Flashback Christmas: Let's get into Christmas mode shall we? *winks*

Yes my sweet friends! That magical time is upon us again. Last year, I shared Flashback Christmas....20 ideas to get you into Christmas mode...how about a little update with some of the newer (and really quick ) projects I've made to really help you ease into the holiday season? *winks*

The reworked Christmas tree

Sometimes, all you need to do is refresh your existing Christmas decor to give it a totally different feel. Like this old Christmas tree I've had for years. I removed the pink ribbon, painted the existing ornaments gold and added a few more handmade/upcycled ornaments and transformed it into a really classy Christmas tree.

How to make a snow globe - tips and tricks (a tutorial)

This could be the year that you attempt to make your own snow globe. This one I made last year survived the year in storage and has been incorporated into this year's Christmas decor. If you have kids at home, this is a really fun project to do. :)

The upcycled Pringles can (a tutorial)

If you have been hoarding containers all year long, it's time to take them out and make them into cute holiday packaging...like this upcycled Pringles can. 

Two more quick upcycled gift boxes

Or these upcycled cardboard boxes.

A superquick gift bag

Let's not forget one of the easiest and most practical projects - the upcycled gift bag.

Tuesday Tutorial: A Christmas scene in a glass dome

Or try your hand at creating a Christmas scene in a glass dome.

Make Stuff Monday: Quick Christmas gift-wrapping using stuff you have at home

Remember to dig into your holiday-themed stash for your gift wrapping too!

Hope these projects have inspired you to get into Christmas mode!

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Guest designer this month at Let's Get Sketchy

Hello friends! This month, I got to join the lovely team at Let's Get Sketchy as their guest designer. :)

I went a little bold with my colours to really draw the eye to the photos.

Yep...Nephew #3's birthday. :)

I went in with lots of stickers and diecuts.

In case you were wondering...the cake was chocolate with cream cheese frosting.

Hope you can find time to play along with Let's Get Sketchy this month!

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Another Yam family birthday layout...:)

So I interrupt the Christmassy projects to share another Yam family birthday layout. Just a few more to go...;)

It was my brother's birthday on March 1st but we celebrated on February 28th because the baker (aka me) wasn't free on March 1st. Clearly if you want cake, you have to accommodate the baker's schedule right? *LOL*

This was the niece's "I hate taking photos" phase. *shakes head*

I really wanted to use this background paper so  I went in with many pops of colour to create visual interest.

I had some leftover bits of yellow cardstock from a previous project and I really liked the fun shapes so I incorporated them as they were...

Just 3 more birthday layouts to work on. I have another done for a guest designer gig next month. Will I be able to complete them before the end of 2019? Only time will tell. *wish me luck*

Playing along with The Studio Challenges.

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Tuesday Tutorial - a Christmas scene in a glass dome

So this project was totally inspired by a Christmas scene in a glass dome that I saw last week when I went festive shopping...

The price tag was a whopping S$49.90! Of course, the crafter in me thought that I could totally do this for a whole lot less. *winks*

Even though I was tempted to buy the glass dome base at Ikea, I decided that I probably could find stuff in my house that I could use. Like this glass dome with a cute birdie...and this metal candle holder that I've had for years.

I gathered some Christmas cake decor pieces and a brush tree...

And just hot glued them on the candle holder.

I added some LED lights and I was done! 

What do you think?

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Make Stuff Monday - a decorated Christmas tree

Hello friends! Meet this year's decorated Christmas tree! It's a gift for my cousin.

It was hard to find an undecorated small Christmas tree this year...they were way more expensive than the decorated ones. In the end, I went with this slightly adorned flocked Christmas tree. It had a couple of pinecones, berries and ball ornaments.

I added some fun felted reindeers...and some red leaves (from an old faux poinsettia plant) for a little more colour.

Then I incorporated this fun little "scene" as the center of attraction. Yep...those are Christmas cake decorations. *winks*

It looks really pretty lighted up....so tempted to keep this for myself....hehehe.

P/s: Sorry I couldn't get any photos in daylight. It's been rainy and gloomy here the last few days.

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Mother's Day 2019 celebration

I'm pretty proud that I've baked for every single Yam family celebration we've had this year (*high fives all around*) except for my own birthday (because I'm still waiting for someone to bake me something *hint*), including Mother's Day and Father's Day.

Here are the photos from the Mother's Day 2019  celebration - I baked cranberry scones and a mango frangipane tart.

Dad thought it would be funny to hold up two packs of coffee instead of my signages....;)

Can you tell that this was a really mish mash kind of layout? I was trying to use up random bits of scrap + happy mail wrapping bits (those punched bits because you know I'm too lazy to get my punches out for a layout...hahaha).

I did try to create some cohesiveness in the layout by outlining the leaves and text with a white gel pen. Did it work? *winks*

Of course, I had to add in the pig because we were all pigging out. *hehehe*

Playing along with The Paper Girls Challenge Blog #188: Family.

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November 2019 eye sketches

Just a few lunchtime art-on-the-go eye sketches I did this month in my sketchbook. I went straight in with Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils (yeah...my graphite pencils feel a little neglected.*winks*) and highlighted with a Signo Uniball white gel pen.:)

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Make Stuff Monday: Quick Christmas gift-wrapping using stuff you have at home

Hello friends! How are your Christmas preparations coming along? I did some gift-wrapping this weekend....the quick and easy way, using stuff I have at home.:)

I got a couple of books that needed wrapping and I did contemplate actually buying some Christmas wrapping paper but decided to challenge myself to use stuff I already had at home. So I went for my brown packaging paper as the base and cut some Christmas scrapbooking paper (*high fives those who have lots of Christmas-themed scrapbooking paper in their stash*) as the mat for some simple embellishing.

Since these were all going into a large decorated Christmas box (*you know how extra I am...winks*), I kept the design flat and minimal. I adhered the patterned paper to the base using washi tape so that the recipient can reuse the packaging. I finished with a strip of vintage Christmas sticker.

I used the same supplies for all 3 books for an overall cohesive look and feel but just varied the way I used the supplies to differentiate them slightly.

I am pretty happy that some of the older Christmas-themed patterned papers finally got to see the light of the day. *hahaha*

Here they are all together. :)

Happy week ahead friends!

P/s: I was travelling last week so I will play catch-up on your blogs this week. :)

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