Arkikulay ng Buhay

It is only now that I found time to post my escapades during the six month "exile" [as I would like to refer to it] of the review for the Architecture board exam.  This post is about this instant crafting adventure I had in the midst of studying. I made Monster Bookmarks! I was browsing instagram #diy for craft ideas that I can do after the board exam and I stumbled upon a photo of a monster bookmark. It was super cute! I checked out the comments if there are any tutorials on how to make them, but sadly there were none. In the end, I tried to make one using my own awesome self and ingenuity.  The screen shot of the monster bookmark from an instagram post on the left and my own version of the monster bookmark is the one on the right. I posted this photo on my instagram account, and I got a tutorial request! For fun and amusement, I made a simple photo tutorial on how to make the monster bookmark and posted it on instagram. O...

If you are a person who enjoys D.I.Y. crafty and bauble projects and you are in the far flung regions of the Philippines and wondering where to get those connectors, charms, strings, ropes, ribbons, and beads it is time to look no further. This post will surely help you! As a craft-er [i just made that word up] myself I found my self in that hey-i-want-to-make-that-thingy-but-i-don't-know-where-to-buy-that-material situation. For those who felt the same way, this artistic frustration can really be annoying at times. Where you go to your local craft supplies store and realize how limited the supplies in you area are - in may case my hometown is in Davao City. Then if the thingy you want IS in stock, you get all excited and think 'Oh, yeah!' then when you look at the overpriced value written on the price tag you go 'Oh, shoot!' I haven't done any D.I.Y.s for a long time though when I was  in Manila for the six months review for the arc...