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Food. Travel. Bargain finds. Random thoughts. A bright spot for sharing ideas and starting conversations!

A Week-Long (Free) Vacation

11.21.2015 by Leah //

Where and how did you spend your APEC week vacation? I spent mine mostly at home; taking the days off as opportunity to catch up on cleaning and to do the things that were forever in my to-do lists. It was not purely R&R though; I have to check my office email at least once a day to see if there are urgent matters to attend to, update reports and review our ... READ MORE

DIY Gift Tags from Shopping Bags

12.28.2014 by Leah //

In case you didn't know, I have a penchant for keeping ribbons, shopping bags, paper bags and pretty gift wrapping papers so you can just imagine the stash I collected last Christmas.  I hate putting into waste reusable papers so I try to 'save' all that I can whenever I open gifts. (You can read about my past projects on re-used shopping and paper bags HERE and ... READ MORE

Going “Natural” this Christmas

11.11.2014 by Leah //

How are you with your Christmas shopping, folks?  Can't believe that we only have one month (and 4 15 days) before Christmas! I'm finally done shopping for my inaanaks last weekend, and have completed wrapping the gifts for my office colleagues.  I actually started last September pa, and every weekend I would look forward to wrapping some gifts for those in my Christmas ... READ MORE

Stamp Blowout Sale from FineStationery.com

08.04.2014 by Leah //

I just have to share this upcoming sale from FineStationery.com because I love craft and address stamps and personalizing my paper stash at home with these! FineStationery.com, the first website in the U.S. that offered customized, personalized invitations and announcements on the web, will be having a one-day blowout sale in all their customized address stamps tomorrow, ... READ MORE

Tea Cup Gift Tags from Papemelroti

06.29.2014 by Leah //

Just sharing with you my cute finds yesterday at Papemelroti: Tea cup-shaped gift tags with hand-painted drawings.  So pretty! Up close: Each tag costs P5.00.  I bought 2 pieces of each design. Cute noh?  I love that they're cut and printed from recycled papers.  Perfect for the brown paper bags I've been using as wrapping papers. Have a good ... READ MORE

On budgeting household expenses

04.09.2014 by Leah //

How do you budget your household expenses?  I do it the very traditional way - through the "envelope system". Yes, these are the actual budget envelopes that I use.  They are made of recycled mail envelopes, prettified with craft papers and alphabet stamps I got from Divisoria last year. I used to have an old set of these envelopes, made also from recycled mail ... READ MORE

Show Extra Care for the Environment this Christmas Season

11.15.2013 by Leah //

Despite the series of natural calamities we experienced in the recent months, the stores in Metro Manila are already decorated with Christmas garlands, and yes, radio stations have started playing Christmas songs. For sure, Christmas this year is going to be a quiet one, and I'd like to think that it is in these trying times that people really reflect on its true ... READ MORE

Winners of the Handmade Paper Goods Give-Away!

11.11.2013 by Leah //

Congratulations!! Winners of the Brown Kraft SAVE THE DATE Envelope Stickers (48 sticker labels per sheet) from 43 Lucy Designs: Joanne Perez and Ethelie Locarinas Winner of the Heart Manila Map Print, also from 43 Lucy Designs:  Sam (sam_chingkee) Ladies, please email me your shipping details so I can have these goodies mailed to you right away! Thank you ... READ MORE

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