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100 Days of Making

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I'm happy to be part of this year's round of Elle Luna's #the100dayproject! It's my third time to play along and even if my last project took three times longer to complete (ikr?!?), I am not discouraged. Why, you say? It's because embarking on a daily creative activity like this one has done me so much good. #The100DayProject has allowed me to explore my artistry; challenged me to be creative with the time and materials available to me however limited; and let me discover and be inspired by many other artists and makers participating in the same project. Not only that, I also get to make Read More

Areté

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It was Pablo Picasso who said, "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." By dust, I would like to believe he meant the troubles and concerns brought on by daily responsibilities -- to step out of the monotony and allow ourselves to be inspired. It makes a lot of sense to me. That's why, along with mani-pedis and full body massages, I've considered art museum visits a self-care activity. And on my birthday a couple of weeks back, as a treat, I declared a "family art museum day" and visited the new creative hub of Ateneo University. It is called Areté, which, in Read More

Inatax & Crafts: Wall Organizer

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I love coming up with cute and creative ways to organize my stuff. This Wall Organizer is definitely up that alley and will add life and color to any space. Making it involves a little bit of sewing but don't worry, cause it's super basic! Allow me to guide you through... Read More

Hope-Filled

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The last mail swap I organized was a a little bit more serious than usual. The theme I picked was HOPE. And it was because at that specific point in time I was very much burdened by many dark and dreary things happening around me — to people I know, in our community, our city, the country, the world. I felt like, in some way, I had to do something to keep the light burning and not give in to sadness and hopelessness. So I thought maybe exchanging words and images of hope and life can be a simple yet good way to do that. I'm glad many expressed interest and really embraced the message. Those Read More

December In Depth

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I hope the first week of your 2018 has been good and full of promise! While I spend the last few days dreaming, setting goals and creating game plans for this year, I also took a good look on how last year panned out and what amazing things I experienced and learned. I also made it a point to complete documenting my 2017 December Daily. In case you didn't know, this is a Christmas and year-end activity I've been doing the last three years, which I picked up from designer and scrapbook extraordinaire, Ali Edwards. It helps me reflect more intentionally on what Christmas is all about and makes Read More

Free Christmas Printable: Make Merry!

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Just a few more days left before Christmas! And as a last minute treat, we've got new printables right here for you! Perfect for those who need gift tags but don't want to hit the stores any longer or those who want to send last-minute holiday wishes to loved ones. Download these original "Make Merry!" C+V classic Christmas greeting card and gift tag sets absolutely free! Simply click on the links below and print away! Make Merry! Greeting Cards DOWNLOAD HERE Make Merry! Gift Tags DOWNLOAD HERE Enjoy! May you all have a happy, stress-free and meaningful Christmas! Background photos from Read More

All Good Kids

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Last Friday night in Cubao Expo, Nobody Clothing launched their collaboration with our daughters, Summer & Emma. It was part of their collection titled "All Good Things" and its ultimate message is the appreciation of "the simple and rare occasions that make a marked difference in our lives: The end of a long journey, perfect opportunities, shared victory, a beautiful day, seeing shooting stars..." The idea to involve the girls came out of this desire to just do something purely fun and different. It was not intentional, but a clear contrast came out of the girls' drawings, Read More

Christmas To Remember

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It's 26 days before Christmas! I hope you feel it cause I do! And I'm loving the cool December breeze we get more often these nights. As we all prepare for the holidays and all the avid memory keepers get ready to document Christmas, I thought it's the perfect time to share my December Daily album from last year. Here are some photos of my favorite pages and I've included a flip through video of the whole album at the bottom of this post. The kids and I had a lovely time looking through these pages again as I was preparing for this post and it definitely puts me in the right Christmas-sy Read More

Summer & Emma Get On The Sticker Business

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My girls and I love stickers! I keep my own stash but I also have a bunch which I let them use when we're scrapbooking together or making greeting cards for friends. We also share a fondness for sticker-bombing our stuff, like bags, boxes and notebooks! They can't stick stickers all over our house but they can inside their closet door, so that's been sticker-bombed too! And because we love stickers so much, we did a little collaboration recently and created sticker sets using their own designs! First, I made them draw on paper. They could draw anything they liked as long as it was big Read More