Great Finds at the Global Pinoy Bazaar

Stepped out into the light today and woke up earlier for the Global Pinoy Bazaar at the Rockwell Tent! It was a refreshing break from piles of paperwork and terabytes of stress accumulated from the previous work week. This is definitely better than the last bazaar I went to (see previous post) because of the assortment of gift/craft/home ideas that I got. All of them, are proudly Pinoy products! What made it more exciting was the fact that most of the sellers were really friendly so you can chit-chat with them while scouring their stalls and get a bit of a background about their biz.

The bazaar is only until November 11, 2012 (Sunday) so I suggest you head out to Rockwell and support emerging Filipino brands! But come prepared-- there's an entrance fee of Php100.00 that's good for the entire day. If you're hungry, there are light snack booths in the tent but I suggest you opt to have dinner/lunch outside.

Of course, any adventure isn't complete without fun friends to accompany you! I went with craft buddy Keevee, her guy Miguel, and sister Sassja. Being with them was such a treat. Today, I realized what a small small world we live in because of the common-friend-network I discovered. haha.

I also got to bring home a stash of goodies from the bazaar:

Fabric and felt pencil case from Fab Manila, a funky printed Little K Crafts tickler, sweet & salty bacon chocolate chip cookie from Bird House Bakers, and a chunk of healthy goodness from Pannzian beach's malunggay oatmeal cookie.  

I definitely had a great time today. How about you?

Craft Crazy: Hip Pinoy Art + Food Fair & Craft Swap

(Photo Roll: 1) Hip Pinoy Entrance, 2) Hey Kessy's washi wonderland, 3) Felt It's feel-good finds!

My fun and crafy friends, my sister, and I went out on a sleepy Saturday afternoon to check out the Hip Pinoy Art + Food Fair in Katipunan Extension. When we got there, only a few people were shopping and there weren't exactly a lot of exhibitors in the fair. First stop was Felt It and we met crafter Celina-- who turns out to be my sister's friend! Their felt headbands are so adorable! I swear I'm getting something for myself soon! 

After we grabbed a few goodies for the niece, we went off wandering around and stumbled upon Mansy's booth--Hey Kessy. I was so psyched because I just signed up for her November Messy Washi Party and we've been exchanging e-mails. It was so refreshing to meet her in person and I was thrilled to know that we have a lot of common friends. Oo na, FC mode eto! Haha. When we knocked ourselves out silly ogling at rubber stamps, magnetic boards, and accessories, the girls and I ran to Banapple for the main event-- our 1st ever Craft Swap!

Each of us brought something crafty to share and we said nothing but "awwww", "cute!", "awwww" the whole afternoon. Of course, the best part of it all was being able to talk for countless hours about anything and everything under the sun! It's so nice to find friends who love the same things as you do. Keevee and I went to the same university and only got to know each other from work. We both met Erikka at the 1st Calligraphy Crafternoon at Pino some months back. We were missing Aya that afternoon, another friend of ours who we met at the same event. Thankfully, Sassja was there too to hang out with us and take our photos! haha.

'Tis definitely the season for crafts so I'm sharing with you some of the sunny steals that day:

Blue star printed washi tape and light green paper straws from Hey Kessy

Stylized wooden spoon and fork set + jute string from Keevee, A cute notebook, a roll of printed tape, scrapbooking accessories, and corrugated paper from Erikka.

And a sweet note to sum up the day!

Really looking forward to our next craft date! :)

Mr. Polaroid's Birthday

I call you Mr. Polaroid-- but ironically, you're not a huge fan of pictures. Oh the things I have to do just to to wrestle you to have a photo of us taken together! You're never one to bask in the limelight and get all the credit for herculean efforts. But today, I think that you deserve to be on center stage.

No, I won't use the "You're the best..." line that you make fun of (because you're expecting it). Instead, I'm just going to say THANK YOU and I LOVE YOU.

Let's face it, you always know how to make a speech major speechless. :)