Yes...another Mama Moment! All along, I thought my eldest is too old to be missed, but after just one night, I just don't feel right. I miss my Bianca! She will be gone for two weeks (left last Wednesday), as part of her school's exchange program with Japan. Gosh! 12 more days to go....
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| Practicing her Japanese pose the night before she left. |
And since Bianca will be hosted by a Japanese family from the school, we prepared some special gifts for them. I had to part ways with one of my batik table cloths (for the love of my daughter!) and use it as a wrapper. With this kind of wrapping, no need for any tape nor glue nor ribbon. The ends were tied in a knot on top and then made to look like a ribbon. Sometimes I would use cloth table napkins also, to wrap food items. Wrapper itself is a gift already! Pretty clever, don't you think? I just hope it passed the Japanese art of wrapping (you know how beautiful and meticulous their gift wrapping is!).
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| Boxes of dried mangoes and polvoron were wrapped in the batik cloth while mother of pearl bangles went inside the abacca bags. Another gift, this time I wrapped it with tissue and then a panel of abacca was used to envelope the tissue and tied with a satin ribbon. Simple and elegant!
Without Bianca, I guess Casa Insigne will be quiet this weekend. Have a blessed week ahead, my dear readers! |
I would love to hear your thoughts!
i love your batik wrappers irene!! good luck to bianca, i know she will do you proud in japan, :)
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