Angels

Leaving my family to work abroad is something that I never imagined and wished for. But until now, I really don't know what pushed me to suddenly change the plans I had for myself two years ago. I remember my first few weeks at work. There was never a time that I never saw myself not getting teary-eyed whenever I see happy kids passing by in front of me. I always imagine that those kids are my two angels...my two adorable nieces, Kayla and Maricca.

This is Kayla's picture that I have taken when she was still 2 years old (I think). I saw her playing inside her crib. I envy this child for her worry-free mind and happy soul.

This was Maricca's playful morning. I took this in our terrace when she was still 4 years old. It was a beautiful sunny morning and I just had my breakfast when I saw my pretty angel watching her favourite cartoon on TV. She was so excited when I told her that I want to take a picture of her outside. Maricca loves to have her picture taken whenever and wherever she is. Well, I hope to see those smiles from my angels soon...to have a lovely day with them once more!

Rich Sanctuary

I was browsing my file of photos of my past projects and saw this picture. I will never forget this project because this was my first serious experience of interior decorating. Well, I think my partner Mabee and I did a good one here. We opted for simple and clean concept here. The owner was quite meticulous about each detail in the room, but we're so thankful that he trusted us with this project.

Personally, this is a great escape from all the noise, chaos, and stressful things going on outside this place. If this is my own room, I would love to see more green and yellow elements here for cozy atmosphere...trully zen style.

I like how the monochromatic scheme was applied in this room featured on hgtv.com because the furniture looked so clean and elegant. I am also thinking of replacing some elements with silver, something that would make it shine and look glamurous.

Masterpiece

Like many people in the world, I also dream to create something that would show the unique and artistic talent of Filipinos. This is the reason why I like to design and create beaded accessories. Many people would definitely say..."Oh c'mmon, it's not new anymore." Yeah, that's right! I would also agree to that, but why do you think there are still a lot of people like me who wants to devote their time and spend money in making beaded accessories? Simply because, we want to create our own materpiece.

I remember the first few days I created my so-called accessory collection. It was fun and exciting to see and wear my own creation. I was so inspired by a lot of things and people, though at first I was so hesitant to do it because I felt like nobody will appreciate my design. But when I wore my first self-designed and created beaded necklace, the feeling was unexplainable. Suddenly, I felt like I am the most famous accessory designer in the whole world.

It was not too long before my mother saw my creations. I will never forget how her face looked like when she held in her hands the necklace I made. She was so surprised because it's made of big wood beads. It was so unusual for her to see such kind of necklace because she never wore one in her entire life. But I was so happy because she made me feel so proud of myself for having the courage to do it and use the gift given to me.

After few months, my sister and partner Lai started selling all our creations to our friends. We even had our site where people could see all our latest products. But we used to sell also some accessories that were supplied to us by some beaders. The greatest part of our mini-business is when we had our poster which was designed by our sister Tina who's living in Canada. We were like a big company already! Well, I am proud and lucky to have artistic and very talented sisters like them. It is not only the masterpiece that came out from this experience...but a loving and strong brother-sister bonding blossomed.