Friday's 9 pages from the gratitude journal

 

Sharing more pages this week because it's 2026 and I'm still sharing the pages from my 2024 gratitude journal *sheepish music plays in the background*

Anyway, this one was all about the Ballarini pans I scored at the store. I love these Italian-made non-stick non-Teflon pans...even though I usually use stainless steel pans for daily cooking. These are great for eggs. :)

Love a light lunch of bacon and egg on sourdough toast and a latte. 

Also tried in-fills for the first time. Didn't like how thick the nail tech made them but really love the colour I chose. :)

The next pages features celebrating my cousin's birthday and the pressies she bought me in Melbourne.:)

This one features an evening outing with the folks to the Chinese Garden during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

This was when we brought the folks to Sentosa to enjoy sand and sunshine.

Ahhh...my Nanobag haul! I did give some away.*winks* 

Then there was dinner at Long Beach Seafood. Always a treat.

And the "gifts" nephew #1 bought me when he went to Oz for military training. I gave specific instructions and he complied. *LOL*

Happy weekend friends!

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February's quick decorated envelope project

 

Just a quick decorated envelope project to share. :)

Really love these receipt envelopes from Senreve, a US-based brand with leather goods made in Italy and Spain.  However, this would be the last of the envelopes because I won't be buying from them anymore. A leather belt I bought came apart after 3 wears and they offered me a 20% refund and googled some places in Singapore for me to get it fixed (the refund can't cover it). Life is short..let's not put up with lousy customer retention practices. 

Anyway, tomorrow is Li Chun which marks the beginning of spring ...so I'm going enjoy all that the new season brings!:)

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Thursday's desk - some pages from the gratitude journal

 

Happy Thursday friends! As you know, I love to pick up some kitchen bits every time I travel. Meet my new wood friends! :)

Also decided that since I don't have photos for every single day, I could do a double page spread for a single photo! *winks*

Here's another! :)

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Make Stuff Monday - this week's quick upcycled paper bag

 

Happy happy Monday friends! Just a quick upcycled bag with bits from packaging, happy mail and old projects. Really love how this scene turned out. :)  

Hope 2026 has been good for you so far. Just back from a trip...Going full force on preparations for CNY 2026. 

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A quick flat decorated envelope project

 

Fancy paper can instantly transform a plain Kraft envelope into something quite striking eh? Also happy to use the black cardboard packaging for my border...really helps to frame the design. :)

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Workspace Wednesday - a sweet upcycled paper bag

 

Happy Wednesday friends! Just a quick upcycled paper bag project. :)

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A double page spread - Christmas 2025

 

Haven't done a double page spread in ages. Here's one from Christmas 2025.

Had to send my sister to the airport for her mini vacation on Christmas Day so decided to make an outing of it with the folks. And yes, I brought the Santa hats for photo taking. *LOL*

Very happy to finally use up my Christmas stash from 10 years ago. Woohoo!

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Make Stuff Monday - another bubble wrap mailer

 

Remember last week's bubble mailer project using the fancy Bacha biscuit box? Well, I had some leftover and incorporated it into this week's bubble wrap mailer project.  :)

Still trying to include as much packaging as possible...

This one came together quickly and I love how it turned out. :)

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Friday's desk - 5 pages from the gratitude journal

 

I was supposed to meet my cousin F for her birthday dinner but she fell ill. Instead of staying home, I decided to just have a fancy dinner by myself at this Italian restaurant called Prego. Haven't been there in ages...the food was still excellent. :)

Apparently I really like Italian because 2 days later, I was in Ho Chi Minh for another Italian dinner. Opera at Park Hyatt Saigon serves the best tiramisu ever. The food is on the pricey side but always yummy.

On Tuesday, I went with French cuisine at Le Corto. If I have no lunch appointments, I will usually have lunch here..the lunch menu is changed daily. "Are you here for lunch again?" "Yes!" *winks* Fine dining at lunch is always a whole lot cheaper. Plus this restaurant is a five minute walk from my hotel.

Then on Wednesday, I had my nails done. Also at a nail salon about a five minute walk from my hotel. Basically, I like to walk to all the places I frequent even though taxi rides are cheap because sitting in traffic is no joke. Especially if you have a driver who likes to honk a lot. 

On Thursday I ordered the French toast at the lounge and it came all fancy and obviously needed to be in my journal. *LOL*

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Celebrating E's birthday 2026

 

So we celebrated my sister E's birthday last week. 

She got her pressies 2 weeks prior so it was just cake for the actual day. 

Can you tell that the folks are happy to have cake? *LOL*

Lots of cardboard packaging used. I even incorporated the bakery's happy birthday signage on this layout.

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A red upcycled decorated paper bag

 

Got this red paper bag and thought it would be fun to play with reds and pinks. :)

Created a fun little "scene" with a girl cutout sticker. 

My fave ribbon tab element, along with an embossed seal sticker in hot pink to contrast against the red background. 

Happy Tuesday friends!

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Make Stuff Monday - this week's upcyled bubble mailer

 

These days I've been getting some really fun coloured bubble mailers from my online purchases. So I've been upcycling them for happy mail. Since it's a new year, I've decided to do more with my packaging materials.

Like this Bacha biscuit packaging. I love the design of the borders with the gold trim. Such a waste to just put it in the recycle bin.

Here is how it looked midway. I love using box flaps as tabs on my projects (have you noticed? *winks*)

Added some scrap paper to cover the text on the box.

Created a space for the recipient's name and address. And finished off with cute stickers that match the colour of the bubble mailer.

What do you think?

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