Still working with my bottles...

I've been busy this past few days, still working with the bottles 'coz the delivery date is due on Sept.29th so I really have to finish it. Thank God, because there are people helping me with the production, thanks to my sister Rio, Tito bong, my father- in-law and of course my partner in life, Joel. He's the best!

I do the finishing work details and also with the quality control area before packing it just to make sure the items are in good condition before the delivery. I don't really have a production shop, because my orders are not really that big in quantity, so our small studio type apartment is also my production area and it's fine with me, I feel comfortable, at least I can relax if I want to... well, not too much.

Again, be back soon. Have to finish my bottles.

"New greeting card designs I just recently done..."

...more coming up! Soon...

My Favorite Music Albums - EVER!

ALANIS MORISETTE -i like her songs very much since college days
still wishing for her to have a concert here in Manila, please!!!

THE BLACK EYED PEAS- love them, love their songs here in this album
makes me move and dance with it!

THE CRANBERRIES - wow! happy to have this album!

STEVIE WONDER - such a classic!
my cherie amour & living for the city (my favorite tracks)

Handmade Cards I Previously Done

The Beauty of Greeting Cards

Greeting cards.. it is an inspiring and emotional way in communicating to people who have different parts in our life, our family, friends and loved ones. It can reach even to those who are miles away from us. A thing that is tangible but also an intangible one on its own.


Greeting cards is also considered as a gift, because we put our hearts and thoughts in it, writing down what we feel, is what makes it truly personal. It is a way of letting out our emotions in different ways, through greeting cards we can share and express,


... our happiness
... our sadness
... our gratitude
... our appreciation
... our sorry
... our first crush
... our first love
... our first broken heart
... our hopes and dreams
... our Feelings.


It really feels good if we receive a greeting card from people who cares for us, because we know and feel that we are important and loved. And it can also be great, that we do the same thing by sending greeting cards too, even a simple "Thank you" card for our friends or "I love you" to our parents, will be truly appreciated and gives smile to their faces and yours too.

"That is the beauty of greeting cards, giving joy and smiles not only in our faces but in our hearts."


And as time passes by, the color and beauty of greeting cards may fade but the memory of thoughts we've cherished and shared to the people who have been a part of our life will stay in our hearts and in our life...forever.
gracenonan 8/5/08

The Early Bird Catches the Worm... by Francis J. Kong

This is what I'm currently reading right now, and this book
really inspires me lot, I can relate to some of the stories
and some of them really make me smile and even laugh...
It's nice to know that other people stories brings
inspirations to our life, I can really say that
Life is indeed Beautiful!
Well, since I haven't finished reading it, I think
I'll be having more moments to smile, be inspired
and laugh while reading this book.
So, keep smiling!

Greeting Cards - Flower Range

Here are some of my recent designs of greeting cards
that I've been working as of now for my GCU store.
The designs I've done here are all in flower ranges,
with diff. layouts, styles & for various occassions.
Hope you can visit my store where you can order
these designs through GCU, for you and
for people close to your heart.

Working time with my Handcraft Bottles

Let me share with you what I'm currently doing right now,
it's an order from a gift shop here. I called them
"Handcraft Bottles",
it's a souvenir or a keepsake, what we called
"message in a bottle" thing. I added a little thing inside
- a cellphone charm,
so it is not just a simple message in bottle
but it also comes with a little gift too.
I really want to make it look unique and
cute as well at the same time and the design
of the bottle labels I made were all about
love and friendship.

Here are another set of my Handmade Cards, these were done
on white textured cardstock, I embellished them with my different
"craft ingredients" such as paper, craftpunches, beads, flowers,
patches, sequins, ribbons and also do
some stitching to really make it look handmade.
I also have a smaller version with some of the designs here
the Minicards, and supplying my items to a known
specialty giftshops here in Manila.
Soon, I'll be posting more of my works and designs here,
so you can truly appreciate arts & crafts and might
as well do your own creations too.

My Craft Ingredients

Let me share with you some of my stuff, assorted embellishments,
(beads, patches, yarns, charms etc.),
that I'm using in making my crafts- from papercrafts,
souvenirs and greetingcards etc.
Well, these are only a part of my stuff (inventory), geesh...!
they're too many, which I really have to use and
make the most of it into so it won't be wasted.

Handcraft Scrapbook Applics

Here are some of my previous works, a very detailed and
handmadeapplics for scrapbook, I made these for a
particular store here in Manila since scrapbooking
is in trend nowadays. As of now, I'm still into
the process developing new designs for my own collection
which I can personally use and maybe able to sell it
again especially to people who are really into scrapbook
and papercrafts.