Jewel’s Blog
Insights into the creative processes of a Mindful Illustrator and Modern Doodler
A Joyful Year: Cozy Escapes
A Joyful Year: Cozy Escapes celebrates the little moments that can feel like an escape.
I created Chronically Ill & Still Existing for myself, but maybe you know someone who needs it
Chronically ill people hear a lot about what we should be doing differently. Chronically Ill & Still Existing offers something else: affirmations, reflection, creativity, and messages that honour us exactly where we are.
Sharing Saturday: Honolua Ukuleles
For this Sharing Saturday, I'm introducing Honolua Ukuleles, a Canadian company with a love of music and a mission to create more musicians. Because the world could always use a little more music and joy.
Straight circles? How?
Straight Circles is a collection of detailed geometric mandalas created with crisp, precise line work.
I was in a coloring slump.
Creative slumps happen to all of us. After months away from coloring, I finally picked up my pens again and finished a page I'd started weeks ago. Here's a reminder that taking a break from a hobby doesn't mean you've given it up forever.
Come make your own dopamine hair clips.
My first Dopamine Hair Clip workshop is coming soon!
Sharing Saturday: Fame Bookkeeping
What started as a social media connection became a reminder that small businesses are stronger when we support one another. Learn more about Traci, her mission to help entrepreneurs, and why I believe community is more important than competition.
The story behind Intricacy Unbound
How did Intricacy Unbound come to be? It all started with a challenge. After being told my "expert" mandalas weren't detailed enough, I leaned into my love of tiny patterns and intricate designs. This is the story behind the evolution of my most detailed mandala series yet.
What Sharing Saturday is all about
Sharing Saturday is my small way of helping bring back the internet I remember, where we visited each other's websites, discovered creators through recommendations, and built genuine community. Here's the story behind why I started it.
Rainbows, sparkles, hearts, and even unicorns!
New Rainbow Dopamine Hair Clip Bundles! Bright, sparkly, and full of cheerful colour, each bundle includes the exact four handmade clips shown.
The cutest crabby shirt ever.
Sometimes an illustration just begs to become a t-shirt. Meet my newest summer designs, inspired by beach days, camping, west coast memories, and a very cute crab.
Summertime boredom-busters.
Keep kids busy this summer with beach-themed coloring pages, camping icons, activity pages, digital stickers, and a free memory game.
Build Your Own Planner is here.
Love planners, lists, and organizing? My new Build Your Own Planner system lets you mix and match planner packs and add-ons to create a planner that fits your life.
A change in where you'll find me.
I'm shifting my focus to my own website and North Social, and my books will be available only on Lulu soon.
What's the story behind Letters To My Body?
Part coloring book, part journal, and something entirely its own, Letters To My Body is a creative invitation to reflect on, and reconnect with, the parts of your body that support you every day.
Why are there hair clips on your coloring book site, Jewel?
Wondering why there are hair clips on a coloring book website? Here's the story behind my handmade Dopamine Hair Clips and why they fit perfectly alongside the rest of my creative projects.
A whole bunch of things are arriving July 1
A big July 1 release is on the way. Get a sneak peek at new planners, coloring books, activity books, sticker packs, freebies, and bundles arriving as part of Drawn By Jewel's first monthly release event.
A Joyful Year: Wander and Wonder
Some adventures take us across oceans. Others take us down a trail we've never explored before, into a new bookstore, or around a corner in our own neighbourhood. Wander and Wonder celebrates curiosity, exploration, and the joy of discovering something new.
The free planner I got when I was 12 that changed me forever.
A free student planner in Grade 8 sparked a lifelong love of paper, lists, and organization. Here's how that planner eventually led to the creation of Drawn By Jewel's Build Your Own Planner.
Being an AuDHD artist means lots of side quests
Being an AuDHD artist means living with a brain that loves side quests. I stopped fighting my creative process and started embracing the unexpected ideas that appear along the way.