Easter is a lovely Springtime holiday to celebrate the amazing resurrection of Jesus Christ, which signifies life and rebirth for men. Over the decades, people have come to portray the significance of Easter on to eggs. What a fantastic time to put our creativity at work! Have you had the chance to make some DIY …
Planning a Girls-Night-In? And running out of craft ideas to do with your girlfriends on a typhoon 8 night? If you love accessories but have trouble finding a way to organize your treasures, here’s a fun and easy craft for you. Start with your dangling earrings and grab some supplies for your friends, and trust …
As mentioned in my previous post, I wanted to make some felt strawberries for my daughter to play with and learn how to count at the same time. However, I have been lazy and been putting it off for quite some time now. Although these strawberries are a little time consuming to make, I immediately …
Preparing your nursery can be a fun or daunting task depending on how you look at it. I happen to find decorating the nursery a really fun project, from choosing a color scheme for the room, to picking out decor and your crib. It’s a project in the making for me and being at the …
I have seen finger puppets on sale in many kids stores in town, and being a self-proclaimed D.I.Y. enthusiast, I have always wanted to make my own for my little baby. Finally over the past week, I decided to pick up some felt sheets and get down to work! I have read that babies can be stimulated by …
Last week I experimented on a very popular Middle Eastern appetizer – hummus – and this week I will be showing you how to make Falafel. It is very popular in the Middle East as fast food. This can be served as an appetizer on salad, or with hummus and tahini. As a main dish, …
As some of you may know I have recently launched an online bakery –Sweet Creations – to pursue my love for baking. This passion started when my little one was born and I have been putting together creation cute and sweet dessert table for her birthday parties. Today, I would like to present you a … Continue reading
We have been blessed with a gorgeously sunny (and hot) Tung Ng Festival long weekend here in Hong Kong, and these beautiful summer days have inspired me to do a blog post on floral garden cupcakes. There are so many lovely ideas out there, from very easy gummy candies flowers to beautifully crafted fondant flowers, from … Continue reading
These days personalization seems to be a part of our daily lives. From bags, to stationary to wedding gifts to car plates, it seems like everyone wants to put a unique stamp on their keepsakes. I’m addicted to personalization – from stationary to tote bags, you name it, I’ve gotten pretty much everything monogrammed. Here … Continue reading
Happy 10th Anniversary to Prints! In celebration of Prints’ anniversary, we are doing a very special “cake” using Prints products. Diaper cakes are popular at baby showers these days, but have you ever considered making a stationeries cake for a birthday party? Prints products are so colorful and neat. This 3-layer stationary cake is beautiful … Continue reading
When you go to a Chinese restaurant, they will often serve you a couple of small dishes before you place your order. You will most often find some sort of nuts or pickled vegetables. However, Peking Garden offers something slightly different and it is one of my husband’s favorite. Here’s the quick and easy recipe: … Continue reading
Today’s Sweetpirations is sweet enough to rot your teeth! Marshmallow is essentially fluffly, spongy white sugar, molded into various shapes. While it is cool to make homemade marshmallows, it is equally fun to use store-bought marshmallows to create colorful barks, rice krispy treats, pops, s’mores, cookies and more! Here are some sweetpirations for you. 1. Easter Marshmallow Bark 2. Chocolate Covered … Continue reading
Gummy bears have been around forever – they originated in Germany where a gentleman by the name of Hans Riegel, Sr., a confectioner from Bonn, started the Haribo company in 1920. In 1922, inspired by the trained bears seen at street festivities and markets in Europe through to the 19th century, he invented the Dancing … Continue reading
Today we are making something very simple to add to BabyM’s felt food collection. If you are not a great sewer, it’s a good idea to start off with fried eggs. Here’s a quick tutorial on how to make a felt fried egg: What You Need: Felt (yellow and white) Threads (yellow and white) … Continue reading
A friend of mine has recently spent a weekend in Seoul, and she came back very excited to tell me about the Naksan Art Project. The Project was established in 2006 by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism in the Dongsung-dong district in Seoul. The aim is to turn this otherwise rather poorly developed housing area into … Continue reading
Dorayaki is a very popular Japanese confection, they are basically two small pancake-like patties filled with Anko (red bean paste). This is a snack that kids will love. You can easily prepare a couple for your little one to bring to school or serve as afternoon tea when they come home from school. Doraemon, a … Continue reading
Don’t we all love looking at a buffet spread when we walk into a restaurant? The endless table of options is just so appealing to the eye. In recent years, dessert buffets have become a trend in both party planning and home entertaining. The colorful mix and match of baked goods and desserts of all … Continue reading
Have you ever gone shopping and loved your shopping bag so much you wanted to keep it and not recycle it? Well, I have.. Check out some of these cool and creative shopping bags that just make you wonder who the creative genius is behind the work. 1. Jump Rope Bag 2. Lipton Tea … Continue reading
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