The Breakfast Journal

Make 2013 Your Most Creative Year Yet

I'm kicking off 2013 with a Crafts & Creativity workshop with PJ -- a one-day creative retreat where PJ talks about creativity management & marketing, visioneering, and 10 ways to succeed...

Sunday7: 2012 Highlights

ONE: CRAFTERNOONS I began teaching arts & crafts when I was only 17 years old. It started as a summer project for the neighborhood kids. It took over my life for about 8 years, which was whe...

Download: January 2013 Printable Calendar

Guuuuyssss!!!! The missing Mayan calendar is here! Hehe:P Since the Mayan calendar is only until December 2012, I thought it would be funny to make this month's calendar in design inspired by Ma...

All {Crafty} Piggies Should Go to The Market

Whenever I travel, the local market will always be my favorite destination. I blame it on the shopping gene I inherited, and maybe because Markets = Veggies + Crafts. ;P I love it because market sh...

Handmade Holiday

Happy Christmas to you and your loved ones! I woke up this morning with a crafty idea: I made an x / cross-stitch rubber stamp and made a stitched snowflake pattern! Love how it turned out,...

Sunday7: Boracay

ONE: By plane, the island is less than an hour away from Manila, which is faster than the commute to anywhere within the city with this mad holiday traffic.   TWO: I like walking on combed ...

The End of an Era

Everyone held their breath until December 21, 2012. But the world, life, and time, have all gone on, and we are still here. The plans, thoughts, and dreams that have been on hold because of the unc...

Cuentos y Recuerdos

“You don’t have to be rich in order to give.  It is enough to be good.   He who is good will always find something to give.”     These are the words of Spanish martyr, priest, educator a...

Wedding of the Year: The Pats

Patrick Filart & Patty Laurel 11-22-12 I don't mean to offend other newlyweds, but Pat & Patty's wedding is THE peg of all pegged weddings. I'm so happy that my best bud pulled off th...

Watercolored Wedding Invitations: Raffy & Ces

My friend Raffy and is fiancee Ces asked me to make their wedding invitations. They brought back giant calligraphy brushes for me from Korea which I used the to paint these flowers. I also ha...