tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78465164600509351302012-02-13T10:43:31.038+08:00Thoughts and attempts of a working mom who likes to dabble in a little bit of everything.Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-62318031830495870402012-02-06T10:49:00.000+08:002012-02-06T10:49:51.896+08:00

Since my husband was away all day last Saturday, Andrea and I spent the day at my mom's. While we were there, I was showing my mom and my niece the digital scrapbook pages I've been making when my niece made a request: Can I make one of her with fairies? I just downloaded glass container images from Osa Honey Designs and I remembered the only fairy toy Andrea has: her Tinkerbell lantern (a toy

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Andrea fell asleep early last night which means... hooray for me! Free time! I should be working on other pages for my grandmother's scrapbook but I got a little distracted by a folder of scanned old photos of my husband's family. I saw his baby pictures and can not help noticing again how much Andrea looks like him. I ended up making a layout using one of his baby pictures instead. All

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A few weeks to ago, my mom and my stepfather took the little girls (my daughter and my niece) and their nannies to the zoo.  The girls with their guardian angels. I tagged along too, of course. We went to the Avilon Zoo in Montalban Rizal. The girls wanted to see a giraffe and an elephant but alas... this zoo does not have big mammals. They have a lot of other fascinating animals though and we

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Still here!! Very busy working on my grandmother's digital scrapbook though.  So I've mentioned several times that I want to put all my grandmother's old photos, which I scanned a couple of years ago, into a digital scrapbook. And as a shortcut, I was using ready-made quick pages which I downloaded from several sites. Halfway through... I realized I didn't like what I had so far. The quick pages

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I'm not a big fan of Valentine's day. Never have been. I just think the whole thing is so... um... cheesy :) So I don't really have any craft plans for it. Last year, I did a shirt refashion and hair clips for my daughter and my niece. This year... nothing yet.  So while waiting for Valentine ideas (that may never come), I decided to use some of the free digital scrapping kits I downloaded to

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Digital scrapbooking rocks! It's my latest thing. And I say latest because even though I was introduced to the digital scrapbooking when I was asked to do the My Memories Suite giveaway last year, I never really got into it much until... well... this January. Last year, I planned to give my grandmother a photobook with the photos I scanned from her albums and laid out like scrapbooks. Since I'm

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So I had this project at work which I've been involved with since around June-July of last year. It consumed most of my thinking hours, drastically reducing my crafting time (notice the lack of posts from October to December?), contributed 90% to my stress level, and basically sucked all the happiness out of my office cube for a while (just kidding! Never happens... I am, by nature, a happy

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A big THANK YOU to everyone who joined our giveaway! We had a total of 30 valid entries (deleted comments were NOT counted) and from those 30 we now have 2 winners! Ready to find out who got lucky this Friday the 13th? Our first winner is... And comment number 18 is from Mae of I am Super Nanay who said: And our second winner is... And comment number 3 is from Alex of Cheeky Wee Brat who

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Some of you have noticed my blog's changing 'look' the past few days. Thanks so much for all the lovely comments! I didn't really have any plans to update my blog. Only every time I look at it, it looks too... PINK.  Can it be??? Am I getting tired of PINK??? My blog has always been PINK. Here's a look back at my previous banners. -oo0oo- - 1st banner - *major cringe* This was the first banner

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Are you excited about the Washi Tapes giveaway? I've been reading the comments and you gals have a lot of great ideas! When I first saw Washi Tapes, I immediately thougt about my jars and bottles. I love working with empty jars and bottles (remember these projects?) because, well... you can get them for free, and they are like a blank canvas you can work your magic on. Today's tutorial involves

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I was shopping for clothes for Andrea last December and I saw this cutest 4-layer ruffle skirt at the mall. I didn't buy it (i.e. EXPENSIVE!!!), cute though it was. For a few days after, I had to restrain myself from going back to the mall to get it thinking it's something I can sew myself, if I can find similar fabric. The skirt at the mall was made of 2 prints of complementing black and white

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- This giveaway is now CLOSED - While I was on vacation, I was contacted by Jo, the mommy behind the Posh Tykes online shop* based here in the Philippines.  She started selling Washi Tapes here and was surprised with how popular they are. Her initial inventory sold out within 10 days of being posted on her shop.  To celebrate the success of her business, she generously offered to give away 3

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I finally got around to it! But I'm a little depressed actually... I reviewed the list I made last year of stuff I want to do for 2011 and I realized, I didn't end up doing MOST of them. What I planned to do in 2011: 1. Buy at least 3 small bags. - FAIL! I didn't buy even one small bag. If anything... I think my bags are getting bigger. 2. Get that flu vaccine. - FAIL! 3. Get Andrea a new car

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You're probably wondering about the title... why do I want 2012 to slow down? Well... because I'm not ready to start the new year yet! One of our suitcases is still unpacked. I haven't done my 'Year in Review' of 2011 yet. I haven't taken down ANY of my Christmas decor yet... and I have no idea when I will be able to. I think we're going away this weekend... and then I need to work next weekend.

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Guess what? I tried riding a zip line for the first time! Though at the time I agreed to do it, I had no idea what I was in for. See, I had thoughts of zipping from one tree to another and I thought that was not so bad. So off we went... high into the mountains of B'lakayo in General Santos, Mindanao (Southern Philippines). When we finally got there, my heart nearly gave out when I saw the cable.

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Happy new year friends, guests and everyone who happens to browse over! It's the 3rd day of January and I have a TON of stuff to catch up on. Vacation is OVER, I'm back and  and it's time to go back to WORK. And back to work I've been since yesterday. I have so many things to share I don't know there to start.  Let's start with what this blog is all about... a project! I made a bubble skirt for

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Since it's after Christmas, I think it's safe to assume that my friends opened their gifts already and there isn't a risk of spoiling the surprise anymore. Here are some of the handmade gifts I prepared this year. Giraffe Beanie This hat would have otherwise been too hot for the Philippines, but I made it for my 5-year old godson who lives in Baguio City. Baguio City a city in the mountains up

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Just wanted to let you know that I'm guest posting over at Amy's blog, One Artsy Mama, today for her Our Home for the Holidays series. I will be sharing about our family's tradition for Christmas eve. So head on over there if you want to know how we celebrate Christmas eve here in the Philippines Wishing Christ's blessing for all of you this Christmas. Merry Christmas!

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We organized a surprise baby shower for one of my friends (who was my maid of honor at my wedding) last Sunday. I volunteered to make the diaper cake because I have always wanted to try making one after I saw one for the first time at my sister's baby shower.  I looked for inspiration online and it looked simple enough... but I had no idea rolling each and every diaper is so boring tedious! We

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I am FINISHED! 7 crocheted hats (including the ones for the dolls) 1 pair of crocheted booties It might not look like much but those projects took me quite a while to finish. I can't wait to share pictures of some of the stuff I made for gifts but I don't want the recipients to accidentally stumble onto my blog entry and ruin the surprise so I will be sharing them after Christmas.  They are

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There are several things I love about the Christmas season, one of which is BAZAAR SEASON!!! Bazaars... my joy and my curse. I always promise myself I will only go there to see what's new but I always manage to go home with an empty wallet. I'm a mall rat so I'm usually only exposed to what the malls have to offer. Going to bazaars opens my eyes to other great stuff being marketed out there and I

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Finally! A craft project (albeit a very simple one). So while I was stuck at home suffering from food poisoning yesterday (sigh... long story), I managed to finish my gold Christmas ball. Here it is, sitting on top of the vase I "borrowed" indefinitely from my grandmother. I used EXACTLY 600 thumbtacks for this project. I know because, each box contains 100 tacks and I used 6 boxes.So the

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I posted the one I made from Andrea before but I didn't get nice pictures. I have made 2 more since then, using the same pattern from Maybe Matilda: One for my niece (she asked for a white one), and another one for Andrea's doll, Lizzie (yes, we already named her, finally!). They like to match you know. I had to distract them by handing them stuff to hold to get them to stay still for the photo

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Another flower, this time I made this for me.  I bought some white acrylic yarn from the mall and wanted to try making booties after I downloaded a pattern on Ravelry. However, I didn't think this type of yarn will be good for any baby so I scrapped that idea and tried to make a flower for me instead. I didn't use a pattern for this one. I just made a circle and then to make it ruffle, I just

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Hello. My name is Janelle and I am a... yarn addict this time.  I was obsessing on yarn all of last week. I don't know why... it's not like I have any major project to use them for lined up. Aside from more hats and baby booties (the only projects that are within my skill range at this time), I don't really feel confident about making anything else. I guess part of what's fueling this obsession

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I've been working on my crochet during all my free time lately. And when I say all... I mean ALL. Which means I have some Christmas gifts that are still NOT wrapped. I have friends who still don't have Christmas gifts (I won't say who). And after decorating my tree... I stopped there. I NEED to finish decorating for Christmas soon. I've been downloading a lot of crochet patterns last week, and so

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More than a month after I got my free pattern from Rachel from Maybe Matilda for completing my cowl at her Crochet-Along, I finally got around to trying it out.  I asked for the Bear Hat pattern. Since I live in a tropical country, using yarn or any type is not practical if I want my daughter to actually use the hat. So I used crochet thread, 2 strands, and I had to adjust the pattern to work

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Woo-hoo! There will be a crafts market in Manila!!!  And aside from the crafts market, there will be some crafts workshops too: If you're in Manila and want to dabble in crafts, you might want to check this out. Happy crafting! :)

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I still don't have a project to share :( But I dream of several projects. I'm still here, though a little under the weather since last week (I contracted the flu last Thursday... nasty!), still buried neck-deep in work, but don't worry I will not bore you with details. Suffice to say, I'm working my way to get to waist-deep... and in time, maybe knee-deep... and soon... FREEDOM! Albeit,

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It's November, and in our household, that means it's officially Christmas!!!. We had a 4-day weekend last week. November 1 is All Saint's Day and it's Filipino tradition to go home to their provinces to visit their dearly departed in the cemetery. Since November 1 was a Tuesday, October 31 (Monday) was also declared as a special holiday to give people more time to travel to their provinces.

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Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. This is my last post as host for the Creating Success Around the World. On last week’s post, I mentioned that I am looking for new hosts for the Creating Success Around the World for Asia. Starting this November, aside from

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A month ago, I was given a free copy of the digital scrapbooking sofware, My Memories Suite. Since then I have made a lot digital scrapbook pages, though I haven't shared them here. It has become one of my favorite pastimes, when I have a little time for myself but too tired to craft. And every now and then, I check out the Free Kits section of the My Memories website. I usually create my pages

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... and ??? lbs ago...

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How many Fridays have I missed Friday Photos? I'm tired. Mentally. Physically. Emotionally, no. Something to be thankful for :) Since I need a little something to lift my mood, I decided to share this today. This was taken during the fireworks show at Disneyland in California a long time ago. I remembered this recently because Andrea likes looking at pictures and she discovered the pictures

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Hello? Still there? I'm still here. Alive. Kicking. Most of the time wanting to kick and scream but I was told responsible adults are not supposed to do that. Breathe. I need to breathe. And I need a break. I miss crafting. I miss sewing. And I miss my crochet hook, which I have only recently learned how to use. You know how work sometimes gets in the way of life? During my absence from

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Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. I have a few questions for you... Are you from Asia? Do you like making things and then blogging about it? Do you like meeting other talented people from Asia? Do you want to be the next Asian host for Creating Success Around

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Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- Our guest today is Bimbi of Apuu Handmade. Bimbi will be sharing her creativity with us from Indonesia. [Janelle] Welcome to Creating Success Around the World Bimbi! So glad to have you here today! Tell us about

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Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. Today's blog hop is a little special. Instead of your usual hosts, we asked some of our previous guests to co-host the blog hop with us! After reading about our guest today, scroll down to check out the previous guests from Asia

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Last weekend, I made an unplanned trip to Ylaya Street in Divisoria, Manila.  (Yes, Karen... I got to go!!!) I say unplanned, because my mom only asked me to go with her Friday afternoon. I didn't want to go because it had been raining lately and that place is sure to be muddy. And to make it worse, it was raining all Friday night until early Saturday morning. I was trying to get out of that trip

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I missed  Friday Photos last Friday and in a few hours, in another post after this one, I will tell you why.  Today's photo is dedicated to Kelley of Kelley Highway: I have read your email Kelley, and I haven't had a chance to reply yet. But I will in a while. And since you mentioned General Santos City in your email, I decided to post this today for you :) This is a photo of the main building/

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After my... um... success (yes!! I call it success) with my crocheted cowl from the Crochet Along at Maybe Matilda, I decided to try making a crocheted flower. I had no idea how, I had no pattern, but I just tried the different stitches until I had what looked like flowers :) The larger one looks like a doily and this is the FIRST time I made a doily that stayed flat!! Yey! I tried crochet a

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Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- Today let's welcome Terrie from Terrie Smiling! Terrie is joining us today from Hongkong. Janelle: Welcome to Creating Success Around the World Terrie! You're my first guest from Hongkong and I'm sure our readers are all

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Remember this cowl I was working on for Rachel's Crochet-Along at Maybe Matilda? Well... I finished it! :) When I started working on this project, I had no idea what a cowl was for. I thought it was just decorative. I didn't know how it was supposed to keep you warm because it pretty much just covers your neck. As I was taking pictures earlier... I was sweating! So yeah, it does keep you warm.

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-24647014709690708392011-09-30T06:00:00.002+08:002011-09-30T10:16:39.988+08:00

These are Christmas lights: ...taken with slow shutter speed. I don't know the exact settings but from what little I could understand of my husband's explanation, you set your shutter speed, and then click, and move the camera around slowly. And you get this effect. Makes sense? :-/ We have several of this photos because my husband had fun taking them. This is just one of them. Interesting isn't

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-57989715012796034472011-09-29T06:00:00.006+08:002011-10-12T09:48:47.155+08:00

Remember the Anna Dress I made for my daughter? Well... I made another one.    For her doll :) She doesn't have a name. Andrea just calls her 'Baby Doll'.  A closer look. The buttons in front are just aesthetic. The opening is actually at the back. The back opens from top to bottom and I used Velcro on both sides to close it.   I am linking up to the following parties:Craft-O-Maniac Monday at

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The Philippines was hit by Typhoon Pedring, international name Typhoon Nesat, yesterday. This video is not mine, I just got it from YouTube. This is in the city of Manila, and that is the Manila Bay. I live farther inland, and fortunately, my house is not located near any dam or any body of water. My family is safe. Thank you to all my blog friends who sent their well-wishes.  The area

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-38304454793383018102011-09-28T06:00:00.003+08:002011-10-25T17:51:54.866+08:00

Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more.  Sorry I don't have an interview scheduled for today. It has been a really REALLY busy 2 weeks (and counting) for me. I hope to make it up to you guys next week. However, you can check out the interviews from my co-hosts:

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-26091940287970841132011-09-26T22:22:00.000+08:002011-09-26T22:22:37.677+08:00

I think I'm doing well. I didn't finish the 12 inches I was supposed to last Friday. I ended up unravelling several times due to some mistakes I made. But I was able to make up for it all weekend while watching my daughter play all day. Here's what I have now: Yep, I have 26 inches. Halfway there!  The pattern said I should have 52 inches. But Rachel said we can adjust to fit our style and I

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-55192023530746783702011-09-23T16:18:00.000+08:002011-09-23T16:18:06.099+08:00

Before I post my Friday Photo for today, let me give a brief explanation for my blogging absence. It can pretty much be summed up by one word: WORK. I wish I can say that I have projects lined up which I will be posting soon. But the truth is, I've been too busy at work to think about doing anything much when I get home. When I get home, I just want to rest my mind and body. I'm just... tired.

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-1086575889600532442011-09-21T06:00:00.003+08:002011-10-04T15:01:17.867+08:00

Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- Today I have the pleasure if introducing you to Deepthi from My Art. Deepthi is another lovely lady from India and one of the many talented ladies who linked up to our blog hop a couple of months ago. [Janelle]: Welcome

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-45536265284778339532011-09-16T14:46:00.002+08:002011-09-19T10:47:41.414+08:00

November 1, 2007... thanks to budget flights, my husband and I were able to travel to his home town in General Santos City in Mindanao. And like most Filipinos, November 1 found us in the cemetery where some of his relatives were laid to rest, including this sister, who died when she was only 5 years old. Every year, on November 1, Filipinos celebrate All Saint's Day, and it has been our

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I am so sorry for the late announcement. I was stuck in meetings from 10AM until 2:30PM this afternoon. Seriously... I only had a short break for lunch. Whew! Now that that's done... you excited? :) So we had 12 comments in all... and according to random.org, the winner for this draw is: And comment number 1 belongs to Dianne of Dianne Writes who left this comment:  Congratulations Dianne! I

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Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- Today I am introducing you to Lakshmi of Adithi's Amma Sews. Adithi will be showing us her creativity from the beautiful country of India. [Janelle] Welcome to our weekly blog hop Lakshmi! Please tell us something about

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--GIVE-AWAY CLOSED-- Hey guys, if you haven't joined my giveaway yet, you still have a few hours to do so :) I will be drawing the winner tomorrow at 10AM my time (here in the Philippines, GMT +8) so the giveaway contest will remain open until then. I have a meeting between 10AM - 12NN tomorrow though, so I will be announcing the winner after that.  To those who already joined, you can increase

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-32229925519081250582011-09-09T11:05:00.001+08:002011-09-09T11:06:43.800+08:00

Since I started using the My Memories Suite digital scrapbooking software, I've had to go through a lot of our old photos. I am rediscovering a lot of nice photos we took after I last did my compilation for my original photo book project in 2009.  This one was taken just last summer: Peacocks are being used as symbols for vanity. How can you not be vain when you are that beautiful? This is one

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-13700693349829670632011-09-08T06:00:00.009+08:002011-09-14T15:12:47.090+08:00

My mom gave me this top last week. It's pretty but the neckline, which was already wide to begin with, was stretched more in the wash rendering it useless. I love the ruffle detail on the sleeves so I decided to save them. I cut off the sleeves. I was so tempted to embellish one of them with pearls to make an easy bib necklace for me but my mom specifically asked that these be made into

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-9684897535493816582011-09-07T10:00:00.014+08:002012-01-16T18:07:06.707+08:00

-- GIVEAWAY CLOSED -- My Memories Suite is a top-rated digital scrapbooking software that allows you to make digital albums, photo books, cards, invitations, calendars, movies and a lot more! It's so much fun and easy to use. This is what I used to make my story photo book that I posted here and here. -oo0oo- After using this software for a few day, here's what I can say about it.

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-69084642708878933712011-09-07T06:00:00.011+08:002011-09-12T15:35:58.940+08:00

Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- Today we have Ces from Mom Daughter Style. Ces hails from the Philippines...  ... but now makes her home in Hawaii. [Janelle]: Welcome to our weekly blog hop Ces! Please introduce yourself to our readers and tell us a

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-27005238215153095502011-09-06T15:10:00.007+08:002012-01-16T18:07:06.712+08:00

... and The Story of Two Precious Little Girls continues. (Click here if you missed the first part of the story). ...this story still has a few more pages, coming soon! This project means several late nights but it is so worth it. I'm having so much fun revisiting my daughter's baby pictures and creating the pages. If you're wondering, I'm using My Memories Suite to make this digital

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-9614916726844291382011-09-06T10:34:00.002+08:002011-09-06T10:38:53.909+08:00

Hey guys, I'm guest-posting over at Jewels of Sayuri for Divya's series on Bridal Jewelry in Asia.   Since the culture here in the Philippines is diverse, I focused on what I knew best: Catholic/Christian weddings. Catholicism is still the dominant religious belief here. And Christian weddings have similar components and practices. If you want to see how we say "I do" here, go check it out!

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-8285571618474649102011-09-05T11:07:00.007+08:002011-09-14T15:13:37.475+08:00

I finished my pearl bows! Definitely my latest favorite pair! To see my tutorial on how to create different looks for your shoes, click here:Shoes Refashion - Create multiple looks with one pair of shoes To see other looks I made:Shoes Refashion - Part 2 For the pearl bow tutorial I used for these shoes:Pearl Bow Pin I am linking to the following parties: Your Whims Wednesday at My Girlish

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-2136548337293654542011-09-02T11:05:00.001+08:002012-01-16T18:07:06.716+08:00

I am going to give you something a little different for today's Friday Photos. This is a little preview of something I am currently working on and sneak peak of a GIVEAWAY I will be hosting. Yes, I will be having my FIRST GIVEAWAY next week! So make sure you check back ;) -oo0oo- A Story of Two Precious Little Girlsby: Janelle -oo0oo- To be continued... -oo0oo- This story is about my

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-27632402686214473802011-09-01T06:00:00.009+08:002011-09-14T15:14:04.328+08:00

Before you proceed, please check if you have complete control of your gag reflex. Because before I show you the next photo, I am going to ask you to please not gag. ... Ok? ok? You promise? ... Ok, here it is! Too eeeew? I love it though :) Red, soft and fluffy puffed hearts attached to my shoes using Velcro. My husband kept asking if I really plan to leave the house wearing it. I'm not

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-1091707940354767782011-08-31T15:50:00.013+08:002011-09-14T15:14:58.183+08:00

Do you guys know about Maybe Matilda? Rachel of Maybe Matilda has a lot of cool stuff and this is her second project that I'm trying out. Click here to go to Maybe Matilda for the tutorial. Rachel used paint but for my project I used this: ... Pentel's Fabric Fun  Pastel Dye Sticks (by the way, this is NOT a sponsored post... I just happened to pick these up from the book store a month ago).

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-90491358120596345182011-08-31T06:00:00.014+08:002011-09-05T16:09:12.240+08:00

Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo-My guest today is a kababayan (i.e. countryman). She is Ea from Popkin Garb and she is also from the Philippines, like me :) [Janelle]: Welcome to Creating Success Around the World, Ea! It's so nice to have someone

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-81398935253695980832011-08-30T06:00:00.009+08:002011-09-14T15:15:08.502+08:00

Remember my shoe refashion from a few months back? I wanted to have different looks for one pair of shoes. Recently, a local shoe brand started selling flats with embellishments that are attached to the shoe using Velcro. This allows you to change the embellishments, and they also sell different types of embellishments for their shoes which are mostly just fabric flowers. It’s a concept that’s

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-58353718537974461272011-08-29T06:00:00.010+08:002011-09-14T15:15:24.220+08:00

Ada is a woodland fairy, inspired by Tinker Bell, and made using the Babushka Doll template I posted a while back. I used felt so I didn't add seam allowances to the pattern. And then I free-handed her dress, made her a small belt, and added wings.  I stitched some design to the wings before I attached it... though the design got a little messed up when I sewed all parts together. Like

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-87699942957381720752011-08-26T15:20:00.002+08:002011-08-26T17:04:49.401+08:00

Last June, my niece started pre-school in a Montessori school located at one of the more affluent neighborhoods near our house. I chose that school because it made a good impression on me and that's where I plan to send Andrea next year. My mom, my sister and I want them to go to the same school. My mom went with my niece that first day and after class, my mom called me to tell me that ALL kids

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-91225809224999154852011-08-26T06:00:00.001+08:002011-08-26T06:00:05.225+08:00

This carving hangs from a wall in one of the common areas of the Boracay Regency Resort. I'm not sure about the origin of this wall art but my husband and I found it interesting because of the intricate detail. It looks like some tribal women doing a ritual dance.

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-22374951284799899162011-08-25T11:45:00.012+08:002011-09-14T15:15:34.228+08:00

Remember my Old Jeans to Skirt project?   The jeans I used for this skirt was a little tight and after months of hoping that I will lose weight (without really doing anything) so that I can finally wear it... I just decided to take my seam ripper to remove the fabric I added and attach it to another pair ofjeanc that's I've cut. One that actually fit. (edited August 30, 2011 to add photo) Yey

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-30597104703304937532011-08-24T10:46:00.000+08:002011-08-24T10:46:53.579+08:00

Hey guys! The Creating Success Around the World blog hop link party is now open.  I scheduled the post to go live at 6AM my time (GMT +8) and was only able to check now and see that the link party is not working. Already fixed with Jill's help. Link link link! :) Hope to see you there!

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-35388360482547011882011-08-24T06:00:00.009+08:002011-09-02T16:57:08.822+08:00

Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- Today I am introducing you to Daffy from Daffy's Dream. Daffy is one of the creative ladies who linked up to our blog hop a few weeks ago. Daffy comes to us from India. [Janelle]: Hello Daffy! It's good to have you

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-23067681665181019522011-08-23T13:17:00.004+08:002011-08-25T14:44:43.384+08:00

You might have noticed the lack of project posts. Well... at least someone did. Last Friday I received a very sweet email from PC of Meijo's Joy asking how I was and that she hoped everything was ok since she hasn't seen me around blogland lately. I was so touched by her email :)  One of our many before bedtime photos.  So as I told PC, everything is ok here. No worries. My daughter is just

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-12257442184098703052011-08-19T15:23:00.002+08:002011-08-19T15:51:03.502+08:00

This news made me smile today: I have been working for this company for a few years now and since I started working here, our product is not really being marketed in the Philippines. Though we have a few business customers here, you will not find products for home users on computer stores. If you do, it will probably be one of the older versions. Or worse, 'pirated' versions. If you want a

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-82206953176800834082011-08-19T06:00:00.003+08:002011-08-19T10:42:16.950+08:00

Do you have a DSLR camera? If you do, I bet one of your first favorite subjects to practice on were... flowers. Or leaves. Right? Right? :) I see a lot of photos like this on the web. And we definitely have our share of them. I don't even know where this one was taken. I guess from a resort since the date says March, and March is around summer time here.  This photo is also a good example of one

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-48245093095482720382011-08-18T17:04:00.009+08:002011-08-31T16:19:27.592+08:00

I adjusted the pattern I used for Tiffany to make a horse this time. I made the head smaller, and the legs longer. And then I added some furry trim for her mane, and a small saddle. Oh... and some DMC thread for the tail. Instead of using matching thread to sew the pieces together, I used cream thread so the stitches will be visible. Stella has been packed and ready to be 'dropped' for about a

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-3409678754500894072011-08-17T06:00:00.006+08:002011-08-18T20:20:59.942+08:00

Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- Our guest for today is Imelda of Sew Stories. Imelda is visiting us today from Indonesia. [Janelle]: Thanks so much for taking the time to join us here today Imelda. Can you introduce yourself and tell us a little

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-82941153068211182242011-08-12T10:27:00.000+08:002011-08-12T10:27:06.921+08:00

I initially thought this was taken from our trip to San Francisco until I noticed one of the hotels in the background. And then I checked the date. We weren't in San Francisco that time. I realized this is a photo of Manila Bay and must have been taken by my husband when their ferry boat got back from Corregidor. I wasn't with him then that's why I have no memory of this photo being taken.

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-35013207653869179062011-08-10T06:00:00.024+08:002011-08-16T14:48:40.389+08:00

Welcome to Creating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the world. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- Our guest for today is someone I met through the Creating Success Around the World blog hop a few weeks ago. Want to be featured next? Check out how below. Today I will introduce you to Iram from Arts Crafts N Hobbies.

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-57248466964715873092011-08-08T14:30:00.005+08:002011-08-12T10:12:55.766+08:00

When I first started sewing, my goal was so that I can make dresses for my daughter Andrea. One of my goals for this year is to actually make her a dress from scratch... you know, not one of those refashion projects I am so fond of (because they're easier). And not one of those simple A-line dresses... I want one made with patterns and with puffed sleeves and buttons and bias tape binding.  I

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-57465403111970660382011-08-06T23:52:00.000+08:002011-08-06T23:52:50.760+08:00

This is a quick sharing post to let you guys know that I'm still here. I'm sorry for the lack of craft posts since this is a craft blog. It's just that there have been so much stress and negativity along the fringes of my personal life that  I haven't really been in a creative mood for a while. And the weather here is not helping. After being terribly hot all day... it suddenly started raining

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-5412135530871799332011-08-05T10:47:00.002+08:002011-08-12T10:29:26.465+08:00

Can you guess where this photo was taken? ... nope, not in the US... not somewhere in Europe either... this was taken right here, in the Philippines. This photo was taken while my husband and I were riding the cable car inside Tagaytay Highlands. Tagaytay Highlands is a posh country club located in Tagaytay City, a few hours drive south of Manila. We're not members, and I think it was a friend

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-2464381119522349102011-08-03T06:00:00.003+08:002011-08-03T06:00:00.648+08:00

Welcome toCreating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the globe. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- Our guest today is none other than Chie of Vivat Veritas. Chie is sharing her talent with us from the beautiful country of Japan. [Janelle]: Welcome to our weekly interview and blog hop Chie! And thanks so much for taking

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-20101211816080789932011-07-29T06:00:00.005+08:002011-08-12T10:29:58.479+08:00

Another photo taken by me: ... and edited with Photoshop within every inch of it's surface :) I wanted to make it look like a painting. This photo was taken at a Durian farm somewhere in Southern Philippines. Somewhere in South Cotabato, I think. (So good with Geography, I am! I didn't even know where we were!) The place had several fruit trees and gardens and I took this photo of a covered

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-18714032341044648822011-07-28T06:00:00.003+08:002011-07-28T06:00:04.470+08:00

UFO - Un-Finished Object. I've been reading about UFO's from Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom and I was amazed how some people are so good at finishing what they started. You see, I often start something... and when it doesn't turn out right or how I wanted it to, I lose interest in fixing it or starting over. And I move on to something new. A month ago, I posted about this blue dress I sort of

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-13198236173851804452011-07-27T05:00:00.003+08:002011-08-05T16:44:46.541+08:00

Welcome toCreating Success Around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the globe. Click here to learn more. -oo0oo- [Janelle] Today I will introduce you to Ser Tyan of Sertyan's Sewing Corner. Ser Tyan comes to us from Sabah, Malaysia. [Janelle]: Welcome to our weekly Creating Success Around the World blog hop Ser Tyan! Please tell us

Janellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196167452204951169noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846516460050935130.post-62118554349905237442011-07-22T10:54:00.001+08:002011-08-12T10:30:42.721+08:00

For this Friday, let's skip to another continent. And for a change, this photo was taken by me, not my husband. This photo of the Potomac River was taken from the Mount Vernon grounds while we were taking the tour. I looked out the door and saw these 2 tourists on the grounds, thought it looked pretty and snapped the photo using a cheap point and shoot camera.  Mount Vernon, the former

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Welcome to Creating Success around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour, that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the globe. Click here to know more. -oo0oo- Today I will introduce you to Thendral of Kavin. Thendral is from India and her blog is all about her amazing embroidery, sewing and other craft projects. [Janelle] Welcome Thendral! Before we start this interview,

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Just want to let you guys no that I will not be posting much here for the next two weeks. It's a little busy at work this week and then we're having some company at home next week. Andrea's grandma and grandpa and grand aunt will be in town :) That also means that my craft room/ Andrea's bedroom/ sometimes-guestroom will be occupied and I won't have anywhere to work so no crafting next week. The

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Ruins in Corregidor Corregidor is an island located a few hours from Manila. It can be reached by ferry boats which make daily trips from a port in Bataan and a port in Manila Bay. Every inch of Corregidor's landscape tells a story. During WWII, American and Filipino troops retreated to this island during the Japanese invasion. It was their last refuge... though not much of a refuge because

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I was finally able to start my 'project' last night. And no, I wasn't really making anything, rather, my 'project' is that I joined... ... and as part of The Toy Society, I am supposed to 'drop' off the toys I made. And last night I said good bye to Tiffany, wished her well, and made my first drop. Ready for drop off! I printed my tags and my letter. The Toy Society provides standard tags and

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Welcome to Creating Success around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour, that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the globe. Every Wednesday our hosts on each continent will introduce you to someone new whose creativity is inspiring! Here's how you can take this worldwide tour with us: You can follow all the hosts to support them and keep up to date with the fabulous posts

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Since last week, nothing much has changed: I still don't have agate slices I still don't know how to crochet But my first attempt at making a Surrounded-inspired necklace didn't go very well. When I wore the necklace, I saw that the white glass bangle was overcome by the black rope and silver rope chain and you could hardly see it.So I decided to try again. Those rectangle pieces are made of

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Last week, I mentioned that I was making toys for a 'project' I'm working on. Last weekend, I tried Jenny B. Harris' free Scotty Dog pattern and made... I named her "Tiffany". You know, because she looks these charms from Tiffany: (photo source) I also decided to give her a dog tag that says "Tiffany". The heart tag is a knock-off. I bought a pack of these years ago for P45 (approx $1).

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Two years ago, around January of 2009, I planned on compiling some of my husband's photos into a photo book and give it to him as a gift. I compiled 2 sets for 2 photo books: one I laid out like a digital scrap book containing our  photos from all the trips we took since we got together, and the other was a compilation of his photos. It was the first time I will be ordering a photo book and I

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I was a little busy at work yesterday, sitting behind my desk typing away, when our guard approached me and asked me to sign for a package. "What package???" I wasn't expecting anything to arrive yesterday and when I checked who it was from, I saw that it was from Dianne of Dianne Writes! Dianne is a blogger and she is also from the Philippines, like me. I met her through this blog. I have been 

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I'm making toys! They're for a little 'project' I'm still cooking up. I don't want to give away details until the plans are a little more concrete. But for now, I am showing you some Babushka cloth dolls I made last night. And I prepared templates and a little tutorial so you can try this too! I was able to finish 2 dolls last night. These are around 6 inches tall and the sewing part only took a

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Welcome to Creating Success around the WorldThe worldwide blog hop tour, that introduces you to creative people from all corners of the globe. Every Wednesday our hosts on each continent will introduce you to someone new whose creativity is inspiring!  Here's how you can take this worldwide tour with us: You can follow all the hosts to support them and keep up to date with the fabulous posts

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I would like to say this is Anthro-Inspired... since more of you are familiar with Anthropologie and can relate to the concept. But the truth is, I got the inspiration for this first from Donatella of Inspiration & Realization. Have you been to her blog? You really should visit... I'm in love with everything she made! I saw her tutorial for this necklace.  Agate slice crochet jewelry. Click

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I have some news for you guys today. I'm a little excited about this one :) I have been working with some lovely ladies from across the globe to bring you: Watch out for this! What is this about? It's project initiated by Jill of Creating My Way to Success. She brought together 5 bloggers (including me!)  to feature weekly interviews of talented people from our respective continents. The

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