The Breakfast Journal

Peek into the Process: Watercolored Kingfisher

Working with watercolor requires lots of patience---not so much for the amount of practice required (because it actually can be a forgiving medium if you follow the right steps), but rather patienc...

Dipped Pen Doodles: Everlong

Freehand letters & flowers using hunt101 nib and black star ink on hot pressed watercolor paper. Sunflowers, marigolds, and chrysanthemums + words by Dave Grohl.   Come join me for a ...

DIY Watercolored Phone Case

Rainy weather means I'm forced to stay indoors...and craft! I have a cupboard (or two...okayfine, THREE closets) packed with art supplies in our tiny condo (priorities!), and whenever I have extra...

July 2015 Printable Calendar

Do you realize that today is the hump day of the year? Haha! Can't believe we're on to the next half of 2015! Currently in a meeting to fix plans for LifeAfterBreakfast for the last quarter of the...

The Botanical Watercolor Workshop - 06/30/15

When I started the LifeAfterBreakfast Workshops in 2012, they were just informal 'crafternoons' where participants gather to create projects, and to learn a little bit more about a specific craft. ...

Free Rubberstamp Carving Workshop Giveaway!

Dainty lavender stamps & wooden stamp handles There's a FREE Rubberstamp Carving Workshop giveaway happening on Instagram! Head on over to instagram.com/lifeafterbreakfastph to join...

Sunday7: Sweet Surprises & Craft Play

  ONE: Chunky KitKat Caramel If Milky Way & KitKat had a child, this would be it. I bought a bar at citysuper in HongKong to take on our plane trip back home, but not I regret not tasting i...

DIY: The Best Gin & Tonic Recipe

If you think about it, gin & tonic is actually pretty simple -- you just need gin and tonic water! So why the recipe?? Last New Year's Eve, we tasted the best Gin & Tonics in SLS Hot...

Burn Bright

This is such a happy happy song about living in the present, doing it now. "Burn bright before we burn out," the band says. Just that midweek push we all need! Broadcast EP by The Dimes ...

Peek into the Process: A Step-by-Step Lettering Guide

I'm always trying to improve my workshop guides and handouts, and though I've taught numerous classes already, each is always a learning experience. Sometimes, a finished piece of work can be reall...