Monthly Archives: February 2015

Birthday mandalas

February 24, 2015 by hollyblake84

It’s my birthday today so I decided to make some birthday mandalas to mark turning 31. Yesterday I had a think about all of the the things I’ve experienced and achieved since turning 30; I built a house in Peru, went travelling in South East Asia and lived in Bali for a few months, saw two of my most favourite musicians perform live (Kate Bush and Devendra Banhart) and I fell in love with my life again after several years […]

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Mandala meanings

February 19, 2015 by hollyblake84

I’ve been learning lots about mandala meanings over the last few months and, as I’ve grown to love mandalas so much, I’ve also been running workshops showing you how to create your own mandala and find out what it says about you too. Today I thought I’d share an example of a mandala and what it’s possible to learn about the mandala meaning from the colours, shapes and numbers held within….. Red is the primary colour in this mandala and it exists in […]

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Bali beach wedding

February 18, 2015 by hollyblake84

To follow on from yesterday’s post here is an image of some wedding stationery templates that I’ve just finished for a Bali beach wedding. These will be available for sale from the end of next month. To keep up to date with the website launch, and to be eligible for special offers and freebies, please sign up for the newsletter here.

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Bali wedding stationery

February 17, 2015 by hollyblake84

I’m currently working on a range of Bali wedding stationery which will be launched at the end of next month. These ‘ricefield’ invites and other Bali themed wedding stationery will be available on my new website offering low-cost, customisable wedding stationery templates specifically for people having destination weddings. I’ve got several more templates in progress at the moment all of which will be available when the website launches in March. To be kept up to date about when the website launches (and to be […]

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Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

February 16, 2015 by hollyblake84

A few weeks ago I was in Kuala Lumpur and decided to visit the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, a beautiful, light, airy building that offers a very welcome escape from the stifling heat of Malaysia’s capital city. The museum is absolutely full of treasures and I cannot recommend a visit highly enough. As I wandered around the exhibits I was almost brought to tears by the absolute beauty of many of the objects on display, the illuminated Qur’an in particular […]

Categories: Blog, Ideas & Musings, Illustration, Intuitive Mandalas, Resources & Recommendations, Uncategorized • Tags: everything is ok, geometric design, geometric design ideas, illuminated books, illuminated qur'an, illumination, inspiration, islam, islamic art, islamic arts, islamic arts museum malaysia, islamic design, islamic design ideas, kuala lumpur, malaysia, mandala, motivational phrases, qur'an

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2015 by hollyblake84

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here is a mandala filled with love especially for all of you lovely people that have been kind enough to follow my blog over the last several months. And, to everyone reading this post, may your days be full of love – love of yourself, love of what you do and a love of life! Happy Valentine’s Day everyone 🙂

Categories: Illustration, Intuitive Mandalas • Tags: Happy Valentine's Day, heart, live a life you love, love, love life, love mandala, love yourself, loveheart, mandala, mandala illustration, pink, red, Valentine, Valentine's Day

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