consists of 400 pages, one for each day. The inside pages are lined so no excuse for crooked handwriting-.-
Looking forward to write in it! (pics taken from my personal blog)

The cover!

And it also came with a little address book^^ 

Do you keep a diary?

- Mimi xoxo

Winsor & Newton Watercolour 45 Half Pans

I got a new watercolour set yesterday^^ Bought it from art-shoponline and I'm pleased with the quick delivery and of course the product! 

This is my first ''proper'' watercolour and I can't wait for trying them out! I bought this because I wanted to have more colours to choose from...and yes, I'm too lazy to actually mix colours myself because I thinks it's such a hassle to choose the right colours and right amount to get the colour I want-.-

The pans are small and cute^^ And the lid are detachable which makes it easy to wash and mix colours on. Smart!

Wacom Intuos 4 wireless w/ Lightroom 3!

I finally got my tablet yesterday after much waiting! I waited for almost 3 weeks for the tablet-.-
The tablet is much bigger than my Bamboo fun-tablet but it doesn't matter^^ 

I tested it out yesterday and at first I was disappointed because the pressure sensitivity didn't work with Paint Tool SAI=( After trying to solve it by erasing the tablet preference files and yet it didn't work, I almost considered returning the tablet because I bought it primarily for use with SAI, my favourite painting software...Fortunately, I managed to fix the pressure sensitivity issue in the end=D I was so happy^^
The pressure sensitivity works nicely with SAI now^^ 


Maybe I'll make a short review later...

New Inspirational Art book and scrapbook stuff

After a busy week I went shopping with my sister yesterday^^
I bought mostly ''art'' related things>.< Can't never get enough art tools, right;) Some pics and description of what I bought:


I bought some glue and pattern scissors because I need them for scrapbooking. It's time to put those photoes onto my scrap book, after abandoning the book for almost 1 year o.O 
I'm not good with those things, because I feel it takes time and concentration to make a good scrapbook..gluing those pictures actually takes time!  

And as you may see in the image, I also bought another black pen:P But it's a brush pen! I was surprised when I found it, and bought it because I wanted to try it out. Going to write a short review about it later:)


And I finally got the the book that I ordered one week ago: An Illustrated Life! 
I love inspiring artbooks, and I have heard good reviews about this book so I'm excited to begin reading it^^ (Yes, shame on me, I haven't read it yet, just looked quickly through-.-)

Do you have any favourite, inspiring artbooks=)?

Moleskine Sketch Book Large

I received my pictures taken in China in printed form today=D and.......tadah! 

I finally bought my first ever Moleskine! I bought the Moleskine Sketch Book Large for 200 Norwegian Kroner. I think it's quite expensive for a sketch book, it's the most expensive sketch book that I have ever owned >.< But I had to get one because of all the raves about it from artists around the world and seeing the awesome drawings from their sketch book*.* I guess I'm being too easily affected by the masses-.-,


I haven't opened it yet, but I think I will give it a short review later^^