Animal ABCs

Started a new series on my Instagram! Drop caps + animals. I know, not the most original, but I'd really like to get better at painting animals and letters! Also trying to really get the hang of watercolors. Ideally the goal is to paint one every single day but I took a 5-day break (unintentionally) between B and C and I can definitely tell! I really need to really keep those art muscles sharp. Follow along, if you'd like.

June Favorites 2016

Supplies: Uni-ball Signo Pen and Copic Ciao Markers

1. Strawberry cucumber lemonade from the Lizzmonade stand at Jersey City Project eats a few weeks ago. So refreshing, especially on that hot hot day.

2. Tarte Amazonian BB Tinted Moisturizer: I'm finding myself wearing less and less makeup out of laziness and summer-ness, and I find that this is the best thing to even out my skin tone that I can just slap on with my fingers!

3. Game of Thrones: OMG this season was SO GOOD. I was never such a huge GoT fan before, always able to wait until the end of the season so I could just binge watch. But I followed along this time and I'm so glad I did. The finale was incredibly satisfying!

4. Mine and Vinny's trip to the Bahamas early in June was so lovely. It was a bit uncomfortable at first as most of our trips consist of DOING things EVERY SECOND, but we finally succumbed to the life of laying out on a beach, drinking piña coladas, and eating raw conch and, hey, I'd do it again.

5. Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed: This book, or rather collection of advice columns, really pushed my heart buttons. I read 'Wild' last year and loved it and only recently realized that I should check out more of Strayed's work. Wasn't disappointed. Made me cry on a beach. That is all.

6. Bought some more pastel-y Copic Ciao markers. Need to use them more!