Month: April 2019

Happy King’s Day!

Nederland Mangomini low

Happy King’s day! Today we Dutchies celebrate our King’s birthday. That means: celebrating all day, preferably outside, and everything (including ourselves) in orange!
This is my “Nederland” postcard, with typical Dutch things on it. We may be a small country but there’s still a lot to love here and it’s usually very ‘gezellig’, especially on a day like today!

For my non-Dutch followers, some of the typical Dutch foods on here are (from top to bottom): hagelslag (chocolate sprinkles to eat on your bread, usually for breakfast), stroopwafel (waffle filled with caramel syrup), patatje met (French fries with mayonnaise), tompoes (a very sweet pastry) and drop (salty liquorice).

Card available in my Etsy shop, here.

Enjoying spring!

2019 spring look Mangomini

Casual Spring Favorites, In Drawings Of Course.

I finally had a bit of free time to enjoy the sunny spring weather this week, with long hikes, picnics in the park and a lot of white wine 😉 This is an illustrated summary. I hope you are also having a good week!⁣

In the mood for more Illustrated Spring Inspiration?

Take a look at my illustrated spring plan or this pre-pandemic spring style drawing.

Want Even More Hand Drawn Happiness?

If you like my illustrations and want to stay up to date on any news about my work, new products and any special offers, you can subscribe to my newsletter here. As a thank you, you will receive a 10% discount voucher for my Etsy shop, which is filled with cute and colourful hand drawn postcards, prints and other papergoods.

Opening Galerie Charcuterie

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Tomorrow is the opening of Galerie Charcuterie, where for almost 2 months, you can shop my work and the work of an number of other super talented artists. This pop-up gallery is located in an old butcher shop in Berchem, Antwerp, hence the name Galerie Charcuterie 😉 The gallery will be open Wednesday to Saturday until June 15th and you can shop the work of about 25 artists. So make sure not to miss it if you find yourself near Antwerp!

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Pajamas To Work!

2019 pajamas to work Mangomini

Happy National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day!

Today is National Pajamas To Work Day, which for me is really just a regular work day.  Because I work mostly from home, wearing pajames to work is never a problem 😉 In this illustration you can see some of the things that can usually be found in my work space. While working I like to listen to music or podcasts, although sometimes I like silence too. My favorite podcasts at the moment are Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, By The Book and Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.

If you like this you can follow me on Instagram and Pinterest for regular updates or shop my illustrated papergoods on Etsy.

Want to see more Hand Drawn Happiness?

Take a look at some small things that were bringing me joy in 2016 here or these things I liked in 2018.

Let’s Keep in Touch!

If you like my illustrations and want to stay up to date on any news about my work, new products and any special offers, you can subscribe to my newsletter here. As a thank you, you will receive a 10% discount voucher for my Etsy shop, which is filled with cute and colourful hand drawn postcards, prints and other papergoods.

Plant Appreciation Day

Mangomini plants hi2

Happy Plant Appreciation Day!

Today is International Plant Appreciation Day; a perfect day to give your plants some extra love! It’s also a perfect day to finally treat yourself to one of the plant prints or cards that I have available in my Etsy shop 😉

Want More Plant Illustrations?

If you like this drawing, I have a whole collection of plant-themed postcards and wall prints available on Etsy.  And if you’re also a plant-lover you might enjoy my illustrated basic plant-care guide.  You can also follow me on Instagram and Pinterest for regular updates.

Let’s Keep in Touch!

PS. If you like my illustrations and want to stay up to date on any news about my work and any special offers, you can subscribe to my newsletter here. As a thank you, you will receive a 10% discount voucher for my Etsy shop, that’s filled with cute hand drawn postcards, wall prints and other paper-goodies.

Festival Fever! Festival Style In Drawings.

2019 festival season Mangomini

How To Look Stylish ( But Also Be Comfortable) At A Music Festival.

Are you ready for festival season? For the last 5 years or so I’ve been making these festival style illustrations. It’s fun to see how much my own style has changed over the years. For me, music festivals will always be all about the music, but there’s no harm in having a little fun with your outfit as well, is there? 😉 What festivals are you going to this summer? And who do you want to see perform most?⁣

More Illustrated Festival Fashion Inspiration

Want to see Festival looks from previous years?  Take a look at 2018’s Festival Style drawing and 2017’s version.

Want Even More Hand Drawn Happiness?

If you like my illustrations and want to stay up to date on any news about my work, new products and any special offers, you can subscribe to my newsletter here. As a thank you, you will receive a 10% discount voucher for my Etsy shop, which is filled with cute and colourful hand drawn postcards, prints and other papergoods.