Making ornaments with my kids during this time of year has become one of our much-anticipated family traditions. I enjoy it and treasure it simply because it helps add more life and meaning to our Christmas preparations. We all know how chaotic this season can be so setting aside a few hours to just sit down together as a family to make things with our hands, help us slow down and meaningfully savor it all somehow. So when Quriocity -- a one-of-a-kind space in Quezon City that encourages creativity and imaginative play -- reached out to me a few months back asking if I was interested in doing Read More
No 6 Craft For Christmas: Bottle Cap Photo Frame Ornaments
You think I'd be done decorating my tree by now. But a DIY idea came along and I just had to make this one last set of ornaments! Let me show you how. 1. I'm all about recycling and making the most of what you have at home. So the materials I used are: bottle caps (metal or plastic), photos, fabric scraps and/or felt, ribbon, white glue, hot glue and/or double sided tape. I included different types of gluing materials because you have to see what works best with the fabric you have. Hot glue does not stick on some metal bottle caps so you just have to test what's best to use with the Read More
12 Crafts For Christmas!
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