Happy Days Are Coming!

Soon my dear friends.....soon :-)

Bits and Pieces about - Wire, Running and Life

I am happy to share with everyone that soon there will be new designs to be posted. I have made a few new pieces about a month ago now and its just that until now I do not know how to take good photos of them. Bad me! Hubby is still so busy with work and it would be unfair if I will deprive him of his resting time just to take pictures. I know someday I have to learn photography but then again I have a wonderful partner who takes awesome photos. I think I'll just stick with playing with wire and leave the photography job for him.

Also this week marks my 11th week half marathon training. Yes, I am training to finish a Pikermi this coming August. Finishing it would be my best birthday gift ever. I hope to do it in less than 3 hours and no more than 3hrs 15min. Finishing the race before I turn 41 would be a dream come true. It would also ensure that I would be able to finish a full marathon by March of next year in under 8 hours. Im keeping my fingers crossed and fervently praying that I would not be encountering so many injuries in this journey. Shifting to barefoot running during training is a bad move but it was a decision I freely made, so even though my training days are making me crazy, I do not mind just as long as there won't be major injuries along the way.

About two weeks ago Hubby and I celebrated our 10th year of togetherness. Ten years seems so short. Looking back, I would not have it any better. I love the life we created, most of all I love the person I am spending the rest of my life with. We are looking forward to many more ten years ahead.

"Flores the Mayo" (Flowers of May)

Its May and its flower month once again. The month of May marks the beginning of the rainy season. After a long dry season we can expect rains to begin pouring, with it flowers begin to bloom overnight. And being a Catholic country we celebrate the beneficial rains by praising the Blessed Virgin. Town folk gather the colorful flowers to decorate the Parish Church altars and aisles. They bundle the blooms in exotic arrangements for the many different festivities all together referred to as the "Flores De Mayo" (Flowers of May).

And to signify this Month, flowers will be overflowing in my work station and shared to you as soon as possible. Also, later this month marks my 10th year wedding anniversary - another special occasion for more flowers. Yey!

Time to smell the roses!

Inspiration Feature: Star Eloriaga-Tito

Music. Photography. Psoriasis

I am Star, 27 years old, a music production graduate, loves photography and a psoriatic patient.

I came from a musically inclined family that influenced me to love music... from playing drums to a being a frustrated violinist… I ended up being a sound engineer, worked for 3 years in a recording studio and did some post production projects: audio visual production, tv and radio ads.

I was young and enjoying life to the fullest when my health suddenly turned bad and had a series of flare ups, debilitating me to perform my duties in the studio. It became very frustrating for me because I had to leave the job that I wanted since the day I studied music production.

Photography came to me by faith. At first, it was fun for me to take pictures from my first digicams, Fujifilm and Canon Ixus. Then I became hungry to take better photos by praying for a DSLR camera. Then by God’s grace, I acquired my first DSLR camera, a Canon 400D.

Since then I ventured into a world that opened my eyes to see the beauty of my surroundings… from catching the sunsets to simply capturing different emotions.

Photography also became my outlet while recovering from my lesions… to see God’s beautiful creation made me realize that there’s still hope and beauty amidst the sufferings and pains that I was going through. I feel blessed to have Mark (my hubby) during those trying times to boost my self confidence and also my faith in God.

Having psoriasis is not an easy disease to deal with, it will drain you physically, emotionally and spiritually. And I thank my family and Mark for keeping my faith alive and believing that healing is coming my way.

I am currently on this cleansing diet and I must say God is truly our Healer. On its 3rd week, I can see the dramatic change on my skin, from 90% covered to almost normal skin.

Isaiah 53:4

“Surely He has borne our griefs [sicknesses] and carried our sorrows [pains]...”

Thank you for sharing your story with me Star. You have triumphed above the challenges of Psoriasis and have emerged to be a very good photographer. Through your story, I hope that other Psoriasis patients take inspiration to go beyond our disease and accept that it will be always be a part of our lives. God gave you the talent for capturing what He created through your photography, continue doing so Star, you are really one blessed gal.

Good luck dear!

Flower Collection Now Available

Flowers signify a lot of meaning, mostly it is always to convey what we feel. Each flower color has also a meaningful story behind its color. It is this reason why each individual is very particular with the flower and color they choose for a bouquet, for floral arrangements and for flower jewelries.

But whatever the color is, the real meaning still lies on what you feel towards the person who gave the flowers to you. The color may add to the beauty of the arrangement, but at the end of the day, only your heart will know what the true meaning of the color of flower you received is.

So come and browse the Collection and choose the best flower color that suits you or your love ones!

Thank You STEP UP

I cannot be more thrilled than today! Who would imagine that I would be getting a sort of "free" craft show table for the Art Fest this coming Saturday! Ms. Sandy, one of the organizers of S.T.E.P. U.P just gave me a call to tell me the good news. I only have to pay for the registration fee of Php 100 and that whole table is mine. So that means - more space = more trinkets to show = more people to meet and mingle with = happy times! What more could a bazarista ask for?

Summer Fair Art Fest 2011

This will be my first time to join a S.T.E.P. U.P. event and I'm hoping that this will be the start of something good for us.

Lets all have a day full of surprises, enjoyment, and entertainment! See you there!