Friday, February 24, 2012

of tags and terrariums

i've had a fascination for terrariums for a while now and have attempted to create something that captures the essence of containing a world in a jar. this series is one of those attempts. this will probably be my last tag series in a while and i'm still trying to figure out my next project and theme for my year of creativity project.
i have a friend's baby shower coming up and i will be sharing my projects for that. i'm also working on several projects now - a layout, a calendar for a friend and probably a mini-album as well. i'm calling it a week and my weekend will officially start in a few minutes. so i hope you enjoy the tags and more importantly, your weekend.

jan. 29: a world in a jar


jan. 30: grow a garden


jan. 31: memories from paris...and a wedding


feb. 1: carte postale...postcards and bird cages



feb. 2: unlock the door to possibilities


feb. 3: more paris love

feb. 4: it begins and ends with worlds in a jar

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

tags, swaps and washi tape

so here i am finally with my long overdue update. i am sharing my second batch of tags although i am so behind on my year of creativity project - 21 tags, 0 layouts and 0 albums. i am rethinking the one tag/project a day to one tag/project a week. i always seem to be exhausted from work that after dinner, i can barely keep my eyes open and i just head straight to bed. but that's something that i need to mull over. in the meantime, hope you enjoy the tags.

january 22: love is in the air


january 23: all dressed up


january 24: love is in the air


january 25: dreams and dress forms


january 26: birthday tag...all my favorite things


january 27: gears and dreams


january 28: love letter




Monday, February 6, 2012

biting off more than i can chew

during the past year, i've been overwhelmed by the joy of accumulating new things that i actually forgot about what drew me to this hobby in the first place - the joy of creating. i am trying to cut down on the shopping but i also wanted to purposely make time for crafting - to use up my stash but also to be able to breathe and recharge. i think for me, art has become as necessary as food and sleep.i find this quote so apt especially during this season in my life - art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

i dubbed my project a year of creativity and at the end of the year, i wanted to be able to create 366 projects (tags, cards, canvas, etc), 100 layouts and 12 albums. so far, i've made around 14 tags. i've not yet decided what to do with them, probably use them on other projects or with gifts.

i have not been very diligent in posting my progress here in my blog but i have been creating albeit not as regularly as i hoped i would. however, i have been posting updates through my twitter account in case you are interested in following me and my attempt to infuse more creativity in my life.crafting and creating breaks, quiet time and blogging are some of the activities i have to integrate in my daily routine.

anyway, without further ado, here are my tags for the first week. let me know what you think. enjoy the week ahead everyone.

week 1

january 1: a fabulous day, a fabulous year


january 2: because it still feels like christmas


january 3: never too late for a garden, there's always time to learn and be happy


january 4: why hello there mother and child


january 5: the road to toledo


january 6: all my favorite things...flowers, birds and birdcages


january 7: all dressed up