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I had to design a bookmark in tribute to Tove Jansson's beautiful book, 'Tales from Moominvalley' which I finished reading less than a month ago. I loved watching Moomin when I was a little girl, and that book was so lovely and nostalgic! I got it for a great price at a sale, too!All elements, characters and events in the bookmark are inspired by and derived from the book. See if you can find them all!
Artwork © Sarah (sarroora) K. Amer
Characters © Tove Jansson
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Comments: 38
It was written after the joy bloom had faded and Moominvalley was becoming broody and introspective.
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It really comes through in the book! I recently finished Moominland Midwinter and it's also very good, but I loved ToM a lot more
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Awww,lucky you!!! ^^ It be an honour if someone asked me to do it someday too!!!
I love your work of it!!!!
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Thank you
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Your very welcome!
Hey,do you take any art trades,request or commissions for us others on here?
And you bet i will,if I ever get my hand on this book!!! 
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Well, I'll do one or two commissions occasionally if I have the time, usually in exchange for a premium membership. Or I'll volunteer to draw a prize for the winner of a contest. Stuff like that
BTW, Snufkin is my fave character, too.
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Ah,i see! ^^
Do you think you have any time right now?
Yaay! Awesome,who can not like Snufkin,right? ^^ 
He sure is!!! ^^ For me,he have become a good boyfriend/husband as well for
my Moomin oc. And they have a son together in my fanstorys! 
Me too feel very much like Snufkin in real + i also love to wear hat all the time.
But also becouse of other personal reasons. ^.^;
Wish i had a hat like Snufkin,id love to wear it,lool.. Maybe i find it when i visit Finland/Moominpark
this summer??
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I found these amazing fanarts todayXD >> [link] [link]
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Yaay,thanks for the links! ^^ I know the first one,
but not seen the other one! Snufkin with gun, is pretty hot really!
Even though i can`t imagen him be like that in real! But still a hot idea! xD Had to
fave it anyway! lol.
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It's so cute because the gun is much larger than himXD. And the expression he pulls is so funny!
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Haha,yeah!!
I imagen him protecting Snuffy and Snuff from bad guys-people or bad monsters like that also!!! XD lol.
It sure is! ^^ I wonder what Tove Jansson would think of this!!
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XD I can't know for sure! But all the respect goes to her for her great imagination
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Me neither! But yeah,she was one awesome writer and painter!!!!
Is soo annoying she is dead. :C Id love to meet her so much!!!!!
I give her all my fan art to her,hahah! 
I think i wanna draw a fandrawing of my moomin oc Snuffy with Tove,Snufkin and Moomin sometime!!
That be really cool to do also!!!
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There's nothing bad about dying, it's normal. No one lives forever, so we have to do our best to make something worthwhile before our time comes, like Jansson did.
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Hehe,i know! Is just sad anyway!! 
Yeah! At least no one lives forever this life...
But i like to believe our souls will live forever,
and maybe reborn again in other life times. 
Becouse i remember some past lifes of mine.
Why i believe this! ^^
Yeah, I will that for sure with my art and writing!!
Art have become part of my life now and always will!!!
And it sure have already teached me a lot!!! ^^
Also through my characters!!!
theyr here to help us too!
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Well, I don't believe in reincaration, but I definitely believe in the afterlife, and Heaven and Hell. I pray to go to Heaven
When I was a little girl, I drew a lot. But then during my teenage years, I went through a period of confusion and not knowing what I want, and regretfully, did not draw for a long time. When I was preparing to go to university, I regained my passion for art and now, like you said - I'll never let it go
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How come you don`t believe in it,is it becouse you not had any experience
with it your self? I like to believe that,people must experience things
with things like this them self,before they can believe it too!!!
Aww, yeah i too hope i get to heaven when i die. Hell dosn`t sound so nice,hehe!
Why im trying to be nice,good as i can in this life! :3 + also hold on to my faith in
god. He have helped me many times before,when i have had troubles. So i believe he
always be there for me, if i just pray and believe!!
It may not always come as we pray for,but things happend for a reason,
even if we can`t always see it why and how at once.
Aww, im glad you got back to it and are planing to stay with it! Yay!!!
Art forever in our lifes!! 
do without it,haha.. I think i would go even more crazy,then i already am,lmao. xD
Imagen you get lots of drawings ideas,and could not draw them down! Aaah,diiies! Hehe!!! 
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I'm also trying to do my very best! God has been very generous, merciful and loving to me, and the least I can do is obey Him. He knows what is best for me and does everything for a reason, is what I believe. There is no such thing as coincidence.
I'm so consumed with work right now, so I can't draw as much as I want, but at least I'll try to submit an artwork for the Moomin contest! It'll probably be rushed and messy and FULL of mistakes, but I'll still do it, God Willing
I can't remember the name of the Moomin contest, but when I get to a computer I'll let you know! I'm sending this from my cell phone right now.
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Don`t we all?? 
Aww!! Im glad to hear he been good on you too!
He have with me too,thankful for that i am!!!!
And i hope he is a little proud of me too,lol.
I also feel im close to Jesus too! He too have helped me
many times with Archangel Michael who also have been a
great supporter in many ways in my life so far.
Im working on a portrait of Archangel Michael also!!!
Will be cool when it is done i hope!
People who seen it so far, say they love it!! xD lol.
Aww, I understand if you work!! ^^
Cool! I think i know who Moomincontest your talking bout!!
Is it that one where you can win lots of points??
I never used points, so i don`t think im gonna enter it.
No point to win points,if you don`t use it,right?
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Yep, it's that one with lots of points. Of course, if you don't use points then the prize isn't really important. I'd love to win because I'd like to use them to buy a Premium Membership, but my artwork is full of mistakes. I worked for too long on it though, so I'll submit it anyway
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Oki! yeah,true that though!
But im nice, and make other who needs it more,win it instead! 
Aww! Have you posted it yet? Im looking for to see your idea anyway!!!
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You've already seen it!
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Oh right! Me and my fish brain sometimes,lool.
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OMG you're going to MoominPark this summer?? TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES I'VE NEVER SEEN IT AND I WANNA VISIIIIT!!!!!
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Yush, i am!!!! 
I got it as christmas gift from my parents last year!
Haha, you bet i will,cos i promised others as well!
I hope you get to visit there someday too!!!
Haha, i know! But it just happend in my fanpictures-ministorys!!!
And it seems like others like my Moomin oc Snuffy and theyr son Snuff,
so i hope is all good!
yay,id love if you like to read-watch my Moomin-stuff,and tell me what you think too!
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I will read them soon, God Willing!
I'm sorry for not answering your question about the commission! I totally forgot because I got so excited about your trip to Moominpark
I found these two amazing fanarts >> [link] [link]
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Thanks!! ^^ Theyr not long storys though!
Just some little once i sometimes add under my drawings!!
But im making 2 comics now, one with a friend and one for my self.
Will put them up here when theyr done!!!
Haha, easy to do when you get excited bout something!!!
It sure is!! Best christmas gift i got from them so far i think!!!
This and the trip to Iceland we had last summer!
traveling there too and ride icelandhorses!!! I loved it there, and would not
mind visit it there again soon!
I think Snufkin would have loved Iceland too if he ever visited it!
I imagen him many places i was.
That be super,and good for me too,cos then im "rich" again also! Lool.
And is ok,is no rush with this!!!
and tell you what i would like you to draw for me maybe?? ^^
And then you can tell me how much it will cost and so on. Also do you
take money with paypal??
Oh cool! Thanks for 2 more links with awesomeart! I saw the first one again already!! But not the other one!! I love them!!!!
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Lol it's okay!
I LOVE fanarts featuring the Joxter.XD There is so much potential for great stories using this character along with Snufkin and MoominpappaXD.
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OK,good to know,haha! xD
Me too! ^^
Okay,will do!!
And you can just note me too,if there is anything
you wonder bout or anything else!!! ^^
Oh man! Me too!! Joxter rocks!! I gotta do more
fanart of him soon too!
fanoc Snuff!! Haha!
Oh gosh, i have so many new ideas, sometimes
i don`t know what sketch i should start colour on!
And after that i get new ideas i must sketch down,
and then it become more to colour!!! Aaahh!!!! xD
Good thing i have lots of free time,muhhahaha! XD
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Hahaha thank you! She so deserves a place on the bookmark!
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That is the best complient I can ever get on a bookmark!XD Thank you very much!
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Thank you very much!
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