Echo's Earth Hour activity ~ Beeswax candles! - digital illustration

Hello everyone! As I am sure you know I am big into the environmental stuff, so of course in our home we participate in Earth Hour every year, and try to do our part the rest of the year as well. We treat Earth Hour as a sort of fun family time. Playing cards, or board games by candle light, telling each other silly stories etc.  This year the kids and I are making beeswax candles (an environmentally friendly candle!) to use during our hour without electricity.

Here is a fun instruction sheet on how to make beeswax candles starring Echo, Poe and Mousie, it's the perfect activity for kids!

Enjoy!
click this link for printable version. 

 

Echo's Counting book - digital illustration

Here is something I am trying out.  I have a bunch of rough Echo books made out, but can't seem to make the time to do clean copies of them to send out to publishers. So I am going to use my blog to keep me on track.  Every Wednesday I am going to post a page of my book(s) to share with you guys.  

I know a lot of successful illustrators with web comics that do something similar, only for me it's more of a picture book.  By the end of each book I will have a (somewhat) finished product to send out to publishers.  Funny enough, it's a publishing house that suggested the idea to me. So here we go! My first Wednesday page... the cover! 

(Feedback is always welcome! Thanks!) 

Character and story belong to Céleste Gagnon Illustrations. All rights reserved. © Copyright 2012 Céleste Gagnon

Happy Spring! - digital and photo

Happy Spring everyone!

Celeste

 

Echo March Earth Hour wallpaper - digital illustration

Here is a new Echo desktop wallpaper. In March WWF around the world does Earth Hour. I am sure you've heard of it, it's been going on for a few years now. We always have great fun at our house during this time.  We light candles and play cards or a board game.  What do you do? Enjoy this wallpaper and help spread the word! For more info about Earth Hour check out the website www.wwf.ca/earthhour .  And here is a free Echo Earth Hour icon, if you want to use it go for it! Another fun way to spread the word! 

Celeste

P.S. Echo asked the help of an adult to light all the candles. No cat furs were singed in the making of this wallpaper.

 

March Echo Calendar page - digital illustration

Here is the March Echo page. A nice cozy one for the last months of winter.  Enjoy! 

(Click image to download larger version, it fits a 5" x 7" frame)

 

Happy Valentine's Day! - digital

Enjoy this free Echo desktop wallpaper this Valentine's day. I wish you all a happy day surrounded by people you love! (click image to enlarge and save to your computer)

Celeste xo

 

Echo Fabric multipurpose pouch - made by cottonlicious

Here is another Etsy treasure! This cute multipurpose pouch was made by Cottonlicious a talented lady in Athens Greece! Echo is becoming quite the little globe trotter! She purchased this fabric from my Spoonflower store.  Check out her Etsy store for more details, or to purchase this cute Echo item!

*For anyone else interested in using Echo fabric to sell, please let me know before hand, all I ask is for a credit line and link, AND I love seeing what you talented sewers are up to!