Drawings as a unique personal gift or promotional gift

To Sparkle

I help you to communicate who you are and what you stand for.

I do this by capturing your story (company) in a pen drawing and incorporating it into special promotional gifts and communications.

I want my story in a drawing

To Sparkle

I help you to communicate who you
are and what you stand for.

I do this by capturing your story (company) in a pen drawing and incorporating it into special gifts and communications.

I want my story in a drawing

Capturing the essence

Everybody has a story to tell. I help you to capture yours.

Personal stories

A beloved place? A beautiful (second) house? Something that is very important to you?

My framed drawings make beautiful presents for yourself, anniversaries, people moving in/ out of their house.
I even get requests to make copies of it for moving out kids or postcards to send to friends and family.

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The essence of your company

How can you stay longer ‘on top of mind’ with your customers?

My drawings capture the atmosfere of your company and they can be used on several items like tailor-made gifts, posters and postcards.

Everything is possible.

See what these companies did

What is your story?

Happy clients

Beloved tower

Can you make a drawing of the tower Lange Jan in Middelburg?

My dad spent his working life there, still lives there. De Lange Jan is his view, our ‘beacon’ and always what we first wanted to see when we came back from a trip.

“It was really emotional to give him this present. And he loved it!”

A beacon in the city and in someone’s life. Proud that my drawing is so meaningful. That’s why I do what I do. To Sparkle.

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Reflection of the story of our life

In search of a special Christmas present for my husband, Marlies captured the essence and the outcome:

“A unique, tailor-made, beautiful understated and awesome reflection of the story of our life and home. Priceless and grateful!“

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Your business in drawings

Capturing the essence of your business.
Tailor-made drawings used in communications: business cards and postcards.

“Really awesome! Thanks for all your work, it was a pleasure to do this with you!”
Hortus Residence

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Your (second) house

A client gave her husband this drawing of their beautiful new house.

“He was really surprised and very happy with the beautiful drawing. Thank you that you could make and deliver this drawing so quickly!”

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Gift for housewarming

What a beautiful gift to give to your friends.

“On our housewarming we received a drawing of our own house, made by Marlies. We are so happy with it! Tasteful, nice and personal!”
Hester & Hans

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Visual storyteller

Hi! I’m Marlies. Dutch, with a big hart for Italy.
I worked 25 years in tourism, communications and events. That’s where I learned the love for and the power of storytelling.

In 2019 I picked up my old love for drawing again. Thanks to Mel Robbins post: “Is it ONE day, or is this day ONE?” I started posting my drawings on Instagram. I received beautiful feedback and within two weeks I had my first clients! To Sparkle was born.

I help clients covey who they are and what they stand for. I do this by capturing their story in a pen drawing and incorporating it into (business) gifts and communication expressions.

I learned to appreciate the power of simplicity in Italy (home base for 2 years). That’s what you also see in my drawings. Capturing your essence.