Flowers, Fleurs, Flores.

'Thought it would be nice to share with you some of the photos taken by my daughter Bianca during our Baguio trip last weekend.  She likes taking photos of flowers and she's actually good at it! And while I was browsing the album, I just realized that I am a flower person!  There's a lot of it around the house, in print, in different texture and material.  Take a peek of what I found around my home!  The photos on the left are Bianca's snapshots.  Enjoy and may this post bring you a little bit of sunshine amidst the rainy weather we have been experiencing this week (in Manila!).

My DIY clipboard with botanical print.   Embroidered bed linen from Vietnam.

Wooden bucket that holds the TV remote control.  My favorite lamp by Anna Chandler.  (Remember my very first post?  This lamp is part of my collection of her work.)

Bianca's current bed cover, flowers, bees and butterfly print from Ikea.  Another Ikea find, big throw pillows on the TV couch.

My pretty rosette pillow from British India.  One of my Singapore souvenir...antique red Tibetan cabinet that houses candles, and other home decors.

Would you say you're a flower person too?  I know some find it too girly but I think it adds prettiness to any corner of the house, be it in print or fresh cut flowers.  


I would love to hear your thoughts.

Friday Love

Photo from here

For Valentine, I want these flower pom poms around my home!  They are pretty, simple and very easy to make.  Last night, I made some, and they turned out like these. 

Not bad huh?  I used white, creme, pink and purple Japanese paper; and floral wire to tie it up.  If you want to make some, you can check the tutorial here.  Believe me, it's soo easy and you'll get hooked on it.  I'll get  nylon strings tomorrow and hang them above our dining table.  For the meantime, they're around Bianca's room and my study.  Have a pretty Friday!  

I would love to hear your thoughts.

A Flowery Tuesday

Allow me to shower your Tuesday with carnations, roses and lots of leaves and fillers! I hope you love flowers as much as I do.   Come with me as I go around my house and let's spot some of the arrangements I've made.  

I SPY...

a tall vase of Iris leaves with some aster on the table by the lanai... 

two slim vases on the dining table, side by side with my egg shell spathe...

a coffee table holding a short vase of roses and carnations...

a vase of tall roses with a spray of greens sitting on the Tibetan cabinet...

carnations by the kitchen window sill...

more carnations on the powder room counter...

and did I say i love carnations?  perfect for my daughter's study desk...

my table got to have flowers too...not just one but two vases!

and my most favorite...

a gift from Raphael which he handcrafted using cup cake liner and a pipe cleaner.  

The sweetest boy!  

And if you're wondering where I got all these flowers.  Well...I am lucky to have a loving husband who did not mind to take a trip with me to Dangwa flower market.  It's  where most of the florists source their flowers.  It's the best place to go to get a good deal, they sell local and imported flowers at a wholesale price. 


And just when I was wrapping up this post, I got a surprise gift from my sister Nikola.  Look what she sent me.. a lovely piece of bangle!  It's made of resin with a vintage floral fabric inside.  Yay...more flowers!  Loving it!!   

I wish you can also have a flowery Tuesday like me!  

Home Sweet Home

It's nice to be back home!  And what can be a sweeter welcome surprise than freshly cut flowers from the garden?  Yaya Bel never fails to surprise us with her personal touches every time we come home from a trip.  It could be freshly baked goodies, fresh linens; this time it's flowers around the house.  She is my other angel at home!

More about our short Singapore get away later...

A bunch of plumeria (frangipani) stands proud side by side my bone collection on top of the Tibetan cabinet.

I wish you have angels too that do wonders to your home and spread love to your family!  Have a good week ahead!