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Fresh From The Print!
Look what the postman just brought me!!! This is the first proof of the book and it looks great!! I'm so excited!! And because this is the first time around for me publishing a book and launching it all by myself, I don't know how much time it'll still take to really...
Start Where You Are
One of my biggest challenges in life has been to be content with what I already have and to find the enoughness in what I already am. (No need for more equipment or courses!) Last year I konmaried all my stuff and found out how much happier and content I am with my...
Blessings In Disguise
I've been creating Mira(cle)Stories about being an empath and this doodle popped up from one of them. Mira(cle)Stories are published in Patreon! Get them for $5/month! Nine stories are already published!!
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!
I found Dr. Seuss a couple of years ago and fell in love with his work! This picture has been haunting me to be drawn ever since I first saw that spread in "Oh, The Places You'll Go!" I was wondering how it looks like to face the same old problem again and again and...
Sunset At a Lake
Me and Mira on a cold wintery day..
Behind the Scenes: From a Sketch Into a Digitally Colored Print
This is a sneak peek of a Mira(cle)Story that I drew into a magazine that is now publishing my drawings five times a year. It's a half a page slot I have in there and the first story is about gratitude. I'm very excited about this opportunity! I sketched this one...
What Do You Surround Yourself With?
This influenza is a nasty one. After one week of bedrest, I still feel the need to lay down and there's a loud humming in my head. But without fever it is really much easier to recognize the voices in my head. I can hear Lizzie quite loudly, explaining all that there...
Loving Yourself Everyday
These are notes from a sickbed.. I got the influenza and it took me down for the whole week. But these little moments with my mirror every day made me believe I'll heal. And I will, little by little. Are you familiar with the mirror work? It means looking...
Friendship Week – 8/8
Happy Valentine's Day!! Hyvää ystävänpäivää!! This is a friendship week – One doodle a day until Valentine’s Day – Which is called a Friend’s Day here in Finland! Join me for A Year Of Stories at Patreon!
Friendship Week – 7/8
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Friendship Week – 6/8
Not only is friendship generosity in giving, but also in sharing and being there in your friend's life. In what ways does your generosity lift you up? This is a friendship week – One doodle a day until Valentine’s Day – Which is called a Friend’s Day...
Friendship Week – 5/8
This is a friendship week – One doodle a day until Valentine’s Day – Which is called a Friend’s Day here in Finland! Join me for A Year Of Stories at Patreon!
Mira’s First Interview
My cheeks are glowing red now from excitement! This was my first interview and a photoshoot about Mira! Sooo exciting! I loved to be able to draw while the photoshoot. And this is how Mira helped me.. The interview will come out in a Finnish magazine some time this...
Friendship Week – 4/8
This is a friendship week - One doodle a day until Valentine's Day - Which is called a Friend's Day here in Finland! Join me for A Year Of Stories at Patreon!
Friendship Week – 3/8
I love heart to heart conversations! It is sometimes hard to open up. It is sometimes hard to even know you'd need to open up. But when you do, it's the biggest gift you can get, when you have your friend next to you. (This is a friendship week - One doodle a day...
Friendship Week – 2/8
Awww!! <3 <3 <3 The best feeling in the world is to trust someone so much!! <3 How does your heart feel when it is exposed in a loving environment? (This is a friendship week - One doodle a day until Valentine's Day - Which is called a Friend's Day...
Friendship Week Begins – 1/8
The up coming Valentine's Day is bringing all kinds of Love to the surface. I've seen many starting to post pictures about Love in social media from now until next Sunday. That is so inspiring! And because Valentine's Day is called a Friend's Day in Finland and we...
Emptying My Drawers – Want To See?
Ahh, I loved to doodle through the 21 days of the #MoneyLoveChallenge, it was a beautiful experience that changed my thoughts and beliefs about money into a great deal more loving direction. Aaaand now.. On to the new adventures!! I'm eager to devote more of my time...
February – A Month of Celebrating Our Strengths
Mira(cle)Doodles Newsletter this month was about coloring your wings!! Sign up and read the newsletter in your browser and you get access to all the newsletters ever published by me (There are four already!!)
503 Likes at Facebook!!!
Celebrating here for all the 503 likes that elinap has in Facebook!!! I loved to dot those stars and think about all of you!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Here's a link to my fb-page
Money Love – Day 21
Today is the last day of the #MoneyLoveChallenge and it was about giving it away! I just donated the biggest money that I've ever given away to a charity that I appreciate. It felt good and yes, it truly made me feel abundant! But I didn't have a doodle in mind so I...
Money Love – Day 20
Today Kate introduced Marie Forleo's saying to us: "There's more where that came from!" I learnt this quote last year and I've been using it with money and mostly I have built with it confidence to my creative flow. I love to be connected to this feeling when I grab...
Money Love – Day 19
Today's challenge was about paying attention to the words we use around money. I love this one! In the morning before I opened the #MoneyLoveChallenge email I wrote in my journal that I'm so proud of myself for deciding to go for it and not wait for money to come...
Money Love – Day 18
Turning Envy Into Inspiration I remember this being very new to me last year. How hard it was to flip my envy into inspiration!! I did use my envy as a navigator for a year and it was very good! But today I found it hard to find people to envy financially, because my...