This week, new in store are our cute vintage inspired 'Puppy Love' and 'Chasing Butterfly' designs!
Visit our store for other designs and full product range, www.redbubble.com/people/dollgiftbyrheea/shop
Happy shopping!
PS: Have you heard the news? Our second Superhero had been found yesterday! I'll give you the full story in my next post. If you're not able to wait any longer, head over to my Facebook page to read it now, www.facebook.com/DollgiftByRheea
❤ Blessings, Rheea
I know you've been waiting for THIS. :D
Well, I spotted the first Superhero at the corner of a street practicing his web spinning skill this morning. I wanted to approach him to teach me to spin some web but.... Judging from the webs he'd spun, I thought maybe he still needs more practice? What do you think?
I wonder which Superhero will I run into next. I'm so excited! You can follow us on Facebook >> www.facebook.com/DollgiftByRheea .Or Instagram >> http://instagram.com/dollgiftbyrheea for firsthand news.
*Update: To read about my Superhero encounter II, click here >> www.mydollgift.com/blog/superhero-ii
Okay, Superheroes aside. If patterns are your thing, I'm sure you'd want to check out our new pattern series! You can find these irresistibly cute products in our Redbubble store.
Pencil Skirt - Available in size XXS to XXL
Studio Pouch - Available in two different sizes
Phone Cases/ Skins - Available for Iphone and Samsung
Scarf
Blanket cover - available in Single, Queen and King size
Laptop Skin
Pencil Skirt - Available in size XXS to XXL
Throw Pillow - Available in three different sizes, without or without insert
Ipad Cases/ Skin
Tote Bag - Available in two different sizes
Travel Mug - Also available as Mug and Tall Mug
Throw pillow - Available in three different sizes, without or without insert
Scarf
Pencil Skirt - Available in size XXS to XXL
Studio Pouch - Available in two different sizes
Visit our store for full product range and to start your shopping now! >> www.redbubble.com/people/dollgiftbyrheea/shop
PS: Orders from Redbubble will be shipped from USA, AUS or UK depending on your location.
Have a FUNtastic weekend~
❤ Blessings, Rheea
EXCITING NEWS:
Superheroes have been sighted roaming the streets earlier today. Now please contain your excitement. I promise to try my very best to catch hold of them over the next few days and post pictures on my Facebook page and Instagram. Do follow me there if you want those firsthand updates!
Also, I've added lots of new designs to my Redbubble store. I'm sure you'll find something you like there! Click on this link to find out more, www.redbubble.com/people/dollgiftbyrheea/shop
Have a super great week ahead~
❤ Blessings, Rheea
Happy mid-week!
We have some super ADORABLE skirts in store (size ranges from XSS to XXL)!
Please visit our Redbubble store for more details and full product range, http://www.redbubble.com/people/dollgiftbyrheea/shop
Over the past week, I've been sharing little doodles on my Facebook page/Instagram and received feedback from some of my followers that they'd enjoyed them. Thanks for letting me know! It means alot to me to have your support. In fact, I created these little doodles to remind myself to be a little better each day. I hope they inspire you to do the same!
One of my favourite doodles say, 'Be silly'! Wouldn't it be great if we can incorporate some fun and laughters into our daily lives? Let your hair down, relax and be a little silly today. Let us spread some love and laughter~
Don't forget to follow my Facebook page or Instagram to see more cute doodles!
Today I was tagged in a photo by a friend who had customised a drawing for his daughter some time ago... I must say, I was really surprised, flattered and humbled by this sweet little girl. Thank you, Casey, you really made my day. :)
❤ Blessings, Rheea
A mother's love is one of the greatest love in the world. She takes care of her child and would always give them the best. A mother's love never ends...
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms in the world!
Thank you for everything. <3
❤ Blessings, Rheea
Happy Monday!
It's the start of a brand new week. Are you all recharged and ready to reach for the stars?
I bought a stylus pen recently and have been experimenting it; doodling on my phone with this cool drawing app - Artstudio. It's so fun! My earlier post (on FB) and this were done with the stylus and app. I think I'm getting better already! Heh heh.
On a different note, my illustrations are now available on leggings, scarves and even blanket covers! Yay~~
Wish Upon A Star, scarf
Under The Mushroom, scarf
Don't Compare, leggings
Be Daring, leggings
Be Daring, blanket cover
I've also added new designs to our existing range of pillows, phone cases, laptop skins, pouches etc.
Sweet Adventure (personalised), laptop skin
One-winged Angels, pillow
Under The Mushroom, pillow
Visit our Redbubble store for more designs and full details! www.redbubble.com/people/dollgiftbyrheea/shop
Have a wonderful week ahead! Don't forget to reach for the stars. And moon.
❤ Blessings, Rheea
HELLO!
We would like to wish all our Christian friends and fans, a very joyous and blessed Easter weekend! :D
(Can you spot the imposter?)
Are you wondering how's mini Nono doing since his debut last week? I'm sure you can tell by these photos how much he's been enjoying himself; following me everywhere I go and making new friends every now and then.
'He's behind me, isn't it?'
Fork & spoon. And Nono.
Peeking tom.
Small boy, big world, big dreams.
Limited edition.
The woman behind every successful dog. :p
Hello, kitty.
He ain't heavy, he's my brother.
Nom nom nom.....
Can't get enough of his cuteness? I know. Then follow us on Instagram, http://instagram.com/dollgiftbyrheea or our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/DollgiftByRheea for more cute stuffs.
Chat soon!
❤ Blessings, Rheea
As we, the whole of Singapore mourn the loss of one of our nation's greatest heroes, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, let's not forget to celebrate his life and what he had done for us. I'm sure he has fulfilled his life's purpose, leaving a significant legacy. And I'm really proud of him. Enjoy your well deserved rest, 'grandpa'. You'll always be remembered.
Let this also serves as a reminder to us that nothing in life is permanent so treasure what we have at any given moment and do the best we can. We only have one life. Celebrate it - live, love, dream.
*Art print available on Etsy >> https://www.etsy.com/shop/dollgift
So, I bought some Jumping Clay (made in Korea) from Art Friend and had some fun making miniature Nono over the weekend. This clay is easy to play with as it is very soft and can be easily moulded into the desired shapes. What I also like about this clay is that, it doesn't stick or stain on your hands/desk like some clay would, yet it is 'gluey' enough to hold different parts together. For instance, I did not even need to use any glue or stick to keep the different parts in place. I did however had trouble removing them once I put them together; that was the downside about this clay. You need to be very accurate in where you intend to place the parts or you'll end up having to redo that area over again. Oh and I haven't tell you another brilliant thing about this wonderful clay - it doesn't require any baking; simply air dry it and ta-dahhh, you get your rubber-like miniature character. BUT, you pay for what you get, this clay is not that cheap.. a small pack of 50g clay cost me $4.70 (about US$3.40). I bought only black and white ones since I can easily knead the two colours together to get grey.
Time to assemble the parts!
First attempt! Does it look like a little penguin? :p
Well, I made a second one and he resembled a baby elephant.. Third try, he turned into Ratatouille. Ha. Finally I'm satisfied with the 4th attempt. He's looking more like my boy with longer body. Ohhhh I miss him so much. :( :( :(
Then Mini Nono meets Ponyo for the first time... Ponyo seemed a little wary. I guess they need some time to warm up to each other.
Mini Nono enjoying his day out and some Starbucks on Day 2.
Sharing a slice of Oreo cheese cake with me.
Want to know what's mini Nono up to next? Follow us on Instagram to find out! :D http://instagram.com/dollgiftbyrheea
❤ Blessings, Rheea
We can be happy when we make up our minds to be. Let's all be happy!~
What are some of your favourite quotes? Share them with me and I'll see what I can come out with in my next inspirational post. :)
*Art print available on Etsy >> https://www.etsy.com/shop/dollgift
If you're looking for unique invites for your wedding, engagement or save-the-date, I might have what you need! You may choose the designs from my existing portfolio or request to customise a new design exclusively for you. The best part is, there is no minimum quantity requirement; you can choose to print as few cards as you like.
More details can be found on my website under the Customisation tab or simply click on this link >> http://www.mydollgift.com/customised/#/custom-invitation-cards/ .
Feel free to get in touch if you have any question. Have a sweet day!
❤ Blessings, Rheea
Lovely wedding invitation cards customised for a German couple! <3
‘We are all one-winged angels. Our task here on earth is to find another one-winged angel who will share his wing with us, to hold us. And together we can fly back to the most high.’
We can print as little as 10 cards. No minimum quantity is required. To customise yours, please get in touch. More details can be found here >> http://www.mydollgift.com/customised/#/custom-invitation-cards/
And here's the quote of the week:
That's right. When life knocks you down, you have two choices; you either get up or you roll over and look at the stars. :)
Art print available on Etsy, https://www.etsy.com/shop/dollgift
Have a wonderful week ahead~
❤ Blessings, Rheea
For everyone celebrating Valentine's Day this weekend (although I think everyday should feel like one). Extend the love to your family, friends, co-workers, neighbours, your pets and even the strangers on the street!
*You can personalise this card/ art print here, https://www.etsy.com/shop/dollgift
Stay blissful~
❤ Blessings, Rheea
I was very honoured to have the opportunity to donate some of my cards to Oasis Second Chance Animal Shelter – OSCAS , my second beneficiary of the year. I met up with Clara and Mary (co-founder of OSCAS) at Scape last Sunday where they held their 'Oldies Only' Senior Pet Adoption Drive event. This event is actually organised by Old Is Gold, a final year project of a group of undergraduate students from NTU. Do checkout their Facebook page Old Is Gold to show them some support for this amazing initiative!
Behind-the-scene... No Nono now, so I had to prepare these stocks all by myself.
Very lovely folks Clara (left) and Mary (right) from Oasis Second Chance Animal Shelter – OSCAS
If you know of any animal shelters which might benefit from my contribution, please get in touch. :)
And here's last week's 'Quote of the week' (sorry for the delay. Please do follow my Facebook page to ensure you receive my newest updates >> https://www.facebook.com/DollgiftByRheea)
This week:
Have you done anything courageous today? :)
Both art prints are available on Etsy, https://www.etsy.com/shop/dollgift
Have a lovely mid week!
❤ Blessings, Rheea
Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Sorry for missing on quite abit of updates. I've been busy with reconstructing my website. Just a little more to go!
Alternatively, you can always follow me on Facebook to receive all the lastest news >> https://www.facebook.com/DollgiftByRheea
I'll be sharing a weekly quote on Facebook from now on. Just in case you missed the one last week, here's it:
'Don't compare yourself to others. Compare yourself to the person you were yesterday.'
How often do you catch yourself comparing your looks, ability, skills, status, etc. to someone else's? I'm guilty of that; feeling demoralised when I see other artists/ illustrators doing 'better' - their talent, skills, success, to the number of Likes on their posts. Yes, I know HOW absurd it sounds. I've been learning to use that as a form of motivation or I'll simply have to learn to love myself more.
(Art print is available on Etsy >> https://www.etsy.com/shop/dollgift)
Last week, I'd also made a visit to SPCA - our first beneficiary of the year! Come to think of it, the last time I'd been there was probably more than 10 years ago? Yeah, I was still a teenage girl back then. Time flies! Now it's so much easier to get around SPCA with the MRT Circle Line (Bartley Station) located just beside the rescue centre.
The adoption area is open to public for viewing at the following time slot: Monday to Wednesday and Friday to Sunday and Public Holidays: 11.00am to 4.00pm. Of course there is a long list of rescue centres other than the SPCA. So the next time you plan to get a pet, please please please seriously consider adopting one instead of buying.
You can purchase my cards and many other products at their merchandise section or online store here >> http://www.spca.org.sg/onlineshop.asp.
Shop for a good cause today!
Before I go, I'm going to leave you the quote for this week:
'Today is a gift. Don’t forget to enjoy and bask in every moment you are in.'
''If you ever think you have almost nothing, remember to be thankful for the sun, the water, the earth, and all of the love in your life. You will soon realise that you actually have everything.''
Have a mindful week ahead!
❤ Blessings, Rheea
Completing the 6th illustration of my DOGs series with a night mood. I hope you like it!
Thank you for all the new shares and funders for our campaign over the past week. If you'd like to show your support but haven't done so, you only have 6 days left to do so. Every little support will mean alot to us and the dogs we're helping. Here's all the detail on how you can get our merchandise while supporting a good cause, https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dogs-postcard
Please continue to help us spread the message!
Thank you and have a wonderful week.
❤ Blessings, Rheea
FINALLY, here comes our 5th DOGs illustration! I'm really sorry for the delay. It took me quite some time to come out with the desired 'look' for this piece. I hope you like it!
Hide & Seek
Art Print available on Etsy, https://www.etsy.com/shop/dollgift
Thank you to all my new funders and your sharing on social media about this campaign! I can't tell you just how much I appreciate the constant encouragement and support I'm getting right from the start of this campaign - people I know and people I've not even met before. Thank you for putting your trust in my works and for your love for the dogs.
I'd spent my Sunday at a local dog shelter Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD)'s flag day event. Seeing soooo many adorable dogs make me wish I can bring them all home! Unfortunately I'm not able to do that. But what I CAN do is help in small little ways such as promoting the welfare of animals through my drawings and donating a portion of my earnings to aid them in running the shelter. I hope I'll be able to do more as time goes by.
We're down to 12 days before the end of our campaign. Have you already made your contribution? You can donate as little as a dollar or more to receive one of our Perks. Half of the sale proceeds from this campaign will go to a local dog shelter. Every dollar counts!
Find out how you can get one of our adorable DOGs illustrations while supporting a good cause here, https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dogs-postcard
Please continue to help us spread the message too! Thank you~
❤ Blessings, Rheea
Hello! It's yet another week so here's the recap on my basic illustration lesson 7 with Jimmy.
It was a very challenging lesson for me as we'd to create my FIRST EVER sci fi art! I only managed to complete this piece at home but boy, I love the end result! Without further ado, let me show you my proud creation. Heh~
For a start, we experimented with 'custom shapes' and brushes. The textured effect on my island/mountains were done with the help of custom shapes and special brush for the grass. You can actually download free interesting brushes and customs shapes online. The ones I used were from Jimmy's collection and it was very generous of him to share it with us.
I got bored with this and started on a new piece. Ah.... this is much better.
After creating a basic form using a combination of custom shapes, I got this.
Then putting what I've learnt to good use by adding in the details with various brush effect; multiply, soft light, hard light and my favourite guy ---> color dodge.
I thought of creating some spacecrafts but quickly dismissed that idea. Then. I had another idea... How about an iron pegasus?! Woo. I love that idea!
I found a horse image which I'd like to work on.
And came out with this. I LOVE IT!!
I then consulted Jimmy for feedback and suggestion on how I can create a magical effect around the horse. This was what he came out with. Wow! It looks like a fantasy sci fi piece. I liked that the focus is fully on my magnificent horse (prince) now.
Have a magical new week ahead! ^^
❤ Blessings, Rheea
Lesson 6 was something new and very fun! Haha. You probably heard me say the same thing every week but I really enjoyed every lesson.
For this lesson, we learned how to use references as a base to develop on (paint over).
I created this from an image reference. Unfortunately I forgot to create a new layer before painting over it, so I don't have the original image now. :/
Exploration. Alien invasion?
Oh no! More aliens?!
Then I got bored. And changed the colour... I love my new colour!
And added this. A devilish fairy! Things start to get exciting...
Then Jimmy suggested that I put in a frozen villain. So I came out with this!
I'm pretty proud of the outcome. This must be the BEST fantasy art I'd created so far! Heh heh. What do you think? :)
If you liked what I've shared so far, do stay tuned for our lesson 7 recap next week!
Also happening last week, we celebrated Nono's 12th birthday. Since his diagnosed with mast cell tumor nearly 3 months ago, I'm glad he's still active and eating very well. There are around 8 masts all over his body at the moment; some have since reduced in size but the one at his mouth is not looking good.
We're still praying for the best and hope we'll get to celebrate his 13th, 14th, and more birthdays with him. Stay strong my boy!
❤ Blessings, Rheea
Today I'm going to share with you what we did for lesson 5. Sorry to skip lesson 4 as I need more time to complete it.
In lesson 5, we learnt to draw the basic structures of animal forms and how we can then transform them into interesting creatures. Fun fun fun!
Jimmy's version:
First of all we tried to get the basic form out. Boxes are great way to get the right perspective.
(I was a little upset by these images. They remind me of poor doggies trapped in tiny cages waiting to be slaughtered in some countries :( ).
From these...
To this.
Moving on, we have our horses! Beautiful horses by Jimmy.
And mine. Jimmy commented that they looked like little pony. Lol.
Look at the transformation by Jimmy... Interesting eh?
Here's my little pony... transformed into a flute centaur.
Birds! I've always been fascinated by their wings probably because of my obsession with Angels.
My lizard-looking phoenix. Ha!
And lastly, one of my worst nightmares... bats!
Heh heh! What do you think of my bat creature? I find it so hard to draw evil/ scary looking creatures.. they always turned out looking cute or comical. Or both.
Okay, that's all I have for you today.
I've been working on a project I'm very excited about lately. A little hint: it's related to dogs; something I've been wanting to do for a while. I'll tell you more when the time is right. Stay tuned! ;)
❤ Blessings, Rheea
Happy Monday again!
I know I'm supposed to be posting updates on my 3rd illustration lesson today... BUT I've actually DELETED the files from my thumb drive over the weekend thinking that I'd transferred them to my computer. OMG! Please pray that I'll still be able to retrieve the files on our shared desktop in school this Saturday. -____-'''
Okay, enough nightmare for today. Here's a latest piece I did. Anyone would like some desserts? ^^
I'm giving myself a pat on the shoulder for completing this entire piece with a tablet. All thanks for the practice during my illustration class! Heh.
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Have a great new week ahead~
❤ Blessings, Rheea
