Snail Mail is Still the Best!

I'm a fan of snail mails even before the rise of technology. I had stationeries, colored pens, and stickers ready for my outgoing mail. I just loved the idea of making and receiving them and reading through it. However, when Email became a hit, it all stopped.

Or so I thought!

Amazingly, snail mail is back on the scene now. A friend shared to me that she's doing #SnailMailRevolution, and she's sending out snail mail to Australia, Sweden, Indonesia, and Dubai. I honestly loved the idea! Although, I think I'm not ready to send out mails outside the country yet. But, who says I can't right?!

That's why we came up an idea and agreed to send each other snail mails even if we talk and chat every day. 

And finally, I got my first snail mail from her!

Surprisingly, this is way different from what I'm receiving before. Today's snail mail contains "gems"! And for me who loves this kind of stuff, I'm literally doing a happy dance! Lol!

The mail includes a short letter written on a journaling card, Manila tags, ephemeras, AND a bag of Jasmine Tea! Now, you understand the "gems" that I'm talking about. *grin*

I loved everything in the mail, all of it! Indeed, the new generation of snail mail is really revolutionalized!

Now it's my turn to send one to her!

July Bride's Fabric Bouquet & Flower Crowns

Yesterday, the bride of this fabric bouquet celebrated her first wedding anniversary with her husband. The bride is really close to me and I felt really sad that me and my family cannot attend her wedding in Manila. Instead, I promised her that I'm going to make her a bridal fabric bouquet, so that even if we're not there to witness her big day we are still part of her most cherished memories through this gift.

Thankfully, I've started making fabric bouquets already and were somewhat comfortable and confident on making such wedding piece. Plus, the bride's request is a bit similar to the first bouquet I did which made it a lot easier for me to create one.

The shades used were pink, cream, and mocha colors. Fabrics used were a mix of chiffon, satin, silk, and organza. I also used faux pearl for the flowers and a few crystal beads around the bouquet - rhinestones are hard to find here in Bohol.

In addition to the fabric bouquet, I also included two flower crowns for her flower girls. This, however, used artificial flowers; I only put them together to create the crows.

    

     

Gladly, the bouquet and flower crowns were delivered a few days before the wedding. And was happy to know that the bride really loved the bouquet.

I wish I can make a few more pieces like this and perhaps make it my creative career.

And to the bride, A, Happy Anniversary to you and your hubby! May you have more crazy years together until your hair turns gray. *wink*

Lettering Challenge: End of May + Start of June

May lettering challenge was really good, I'm comfortable with my strokes and mastered the techniques on some alphabets that I was having a hard time back then. I also discovered that I'm more of a watercolor person than brush pens. Even so, I'm going to stop using them for calligraphy. Instead, I'll be focusing on honing my skills on watercolors and paint brushes.

Now on to June's lettering, I found one from @whimsicalwatermark - the #bestmirroreverchallenge. There are a lot of wonderful prompts for June's challenge and felt a bit sad because I can't seem to continue doing the whole month. My daughter's school is about to open, and I need to prepare her needs for school. So maybe, I'll be back doing lettering challenges by mid of the month or if not, by next month. But of course, that won't stop me from picking up my pens.

So cheers to the last 2 days of May #togetherweletter and the first 2 days of June #bestmirroreverchallenge.

Days 30 & 31

"I am forgetful!"

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Day 01

"Hello, gorgeous."

Day 02 "You're a candle in the darkness."

Round Fabric Flowers: Semi-flat Poppies

ROUND and FLAT. This is the best way to describe this fabric flower collection. 

Using the same process and fabric as CHA Collection, making these are pretty much simpler and easier than any flower I did. 

Check out the collection! 

   

   

   

   

   

May #TogetherWeLetter Days 23-29: Watercolor fun!

Such an amazing week here! I solely used watercolor for this week's lettering challenge. And one thing I discovered is I have lesser mistakes when I do lettering with watercolors. Which is apparently good because I get to save up on papers. Lol!

Check out days 23-29! ^_^

Day 23 - Resist

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Day 24 - Love

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Day 25 - Ocean

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Day 26 - Black

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Day 27 - Bacon

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Day 28 - Slow Down

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Day 29 - Maybe

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May #TogetherWeLetter Days 16-22: More watercolor, more journaling cards!

I'm now fond of watercolor! I found a very nice paint brush (the cheap ones of course) and so far I'm satisfied how it works with watercolors. One of my favorites is day 21, I never knew yellow is such a nice color to use for lettering and goes very well with the flower crown I used for props.

And the cards, such a superb combination of design and colors I used in my work. 

Overall, I'm in love with this weeks outcome. *smile*

Day 16 - Incredible

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Day 17 - Watching

"Dance like nobody's watching."

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Day 18 - Plan

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Day 19 - Best

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Day 20 - Secret

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Day 21 - Yesterday

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Day 22 - Photo

"Photography."

Dainty Fabric Flowers: CHA Collection - Yoyos

Here's the CHA Collection of Yoyos. All made using the same fabric colors from the poppies - deep pink, tangerine, golden yellow, moss green, orchid, aqua blue, and light blue.

This is just a small fabric flower measuring around 1.25" in diameter. It is very tiny which is very perfect for adding details on craft projects.