Mission Organization (Part 1)

The past weeks have been very hectic for us: cleaning our homes, work spaces and trying to make this year a bit more organized.

For designers, one of the most common “clutter” are paint and fabric swatches. Jessica Jones, one of our favorite bloggers, showed us how to recycle strips of paint swatches into simple bookmarks. For the full post, click here.

Turn outdated paint color swatches into bookmarks (from Jessica Jones)

Turn outdated paint color swatches into bookmarks (from Jessica Jones)

She also made an easy-to-follow instructional on how to deal with fabric pieces. For the steps, click here.

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Paperplate Angels

Christmas is just around the corner. And in this Sunday morning’s entry, we thought this craft was perfect! We wouldn’t really mind if you don’t use a white paper plate. You can explore using other types of paper and different sizes. Group them together and make a nice centerpiece.

Image from marthastewartliving.com

Image from marthastewart.com

Learn how to make one by visiting Martha Stewart’s website or by clicking here.

YP Bookmarks

Add this to your gift-to-give list! These bookmarks sell for P50/set of 7 designs, P75/2 sets, P100/3 sets and P300 for 10 sets. Featuring murals painted by YP Workshop Participants in 2006 and 2008, proceeds will be used to fund TAO-Pilipinas’ Young Professionals (YP) projects for 2009. To personalize them, punch a hole and loop a thin abaca twine in one or more of the festive colors like red, gold and green.

For inquiries and orders please call (+63) 2 441 0996.

For information on YP workshops, log on to www.ypws.tao-pilipinas.org.

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Geek Greetings

Thanks to Jessica Jones’ blog entry, we discovered there is an island shaped like a heart: Turkljaca, Croatia.

A heart in the middle of the sea

A heart in the middle of the sea

 

 

Geogreeting shows you a different way of sending your messages. Send one now!

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