How I want to be cheered up if I'm down.
Seriously though
(Source: egifany)
Born in Yokohama and now based in France, artist Hina Aoyama masterfully cuts details into sheets of paper to create these super fine, lacy, and fragile artworks. Her work conveys such things as the delicacy of small butterfly wings, the fine script of a handwritten letter, and the details of a lotus flower. Using just a simple pair of scissors, Aoyama says her passion is, “to create a finest cutoff beyond the level of the very time-consuming needle lace making.”
Some words when one visits their favorite princess… When you come with your favorite dwarf and a dwarf t-shirt, you’re going to catch their attention. She greeted me with the biggest smile and then she saw the shirt.
“What’s that you’re wearing?”
And of course, even as an over-sized child that you are, you’re giggly and giddy because when you were six you spent your entire vacation trying to find Snow White. You weren’t satisfied with Ariel and Jasmine. You wanted your favorite dwarf and your favorite princess because 101 Dalmatians were not going to be in the park.
So you smile. You smile a big grin and you show that you’re wearing a bracelet that says Whistle While You Work and your necklace is Doc. And Snow White gasps and has to inspect you. Because she’s a princess and we ladies love our bling. And she asks…questioningly if you have more dwarf necklaces.
“Oh I only have Doc. I collect Doc because he’s my favorite.”
Loaded answer, way to go sweetcheeks.
“Oh, why is he your favorite?”
Nice move. Did you think you were getting away that easily? Smooth. Time to explain to your idol why you love Doc. Oh way to go, nerd. So you’re quibbling and wibbling. And finally you gasp.
“I always loved how he took care of Dopey in the movie…So I decided that Doc was going to be my role model in life. I was going to be like Doc. Just as wonderful and as kind.”
And she looks up. And she smiles. And I think we’re both wibbling.
“THAT IS THE SWEETEST THING I’VE EVER HEARD.”
So we chat. We eyeroll at how men are with working in the heat.
“You know they really need to take a break.”
“I tell them all the time, but they never listen!” She huffs.
I swear I’m talking to Snow White and it scares me. I tell her I’ve waited for this moment since I was three years old and she’s made my 21st birthday the best. We hug. It’s…beautiful. It’s like I’ve made a wonderful friend. Before I go?
“Princess?”
“Yes?”
“I hope you’ll meet Doc one day.”
Because she couldn’t get more fair. Or innocent. Or more beautiful in personality.
She was beautiful all around.Nope. Not crying after I read this. Not at all.
A Japanese tutorial on how to draw plaid on skirts, but can be used on any piece of clothing. The images are easy to follow, so the text is not important. Can be used with any medium or style. Source unknown.
My sai is being all weird right now (won’t let me save new files?), but this is what I’m working on presently. Hufflepuff!Winry ~!




