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Looking Back: Wedding Details and DIYs

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In a few days, Kayo and I will be celebrating 8 years of marriage -- eight years! Can you believe that?? And I just can't help but reminisce and look through photos from our wedding day. We chose to DIY many things about our wedding. We wanted to cut costs and also be creative and more personal. It wasn't all that easy but we were fortunate to have had family and friends support us along the way and help make our ideas happen. Let me share with you some of those things we did ourselves or did differently which also turned out to be the very details I loved about our special day: PRENUP Read More

Best Mom

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This weekend, we celebrate all Mothers. I made a stamp set for the occasion which I'm sharing with you! While making it, I really wanted to portray the tender loving care of a mom as well as friendship between her and her child. My children are still small but I do wish as they grow I develop a real friendship with them. I hope they always feel like they can tell me anything or trust me with anything. I definitely have my part to work on and each day gives me that opportunity. I hope all you moms get the love and honor you deserve this weekend but at the same time, may we also take Read More

Best Days: Project Life 2017

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I didn't get to scrapbook during International Scrapbooking Day last Sunday, but I was able to start working on a flip through video of my 6x8 2017 Project Life album which I'm sharing at the end of this post. Our family shared many beautiful and strengthening moments together last year. It's definitely uplifting to look back on them. Even more so when you see it all laid out before you in words and imagery. I can't help but be thankful for life, my husband, kids, friends -- everyone and everything! So as a belated celebration of Scrapbooking Day, I'm sharing some of our best moments Read More

An Afternoon at The Artisans Workshop

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My daughters and I do a lot of art at home. We try to work on one new project each week but there are days when we feel the need to change it up and go elsewhere exploring in search for fresh inspiration. Kids feel cooped up at the house too -- in fact, just as much as I do! So when I found out about Papemelroti opening up an art activity space at their main branch in Roces Ave, I immediately put it in our schedule to go! The Papemelroti Artisan's Workshop is a creative haven set up in such a way that anybody can come at any time (within shop hours, of course!) and choose from an array of 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

WORKSHOP ROUND-UP

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The first quarter of this year has been real fun for workshops! I haven't had the chance to blog about them so here's a round of the craft projects I've taught and classes I've held since the beginning of the year. JAN 21: New Year, New You I kicked off 2018 with a Creative Journaling Workshop with Maartsy. As part of their "New Year, New You" workshop series, they invited me to share my process on how to document life events and highlights in creative and practical ways. Journaling has very much worked for me the last few years and I think my days and weeks have become more meaningful 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

Lost In Mid-levels

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A recent travel experience and browsing through Beci Orpin's vibrant craft books over and over for the last few days has given me a creative jolt. And I keep daydreaming about wacky color combinations, playful shapes and odd patterns. This weekend, I carved a set of stamps inspired by the day I spent wandering around Mid-levels, Hong Kong. The stamps are a mix of "explorer" icons and shapes that appear in my head when I think about walking about that particular part of the city -- towering buildings, narrow streets, steep steps, windows upon windows that look into different and unusual Read More

C+V in HK Part 2: Soulful, Scenic and Satisfying

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New experience is one of the many perks of travel. It may also be the main reason why I like exploring, so my senses may be awakened by the unfamiliar. And my short trip to Hong Kong with Kayo was surprisingly full of that. Here goes the second installment to my two-part feature of our recent trip to Hong Kong. (In case you haven't, read Part 1 HERE.) HK EATS How do I even begin? This trip made me realize why I had not been a big fan of Chinese food all this time. It's because I hadn't tasted the real stuff until this trip. Wonton noodle soups are fully loaded with wonton! Another Read More