whats in my pencil case+study tips

Published on March 5, 2019 by 💫Ava💫24 Comments

welcome to my itsy-bitsy corner of the web! today’s post is going to be all about stationary and studying!

Wasn’t that video pretty cool? I filmed it with my new camera! Now, let’s move onto some study tips.

✧ turn off your phone

when studying, having devices nearby can be very distracting. Turn off all nearby devices or block notifications, that way you have your undivided attention on what you’re studying.

✧ take a break

Always take a break if it is getting frustrating. the breaks should be no longer than 10 minutes. When taking a break I recommend working on a subject that is easier or more interesting for you, that way you are still being productive and getting work done.

✧ have snacks nearby

I recommend having a light snack and some water nearby, that way if you get hungry you won’t have to disturb yourself. It also can help you study better if you have more energy.

✧Speak Out Loud Instead of Simply Reading

Although this may make you look a little crazy, give it a go! You will be surprised how much more you can remember when you’ve said it out loud. This really helps me a lot I don’t know why but it does! Warning: Don’t try this in a crowded library!

✧chew gum

studies show that chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer. so choose a nice flavor and try it out!

✧ have fun!

studying can be lots of fun. you can use cool markers and highlighters to make your study pages look really cool to look at! Always end on a good note, if you were struggling with one of your assignments, end by working on something you enjoy!

I hope you guys all enjoyed today’s post! do you like to study? how was the video?

TAG-ATHON: in which I finally do a few tags PT one

Published on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 by 💫Ava💫5 Comments

Welcome back to my itsy-bitsy corner of the web! And if you are new here, WELCOME! I recommend that you check out my about page and leave a comment in the guestbook 😀

Today’s post is a TAG-ATHON! In which I finally respond to the blog tags.

First of all, sorry for the late tag answers!

I have quite a hard time staying a top of my blog, so blog tags are definitely not my best suit. But they are quite a lot of fun once I get to them!

The first tag I will do is the Liebster award! Which the awesome Tess nominated me for!

(thanks so much!)

What was your favorite TV show/movie when you were a kid? Well, when I was from ages 0-5 I loved sesame street and the big comfy couch. Then when I was around 4-6 I loved Barney. I loved stuff with puppets and interactive dancing and stuff! Then when I got a little older I started to like my little pony, but then I stopped watching it because of the “magical witch-craft” So yeah, I hope that equals an answer?

What is something you think everyone should do at least once in their lives? This is a real tough one. I think everyone should either create their own kind of art or read a book. I don’t know which one to choose so I will go with a combination of both. (if that’s allowed?) Oof 😀

What do you think is the best way to start the day? With a warm cup of tea. Tea is refreshing and cleansing and quite delicious!

What is one of your favorite smells? The smell of apple cider or honey OR PEPPERMINT.

If you were suddenly put on a stage and told to deliver a speech, what would you talk about? Hmmmm maybe my original characters and how books are best friends.

Do you think Wikipedia is a reliable source? Uh Maybe.

What’s the worst advice you’ve ever received? To stay calm, even though everyone knows I can NEVER STAY CALM.

What age would you like to live to? around 80…?

What do you want carved on your gravestone? Ava was an artsy bookish queen that obsessed over the man on the 10 dollar bill. Just kidding. I would probably want, Ava the sweetest creative daughter.
Have you ever saved someone’s life? I think…

Opinion on chow mein? YUMMYYYYY! Chow and Loi mein are REALLY GOOD.

11 random facts about moi

1. I’m weird

2. I like books

3. I obsess over founding fathers *cough* and sing songs about them

4. I went to college at age 12 and took two classes

5. I like to make animations

6. I wanted to start a business and I have so many ideas it hurts

7. i love older eras like 90s 80s 70s 60s

8. I love glasses and I wasted ten dollars (my Hamilton bill) on these fake glasses that are SO ADORABLE

9. I started my first blog when I was seven

10. slushies were my besties

11. I really want a slushie right now.

Nominations

(aka struggling to find people who haven’t been tagged yet)

tess (because I want to see your answers XD)

and anyone else who wants to answer my questions.

questions

which fictional character would you want to be?

what was your favorite childhood book?

what can you not live without?

no food or no books?

do you likE WAFFLES?

whats your favorite song?

penpal or email pal?

What would you name your boat if you had one?

Which fictional character would be the most boring to meet in real life?

If you could know the absolute and total truth to one question, what question would you ask?

what do you think of my blog?

wow, who knew the Liebster award took so much effort!

I will do another tag soon! Thank you again, Tess, for nominating me!

This was a lot of fun!

do you like tags? answer one of the questions from above in the comments!

introducing elysianartiste.com! + goals for december

Published on December 1, 2018December 1, 2018 by 💫Ava💫15 Comments

Welcome to my itsy-bitsy corner of the web! If your one of my regular smol visitors then you might have noticed something different about my blog.

Elysian Artiste has now become a .com blog! I am really excited about the upgrade. There are so many cool features and things I can do with WordPress now!.
I have a bunch of new features I am really excited to show you guys.

Like an art video!

Isn’t that super cool?! Every other Friday I am planning on making a video post. A post that has a video to go with it!

Also, I am going to have a giveaway really soon as apart of a launch for a super special project I am working on that I can’t wait to show you guys!

enter abby’s write Christmas contest ( IT LOOKS REALLY COOL!)

enter clara’s Christmas photography contest ( yayy)

work on my super duper project

launch my project and launch giveaway

get arcs ( I NEED ARCS)

make hamilton book tag post

review more books

monetize my site and make money

host a contest

do something Christmasy

try to do blogmas then realize I’m too busy

make a clarinet post (YESS I play the clarinet!)

not freak out at band recital

finish creating designs for youth group at church

learn how to play more songs on the piano

I am screaming right now because tomorrow IS DECEMBER! What happened to the new years?! THE WHOLE YEAR DISSAPEARD! before you know it IT WILL BE CHRISTMAS!

November has been a pretty great month and I am excited for what lies ahead in December!

Are you excited for the new things coming to my blog? What are your goals for December?! Are you excited for Christmas?

thanks for reading!

recent reads+ jane eyre cereal box <3

Published on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 by 💫Ava💫11 Comments

welcome back to my isty-bitsy corner of the web! Here this week’s very delayed recent reads!

As you all may know I love the book, Jane Eyre. In fact, Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books. It is a powerful narrative featuring a bold heroine and mystery! I really recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a great book to read!

I have read the original Diary of Anne Frank and several graphic adaptations and this my favorite! The illustrations capture the story beautifully and I love the artist’s art style! I really loved this book and I recommend this book to everyone!

Okay, so I read the Giver a while back and thought it was pretty cool, now I reread it and realized I NEED ANSWERS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!? I look it up and find out there’s a whole series and I realized that I NEED TO GET ALL THE BOOKS! So yeah, you guys may not be able to tell BUT I REALLY LOVED THIS BOOK! ITSSS SOOOO GOOOOD! I was surprised by its depth, considering its a juvenile book but like always Lois Lowry always seems to impress me!! ITS SO GOOD YOU NEED TO READ IT!

THIS BOOK IS SO CUTE! Okay, first of all, it covers every bookworm’s dream, TO JUMP INTO BOOKS!!! AM I RIGHT? Don’t you ever just want to pull out your favorite book and go in it and meet all your FICTIONAL FAM AND CRUSHES!!!-oh its just me… Ah, okay! I Have read the story thieves series before and decided to read them again and I LOVE IT SO MUCH ITS SO AWESOME AND THE CHARACTERS ARE JUST AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

The last thing I have to show you all is something that I made for my book club. For my book club, we read Jane Eyre and made Jane Eyre inspired cereal boxes! It was a lot of fun! Here are some photos I have of my process!

What books have you read recently? Do you consider reading any of the books on my list?

i was on a movie set?!+nanowrimo

Published on September 29, 2018 by 💫Ava💫19 Comments

welcome back to my corner of the web! this week has been REALLY BUSY, from swimming lessons to band to BEING ON A MOVIE SET (and being in a movie set in the 70s that was really awesome!) The business was actually kinda worth it!

Yup you heard me right I AM IN A MOVIE-well more like a documentary BUT STILL THATS REALLY COOl! It was a lot of fun being in the showbiz with my siblings! My Poppie is apart of this alpha clan thing and PBS is making a documentary about it AND HE LET US BE A PART OF IT. So we all got to dress up in RETRO CLOTHES, which I already kind of do wear!

me and my sister at the shoot^^

me^^ oof

also I have a weird pick of me rock climbing

it was fun but a little bit scary

it’s already almost November and that means!? NANOWRIMO! YAY! I am pretty excited for nano and I AM PROBABLY GOIng TO OVER PLAN because last year I didn’t plan at all and everything went bad! Heh 😛

So right now I am planning out the storyline and the characters! I was thinking about writing a totally different book with a totally different genre but I decided to try something different! So here it is!

INTRODUCING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *drumroll please* *quality drum roll*

LOUDERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

I really don’t know if I will actually use this plot and book idea for nano I may write my other book Idea I AM NOT SURE YET!

So this is a very different book genre than I usually write in. I usually write dystopian, sci-fi stuff like that but I decided to make a realistic adventurous book. It’s actually kinda dystopian I guess I DONT KNOW XD I really get confused when writing books 😛

But anyways the main plot of the story is about a girl named Zinnia Raine who’s mute and yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah… I had a whole cool story idea but then I realized it made no sense so THAT’S WHY I AM GOING TO PLAN IN OCTOBER SO MY BOOK MAY HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF WORKING OUT! 😛 I really like how the cover turned out though!