Two cats in a sunny background

Summer Backyard Cats

Tommy and Ricky really love being in the backyard! And that's why they're called Backyard Cats. ^_^ Here are a couple of photos of the cats enjoying the backyard in the summer. Love the summer sun on their faces! Tommy and his cute face. ^_^ Tommy, perhaps slightly bothered by the…
Pikachu Jumping Out of a Tamagotchi

Pikachu Jumping Out of a Tamagotchi

If you are a 90s kid - or someone from a different era with a love for 90s and 2000s gadgets - you probably have some fond memories of the tamagotchi. Or sad memories... like needing to let your pet die because you couldn't take it to school and your mom…
Early birthday dinner: Japanese rice, fried chicken en beef

Today’s Dinner: Japanese Food (Early Birthday)

Today I decided to celebrate my birthday a couple of days earlier, and ordered Japanese food from my favorite restaurant in town. ^_^ I had unagi maki, ebi curry maki, tori karaage, meshi (Japanese fried rice), ebi tempura and beef in black pepper sauce. It was delicious!
25 years: Thank You, Ash and Pikachu

25 years: Thank You, Ash and Pikachu

Today I learned that early next year, Ash Ketchum and Pikachu will be retiring from the Pokémon anime series. Pokemon has been an important factor in my life growing up, from the age of 13 until about my early twenties. To this date, I have happy memories of watching Pokemon marathons,…
Cute Little Cat in a Little Cat Bed

Small Cat in a Small Cat Bed

We've had this little bed for a while now. Actually, we've had this bed for many years! Once purchased at a flee market for 5 euros. Over the last couple of years, I learned that this bed is quite popular with cat owners! Apparently, the bed is called "DUKTIG" and is…
Wiglett Christmas Scene (3D Art)

Wiglett Christmas Scene (3D Art)

Wiglett is not an ice Pokemon, I know. ^_^; But he's white and cute, so I thought he would be perfect for a little Christmas scene! I made this scene in Blender, and edited it afterwards in GIMP to change the sky and add snow. One of the Wiglett has a…
Blender EEVEE how to make realistic clouds

Blender: How to make realistic clouds

In this blog post, I am going to walk you through the steps I took to turn my cartoon-style cloud into a more realistic cloud in Blender. The result will be as seen above: the rainbow ends into a fluffy cloud on each side. Notes: This is a Blender EEVEE guide…
free download sprigatito emotes

Free Sprigatito Emotes (F2U)

Pixel art Sprigatito emotes for you to download for free. ^_^ I made these Sprigatito emotes in MS Paint and made them available in two sizes: 112x112 px and 145x145 px. There are six different emotes. Feel free to edit them to your needs. The images are transparent png files. You…
Growth Log: November

Growth Log: November

Not many updates for inspiremari.nl in November. I've been working on a lot of projects, but they are not finished yet. If only a day had 48 hours and I wouldn't sleep off 24 of them, you'd be amazed what I would be able to create! Alas, a day has only…
Round Sleeping Kitten

Round Sleeping Kitten

A sleepy kitty, dreaming peacefully. A cute round, pink kitty is taking a nap. Dreaming of a peaceful night sky, with a moon shining brightly over a large field of grass, where the kitty would like to go playing upon waking up.