There was a time where I’d update the look and feel (and sometimes the whole platform and premise) of my blog almost every year. Those…
Category: Design
2019 Bullet Journalling
Wow, so it’s 2019! 2018 was quite a big year for me in some ways (like being pregnant), in others quieter (like having less energy…
Head & Heart – May 2015
I’m determined to not start another one of these recaps with “my month was busy“. Because ‘busy’ feels like such a cop out; everyone is…
Eat Drink Blog (& sketchnote)
Australia’s annual conference run by food bloggers, for food bloggers rolled around again – this time in sunny Brisbane. I ate, I drank, I [micro]…
Notebook
I’ve always been a bit of a stationery nerd – I still have a collection of unused notebooks and sketchbooks, waiting for ‘something special’ to…
Review: DAGi Stylus
Over winter last year I fell into what I’ll call a creative siesta – I spent most of my spare time consuming rather than creating,…
Website Renovations
If you’ve visited my website over the past few days, you might have noticed that I’ve sneakily redesigned and rebranded. ChiGarden has always been a ‘creative…
Public Transport Haikus
Just a quick one for Friday! Those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook might already be familiar with my Public Transport Haikus,…
Happy Year of the Horse
Gung hay fat choy! Happy Chinese New Year dear readers, and wishing you a great Year of the Horse with lots of happiness and prosperity.…
Have a very shiny Christmas
After last year’s low key Christmas in Freiburg, it’s kind of nice to go back to the more familiar holiday season of rising heat, barbecues, gatherings with…
Off to Tasmania
Have I mentioned that I’m going off to Tasmania for a bit? Oh, well I am! We don’t really have any solid plans beyond getting…
Learning Copperplate Script & Deliberate Practice
Lately I’ve been working on my hand lettering skills, something I’ve always been pretty weak in. I started quite low pressure, just getting myself into…