hello there sweet ladies (i will just take the risk today), how are you today? i hope you are having a good week! oh ok, i will have to share something with you! do you know flickr? i was just kidding, of course you know flickr! so, yesterday for the very first time one of my images reached {front page explore}… oh happy happy tuesday! i took that while waiting for my morning coffee on monday. on mondays i work from home, so i get to have those simple pleasures from being at home, like waking up, taking a bath…wandering at home eating breakfast without looking at the time, thinking in the rush to leave & face the traffic. i can calmly sit on my living room and start working. well, but today, asides from sharing the happy news… i also want to share something else with you. a sweet lady and i have been preparing a special feature for today, something like… we would present ourselves in each other’s blog, this way we would also promote each other’s work with our friends + readers! you know how i am with clues… right? here are a few…
do you know this lovely drawing? it belongs to the most endearing mayi carles.
{mayi carles via etsy}
as usual… i love interviews and after a little research… i ended up with these questions… mayi ended up with these answers…
who is mayi carles? i’m a multi-passionate eco-designer + painter + creative coach + founder of a little blog called heartmade. i keep myself pretty busy around because i’m in the process of building my very own “creative empire” + empowering other creative hearts to build theirs too. that’s my story in a nutshell.
how did it all start? i was 2 years old in 1984, the year my parents framed my very first crayon doodle, which still hangs in my mom + dad’s bedroom in its shiny gold painted frame. at the age of 4, i took up my version of “mural painting”, applied mattel plaster and splattered tempera paint to wall surfaces. when i turned 7, apparently inspired by the otherworldly works of salvador dali, i drew on my little brother coco the first of many permanent mustaches. to say the least, i’ve been a little too curious + hyperactive for my own good, always testing the limits of those around me with all the tutu dancing + drawing on the walls + singing in the shower + playing with my mom’s make up + “borrowing” my grandma’s sewing kit + baking cupcakes + all the other crazy things i love to do. i guess, you can say it started when i was born.
what are your goals for your label? become the best in the world at what i do + be on ted + convince oprah that she wants me on her show + write a book + inspire other creative hearts to dream big + imagine better + much more.
why {eco-boutique}? because i believe beautiful design can be sustainable + responsible + mother earth friendly. plus, i love hugging trees. so i plan to do everything i can in my life time to guarantee my kids + their kids can hug them too.
{mayi carles via etsy}
now tell me… i read that you have a {one-on-one consultations} in which you talk about a happiness guarantee? how can you manage to do that? it’s very simple really. i’m committed to keeping every promise i make, so i back all of my products + services with a money back guarantee policy, which entitles my clients to a full refund if for any reason at all i don’t deliver what i’ve preached. i know it helps my customers sleep at night + gives them peace of mind. and that gives me happiness in return. it’s a win + win situation!
{mayi carles}
tell me one thing that you think you’re best at…
i do mayi carles better than any other living creature on this planet. i’m also pretty good at loving intensively + living passionately + creating things.
and another that you are no good at all?
fitting in + doing the 9 to 5 thing + being mean + settling + being mediocre. i’m terrible at those.
{mayi carles}
and with all this sweetness who on earth does not believe? mayi carles’ work is really precious and you can feel all the handmade love in all her products, and with all this strength & belief this lady will be on oprah within a matter of a short period of time (& of course… i demand some invitations, please!). asides all this here, there is another message within mayi’s words. it says {we can do it}… we just need to believe that we can. sitting around thinking & thinking & daydreaming may be just pure delight and joyful time, but we really need to start doing the things we need/wish to do! and step by step, things will happen and we will learn & learn, untiol we got that thing right, until some challenge comes again & we strive to face it. just go out there & do it! so, this is all for now. twiggs & mayi wish you a delicious & productive day! and take a little break to snoop around mayi’s {blog}, {shop} & {site}!
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