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28 January 2015

Make Your Own Decorated Apron And Save

If you spend a lot of time in the kitchen and have a creative flair, why not make an apron that’s fun to wear while you’re cooking your favorite recipes? It’s easy to do using fabric paint and rubber stamps. Here’s how to decorate an apron quickly and easily:

1 - Gather your supplies

You’ll need a plain white or cream colored apron to serve as the canvas for your art. Once you have your blank apron, it’s time to visit your local craft store to select images to stamp on your apron. Head to the rubber stamp section and you’ll be amazed by the number of stamps available to you. You can stamp any images you’d like on your apron to give it that customized touch. One fun idea is to use images of food. If you look carefully through the rubber stamp offerings, you’ll probably find rubber stamps depicting fruit, fish, veggies, and any number of other fun motifs appropriate for an apron. Make sure the rubber stamps you choose are large enough to be seen. Go for big and bold. Once you have your stamps, pick up some fabric paint in basic black as well as colors appropriate for painting your images once they’re stamped.

Supplies needed:

a) Rubber stamps of your choice (big, bold ones work best)

b) A white or cream colored apron

c) Fabric paints to fill in your stamped images

d) A foam brush

e) Foam board

2 - Stamp your apron

Lay the apron down on a flat surface suitable for stamping. Make sure the surface is well protected from the effects of the paint. A foam board works well as a surface for stamping. Use a slightly damp foam brush to apply black paint directly to your rubber stamps. Carefully stamp your images on the apron by pressing firmly into the fabric and quickly removing to avoid smearing or splattering. Reapply the black fabric paint before stamping each new image. Once the images are stamped, allow them to dry for two hours before proceeding.

3 - Paint your stamped images

Once the rubber stamped images are dry, use a damp foam brush to apply the colors of your choice to the interior of the images. This will make your stamped apron come to life with color. Allow the paint to dry thoroughly before wearing. Admire your new one-of-a-kind apron!

A hand stamped apron makes a wonderful gift for an enthusiastic home cook. You can even personalize the apron by painting their name on the apron. You can create dozens of unique aprons just by varying the rubber stamps you choose. Give this project a try. It’ll bring out the hidden artist in you.

30 November 2014

My December Erin Condren Planner Decor

I am having a ball of a time decorating my Erin Condren planner because it makes my planner more colorful, fun and interesting. Erin Condren planners are already colorful and fun as they are but with my own personal touch, I feel it is more befitting of my personality.

December month is the most fun month to decorate because I was able to use my old patterned papers from My Mind's Eye. I like how the cute, whimsical Christmas characters from My Mind's Eye made my December pages extra cute!

The whole month of December is adorned with snowman, kids in winter clothing, polar bear, snowflakes, stars, Christmas tree and some stickers from my other patterned paper stash. I am very happy that I kept my patterned papers because they are very useful with the design process of my Erin Condren. As you can see, there are also plenty of washi tapes all over the pages because I got hooked on the latter quite late. I wonder why I never discovered the many wonderful uses of washi tapes. However, I am glad that I managed to snag some great designs at very good prices in Etsy.

So, here are my Erin Condren December decors. If you also want to have one of these life planners or any products from Erin Condren, please feel free to sign up here and you will get your $10 upon your first purchase: https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/clarindacervantes0315

First week

Second week

Third week

And my favorite page - the week leading to Christmas!!!

05 November 2014

My Erin Condren Planner Decoration for November

Ever since I had my Erin Condren last July, I just can't stop fussing about it in terms of pouring my heart and soul into it, decorating it according to my feelings and whims and slapping stickers here and there to represent how I feel and stick photos of families and friends all over just so I can feel the connectivity that they are with me all the time.

Suffice to say, I love my Erin Condren. I am not sure if I will ever find another planner that can match, if not, top Erin Condren!

This month's theme are cute little OWLS! Yes, owls, those cute big-eyed nocturnal birds. I just love them.

Over the course of the months, I have learned to tame my spontaneous whims of just putting and writing whatever I want. I have learned to play around the color scheme of each pages and made them move me to the design process. So for this month of November, it's more of owls and warm colors being autumn.

Here are the snaps of my November's pages of Erin Condren. And wait for December!

1st week theme

2nd week theme

3rd week theme

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04 December 2012

My Type Of Christmas Tree Decoration

We recently bought a slim, 6 ft. tall artificial Christmas tree. It's similar to Scotch Pine with bushy leaves so the whole trunk is covered. I love Christmas trees that are bulky and chunky looking because I want it to look so real and the leaves have to be sturdy enough to carry all those pretty ornaments I will hang.

Our humble 2012 Christmas tree

Our theme this year is blue and silver and few touches of red. We had the same theme 2 years ago so we just recycled whatever we have already. The only addition to the ornament is the NYC circular ornament we got last Oct. 2012 from New York. My hubby had a light bulb moment when he purchased the NYC ornament. We thought of buying similar ornaments from around the world. So the next time we travel to another country or even in US states, we will definitely get one of that.

Our tree is quite simple in terms of decoration. I don't feel like over doing the decor since we won't be spending the Christmas here in Dubai anyway. I told my husband that we'll go crazy like the one below when we have our dream house because I prefer having a very tall Christmas tree so there'll be enough room to adorn it.

Photo credit: trendytree.com

13 February 2012

Being Practical At Home Improvements

I have a very tight quarter in the house. Since we are not permanent residents of Dubai, my husband and I are quite adamant to spend on furniture and other fixtures at home. Our pragmatic approach to home and interior decoration is to buy only the essential and affordable. Oftentimes, this kind of principle overlooks aesthetic results. We just end up what ever is practical to put at home.

There are times when my husband and I would not agree on something like buying new metal cabinets to install in the balcony area. The cabinets will be used a portable storage of our trinkets and tools which we use occasionally but is mandatory to have at home. Instead of buying cabinets, we end up buying storage boxes which we can stack.

The sofa is another issue we have to tackle. I planned to purchase an L-shaped modular sitting furniture to update our living room last year. My husband was against the idea because it was not sensible since we still have a sofa. Few months later, we ended up buying a sofa-bed to accommodate visitors who want to spend the night. The beautification aspect of my desire to buy is always outweighed by the practicality of having to actually buy and replace something that is still useful at home.

Home improvement is something we have to sacrifice here in the Middle East because we are transient borders in this country. My husband is right in believing and enforcing his principle of spending our hard-earned money to our dream house than spending unnecessarily here where we will just end up selling them. To that, I definitely agree!

11 November 2011

Dream Home Illumination

Light fixture is one my favorite things inside a home. I am very fascinated by how a single light can put a certain drama or flair to a plain wall, painting or area in the house. Lighting can also emphasize a decorative item you want to showcase in your house or turn a dull place to a lively one.

Ever since we got the plot of land from my mother-in-law few months ago, all I can think about is the type and design of the house my family and I will enjoy and live in. I have been scouring the internet for beautiful lighting fixture I will put in my dream house. I am zoning in one particular brand and style - the Minka Lavery Lighting. My type of house design will be a marriage of Mediterranean and Contemporary pieces so the Minka Lavery Chandeliers will add a beautiful touch to my high-vaulted living room ceiling and dining areas.

The touch of flair does not end in the receiving and dining areas of my dream house. The bathroom is also one of the places I want to accentuate with drama. I want the area to be naturally-lit by daytime and well-lit at night with Minka Lavery Bath Lighting. There will be a wall sconce near the vanity area and small ceiling pin lights to focus on the beautiful marble counter top of the bathroom sink.

There are more areas in the house that will benefit from the many collections of the Minka lighting pieces. I have not included the exterior lighting yet but given the beautiful choice of products in the Minka Lavery collections, I am sure that the outcome will be as beautiful as the lighting accents I will have at home.

25 May 2010

Updated Furniture

I took a quick look on our couch in the living room a while ago and thought to myself how plain and old-fashioned it was. I have been looking around home centre in the malls lately to check on any contemporary furniture. I am eager to spruce the house a bit to make it more cozy and updated. I have seen modular types of furniture good for a small space and I hope they go on sale!

17 December 2009

Girls Talk - Christmas Decoration

It's Thursday again! And why am I excited? Well, I get to talk to my blog sisters! Yehey!

This week's theme is my favorite. It's about Christmas decorations. Although our Christmas 2009 is a bit subdued compared to last year when money abound (hehehehe!!). Every year, I make it a point to change color motif and design for our Christmas tree. Last year it was red and gold combination. This year, my family decided to focus on blue and silver. So, this goes without saying that our tree is decked with blue and silver ornaments. However, the Holiday table pieces are still the same: Santa, Angel and Snowman.

10 December 2009

The Trees of Christmas

Christmas brings forth good tidings and warm feelings. Adding more fun to that jovial spirit are the gift-giving, holiday festivities and the decorations.

One of my favorite Christmas decorations are the Christmas Trees. A Christmas Tree adds that special feeling of warmth and coziness to a home. There are a wide variety to choose from pertaining to ones preference. There are real ones, artificial, white and even some made from indigenous materials like corn husks. I have seen some in my home country and they are just lovely!

Artificial Christmas Trees these days are a far cry from what we used to have when I was young. The artificial Christmas Trees we used to put up were so simple. They were made of plastic and the needles were the tinsels. Although I see them as pretty but the leaves were not enough to cover the branch so you could see the mid-section. They were like malnourished Christmas Trees even when they were decked with ornaments. However, there has been a remarkable evolution on the presentation of artificial Christmas Trees in the modern times. You can now get wide-bodied Christmas Trees, slim or narrow-bodied Christmas Trees, realistic evergreen colored ones, White Christmas Trees, decked with real pine cones on the PVC branches, some with clear or colored lights, some even rotates on their stands, two or three-tone green needles, different colored Christmas Trees other than the usual evergreen or white, foldable branches for easy storage, Christmas Trees with frosted needles and very huge Christmas Trees! The choices are plenty. The quality is superb and the presentation these days is almost believable. You cannot make out if they are artificial or not because they look realistic.

So, no matter what your preference is regarding Christmas Trees. I am sure that you will find something that you will love and eagerly take home to decorate.

29 November 2009

Instant Christmas Bowl Lamp

Need new Christmas decorations at home but you're strapped for cash? Don't fret! There's a solution for that.

If you have an old fish bowl (without the fish of course!) and some tangled and old but working Christmas lights that you want to throw but can't (because you have this inner voice telling you not to...hehehee) then follow what I will have to say.

Clean the bowl with slightly damp newspaper. Here's a trivia, damp old newspaper cleans spots better than those chemical induced glass cleaner sprays in the market!
Test your dangled Christmas lights if they are still working. If you need to replace some busted lights, do so.
Place the tangled Christmas lights inside the bowl.
Place the bowl on top of your coffee table or on the side table or even in the middle of your dining table!
Keep an extension nearby if you don't have an electrical outlet near the bowl.
Plug and switch on! Presto!!!

You're instant Christmas Bowl Lamp... Did it cost you that much? I don't think so :)

Enjoy your new and very easy to make Christmas Bowl Lamp.

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