Our favorite family tradition this time of the year is to set up the Christmas tree together. From the time we had our first matrimonial home and continuing now as parents, we've always made it a point to keep this tradition alive. To make it even more special, we adorn our tree with ornaments collected from our travels around the globe. From Turkey to Switzerland, Denmark to Japan, dressing up the tree truly bring back lots of fond holiday memories. Live or Plastic? We used to own a synthetic … [Read more...]
Home for Christmas…with IKEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj3r_SU4140 A short video of how we put together a Ikea Christmas party right at home! All parents can attest that parenting is not easy. For us, it’s a daily reality that greet us when we step home: strewn books and toys, unmatched PJs, tears and mucus on bibs, piles of un-ironed laundry beckoning us…Mess is a part of parenting, especially since our children are young and very lively. I wanted badly to host a small Christmas party to bring the extended … [Read more...]
The Year in a Snap…with Orange Studios
Snap…and we’re done! I was moved when I saw the photos while sitting in the comfortable viewing room of Orange Studios. While watching the slideshow put together for our family by Ryan the photographer and his wife Winnie, I can’t help but to breathe a sigh of relief and pause. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFbFKkTa0oE It's ironic that even though I’ve shot thousands of photographs this year, I could rarely capture a good one of the family. It was made challenging as our little … [Read more...]
{Giveaway} Season’s Greetings from BreadTalk
As sleigh bells chime in the distance and carols fill the air, here are some delectable festive treats from BreadTalk®, The Icing Room and Bread Society that we can share with your friends and loved ones! BREADTALK BreadTalk's FB Page 1) Enchanted Snow Cheese Log Cake This white wonder is a unique creamy cheesecake rolled with fresh whipping cream and homemade strawberry paste. With its light texture, it is bound to be a crowd-pleaser. Guests would surely remember this … [Read more...]
Gingerbread House Decorating Workshop at Shangri-La – The kind Fairy Tales are made of…
There before my eyes, my daughter’s very own Gingerbread House. Complete with icing snow, snowmen, Santas, gummy bears, jellybeans, M&Ms and a couple of candy trees. It looks like something right out of Hansel and Gratel and would sit proudly on the hotel’s bakery shelf for sale! I’m being totally biased of course but then, given that an hour or two ago, I was seriously skeptical about how the Gingerbread House will turn out seeing how they first started out as slabs of plain brown … [Read more...]
Tag it with Love – 12 Fav Free Printable Christmas Tags!
It dawned on me that Christmas is barely two weeks away. I've nary started my Christmas shopping. But one thing I know, I love my gifts to be adorned with little cards and tags for that personalised touch. Here are some free printables rounded up from the web to share.1. We Heart PartiesDownload here 2. Live Laugh RoweDownload here3. The Magic of Ordinary DaysDownload here4. Salt & Pepper MomsDownload here5. Lia GriffithDownload here6. Printable Labels for … [Read more...]