Presenting my last decorated Christmas glassine bag of the year! Keep it really simple and minimal with some glitter tape, fussy-cut ornaments (from wrapping paper) and two cute stickers!:)
Thank you for stopping by my blog in 2022. Hope you find time to enjoy the last week of 2022 doing the things you enjoy in the company of the people you love. Happy holidays friends! See you in 2023!:)
*festive music plays in the background*
As I reflect on 2022, I realised that I spent most of it trying to "perfect" what I've learnt through repeated practice. One of the things I've enjoyed the most was my almost daily eye drawing practice. Even though it got boring at times, I kept practising, tweaking little things to see if the eye drawing looks a little better.
These 3 drawings were from my first sketchbook, tackling one eye angle.
Today's Make Stuff Monday is a Christmas signage! :)
P/s: Are you ready for Christmas???? *dramatic music plays in the background*
So this gal has dropped the ball on the daily eye sketch in her bid to finish up some stuff before the end of 2022...*excuses* But she started again today. And here is her eye drawing on a Tuesday...*high fives all around*
Hope you are doing better in your "need-to-finish-by-2022" list than me. *winks*
These are the creative Christmas projects I've made over the years that I never gifted to anyone. :) I decided to use them to add a little festive flair to my creative space. :)
What about you? Do you decorate your creative space for the holidays?
Hello friends! Today I just wanted to share what I bought for myself in the November sales. Some lovely toiletries from L'Occitane. :) The almond shower oil is my fave but it's really pricey (for a shower gel) so I have refrained from buying for months.
And I have always bought refill packs. But this time I got them in the original containers because they recently started a refill fountain in stores and only accept their own containers (which I now have!). I only paid for the two full-sized items. The rest were the "free" gifts along with a voucher off for the next purchase. Pretty sweet deal. *happy music plays in the background*
So far L'Occitane is the only company in Singapore that accepts beauty/skincare empties from any brands as part of their recycling efforts which is why I buy from them. :)
What about you? Do you also buy from companies/corporations with a strong environmental stance?
I have to admit that this year's Christmas projects have been hard...as I'm down to my very last bits of Christmas stash. The projects I've enjoyed the most are those featuring cute Santa. The vintage Santas are just not doing anything for me. *LOL*
And there you have it...this week's Christmas glassine bag project. :)
I've really been having a lot of fun with this second mini sketchbook of eye drawings. And I'm giving myself a little more grace to explore and play. :)
This year I've been working on perfecting some family faves. Like the French custard tart.:)
Apparently, the Yams really love it. Especially nephew #1. He would have 1 slice before he leaves for school and then raids the refrigerator the moment he gets home to have another. *LOL*
It is not difficult to make but requites a lot of patience. *winks*
The pastry cream needs to rest at room temperature than refrigerated overnight for best results. The pastry needs to be made, rested, rolled, rested, par-baked with beads, then without beads, cooled then baked with custard. The baked tart needs to cool to room temperature before having a 12 hour overnight chill in the fridge but you can slice the tart and eat it.
I like using a Pâte Sucrée base with some almond grounds for texture. It works well for the long bake in the oven.
Just lots of fussy-cut bits, stickers and washi tape. :)
Okay, there is nothing really Christmassy about this decorated glassine bag except for the "Merry Christmas" sentiment. But I've had this in my stash for years and was never inspired to use it.
Until now.*winks* I kept things simple by adding a piece of patterned paper, two different washi tapes, a doily and a ribbon tab.
And finished off with my current obsession - the rediscovered gold mist.
I'm calling it a vintage-inspired Christmas glassine bag. :)
Hello friends! Just found these food photos from 2 Wednesdays ago when I was in Hanoi. So many of my old fave haunts have closed permanently since my last trip back in 2019.
So it was time to find new eating places. Tried this Vietnamese fusion place called Runam for lunch where I could sample local faves with a twist.
Like this Vietnamese egg coffee with pandan flavour.
And Vietnamese udon in thick crab soup with soft-shell crab and mushrooms. If you have ever tried Vietnamese pho, you would know that the Vietnamese make amazing broth. This was really good.
I finished up my previous sketchbook of eye drawings last week (woohoo!) and after a few days of no eye sketches, it felt really really weird. So I started another sketchbook of eye drawings! *LOL*
Meet the first eye drawing in the new sketchbook!:)
Well friends, I finally took the box of Christmas stash out of storage....so let's start Christmas projects 2022! :)
I finished off with gold mist and it looks really festive! :)
P/s: Have you started on your Christmas projects yet?
