Category Archives: gift

when life gives you lemons

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Admin

….. instead of making lemonade, why not make Lemon Foot Scrub?  I decided to give it a try after seeing the steps online 🙂 Here are the Ingredients :- 1/2 cup sea salt 1/2 cup olive oil/vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon … Continue reading →

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Decorating A Gift Wrapped With Kraft Paper

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Admin

Recently, we bought a gift for a little girl.  I wrapped the gift in kraft paper (my favourite wrapper) and decided to decorate it.  This time, I created a ballerina with a pink tutu skirt 🙂 Firstly, I cut out … Continue reading →

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oh my doily

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Admin

I saw these cute red checkered paper bags at Daiso recently and quickly bought a packet.  They are great for small gifts or party packs.  If I remember correctly, the paper bags come in blue also. I used one of … Continue reading →

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Making Meals Fun

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Admin

A great way to add some whimsy to your kid’s food is by using colourful food picks.   I saw these new food picks at 100 Yen last weekend. Cute animals picks and candies & donut picks Matryoshka doll picks. Aren’t … Continue reading →

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gifts from Toronto

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Admin

My brother-in-law is back from Toronto for a vacation.  “Suk suk” brought some gifts for the princess-wannabe 🙂 A big bag of Jujubes.  They are Fat-Free.  Yay!  *nom nom* A beautiful orange tee and denim skirt from Calvin Klein It … Continue reading →

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happy daddy’s day

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Admin

Happy Daddy’s Day to all the wonderful daddies out there 🙂 Ashley came home from school on Friday with this card for her daddy. the front of the card Messages in Mandarin On Saturday, I helped her to do another … Continue reading →

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birthday celebration…again

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Admin

As yesterday was Ashley’s birthday,  I bought a cake at the bakery for her to celebrate with her friends in school.  She chose a chocolate cake with Donald Duck and Daisy Duck figurines (forgot to snap a pic of the … Continue reading →

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where can i buy these?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Admin

Can anyone please tell me where I can buy these twines? They remind me of the red & white twine carrier on the letter-pressed printed paper bags during my childhood.  I wonder why the retailers don’t make paper bags like … Continue reading →

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a lil celebration

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Admin

Thanks everyone for all the birthday wishes in Facebook and smses 🙂 I really appreciate all the sweet wishes.   To celebrate my 30th birthday, we had steamboat dinner tonight.  It’s my favourite 🙂 Yummy! This photo was not taken by … Continue reading →

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the crafty mood strikes again

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Admin

I have been browsing some creative craft blogs lately and have been very inspired by them.  Hence, I decided to do something a lil different this year for some of the pressies.    When I was reading the New Straits Times … Continue reading →

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