The Breakfast Journal

Download: June 2013 Printable Calendar

Contrary to what many people have been saying (online, at least), June does NOT mark the halfway point of the year. We're not there yet! (Okay, this is your cue to start counting the months. Haha.)...

Painting with Thread

I've been crafting every day, both for work and play. When I do play, I like doing things freehand to let the creativity flow. No patterns, no plans. The results of each creative piece is a hundre...

The First Craft Camp

I still can't believe the weekend already happened. Craft Camp was too much fun! Mansy, Isa, Mikko and I spent the weekend in San Narciso, Zambales with 20+ participants making crafts all day, and...

Mother's Day Tea Party

Happy Mother's Day to all Mums! :P We had a pre-Mother's Day Tea party last week at TWG in Resorts World. My cousins Ate Ria, Rizza, and Noelle arrived carrying bags loaded with fresh flowe...

E&E's Crafty Wedding in Batanes

Over a week ago, PJ and I flew to Batanes for Euge & Em's wedding. It was a foggy morning, but we were blessed with perfect weather all throughout the weekend. Monogram and doodles that I m...

May 2013 Printable Calendar

It's been a whirlwind of a week! I'm finally back (and staying put for a while!) from Boracay, Zambales, and Batanes! And as soon as I arrived, I drove off with the women in the family for lunch in...

Rainbow Beach

I spent the past week in Boracay with our Hilario clan (31 in our party!), but in spite of our huge number,  it was a pretty relaxing trip. We were there for my Tita Florian's 60th birthday ce...

Summer-in-the-City Faves

I never imagined summertime to be this crazy, but here I am holding workshops and crafternoons at least four times a week, leaving me with only three days for a working weekend (which falls oddly o...

Travel Diary: Batanes

Their airport is probably the most peaceful one I've been to. With only one flight into Basco (which turns around back to Manila right after it arrives), the airport is only busy in the early hour...

Spring Stationery

Spent the first day of the month with my favorite painting materials: Sakura Koi 24-color palette, Ecoline drawing ink, and a 005 micron pen I also brought out my unused watercolor set from the...