5 Creative and Useful Christmas Gift for the Man of Your Life

After the Halloween trick-or-treats, now it's time to get ready for the Christmas Season. Early shopping is a nice idea to make sure you won't get stock in the mall with all the last minute shoppers. So, the hardest part in Christmas shopping for me is buying a man a gift they'll want and actually use. I researched some good gift ideas that will fall on the description of "practical" and "creative" gifts for man.

Classic but always reliable Personalized Printed Shirt

What's great about Personalized Shirts is that you can customized the design based on the personality of your men! Also let's admit it that guys loves to wear nice printed shirts.


A Cool Shoe Key Chain is also a fun and creative gift for men.

Men can be so obsessed sometimes with their shoes. So why not give them a miniature version of it right!? 


 A Hygiene Kit  is another creative and practical gift you can give. 

Because the men in our lives needs a little pampering sometimes to get his handsome look. Support his manly beauty with a set of must have hygiene essentials.


Get your men this awesome Panda Bamboo Sun glass

Every guy wants a good pair of sunglasses and putting some unique touches into it wouldn't hurt  ;)  Bamboo + Sun glass =  AWESOME!!!


Light up your man's crib with a fun Lava Lamp

Add up some cool vibe on any man's crib buy giving them a cool Lava Lamp  which can come in various designs and color. 


Hope my list helps you out and always remember that at the end of the day "it's the thought that's counts". Also make sure that your gift fits your men's personality and ofcourse something that they can always use. Happy Holidays!!!

DIY Chocolate and Tulips Bouquet for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is one of the most celebrated season here in my country and probably around the world. Time to get romantic for some lovers out there, as they plan the perfect gift.  This year, as I celebrate the season of love with my partner it is important for me to put special thoughts in my gift. My goal is to make her a version of my DIY Chocolate and Tulips bouquet J

                  

This is really simple yet thoughtful since you put more effort into it. So let’s start with the things that you’ll need for this fun and romantic project.

• -          Green Wire 
• -          Hershey’s Kisses (almond and cookies and cream flavor)
• -         1 mini Toblerone, 3 mini KitKat, Lollipops and 2 mini Cadbury bars.
• -          3 tulips (I used red, pink and white in mine)
• -          Accent plants
• -          Red and pink crepe paper
• -          Pink Ribbon
• -          Scotch Tape
• -          Plastic Straws
• -          Plastic Wrapper

Now let’s start making this cute project for our sweetheart ;)
Step 1: Make paper roses using crepe paper.
Step 2:  Put Hershey Kisses inside the paper roses and tie it with your green wire.

Step 3: Bundle the Kisses roses together with your 3 tulips to add a touch of flower in your bouquet and decorate it with some accent plants.

 

Step 4: Get creative and add more sweets!!! Lollipops, Cadbury bars, KitKat, Toblerone and a Valentine greeting for a more colorful effect.

Step 5: Arrange everything according to your preferred design and use scotch tape to hold it together. 

Step 6: wrap it with crepe paper, plastic cover and tie with a bow.

 

 

Now time to plan on how you can surprise your sweetheart with this beautiful and sweet Valentine gift. Happy Valentine's Day!!!

8 Do-it-Yourself Gift Ideas for the Christmas Season

I am in love with Christmas, especially when you get to celebrate it here in the Philippines.  You can see beautiful lights along the road, Christmas carols playing in local malls and happy people buying gifts for their loved ones.

This year save up some money with your Christmas shopping and get personalized with your gifts. There are a lot of DIY gift ideas in the internet that are so easy and won’t be over your budget. Let me share to you my top 8 favorites that I hope you can try too at home.

BORING TO AMAZING MUG

Get to share your drawing talent and make a plain white looking mug to something artsy with the help of porcelain pen.

GO AHEAD AND CAN THAT IDEA!!!

Time to get eco-friendly and recycle your old milk cans and turn it into a fabulous looking vase for your friend’s cluttered work space.

GIFT OF BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES

Time to gather your favorite photos with your sweetheart or BFF and stack it in a cute wooden box. Nothing beats beautiful memories captured in a photo. HOW-TO

MERRY DINING ACCESSORIES

Turn plain looking coasters into something merry and fun with this DIY idea. HOW-TO

CHRISTMAS TREE KISSES ;)

Buy a bag of chocolate kisses and give it a Christmas makeover and you’ll get this budget friendly gift idea. Perfect for your friends who loves munching on chocolates. HOW-TO

JINGGLE BELLS IN A BOX

Gorgeous Christmas decoration that you can give to your family and friends this holiday season. All you need is a box and a pack of bells decoration. HOW-TO

NEXT ROUND OF TEA IS ON YOU!!!

Tea lover gets to receive a personalized tea wreath specially made for them. Don’t forget to include their best-loved flavors in the set. HOW-TO

WONDERFUL PHOTOS FOR THE WHOLE YEAR

Turn your precious Instagram photos in to an awesome calendar!!! Time to show-off your photography talent to your loved-ones and don’t forget your artsy side ;) HOW-TO