Photo of a crocheted burger with onions, pickles, tomato, bacon, cheese and lettuce

I made a teeny lil deluxe burger with all the fixings

Well thank you very much! ☺️

😂😂 honestly fair! Haha I think the act of making it was more relaxing than the act of reading it to be quite honest haha

Had one of those bad brain days. Made a Victorian puzzle purse

Spent the day making a new bag pattern (downsized an existing pattern I've made before) and cut out all the pieces. I now have 3 bags prepped and ready to sew and I'm very excited about it!

I purchased adhesive hooks yesterday so I can display all my handmade bags on the wall in my craft room 🥹

Photo of a crocheted head warmer. One side is a blue green colour of yarn and the other side is pink with hints of purple, blue-green, and yellow

I made a head warmer with the yarn I spun!! It's like double handmade!!

A traditional art by CreatingElena of a snowy scene with a cat and an otter watching in awe inside a warmly lit house

9. Light 🕯️

Photo of a watercolour bookmark by CreatingElena featuring a tiny hedgehog snoozing in a pumpkin spice latte mug with a swirl of whipped cream on their head. The quote above reads "autumn's queen wears a whipped cream swirl"

8. Autumn 🍁

3 panel comic by CreatingElena of a little character walking to their closet wearing a towel, second panel they are looking at two outfit options (two cookie dresses), third panel they choose a chocolate chip cookie dress and admire their outfit in the mirror.

7. Silly 😜

Ink on paper drawing by CreatingElena of a little ghost sitting on a park bench feeding the birds some bread crumbs while they read a book

6. Bird 🕊️

Photo of a tiny clay magnet shaped like a postage stamp with a painted mountain and sunset scene on it by CreatingElena

5. Mountain 🏔️

A photo of a watercolour artwork by CreatingElena of a strawberry shortcake with a strawberry cat snoozing on top of a whipped cream pillow

4. Cat/Dog 🐈‍⬛

Photo of a watercolor calendar by CreatingElena of a little mermaid planting seaweed in a coral garden

3. Spring 🌼

A photo of a green sparkly sticker on a desk that says "growth happens in safe spaces too" with a little desk full of potted plants by CreatingElena

2. Bloom 🌱

Digital art by CreatingElena of a meet the artist template

1. Hello! 👋🏽

Wait this is such a cute idea!! Starting a little late to the challenge but let's see if we can catch up ✨🎨

#repostyourart

Just delivered my second ever commissioned piece of art!!

Which means I've made some money this month from my art and I get to donate some money to mutual aid!!!

It's been several months since I've brought in any art revenue and the last donations went to Gaza aid funds. Where should this go?

Very healthy!! I love a good strawberry yogurt! 🍓

Love it!! I love the lighting coming from the heart 💖

Oooh excellent choices! A fresh cinnamon bun is divine 🤤

And thank you so much!! That really means a lot 🥰🥰🥰

Photograph of a watercolour calendar painting by CreatingElena for April on a desk. The calendar features a little shark merman teaching the sea creatures that sharks are awesome.

A photo of a desk with art hung up on the wall behind it and reflecting rainbows on the walls

Photo of a watercolour painting by CreatingElena of a strawberry shortcake with a strawberry cat curled up on the top lying on a whipped cream

Digital mixed with traditional painting by CreatingElena of a wintery night with a snowman outside a house, a cardinal sits on its hat, behind them a warm glow comes from a window where a little otter and kitten sit in awe of the snow falling outside

Whoa hi new friends! 👋🏽 I'm Elena, an artist who makes art for the adults who had to grow up too quickly and are trying to find some whimsy and joy in this chaotic world ✨ (Also, first look at April's mermaid calendar 🦈)

I'm so glad you're here! Tell me what your favourite snack is in the comments!

Photo of a mermaid watercolour calendar on a desk. The March calendar features a little garden mermaid tending to corals and seaweed plants

I have a goal to get 5 new subscribers to my free newsletter this year.

You get exclusive discounts to my Etsy shop and a new mermaid watercolour calendar each month.

Today's the last day to grab the March calendar.

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Been writing for over two decades and I just entered my first writing contest! 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽

Photograph of a sketch by CreatingElena of one of their OC monster gals. This one inspired by a Harpy with a bird beak, spiky hair and wings. She is also a ballerina in a tutu and Pointe shoes

I think I'm gonna call her Hannah.

She's a harpy and a ballerina.

She's part of my monster gals OCs 🦅

I am very protective over my OCs so I get very shy about sharing them. But I think I should share them more?

The absolute struggle!! It is comforting to know I'm not the only one whose body completely rebels from the time changes. Hopefully you're able to get to sleep at a more reasonable time tonight!

QRP: sketch vs final ✏️

Can't wake up in the mornings. Can't fall asleep at night.

Time changes are just dang rude. It feels like both my autism and my circadian rhythm are annoyed and frustrated and having breakdowns.

#struggling

Me when I wake up after daylight savings time stole an hour of my life 💤

#DST #eepy

Photograph of a tiny paper doll made by CreatingElena with curly hair in a bun. She's wearing a paper dress that's a sugar cookie cut out as a dress. Around her are outfits inspired by cookies, a round chocolate chip dress, a stroopwaffel-knit sweater set, and a strapless jumpsuit that looks like an Oreo with a white "belt" stripe and chocolate brown top and flare bottoms. There is also a little blue bow with a chocolate chip cookie above her head and in her hair is a trip of cookies stacked (a macaron, a Jammu dodger, and a shortbread cookie behind them both)

I made a new paper doll of my OC, Cookie 🍪

#watercolour #OCs

Photo of a 2 layer funfetti cake with icing on top and loaded with rainbow sprinkles. It has a "happy birthday" sign on the bottom layer.

My partner asked for a funfetti cake for his birthday. I happily obliged 🎂