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Oh, Elizabeth, I always enjoy these, but this one is so precious. I am an old, old lady and will be 70 before too long. Enjoy these years and don't panic! Life "inside" stays young and beautiful! And we become less and less and less about the outside. ✨
As someone in their early 60's, I heartily agree. If I could tell my younger self anything, it would be to let go of the anxiety of getting older and instead enjoy where you are. I still have trouble with that, but I'm working on it. 🌠
Oh my goodness 30! You’re still a spring chicken…30 is the new 21 and life really begins at 40! You are wise beyond your years. Don’t be frightened of 30. It’s still so young and you still have so much living, loving, learning (and reading) ahead of you. Happy birthday 🥳
Id proudly claimed 40’s is the new 20’s after a successful fitness journey I had since last March 2021. This August is actually my anniversary of reaching healthy target weight. I did keep an exercise routine/goal journal but it wasn’t fancy like this monthly planner. My Dentist had complimented that I looked younger, am I getting younger? No I’m getting older, I just turned 44 this past April. But wow its a complimented to appear 20 years younger so I guess 40’s is the new 20’s. When you take care of yourself, age is just a number.
Beautiful spread this month! The brush you need is called a ‘rigger’, so called because it was designed for painting the rigging (ropes) on sailing ships. Makes long, thin, straight lines easy! 🌙
I love this, the black and gold is such a vibe. I always forget I'm older than you until you mention how old you are 😂 only by like 2 years but still. Happy almost birthday! 🌟
What a beautiful theme, Elizabeth! I love the combination of the black, the gold and the tea-stained paper (it looks so good on the tabs!). The final illustration you did with your cats is my favourite of the whole setup, just absolutely gorgeous. And I can relate so well to your thoughts on turning 30. I will be turning 29 soon and already panicking about the big 30 next year. I think this happens every decade, because I had a similar crisis when I was turning 20 and properly transitioning into adult life but 30 somehow feels a lot more serious. However, we're also still super young in the grand scheme of things, so it's also exciting to start coming into your own and starting a new chapter.
Thank you! I love how that last piece turned out, too 🥰 now that I think about it, I definitely had a similar crisis turning 20! It’s kind of funny to think about how if we had a number system that wasn’t base 10 we would be having little existential crises at different intervals lol
Beautiful theme 🥰🌤🌙⭐️ I love how your cats turned out in the last picture. It was definitly the right color choice. And of course happy birthday month 😊
Yeah for birthday month - me too! Will be turning 35 😊 (insha-Allah). Fairly new so I missed the gold year, but this month's setup is really lovely 🌠 I'd definitely love to incorporate some elements in my bujo in future - thank you! 💛 Also, we are often harder on ourselves than necessary - your drawing of hands are good enough 👌 such a talented artist. Happy Birthday month 🎉
I'm also struggling with a lot of existential intrusive thoughts similar to the things you mentioned. I'm 33 but got married this summer, and I think hitting such a big life milestone for me triggered those ruminations on the passage of time and how much time (and other milestones) are left. Working through it day by day and trying to find joy in the *now.* Great video as always ❤️
I often have intrusive thoughts about time passing, mostly like you, like a self-flagellating feeling that I'll never have time in life to do absolutely everything I could imagine wanting to do. I love this Celestial theme!! (I'm not AT ALL saying this because my name is Celeste lol) 🌜🌞
I’m a pro painter, and yeah: the long skinny brush is as good as it gets (the length stores some load, as you know). 😅 Metallics are particularly tricky to allow to flow because the beautiful flake creates a lot more friction in the hair than pigment (watercolor), and certainly much more than ink or dye. You might like to try a fillable calligraphy pen/brush or even a “precision applicator” with a liquid gold leaf paint or ink (as long as it’s real gold leaf, you’ll have the same look that won’t patina or tarnish). 🌞🌜💫
Gotta "hand" it to you - this spread so SO beautiful 😍⭐🌟. Love the Matt Haig quote as well as your resolve to surround yourself with whatever you want 😊. Happy Birthday! Hope you have an awesome one! May you see many more! 🌈🌜⭐
My 20s were spent being mommy. My 30s was a time of building my career beginning with college. My 40s were spent grieving. And the beginnings of my 50s is all about healing. The years go fast. As they say in 13 going on 30 … thirty, flirty and thriving! It is a momentous incredible time. ❤️
Beautiful spreads, as always. Your videos always brings me such peace. As for turning 30... I turned 30 in August last year and it certainly makes you think. When I was a kid and then teenager, I used to think that 30 was so old. But I don’t feel old. What helped me was to look back at my life and realize that, so far, my life had just gotten better and better the older I’ve gotten. So why would my 30s be any different? And now that I’m approaching 31, I can say that this past year was my favorite yet. And I am so excited to see what the next year will bring. Happy birthday fellow Leo. I hope the 30s treat you well♥️
For what it’s worth from a 44 year old….I’m happier now than I ever was in 20’s. I wouldn’t go back! As you get older, you get comfortable in your skin and that feels amazing.
What beautiful art! I love that the clouds are inspired by Hercules, I love the art too and the artist Gerald Scarfe is an amazing wild guy who did the art for Pink Floyd’s The Wall. I do like that the animators softened his usually jagged edges. The clouds also remind me of Tibetan wall scrolls. 🌚✨ Edit: I’m 42 - the answer to life, the universe and everything - and I feel much more settled in myself now than I did in my 20s. Something to look forward to!
Liz, you're not alone in that feeling... I had a 30th birthday breakdown, cried all day long... was terrible!! It Will pass, you'll see... (I'm waiting for the 40th one next year 😅) ❤️❤️
Gorgeous set-up, and it is such a fun idea to create a self-portrait for your birthday. Life is short, yes, and every moment deserves to be filled with beauty and good vibes 🌠🌌🪐
"I'm just one tiny piece of everything that exists and maybe that means that it doesn't matter so much what I do in every moment that I can take time for myself or take time to rest or make mistakes or change my mind. Because I'm not the main character. I'm the main character of my own story. I suppose we all are. But I'm not the main character of the universe." Came here for inspiration for my bujo. Got so much more insight for life. I also just turned 30 last week of July and I feel the same way. Thank you for sharing. Advance happy birthday! 🌠🎑
I just turned 30 in December and felt the same things and honestly after over 6 months of being 30, everything feels better and more focused. All of the things you think you've run out of time for are still possible, even if the world tells people start to wither and die after 30 and that time is running out. It's a lie. I hope you have a wonderful birthday
Oh my. That goddess illustration is incredible! I love the dripping gold hands. They remind me of dripping honey or liquid gold. It’s mesmerizing. And the way you did your cats was also absolutely lovely.
For me, it was turning 31 that caused the existential dread - I was in my 30s and couldn’t escape that fact. The advice I got at the time that really helped was to live my life not try to build a life. My 20s were shaky so I was running to catch up to the milestones I felt I’d missed. In the end I let go of expectations and just followed my bliss, trying and creating, and just living. Remember that life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans and enjoy the journey.
As someone who’s just a year older than you, I must say that turning 30… didn’t change anything. I’ve always believed that “30” is just a number that’s not defying who I am. So in a few days I’m gonna be 31, happier than ever.
Happy Birthday! I hope you can let go and embrace being 30. My son and I were discussing recently the year my husband turned 30. He was so depressed for over a year. My son, who turns 50 this month, actually remembered it. We were having the conversation because his dad had asked him if he were having feelings about turning 50. Thankfully, my son is quite levelheaded about such things. He is a be thankful for today kind of guy. This spread is soooo pretty!
I'm excited! Just struggling with the reality of mortality/only having a limited time to do all the things I want to do, you know? Another comment reminded me I felt the same way when I turned 20 and it passed very quickly after my birthday ❤
🌙I love love this spread, and the self portrait is a great idea! I loved the gold on the hands, it sort of speaks to the whole power of the goddess thing. Gorgeous.
This is my favorite one so far. I love celestial anything and the contrast of black with the gold and the tea stained paper is just 👩🍳 💋 Also, as someone about to turn 40 in January, I can tell you, 30’s are just the very beginning 😉🌙✨
🌠 I love this month's theme! It's a beautiful set up and the gold adds a delightful sense of celebration. May your birthday be filled with love and joy!!!🎉
I love listening to your thoughts about that quote and being just a little living creature in this whole big universe. Because I feel exactly the same when I look up to the nightsky or being in a planetarium. I kinda love it to get to this philosophical feeling although it's scary to realize how small we all are. And I also find the nightsky so inspiring! 🌙
This has been one of my favorite themes that you’ve done of all time!!! You’re one of my favorite creators on RUclips thank you for always being an inspiration! ❤️ 🌜🌛🌙
Elizabeth!!! This whole monthly spread is sublime! I LOVE YOUR WORK! And the music track, I was in heaven this entire video. I’m just going to watch this several times!
Loved the video, happy 30th birthday! Embracing life everyday and finding the joy in the small things makes life worth all the obstacles that are thrown our way. I’m hitting 50 and I appreciate life more now than when I was younger, I look forward to the simple things that brings me joy like your videos, thanks for all your hard work!🙏🏾🎁✨
I don't think there's anything wrong with being excited for your birthday! I am the same way. And I also hit 30 this year🙀 I used to have similar existential intrusive thoughts about turning 30 and "getting old". But at some point, I realized that my 20's were actually kinda rough, and now I feel like I've grown so much and learned so many things about myself and life, and I'm incredibly excited for the next decade of my life. So here's to our 30's 🎉🎉🎉
🌠Loved this one. I didn't have my "crisis" until 50. Then I woke up on my 50th b-day and realized I was still who I was just wiser and I wasn't out of purpose yet.
Beautiful pages as always. Enjoy your time and don't worry. If we stay young in mind and heart, then we can remain carefree and beautiful even after we depart. Have a great birthday and make the most of your new chapter x ✨🌙🌞
Such a beautiful theme. I love when use use gold. ✨ Have you tried the micro detailing nail art brushes? That might give you the fine lines you’re looking for. I’m always impressed by my nail tech’s ability to make such fine tiny lines.
🌙 I turned 30 in February and I felt all those same emotions and fears and excitement about starting a new decade of my life. Nervous because I don't know where I want to go from here, disappointed because my 20-year-old self wanted me to be somewhere much different than where I am now (physically, mentally, and locationally (is that a word? 😅)), scared because 30 seemed like such a large number and a daunting ahe, but also excited because it was an entire new decade to explore. I might not be where I wanted to be when I was 20, but right now I'm exactly where I *NEED* to be (physically and mentally at least. Though I'm still hoping to change locations, but that will take some extra planning). ☀️
these videos are such a comfort for me. i love watching them while i set up my own journal and they always give me a spark of inspiration. thank you for creating 💛
Such a beautiful magical set-up! I just turned 64 and remember going through a crisis leading up to my 30th as well, but when i did turn 30 i was quite calm and serene about it, mostly because i was happy where i was in my life. I hope you have a wonderful birthday month!
Re: seeking a brush to keep the lines consistent and straight. Try out eyeliner brushes! Typically fairly dense and specifically constructed to do just that - create consistent and straight lines.
Breathtakingly beautiful, especially that quote page 🌙 I rewatched it a couple times because it’s so soothing. Amazing art, as always! And Happy Birthday Month! ✨
My birthday is in November, and I turn 30, also, so happy birthday :). I wanted to share something that has been helping me deal with the same set of emotions that you’ve gracefully shared in the video. My mom told me that her 30’s were her prime, she felt her most mature, most beautiful, capable, wise, confident. I realize that we spend the first two decades chasing after all those qualities, and if we don’t stop for a moment, we fail to realize that we are wiser, more confident, more mature, more beautiful. Yes you may not have it all, but you can’t discredit yourself, and the two-decade’s worth of effort it took you to get here. You’ve got this, even if you don’t think you do.❤
Beautiful as always... You might be feeling a anxious about turning 30 but these drawings along with the music just brought me such calmness... Thank you and happy almost birthday ! 🌔🌠
I've been living without any internet for the past 4 weeks and the moment we get the new wifi up and running, I came straight here. And thank God I did because this is stunning! I'm always such a huge fan of you using gold so the whole theme was beautiful, but my favourite part is definitely the final drawing of you as a goddess. It's all amazing: the line work, the shapes, the gold, and of course the two black kitties who stand out from the background. Awesome as always - and happy early birthday!
I truly enjoyed this celestial theme ✨ I love anything universe related, so this is really fitting for such a big event like a birthday celebration. 😍 The gold really made everything come together, so I am glad that you brought it back for this month setup. Definitely saving this one for a recreation, it came out amazing!
I love everything you said about your place in the universe and how thinking about or witnessing the cosmos helps you see yourself and what you do in life more "right-sized". The first hands you did are beautiful, and I love the last minute idea of the hands in your ending self-portrait dripping stardust! Also....I too am turning 30 soon and I feel that shift in era looming lol. 🌙✨
I have been checking my patreon account to see your video for a week because I was so excited! The music, the theme, your talking is all very melancholic and I guess it fits with this time of your life, which I totally relay to since I'll be turning 30 in 2 years. I really love the last pages together, it's very poetic !
As always, awesome theme! I love how, even with this being a complicated step in your journey of life, your vision about turning 30 is one of transformation and rediscovery. I find that very inspiring and I hope you find peace within this process. ✨🌙☀️
I didn't realize you were also turning 30! I'm turning 30 on December 2nd. It has been on my mind a lot as well. Doctors told my mom that because of my disability, spina bifida, I would never walk, talk, or attend mainstream schools. One doctor even said I would be "a 'vegetable'" by age 5. They were wrong and I've actually accomplished everything they said I wouldn't, and more, actually; but I still find myself worrying about the things I haven't done. I've survived multiple brain surgeries, spinal surgery the day after I was born, infected shunts and infections in my brain, sepsis, cellulitis, two motorized scooter crashes, and severe depressive episodes. I have a master's degree in art therapy. I'm in a wonderful relationship. I've had articles published on The Mighty and may get other opportunities to have my work published. I was a straight A student in graduate school. But I still feel bothered by the things I haven't accomplished that it seems most people my age have. For example, I don't have a driver's license yet. I have an awesome telehealth externship, but I don't have a "job" since I can't drive yet. I struggle with day-to-day tasks like cooking and laundry in my supposedly "wheelchair-accessible" apartment. I'm in a serious relationship, but not married. I'm the "fun aunt" to my niece and nephew but don't have kids of my own yet. I know I should focus on the fact that I've accomplished a lot, but I can't help but feel a little sad about the things I haven't. I'm excited about my birthday, but nervous for the future.
Holy COW that final piece of art is stunning 😍 It's just so evocative and lyrical, somhow. I definitely agree that filling in the cats with black just really completed the feel of the piece 🌙
Oh my, I just really want that quote page!!! So beautiful. I love your skills and even in your limitations you are so creative and your flaws are flawless! Love your work! Also, super deep perspective of single pov in the vast world.
This was a great spread. Loved the self-goddess portrait with the celestial kitties! Don’t be discouraged by your 30s. They’re meant to be fun. You’re on Level 3 of life, not very old at all if you think about it. 😊🌙✨
Magical spreads as always! ❤️🌙✨ I really feel you on the "turning 30 existential crisis"! I turned 28 this summer and I'm in this "what even is life? What am I even doing? Who even am I? " kind of head space 😓
I always love watching these setup videos but I liked this one especially for the reflection about us being a tiny part of the universe ✨️ happy almost birthday Elizabeth!
🌌🌜 I always love to see what you plan to do as your themes for each month, this one is definitely in my top favourites ! And Happy birthday Month 🎂 it will be an amazing one ❤
It's a wonderful theme for your birthday month. I'm turning 48 this year, so I'm long past 30 already. Still, facing a 'round' birthday (one with a zero in it) is always something special. Wishing you a good birthday month! 💖
if you find a good thin brush definitely mention it in a future video!! I'm on the hunt too, right now I'm using a mid length thin brush that I actually cut to be even more thin and it honestly does okay but its starting to fray a little bit 😭
Happy Birthday Elizabeth!! I'm a couple of years away from my 30th and I've had the crisis conversation as well. Beautiful setup as always! The tea stained paper was the perfect touch.
I just learned that we share our birth year (and the existential crisis!)! I totally understand your feelings and hope of transformation! Same for me as i finally will finish my phd degree this November, and look finally for a job and a career after a lifetime of studies! Your monthly theme is really pretty, i love this mix of cream and white ❤️ And of course, Happy birthday =)
Sooo beautiful ... especially the black gold brownish color palette! And end result with the cats magnificent😊❤️🌟🌠 this year I would love to try out the tea-stained paper, it is on my list 🤪
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Oh, Elizabeth, I always enjoy these, but this one is so precious. I am an old, old lady and will be 70 before too long. Enjoy these years and don't panic! Life "inside" stays young and beautiful! And we become less and less and less about the outside. ✨
this is so beautifully said, wow. thanks for sharing! (a twenty year old).
Wise words 👸👸👸
As someone in their early 60's, I heartily agree. If I could tell my younger self anything, it would be to let go of the anxiety of getting older and instead enjoy where you are. I still have trouble with that, but I'm working on it. 🌠
Indeed.
Wise words from very wise and precious person! (I'm going to be 14 this august)
Oh my goodness 30! You’re still a spring chicken…30 is the new 21 and life really begins at 40! You are wise beyond your years. Don’t be frightened of 30. It’s still so young and you still have so much living, loving, learning (and reading) ahead of you. Happy birthday 🥳
Aw thank you! This is reassuring 🥰
Id proudly claimed 40’s is the new 20’s after a successful fitness journey I had since last March 2021. This August is actually my anniversary of reaching healthy target weight. I did keep an exercise routine/goal journal but it wasn’t fancy like this monthly planner. My Dentist had complimented that I looked younger, am I getting younger? No I’m getting older, I just turned 44 this past April. But wow its a complimented to appear 20 years younger so I guess 40’s is the new 20’s. When you take care of yourself, age is just a number.
Beautiful spread this month!
The brush you need is called a ‘rigger’, so called because it was designed for painting the rigging (ropes) on sailing ships. Makes long, thin, straight lines easy! 🌙
I love this, the black and gold is such a vibe. I always forget I'm older than you until you mention how old you are 😂 only by like 2 years but still. Happy almost birthday! 🌟
Thank you so much! ❤
What a beautiful theme, Elizabeth! I love the combination of the black, the gold and the tea-stained paper (it looks so good on the tabs!). The final illustration you did with your cats is my favourite of the whole setup, just absolutely gorgeous. And I can relate so well to your thoughts on turning 30. I will be turning 29 soon and already panicking about the big 30 next year. I think this happens every decade, because I had a similar crisis when I was turning 20 and properly transitioning into adult life but 30 somehow feels a lot more serious. However, we're also still super young in the grand scheme of things, so it's also exciting to start coming into your own and starting a new chapter.
Thank you! I love how that last piece turned out, too 🥰 now that I think about it, I definitely had a similar crisis turning 20! It’s kind of funny to think about how if we had a number system that wasn’t base 10 we would be having little existential crises at different intervals lol
Beautiful theme 🥰🌤🌙⭐️
I love how your cats turned out in the last picture. It was definitly the right color choice.
And of course happy birthday month 😊
Thank you! 🤗 I'm really glad I changed them, too ❤
Yeah for birthday month - me too! Will be turning 35 😊 (insha-Allah). Fairly new so I missed the gold year, but this month's setup is really lovely 🌠 I'd definitely love to incorporate some elements in my bujo in future - thank you! 💛
Also, we are often harder on ourselves than necessary - your drawing of hands are good enough 👌 such a talented artist. Happy Birthday month 🎉
I'm also struggling with a lot of existential intrusive thoughts similar to the things you mentioned. I'm 33 but got married this summer, and I think hitting such a big life milestone for me triggered those ruminations on the passage of time and how much time (and other milestones) are left. Working through it day by day and trying to find joy in the *now.* Great video as always ❤️
I’m 46 - as long as your health is good, it only gets better the older you get. Enjoy every day for what it is.
I often have intrusive thoughts about time passing, mostly like you, like a self-flagellating feeling that I'll never have time in life to do absolutely everything I could imagine wanting to do.
I love this Celestial theme!! (I'm not AT ALL saying this because my name is Celeste lol) 🌜🌞
I’m a pro painter, and yeah: the long skinny brush is as good as it gets (the length stores some load, as you know). 😅 Metallics are particularly tricky to allow to flow because the beautiful flake creates a lot more friction in the hair than pigment (watercolor), and certainly much more than ink or dye. You might like to try a fillable calligraphy pen/brush or even a “precision applicator” with a liquid gold leaf paint or ink (as long as it’s real gold leaf, you’ll have the same look that won’t patina or tarnish). 🌞🌜💫
Gotta "hand" it to you - this spread so SO beautiful 😍⭐🌟. Love the Matt Haig quote as well as your resolve to surround yourself with whatever you want 😊. Happy Birthday! Hope you have an awesome one! May you see many more! 🌈🌜⭐
My fav part was how the cats turned out on the last page!! 😍😍
If I could draw hands (or anything else) that well I'd think I was a rockstar!!
My 20s were spent being mommy. My 30s was a time of building my career beginning with college. My 40s were spent grieving. And the beginnings of my 50s is all about healing. The years go fast. As they say in 13 going on 30 … thirty, flirty and thriving! It is a momentous incredible time. ❤️
I love the final Goddess drawing - so lovely (and sweet with your cats there too!)
Gorgeous, as always! 🌜🌞
I'm an August baby, too. Got the first slot of the best month. 🎂🥂
Happy almost birthday!! ❤
Beautiful spreads, as always. Your videos always brings me such peace.
As for turning 30... I turned 30 in August last year and it certainly makes you think. When I was a kid and then teenager, I used to think that 30 was so old. But I don’t feel old. What helped me was to look back at my life and realize that, so far, my life had just gotten better and better the older I’ve gotten. So why would my 30s be any different? And now that I’m approaching 31, I can say that this past year was my favorite yet. And I am so excited to see what the next year will bring.
Happy birthday fellow Leo. I hope the 30s treat you well♥️
For what it’s worth from a 44 year old….I’m happier now than I ever was in 20’s. I wouldn’t go back! As you get older, you get comfortable in your skin and that feels amazing.
What beautiful art! I love that the clouds are inspired by Hercules, I love the art too and the artist Gerald Scarfe is an amazing wild guy who did the art for Pink Floyd’s The Wall. I do like that the animators softened his usually jagged edges. The clouds also remind me of Tibetan wall scrolls. 🌚✨
Edit: I’m 42 - the answer to life, the universe and everything - and I feel much more settled in myself now than I did in my 20s. Something to look forward to!
Happy Birthday!! I'm in my mid 30's and let me tell you, your 30's are going to be BOMB.
I can’t wait! 🥰
Liz, you're not alone in that feeling... I had a 30th birthday breakdown, cried all day long... was terrible!!
It Will pass, you'll see...
(I'm waiting for the 40th one next year 😅)
❤️❤️
Gorgeous set-up, and it is such a fun idea to create a self-portrait for your birthday. Life is short, yes, and every moment deserves to be filled with beauty and good vibes 🌠🌌🪐
"I'm just one tiny piece of everything that exists and maybe that means that it doesn't matter so much what I do in every moment that I can take time for myself or take time to rest or make mistakes or change my mind. Because I'm not the main character. I'm the main character of my own story. I suppose we all are. But I'm not the main character of the universe."
Came here for inspiration for my bujo. Got so much more insight for life. I also just turned 30 last week of July and I feel the same way. Thank you for sharing. Advance happy birthday! 🌠🎑
Aw thank you ❤️ happy birthday!
I just turned 30 in December and felt the same things and honestly after over 6 months of being 30, everything feels better and more focused. All of the things you think you've run out of time for are still possible, even if the world tells people start to wither and die after 30 and that time is running out. It's a lie. I hope you have a wonderful birthday
I needed to read this 🥹 Thank you! ❤️
Oh my. That goddess illustration is incredible! I love the dripping gold hands. They remind me of dripping honey or liquid gold. It’s mesmerizing. And the way you did your cats was also absolutely lovely.
Also, 🌌
For me, it was turning 31 that caused the existential dread - I was in my 30s and couldn’t escape that fact. The advice I got at the time that really helped was to live my life not try to build a life. My 20s were shaky so I was running to catch up to the milestones I felt I’d missed. In the end I let go of expectations and just followed my bliss, trying and creating, and just living. Remember that life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans and enjoy the journey.
wow i LOVE this one. i know drawing hands is hard but the hands in this setup actually came out really shapely and graceful!!!
As someone who’s just a year older than you, I must say that turning 30… didn’t change anything. I’ve always believed that “30” is just a number that’s not defying who I am. So in a few days I’m gonna be 31, happier than ever.
Speaking of crisis… had no idea we were the same age. You’re so much more put together than I will ever hope to be.
Happy Birthday! I hope you can let go and embrace being 30. My son and I were discussing recently the year my husband turned 30. He was so depressed for over a year. My son, who turns 50 this month, actually remembered it. We were having the conversation because his dad had asked him if he were having feelings about turning 50. Thankfully, my son is quite levelheaded about such things. He is a be thankful for today kind of guy. This spread is soooo pretty!
I'm excited! Just struggling with the reality of mortality/only having a limited time to do all the things I want to do, you know? Another comment reminded me I felt the same way when I turned 20 and it passed very quickly after my birthday ❤
🌙I love love this spread, and the self portrait is a great idea! I loved the gold on the hands, it sort of speaks to the whole power of the goddess thing. Gorgeous.
This is my favorite one so far. I love celestial anything and the contrast of black with the gold and the tea stained paper is just 👩🍳 💋
Also, as someone about to turn 40 in January, I can tell you, 30’s are just the very beginning 😉🌙✨
🌠 I love this month's theme! It's a beautiful set up and the gold adds a delightful sense of celebration. May your birthday be filled with love and joy!!!🎉
I love listening to your thoughts about that quote and being just a little living creature in this whole big universe. Because I feel exactly the same when I look up to the nightsky or being in a planetarium. I kinda love it to get to this philosophical feeling although it's scary to realize how small we all are. And I also find the nightsky so inspiring! 🌙
Beautiful! I love celestial themes and the shimmery gold is the perfect touch! Thank you for sharing your art and inspiration!
This has been one of my favorite themes that you’ve done of all time!!! You’re one of my favorite creators on RUclips thank you for always being an inspiration! ❤️ 🌜🌛🌙
Elizabeth!!! This whole monthly spread is sublime! I LOVE YOUR WORK! And the music track, I was in heaven this entire video. I’m just going to watch this several times!
Loved the video, happy 30th birthday! Embracing life everyday and finding the joy in the small things makes life worth all the obstacles that are thrown our way. I’m hitting 50 and I appreciate life more now than when I was younger, I look forward to the simple things that brings me joy like your videos, thanks for all your hard work!🙏🏾🎁✨
I don't think there's anything wrong with being excited for your birthday! I am the same way. And I also hit 30 this year🙀 I used to have similar existential intrusive thoughts about turning 30 and "getting old". But at some point, I realized that my 20's were actually kinda rough, and now I feel like I've grown so much and learned so many things about myself and life, and I'm incredibly excited for the next decade of my life. So here's to our 30's 🎉🎉🎉
Happy 30th! That's a great point. I'm excited for what's to come! ❤
I think the hands look so gentle and delicate
Thank you! ❤️
🌠Loved this one. I didn't have my "crisis" until 50. Then I woke up on my 50th b-day and realized I was still who I was just wiser and I wasn't out of purpose yet.
I love that ❤️
Beautiful pages as always. Enjoy your time and don't worry. If we stay young in mind and heart, then we can remain carefree and beautiful even after we depart. Have a great birthday and make the most of your new chapter x ✨🌙🌞
Such a beautiful theme. I love when use use gold. ✨ Have you tried the micro detailing nail art brushes? That might give you the fine lines you’re looking for. I’m always impressed by my nail tech’s ability to make such fine tiny lines.
🌙 I turned 30 in February and I felt all those same emotions and fears and excitement about starting a new decade of my life. Nervous because I don't know where I want to go from here, disappointed because my 20-year-old self wanted me to be somewhere much different than where I am now (physically, mentally, and locationally (is that a word? 😅)), scared because 30 seemed like such a large number and a daunting ahe, but also excited because it was an entire new decade to explore. I might not be where I wanted to be when I was 20, but right now I'm exactly where I *NEED* to be (physically and mentally at least. Though I'm still hoping to change locations, but that will take some extra planning). ☀️
these videos are such a comfort for me. i love watching them while i set up my own journal and they always give me a spark of inspiration. thank you for creating 💛
Aw thank you, Sophia! 🥹 that’s all I want my videos to do ❤️❤️❤️
Such a beautiful magical set-up! I just turned 64 and remember going through a crisis leading up to my 30th as well, but when i did turn 30 i was quite calm and serene about it, mostly because i was happy where i was in my life. I hope you have a wonderful birthday month!
Love the black and gold together 😍 beautiful theme 🌙🌞
I just rewatched this and the little speech you had about the universe really gave me some comfort :>
Aw I’m so glad 🥺❤️
Re: seeking a brush to keep the lines consistent and straight. Try out eyeliner brushes! Typically fairly dense and specifically constructed to do just that - create consistent and straight lines.
I would look into some paintbrushes that mini painters use! They paint such little models; they're bound to have some good recommendations for you :)
Me, calmly choosing this video to wind down before going to sleep 😌
Me, after one minute in and having an existencial crisis 😳
Lol oh no I’m sorry! 😂😅❤️
@@PlantBasedBride 😂😂😂 it’s totally fine. I looove your videos btw
The hands are beautiful! And the painting with the cats-so striking and gorgeous🖤
This theme was absolutely lovely🌙💫🌤✨
This whole bujo was such a gorgeous piece of art💐
Breathtakingly beautiful, especially that quote page 🌙 I rewatched it a couple times because it’s so soothing. Amazing art, as always! And Happy Birthday Month! ✨
The 30 dread is real. I turned 30 in December and it felt so massive until.. afterwards when I realized nothing really changed.
My birthday is in November, and I turn 30, also, so happy birthday :). I wanted to share something that has been helping me deal with the same set of emotions that you’ve gracefully shared in the video. My mom told me that her 30’s were her prime, she felt her most mature, most beautiful, capable, wise, confident. I realize that we spend the first two decades chasing after all those qualities, and if we don’t stop for a moment, we fail to realize that we are wiser, more confident, more mature, more beautiful. Yes you may not have it all, but you can’t discredit yourself, and the two-decade’s worth of effort it took you to get here. You’ve got this, even if you don’t think you do.❤
Beautiful as always... You might be feeling a anxious about turning 30 but these drawings along with the music just brought me such calmness... Thank you and happy almost birthday ! 🌔🌠
You outdo yourself every time with these setups.
I've been living without any internet for the past 4 weeks and the moment we get the new wifi up and running, I came straight here. And thank God I did because this is stunning! I'm always such a huge fan of you using gold so the whole theme was beautiful, but my favourite part is definitely the final drawing of you as a goddess. It's all amazing: the line work, the shapes, the gold, and of course the two black kitties who stand out from the background. Awesome as always - and happy early birthday!
Aw thank you! I’m absolutely honoured 🥹❤️
I truly enjoyed this celestial theme ✨ I love anything universe related, so this is really fitting for such a big event like a birthday celebration. 😍 The gold really made everything come together, so I am glad that you brought it back for this month setup. Definitely saving this one for a recreation, it came out amazing!
I love everything you said about your place in the universe and how thinking about or witnessing the cosmos helps you see yourself and what you do in life more "right-sized".
The first hands you did are beautiful, and I love the last minute idea of the hands in your ending self-portrait dripping stardust!
Also....I too am turning 30 soon and I feel that shift in era looming lol.
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I have been checking my patreon account to see your video for a week because I was so excited!
The music, the theme, your talking is all very melancholic and I guess it fits with this time of your life, which I totally relay to since I'll be turning 30 in 2 years.
I really love the last pages together, it's very poetic !
I wouldn’t say I’m feeling melancholic, more reflective! ❤️
As always, awesome theme! I love how, even with this being a complicated step in your journey of life, your vision about turning 30 is one of transformation and rediscovery. I find that very inspiring and I hope you find peace within this process. ✨🌙☀️
I didn't realize you were also turning 30! I'm turning 30 on December 2nd. It has been on my mind a lot as well. Doctors told my mom that because of my disability, spina bifida, I would never walk, talk, or attend mainstream schools. One doctor even said I would be "a 'vegetable'" by age 5. They were wrong and I've actually accomplished everything they said I wouldn't, and more, actually; but I still find myself worrying about the things I haven't done. I've survived multiple brain surgeries, spinal surgery the day after I was born, infected shunts and infections in my brain, sepsis, cellulitis, two motorized scooter crashes, and severe depressive episodes. I have a master's degree in art therapy. I'm in a wonderful relationship. I've had articles published on The Mighty and may get other opportunities to have my work published. I was a straight A student in graduate school. But I still feel bothered by the things I haven't accomplished that it seems most people my age have. For example, I don't have a driver's license yet. I have an awesome telehealth externship, but I don't have a "job" since I can't drive yet. I struggle with day-to-day tasks like cooking and laundry in my supposedly "wheelchair-accessible" apartment. I'm in a serious relationship, but not married. I'm the "fun aunt" to my niece and nephew but don't have kids of my own yet. I know I should focus on the fact that I've accomplished a lot, but I can't help but feel a little sad about the things I haven't. I'm excited about my birthday, but nervous for the future.
Happy early Birthday! I love the black and gold on that tea stained paper. It was so beautiful and magical! 🌤 I'm going to have to try that sometime!
this is probably my favorite theme you’ve ever done!! that last spread- truly breathtaking. amazing work elizabeth!!!!
The goddess page and the quote page were so nice❤️❤️❤️
Holy COW that final piece of art is stunning 😍 It's just so evocative and lyrical, somhow.
I definitely agree that filling in the cats with black just really completed the feel of the piece 🌙
Aw thank you! There are so many beautiful goddess style artworks out there that gave me so much inspiration ❤️❤️
Your talent is mind blowing. This is art!! Thank you for sharing this with us 🌞🌙
Oh my, I just really want that quote page!!! So beautiful. I love your skills and even in your limitations you are so creative and your flaws are flawless! Love your work! Also, super deep perspective of single pov in the vast world.
Happy birthday! Beautiful spreads like always😍 Don't worry about truning 30, when you get to 45 you'll see your 30s were your best years 🌘
This was a great spread. Loved the self-goddess portrait with the celestial kitties! Don’t be discouraged by your 30s. They’re meant to be fun. You’re on Level 3 of life, not very old at all if you think about it. 😊🌙✨
I love the idea of being on level 3! I honestly have a feeling my 30s will be amazing ❤
I love the quote page, that gold on the black is stunning.
Thank you 🥹❤️
Beautiful theme! Enjoy your birthday month!✨
Magical spreads as always! ❤️🌙✨
I really feel you on the "turning 30 existential crisis"! I turned 28 this summer and I'm in this "what even is life? What am I even doing? Who even am I? " kind of head space 😓
Lol yup all of this! Time is weird, life is weird, who am I and what am I doing 😂
🌜Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!🌟🌞🌛
I always love watching these setup videos but I liked this one especially for the reflection about us being a tiny part of the universe ✨️ happy almost birthday Elizabeth!
Thank you! 🥰
🌌🌜 I always love to see what you plan to do as your themes for each month, this one is definitely in my top favourites ! And Happy birthday Month 🎂 it will be an amazing one ❤
Hands down my favorite theme you have ever done. Happy early birthday! 🌠✴🌜
Wow, thank you! 😭❤
It's a wonderful theme for your birthday month. I'm turning 48 this year, so I'm long past 30 already. Still, facing a 'round' birthday (one with a zero in it) is always something special. Wishing you a good birthday month! 💖
Hope you have a great birthday! Enjoy it! 🌟
Oh my goodness. I love this month’s theme. You have done an amazing job. Happy 30th for this month.
Thank you so much ❤
if you find a good thin brush definitely mention it in a future video!! I'm on the hunt too, right now I'm using a mid length thin brush that I actually cut to be even more thin and it honestly does okay but its starting to fray a little bit 😭
Dang it! This might be my favorite one you have done yet! I very Happy Birthday. Enjoy your 30ths. They kinda rock.
Aw thank you 🥹❤️
Happy Birthday Elizabeth!! I'm a couple of years away from my 30th and I've had the crisis conversation as well. Beautiful setup as always! The tea stained paper was the perfect touch.
I love the gold watercolor! 🌙✨
Ahhh especially what I needed today after a stressful day. Thanks Elizabeth. Beautiful setup 👑🏅⚱️⭐️
I just learned that we share our birth year (and the existential crisis!)! I totally understand your feelings and hope of transformation! Same for me as i finally will finish my phd degree this November, and look finally for a job and a career after a lifetime of studies! Your monthly theme is really pretty, i love this mix of cream and white ❤️
And of course, Happy birthday =)
32 this year. 30s is awesome and comfy. be well
This is so beautiful, I really wish I had gold paint. Also, happy early cake day!
Sooo beautiful ... especially the black gold brownish color palette! And end result with the cats magnificent😊❤️🌟🌠 this year I would love to try out the tea-stained paper, it is on my list 🤪
🌙 Happy Birthday Month 🌙
The hands look great. I love celestial themes. Happy birthday 🎂
🪐 Beautiful setup, love the gold. Happy birthday month!
The hands you drew are beautiful 💜👏🏼
i LOOOOVE THIS THEME OMG
✨ this set up is stunning