H&M steal and hauls

new H&M outlet at suntec. i took a quick shop there with my colleagues on my first day back in office. i bought 2 lace sew blouse for a steal at $9.90 each, a great reduction of $40 from the original price of $49.90. 2 necklaces that my mum loves them because they were too pretty and some hair bands and this stack of 4 rings that was good to be paired in different permutations, and definitely sweet and subtle to wear the individual pieces alone. total damage that i incurred in that short span of time? $45 approximately. i'm so going back to H&M soon! 

wedding theme

there are many many wedding themes out there. from summer, to pastel, to winter, to even candy crush theme, there is a whole wide range to choose from. but i think we have set out eyes on something! you get the hint here! 

office outfits [10 jun - 30jun]

its about 14 months more to go!

its about 14 months more to our big day! yes, you dint hear it wrong. actually, we have fixed the date since ages ago but the boy was never too comfortable to share it with others because he always say its still far away, we never know what will happen from now till then. but the little girl here is too excited not to share the news!!!!

so he proposed last year, a few days after Christmas. well we talked about buying a flat, getting married and sorts way before that. i believe the fact that we were still together despite my 4 months overseas exchange studies in russia, his 10 months in-camp training that followed shortly after that, and 3 weeks leadership training in wifi-less nepal, it all meant we were for each other. talks about applying for a bto, getting the engagement ring, dreaming of our wedding started early last year. but me being me, i felt insecure and i needed something to calm my nerves and heart, so he proposed, i said yes!

its such a magical journey with him. i cannot say it was all happily ever after the engagement, but i think we really grew closer with each other with the busy 2013 that awaited in. in jan, we were having our usual date and we happen to be at my style wedding roadshow, there, we signed our wedding boutique package. it was like a great step we made towards our wedding. then the months ahead got so busy with the upcoming church youth camp in June, and the many other church commitments that were growing on us since we got together back in 2010, but serving the Lord more extensively and serving in the same ministry together, encouraging each other and seeing our other half grow and mature, it was something that made this relationship more meaningful than anything else.

now that the youth camp is over with a great success because by the grace of God, one of our camper accepted Christ, and things are back to the less busy state, we are back at our wedding planning. and seriously i am so excited!!!!!

first things first, we are going to design our wedding logo, which i have already posted some prototypes up, next we should settle our wedding theme and colour scheme, and most importantly, we need a venue for the wedding dinner since the ceremony will be held in church, that saves us some headache.

i have bought her wedding magazine and have been searching online for ideas and inspiration for our wedding. we have something in mind, but lets keep it special and not reveal too much until the day itself. so for now, if anyone happens to read my blog or is kind enough to share some wedding venues with us, please do share! we will appreciate it much!

wedding logo prototypes

baby dreams, mama's imagination

design a tote bag

 get a muji plain tote bag. they sell it in 3 sizes, 

small (A5), medium (A4, with base and without base), large (A3) 

prices are as follows: $1.90, $2.90, $2.30, $3.90. 

i bought each of every size they had, except for the medium one without base. 

i felt the medium one had the perfect size. 

go online, search for a pattern or design you like and print it out. 

i would highly suggest that you print the image in colour, 

it will help you later on when you colour your design. 

 fold your bag horizontally such that it forms a line that will mark the middle of the bag and act as a guiding line. place your image in the bag and adjust it to the position you would like the design to be. 

grab a pencil and trace it! 

 now, remove your image from the bag and place at a thin stack of paper inside the bag. 

get a permanent marker that can mark on any surface and trace over your pencil marking. 

now your image will come in handy as you retrace it according to the image. 

because you might make mistakes on your pencil trace. 

the paper inside the bag will also ensure that the ink does not seep through and stain the other side of the bag. 

 now on the same bag, get another design and create your own design. 

 this project was extremely tough! 

mind ya, i made many modifications to the design if you can see. but its alright, 

at least the general design and feel is there! 

i am thinking of colouring the sunflower look-alike flower and the bottom and top of the design.

what do you think?