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
Tea Cup Gift Tags from Papemelroti
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
Deck the Hall with Boughs of Jolly
My favorite way of 'decking the hall': filling up our console table with Christmas ornaments. I chose to "grow" my Christmas ornaments collection by adding new pieces each year, instead of buying everything new to match a chosen theme or color palette. Red, green and gold have always been our Christmas colors. A bit traditional, yes, but nothing look so festive than ... READ MORE
Show Extra Care for the Environment this Christmas Season
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
Shopping Bags and Wrapping Ideas
One day I was cleaning our storage cabinets and found a number of shopping bags that have been stored away, forgotten. Then an idea hit me. Why not recycle them as "wrapping bags" for my Christmas presents this year? I've read of others who have done it before and this post from 101 Grams of (Eye) Candy totally nailed that idea. Her "reduce, reuse, recycle" ... READ MORE