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Galentines Party

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I do believe that Valentine's is not exclusively for people in romantic relationships. It's a celebration of love and is meant for those who love and are loved. It's also the perfect time to celebrate friendships. So in Craft Party PH, we invited a bunch of our friends to get together for a relaxing afternoon of gal-time. We had it on the rooftop of Mia's parents' beautiful home. We had the weather on our side too and all the natural light one could ask for to take gorgeous, instagram-worthy pictures. And what would a party with crafters be without even a bit of handmade and DIY? Mabby of Read More

A Valentine Surprise

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How was your Valentine's Day? I do hope it was filled with tender lovin' and sweet surprises! Kayo and I went out on a midday date the day before Valentine's knowing full well that traffic will be unbearable on the day itself. We also went to The Spa and had a much much needed pampering time! We've been hustling hard these days we thought it was about time we gave ourselves a little break. Apart from celebrating with my husband, I decided to surprise some of my mail swap friends by sending them Valentines mail. As mention on my post last February 5, I was originally planning on doing a Read More

2016 Christmas Mail Swap

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Why am I still talking about Christmas in February?!? I'll tell you why! It's because I haven't had time to sit down and blog so I'm so very late in featuring this one…BUT the things I'm sharing with you in this post deserve to be acknowledged and adored no matter the delay! And I'm talking about the lovely handmade letters and cards I received from the ladies who joined my Christmas mail swap last December. I love organizing swaps because I'm interested in people and in people's original ideas. In having craft swaps, participants are challenged to come up with something nice regardless of Read More

Tayo Na Sa Antipolo!

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Craft Camp's main mission is to nurture the creative spirit and to do so out of one's regular routine, away from the busyness of the city. If, as organizers, our daily routines already heavily include crafts, you could say we have an insatiable desire for it. And we wish to infect others with it. So the five of us — Alessa Lanot, Mikko Sumulong, Mansy Abesamis, Macy Alcaraz and I have set out again to put together another makers camp. This time, it was a one-day getaway to Antipolo, Rizal, which we ran for two consecutive days. Participants chose to join either the 12th, Saturday, or the 13th, Read More

The Significance of Children’s Parties

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Emma turned four. She's been eagerly awaiting this day since August. As the last birthday of the year, she has to watch her sisters get their parties first, steeping in the mild jealousy that only a middle child could truly understand. My dad came to me two weeks before and said to make sure that Emma got a birthday party too, as her sisters did. The truth is that we were always going to have one, but organizing these DIY parties really takes the steam out of us parents who already work hard on the weekdays. Nica gives up several hours of sleep to make all the drawings for decor, the craft Read More

5 Christmas Ornaments You Can Make At Home

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This year, I decided I wanted us to have a bigger Christmas tree. Luckily, my mom had an extra one which she didn't want to use anymore. So from our tiny little 3-foot tree, we now have a 7-footer! The girls and I are quite happy about this upgrade but we realize we needed more ornaments to fill it up, so much more than what our former tree could hold! So, the last few weeks, my daughters and I have been busy making our own ornaments, using things we had at home. If you're like me and you're looking for cheap but creative ways to fill up your tree or you simply want something fun to do with Read More

Hearts in Letters

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Phyllis Theroux said, "To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart." And I do feel like parts of me went to different places in Manila  a few months back when I sent handmade cards to the group of ladies who joined my mail swap. And just the same, I was touched to have received thoughtful messages and works of art from the same women. The theme of the swap was "Favorite Movie Lines" and I really had fun collecting film quotes which stuck with me the most through the years. I realized I had a lot of them so I narrowed down my movie selection to five: Read More

Chilling Out With Summer

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Summer turned five last month. I didn't make any plans for her birthday because Summer had made plans herself. The older this girl gets, the more she wants to take control of things. Of course, as much as she would like to, we don't just let her take charge of her life or let her have everything she wants. But we let her take over some things, like plan for her birthday celebration! Well...to an extent. She was pretty specific about her requests. She even drew them out so I would know exactly what she wanted and not forget. Thankfully, there wasn't anything in her list that was way Read More

A Little Bit of Magic

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Last May, our family of five settled ourselves in BGC for another ten-day mural festival organised by Honeycomb Arts and Lebasse Projects. Similar to the one we had last year, a mix of artists from other countries and from here showcased their awesome skills and capabilities by painting life and magic onto walls and corners around the city. We had a spectacular time! And of course, I had set out to document every moment. Like last year, I had put together another mini album compiling our experiences. This time, though, I decided not to scrap-on-the-spot and simply enjoy each day while taking Read More

It’s A Mail Swap! [REGISTRATION CLOSED]

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Receiving mail from friends (and my go-to online craft stores!) always makes my day! I love the thrill of finding something on our doorstep or in our mailbox and the entire process of opening it and discovering what's inside. All the more when I receive something that had obviously been carefully and lovingly made and written by hand — it's like receiving a part of that person, fragile and precious. It's intimate without being invasive. It's upbuilding and a breath of fresh air. So I thought it would be good idea to make another person's day and have a bunch of others join me in Read More