2 weeks ago, my kumare, Denise, asked me to pinch in ideas for a homemade birthday card she's making for her daughter (and my inaanak) Maxine, who celebrated her 8th birthday last July 19. Maxine asked for a "birthday card" as gift from her parents and so Denise has to make one that will surprise her very creative and artistic daughter hehe! The "birthday card" wish of ... READ MORE
Upcycled Christmas Paper Bags
Since our city adopted a ban on the use of plastics in establishments like groceries, stores restaurants, I have been collecting the paper bags that are used as packaging for the stuff we buy. And since it'll be only 8 weeks before the "-ber" months set in, I thought of "up-cyling" them into Christmas paper bags! I used the typeletter stamps I bought at 168 Mall in ... READ MORE
Shopping for Party Needs and More at 168 Mall
I was at 168 Mall in Divisoria last Saturday morning with my cousin, Mae Anne, for some bargain shopping and I saw this shop called Trophy & Gift Shop (stall no. 2HB 05-07-09) selling pretty birthday and party needs. These colorful mini-buckets or tin pails are perfect as loot bags! Trophy & Gift Shop is the same store that sells the Princess Tiara ... READ MORE
Alphabet Stamps
I seriously got carried away with this stamping project I did 2weeks ago that I have started my own collection of wood-mounted rubber stamps! And look what I found at 168 Mall last Wednesday: alphabet stamps! I got myself 3 sets in different typefaces. Had there been more typefaces available I would have probably gotten them all, too! I found them at the same stall ... READ MORE
Crafty Gift Wrap
Just sharing with you this little craft project I did last week: DIY wrapping paper that I used to wrap some birthday gifts. I used a pattern paper as the 'wrapping paper', which I got from National Bookstore (only P19.75 for 5 sheets). I like the paper because it's smooth, durable and easy to work with stamp (the ink dries out easily). This is also my first time to ... READ MORE
Shopping Galore at 168 Mall Divisoria
I love Divisoria! This is my shopping mecca for clothes, housekeeping items, art and craft materials and everything in between. Like other 168 Mall shoppers, I am drawn not only to the variety of commodities available and their wholesale prices but the place itself - it's clean, organized and air-conditioned, just like in a mall! What I enjoy most in shopping at 168 Mall ... READ MORE