The Breakfast Journal

Travel Diary: Time-Out in Tokyo

PJ and I arrived in Tokyo on a chilly night, and our first order of business was to heat up our tummies with some ramen. It was late, but good thing there was a corner eatery right outside our hote...

Download: April 2014 Printable Calendar + Mixtape

New toys (translation: art materials) and summer in the hot, hot air leads to paintings of pineapples and palm trees! These concentrated watercolor inks are such a pleasure to work with. They're ...

DIY String Art Monogram

Here's a step-by-step guide of how I made the B string art previously blogged about here.   Tools needed: Scrap piece of wood, painted Washi Tape Nails Hammer Ruler or Measuring Tape DMC ...

Scenes from the Candy DIY Book Craft Party

It's finally out! The Candy DIY Book is now available at local bookstores! Macy, Mansy, Mikko and I celebrated the launch with a Craft Party at FullyBooked High Street last Thursday. This was on...

Type Weekend

I hung out our Stamping Booth at the Type Kita exhibit last weekend, where I (finally) finished this rubbercut ouija board that I had been working on for a while now. This took me maybe a total of ...

Bianca's Craft Party

Bianca organized a craft party birthday celebration with a few of her friends, and invited me to teach them Rubbercut Stamps and Lettering.  I decorated one corner of the room with bright c...

Private Crafternoons

The weekend warriors often don't get a chance to join the crafternoon schedules I post on the blog. And I understand that weekends are often reserved for family time. This is why I decided to offer...

See you at the Type Kita Exhibit on March 15 & 16!

Super excited for the Type Kita Exhibit happening next weekend! See you on March 15 and 16 at 10a Alabama. I'll be showcasing some of my new watercolor and rubbercut works! Mansy and ...

High5Life: Health Promotion for a Happy Philippines

When we started Pipino in 2010, it was our goal for meat-lovers to appreciate eating vegetables more. Adding more veggies into your diet (and occasionally replacing meat with it) is beneficial for ...

My Favorite Crafternoon

I feel a certain (geeky) thrill with every craft workshop that I organize. It's exciting to think about all the new materials each student is going to get at a workshop (yes, kinikilig ako for them...