2023's gratitude journal is almost done and getting really thick and hard to photograph. But here is the page on the apple galette. Which was yummy. And I haven't made in a while. And probably should. :)
Tuesday
Monday
Make Stuff Monday - decorating a patterned box
Sometimes the gift box itself is already very pretty...and you don't have to do much to enhance it.
Friday
Friday's glassine bag project
Scored a glassine bag recently and just had to make it pretty..*winks*
Went with little leftover paper scraps and packaging...
Happy weekend friends!
Thursday
Happy 2025! Let's make a fresh start!
Happy 2025 friends! It's a brand new year...let's make a fresh start! *high fives all around*
The end of the gifting season also means that this gal has a fresh new supply of boxes to upcycle and decorate! Yay! And yes, we're still pearl misting our projects this year...because shimmer just makes everything look better right? *winks*
Monday
Let's save the Christmas tree! *winks*
The Yams are always up for a little fun...so when we saw lopsided Christmas tree at the mall, we decided to "save" it! *winks*
Mummy Yam and E tried their best to push the tree back to an upright position...
While Papa Yam tried to thwart their efforts by pushing the tree down... *LOL*
Happy holidays friends! It's been a challenging year but we made it! See you in 2025! :)
Wednesday
Another week, another decorated pocket envelope project
Really having fun decorating these pocket envelopes (receipt holders from online shopping). I really love the pastel yellow base - such a happy colour!
Finished with a little birdie and some pearl mist of course. :)
Tuesday
A page from the gratitude journal - Oriental Jade Hotel
This gratitude page was about the lovely boutique hotel I got to stay at when I was in Hanoi. It was a lovely place and in a great location (like a 3 minute walk from my fave spa!) and the service was great.
I could overlook the minor problems of having to pay to use the sauna and that I could swim the whole length of the pool in one breath (it was really small). But the food was really really bad. At first I thought it was because it was the packed breakfast (had to leave for morning appointments before in-house breakfast started) but it was worse when I could actually dine in. They couldn't even get the French toast right. Or the eggs.
What are your deal-breakers when choosing a hotel to stay in?
Monday
Another week of 3 eye drawings
As the end of the year draws near, I am speeding up my eye drawings to finish up this latest sketchbook........which has taken a really really really long time to complete because I haven't been consistent at all for most of this year.
And if you are wondering why I haven't shared any Christmas projects yet...it's because I haven't started wrapping my pressies yet. Apparently, I've dropped all the balls and caught none. But it's been a stressful year so I am going to be kind to me and just go with the flow....afterall, a week is quite enough to wrap up pressies, right? *winks*
Despite everything, we still managed to do a short family vacation to Bali last week. :)
P/s:Hope you are better prepared for the holiday season than I am.
Friday
It's gelato time!
The Yams were pretty excited to try out the Venchi gelato...can you tell? *winks*
The verdict: the gelatos were really good but the cone was disappointing (for the price).
Tuesday
Monday
A page from the gratitude journal - nail drill
Sometimes you really don't know what you've been missing out on until you got it. For me, I've really enjoyed having a nail drill in my life. :)
P/s: It's used to file down nail polish without acetone...and a lot gentler on the nails. The nail tech at the salon can do it super fast but I like being able to remove and repair myself even though I'm super slow. *LOL*
Friday
This week's upcycled project - a decorated pocket envelope
Haven't done a cute little "scene" in a while...here is one on an up cycled pocket envelope. I love the pastel yellow base so I kept it and just added more pastel elements and added some darks to ground the whole piece. You can't really see but I did finish with some pearl mist because sparkle makes everything prettier right? *winks*
Enjoy your weekend friends!
Tuesday
The first 3 eye drawings of December!
Really want to finish my eye drawing sketchbook this month so I'm going to try an eye drawing every day. Here are the first 3! :)
Happy Tuesday friends!
Monday
A page from the gratitude journal - free full-sized blusher
This page from the gratitude journal is all about getting a full-sized blusher when I attended the Pat McGrath event at Sephora. I have attended many events...some have been generous with the quantity of sample size products but this was the first time I scored a full-sized product worth $50. :)
Thursday
Thursday's desk - two eye drawings for the week
Well friends, I got two done this week. It's hard because of the weather...it's always dark and gloomy in the afternoons when I can spare a little time to actually sit down and draw. I like to draw in natural light and I also take the opportunity to take short videos of my eye drawing process to share on my IG account.
Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends!
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