Ave Mariabell Designs Blog

  • My 5 Life Lessons in 2020 - A Year of Awakening

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    The Year We Never Realized We Really Needed... The year where everything happened? OR the year where nothing happened?  Or are we just seeing the t...

  • When Second-Place Feels Like First

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    Just when things look to be getting tougher with Toronto going into the second lockdown of 2020, I am overjoyed with the news that I came second pl...

  • Behind The Scenes - Fall Edition

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    Latest News at Ave Mariabell Designs Fall Photos, Behind the Scenes, New Illustrations and more! Photo by @lbd.imagestudio Happy Halloween! We are...

  • Self Employment During a Pandemic

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    It’s been a hard year for everyone and for those self-employed like myself, it can sometimes be even tougher. The impact of government restrictions...

  • The Minimalist Life and Living Simply

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    Once upon a time in the land down under, I had a mortgage, a car, a full-time corporate job - everything you could expect from a twenty-something, ...

  • Fall Wardrobe Essentials

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    Ave Mariabell Designs Newsletter. Travel in 2020 has been uncertain. Instead of traveling out of your city, why not have your fave city come to yo...

  • The Dark Side of Self Help

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    2020 has been defined by tragic world news - from the Australian bush fires, to the pandemic and ongoing worldwide protests - it seems as if every ...

  • WE ARE BACK!

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    Oof, it's been quiet a turbulent year so far! Normally during the summer we would be participants in various local markets all around Toronto. How...

  • How Art Can Be Healing

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    If anything good has come out of 2020, it's that many of us have probably picked up a new hobby or two. Because let's face it - most of us have mor...

  • Rising Revolution

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    Are we at the beginning of a revolution? Was our pre-covid existence one we should settle for? One thing is certain: we are on a verge of a major t...

  • Inaction Is Complicity

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    If you’re here, it’s because you want to take action steps towards making much needed changes in how the police play a role in our communities. It...

  • My Top 3 Boredom Busters

    by Ave Maria Abellanosa
    Bored in quarantine? What did you do as a child to stay entertained?  As the world continues to social distance, those of us that have more than en...