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DIY Fabric Tassels

February 28, 2014 by Veronica Leave a Comment

I see tassels everywhere now and they're just so darn cute and festive. Whether made out of paper, ribbon, wrapping tissue or cloth, they are fun and easy-to-make decoration for just about anything! Photos taken from: (Top left) Wrapping tissue tassel garland by Studio DIY, (Top right) Ribbon tassels by Martha Stewart, (Bottom left) Yarn tassel gift wrapping ornament by Two Live Colorfully, (Bottom right) Scrap fabric tassels by The Red Thread So I decided to make some for my daughters' bedroom to spruce up a blank wall. Materials I used are the following: scraps of fabric, ribbon, Read More

12 Crafts For Christmas!

November 21, 2013 by Veronica Leave a Comment

I love Christmas time! I love it because it's a season when people take time to do something beautiful for each other. Whether it's dressing up a Christmas tree, wrapping up presents or cooking a sumptuous meal for the family, everybody's doing something to celebrate and make the season special. To join in the celebration, I have come up with a fun and exciting project for my family and for this blog, which I'm calling 12 Crafts for Christmas. I'm basically putting together 12 different DIY projects which I'll post on the blog within the next five weeks until Christmas day. I've thought of Read More

10 DAYS TO GO!

December 15, 2011 by Veronica Leave a Comment

My little tree’s lit up and gifts all wrapped up. I got a little creative this year and used scrap pieces of denim sitting inside my closet as gift wrapping. Tied bright red ribbons around them and voila! I think it’s cute! It’s also nice to use to wrap bulky gifts that are difficult to wrap in paper. Hope you all have a fun, creative and inspiring ten days until Christmas! Read More

100 Playful Abstracts

2021 was a particularly unique year to our family. And it wasn’t only because of the pandemic but also because we lived a large part of the year in the town province of San Juan, La Union. What was meant to be a two-week visit to surftown for my birthday almost immediately transitioned to Kayo Read More

Valentine Crafts!

Three days to go before Valentines day! If you are looking for last-minute craft projects to do on your own or with your kids in celebration of the occasion, I have put together five easy but lovely Valentine projects you can try at home! GET LIT Give life to plain candles by wrapping them up Read More

Travel Album 2018-2019

During last year’s lengthy lockdown , I delighted in looking through older family photos, specially those of our wanderings and travels. Tapping through thousands of shots became an escape and also a source of joy. I love photographs and their ability to transport me back to places I once visited and experiences I once had. Read More