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MIRA is Here!
Whoop whoop! MIRA is here! Still all wrapped up in plastic, fresh from print. I ordered a box of books, to have them ready to ship on the publication date, on October 10th, and now they are here—So well in advance! Yay!
Evolving with editing…
Writing a book, illustrating it, editing, killing your darlings, sketching more and editing some more… It’s a messy process to create a book—Here’s a couple of pages from MIRA and how they evolved in the process…
Friday Evening at an event…
The Four Phases of Creativity visited an event with me and had fun on its own little corner of the table next to my friend’s ceramics…
Doodle notes for Doodle #29
In this series of blog posts I’ll dive deeper into the world of my doodles. In this post we’ll take a closer look at doodle #29 in MIRA – Glimpses of Life & Whispers from the Heart…
Follow Your Heart Planner Vibes
Here’s a personal project of mine that I’d like to share with you! Fresh from print! For a couple of years, I’ve created my own planners and have been testing out what works for me. I love to have a customized planner…
You Can Now Pre-Order MIRA
Yay, now—finally—the first ever
collection of Mira(cle)Doodles is
available for pre-order! This is a whole 120-page book filled with delightful doodles! Jessica said it made her feel happy and optimistic, and another reader…
Paperbacks available at elinap shop!
I have now stocked a few copies of The Four Phases of Creativity paperbacks on the shelves of my online store – elinap shop…
What’s Mira Up to at Patreon?
I shook things up a bit at Patreon, so, what’s Mira up to over there nowadays? Here’s a little update…
The Bookmarks arrived!
This is the final design for the bookmark that’s 4 cm x 13 cm in size. It looks so great with MIRA – Glimpses of Life & Whispers from the Heart! “What would Love do?” has been my go-to question in tricky situations, when I’ve felt the urge to fix and solve…
Popcorn with Love
Here’s a page from my NEXT book… MIRA – Glimpses of Life & Whispers from the Heart. It’s a 120-page collection of Mira(cle)Doodles and it’ll be published in October! Wohoo!
Ässän Sihinää is Published!
Ässän sihinää is written in Finnish, (it’s a sequel to Ärrän pärinää), helping children to figure out how to get their S sounds HISSssss through games and play. Now available for purchase…
GLOBAL Launch day!
Eeek! It’s the GLOBAL LAUNCH day!
The paperback edition of The Four Phases of Creativity now available! Welcome Mira’s joyful vibes into your life and get your creativity going…
Paperback for Pre-Order
I just received the paperback proof copy of THE FOUR PHASES OF CREATIVITY from the US, and it looks great! ❤ Hooorayyyy!! You can now pre-order it from…
My Book Journey shared on Patreon
This year so far has been really fun to share with my patron(s), because A LOT has been happening! I’ve hired a book coach, created a new book and another for a client…
A Sequel in the Making…
In 2020 I had the honor to illustrate a book called Ärrän pärinää which has fun games and exercises to teach you how to make your R roll. The book was created for families so that they can approach this playfully – Together with their child. Now there’s a sequel in the making…
Book Cover & Graphic designing
I LOVE helping birth more books in the world! Here’s project I did with my father for his newest book…
Second Edition Available!
The second edition for The Four Phases of Creativity is here! Some tweaks and changes has been made, a gorgeous new cover picture and handwritten speech bubbles added…
Express Your Soul
This is part IV of FINDING INNER PEACE doodle story. When your inner storm is clouding your inner peace… Here are some ways that you can do! All of them available for you with no cost at any time. This is the final part of the story…
Mira is 8 Years old!
TODAY marks the eight anniversary of Mira’s first appearance. Happy birthday, Mira!
Calm Your Mind
This is part III of FINDING INNER PEACE doodle story. When your mind is racing, it’s very hard to tune into the peace that’s inside you. Here are some ways that you can calm your mind. All of them available for you without cost at any time…
Relax Your Body
This is part II of FINDING INNER PEACE doodle story. When your body is stressed out, it stands on the way of inner peace. Here are some ways that you can relax your body. All of them available for you without cost at any time…
Reconnect & Chat w/ the heart
I started a 40 day drawing challenge inspired by lent. To connect and chat with Love at a time when the world feels scary. This turned into a story of FINDING INNER PEACE, this is part I of the series…
Weekly Delights!
Lately I’ve struggled reading long emails, so I thought I’d turn the emails I send to you into more visual, shorter and sweeter ones – Into something I’d love to receive in my inbox myself!
Filled with Wonder
My adventure in 2021 on Patreon ends with the theme of WONDER. I’m preparing for a different kind of year in 2022 with my posts, but here are this month’s posts in a nutshell for the last time…