Project 5: Sunshine In Your Hair

While Garbage sings of happiness, there's too much rain for me to enjoy cold weather and long sleeves. Oh summer, I barely got to know thee. Possibly the only bright side of this rainy vacation was the divine blessing to laze around and the permission to glutton. But with me and my friends, it's never too wet to have a summer barbeque, too cold to head to Baguio or too late to go to the beach. And come rain or shine, we keep our heads covered with these new scarves:

Florals & Sun Rays, P80

New!

Batik Print, P80

which you've seen on Alexi before. :)

Skinny Floral & Sun Rays Scarf, P60

New!

The turquoise and grey rings modeled by my beautiful friends are for sale too. Just P80.

Behind the scenes in their Bora room:

Happy Sun, please come out and smile for me this week.

Thank you. Risa

Project 4: It's Not Easy Being Ecru.

At 10, it was universal. Our wardrobes mimicked Crayola and we all had a favorite color inspired by a Ranger, a Barbie doll, a future profession or even ice cream toppings.

At 21, nothing much has changed. My anti-khaki, basics-deprived wardrobe still screams childhood fantasies and mirrors the "always fiesta, never office" clothes of T.V.'s Ugly Betty. So be it sunny and spectacular or even when the day lacks color, I choose to put on the peacock. Try it with my colorful accessories. I'd love to see the whole rainbow reflecting back at you.

And more rings! Click on the picture for a closer look.

Tomorrow, or later rather, I'll be heading to the summer capital of the Philippines. I'm thrilled that there's Wifi at the Manor. See you all next week!

Project 3: Le Paris du Chic (SOLD OUT!)

Never has enrollment been this easybreezy.

Because I'm ecstatic to be finally prioritized in the University of the Philippines, I decided to share my happiness with you with another post. Call it tacky, cheap or old hat, pink and turquoise have always appealed to the thirteen year-old teenybopper die-hard JT fan inside of me. Scroll down and take a quick look at my color mood board.

Tacky? AS IF!

Conclusion: Don't let the Valley Girls kill it for you. Get chic to chic with pink and turquoise and wear them on your wrists with a pretty Eiffel Tower print.

Je m'appelle Monica and I twist and flip for the U.P. Pep Squad. Thank you Mon! :)

For only P90 each, now you can take Paris with you wherever you go.

Au revoir et salut, Risa

DIY: Scarlet Fever

Today was another creative and rainy day. And the countdown to school begins!

BEFORE

My old "white" Mango chain bag

Take a look at the discoloration and the rust that formed around the studs!

My Materials

Drumroll please...

AFTER

Voila! An instantly new bright red bag!

MY NEXT PROJECT

ROCKS!

Aren't they beautiful?

P.S. Remember to click on the photos to make them bigger!

You decide.

Hello, how are you? I've done some new stuff, so keep checking back for more updates! Anyway, here are the fabric designs for whatelse, your fabric bangles. So they come in pairs for only P120. The two boxes put side by side are part of the same pair. Order now before someone beats you to it.

Cute, right? But if decoupaged paper bangles are more your thing, why not challenge me to make collage pattern bangles for you? Here are my "swatches":

Aside from you, someone else makes a very important decision today. The oldest teenager in the world puts a rest to the blondes vs. brunettes feud (at least for now) and we bid adieu to one of the longest love triangles ever. EGAD, my favorite playboy finally wants to commit and he chooses the sexy Veronica Lodge!

More Armroom, Please.

As I was surfing the net for new craft ideas, I found so many bangle styles to attempt to make. I'll definitely try making my own ball-plus-cuff bangles like Pucci's (see photo below) after I finish Metro duties. See, I applied for a part-time job in the magazine thinking that my last semester in U.P. will be a breeze.

YES MOM (& FEELING RELEVANT), I KNOW. That I still have a feasibility study and 15 units is still full load. That I don't have happy working mice and efficient elves helping me make bangles and scarves. (But I have Prince Charming and two Evil Sisters. HAH! KIDDING.) That despite this carefree attitude, I am a bookworm with a bad habit of over-reading things and that I still want to ace my last semester in school. I just hope that the gods give me a monthly deposit of superhero confidence for the next four months! But I just had my interview and first assignment anyway, so nothing definite. The future's not ours to see, que sera sera. Yay to songs that speak to me!

Back to Barbie World & shiny things. Would there be more criminals if handcuffs looked this good? How do you like your bangles?

Spiky

(Louis Vuitton)

Geometric

(Emilio Pucci)

Monochromatic

Bejeweled

(Zac Posen)

Plastic

(The Material Girl's choice)

Studded Leather

(Trash & Vaudeville)

Hello Zac Efron! I love you too.

Dramatic Bling

Wow. Wow. Wow. Pink! Wow.

As Necklaces

(Dries Van Noten)

Tribal

(Kevan Hall)

For Real Tribal

If only I had thinner arms. Hehe!

Like Mom's Vase

(Marni)

A la Wonder Woman

(Left: Karl Lagerfeld, Right: Christian Lacroix)

P.S. To those who ordered, I'll be in school/Manila June 1 and 2 and June 9 onwards. You can claim it then and we'll both be happy! FINGERS CROSSED. ;)

P.P.S. Look lovely so I can feature my happy customers here.