The Breakfast Journal

Provide. Pack. Pray.

If you are in the Philippines and are able to read this, I hope that you are well, safe, and dry. Manila and nearby provinces are currently experiencing heavy, non-stop rainfall + severe flooding ...

Watercolor Workshop in Davao!

I'll be teaching a Watercolor Workshop in Davao on Sunday, August 25! Fill up the form below to register for the Watercolor & Rubber-cut Crafternoons in Davao. Loading... Cli...

Hand-sewn Bag #2

Some of the best craft projects start with leftover materials. In this case, I picked up the scraps from the last Leather Crafternoon, paired it with some indigenous Philippine fabric from Anthill,...

Workshop Weekend Whirl

Happy smiles of my Leather Crafternoon students at Burger Project, where we pushed creativity and dexterity to the limit! :P The first Brass & Silver Jewelry tandem workshop with me an...

Download: August 2013 Printable Calendar

I'm still in the middle of some creative hibernation, but I'm going up for a bit of air because whaaaaa-- August is here! Well, tomorrow it'll be here. Haha. I always thought the busier work month...

July 2013 Magazine Features

I subscribe to some of my favorite local magazines through Zinio, and while reading the back issues, I chanced upon this feature on my crafternoons in the July issue of Preview! Click on the imag...

Crafternoon Video

Life After Breakfast's CRAFTERNOON from Smoke Signals Creative on Vimeo. Music by: Selah Sue - I Truly Love (Marlon Hoffstadt Edit) Thanks to my friend Cholo of @iamagentleman for making this ...

Leather Crafts Workshop

We had a Craft Camp reunion yesterday at Pino! Hey Kessy and I Try DIY set up a Craft Pop-Up Shop where they sold craft tools and supplies. I set up a LifeAfterBreakfast Leather Craft Station ...

Kitchen Adventures: Purple Basil Pesto

Last Sunday, I chanced upon some Purple Basil from Eli Organics and Farm Needs. You can look for their stall in the Sidcor market every Sunday morning until 2pm. Organic veggies sell fast, so it'...

4th of July: The Independence of PJ & Alessa

It's been a month since PJ and I moved into our new home, so we decided to celebrate the 4th of July with a condo-blessing bbq party! Above is our red white and blue cake with marshmallow icing a...