Little Touches

Little things make life beautiful and worth paying attention to.

A friend of mine was about propose to his girlfriend and I advised him on the kinds of rings she would like.

The couple gave me a small gift after the proposal, and I like it!

To start with, my favourite wrapping material: Kraft paper.

Instead of phony plastic bows, she used this unique flower made of pretty fabric.

Besides the flower, see the piece of tape on the side of the box.

The tape is matte and translucent with roses on it!

Little touch brings out so much.

Really like the neat and clean ruffle rim of the cup.

Embossed pattern on the glass surface gives nice textures to feel on your fingers when you hold it.

Translucency of the glass; its weight and thickness; ivory colour of the candle; everything goes so well together. 

And, what a nice card to bring in colour!
Sweet coconut scent adds on.

My big compliment goes out to her, the bride-to-be.

I'm sure she will have a beautiful family and home. : )

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Yellow Cup - my new niche

The place has been around for a while and I usually went for coffees.
Recently my sister and I realized they offer great dessert menus: different kinds of waffles and crepes!
Now, I'm there for the treats. : )

I'm not a big fan of music
but they do have live music on some weekends.

Love the old and warm atmosphere.

The style is one of a kind.
Has a niche of its own. 

So unlike North American.

Isn't it?

Bit crowded to bring a baby around but people manage it somehow.

If babies can't taste something sweet, they deserve something pretty after all.

Best part of the store is the ceiling.

They've created this beautiful vintage pattern using old coffee sacks. 

What a creative way to turn the ordinary white office ceiling into a work of art!

Whoever designed the store didn't miss a thing.

And the garbage can.

Messy newspapers suit the look.

Voila!

Here goes the food.

Bon appetite. : ) 

And of course a yellow cup of coffee with coconut flavour.

Full moon shone our way home.

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BOiScreation on CBC

BOiScreation will be broadcasted on CBC!

I just dropped in a few of selected BOiS pieces and display at the station.

I will key in more details once things unfold. : )

In the mean while, here is a sneak preview of how the display would look.

And some shots from this morning as I was dropping off the package.

By the way, it was dead cold walking down to the station this morning.

Ah! Winter is truly coming back to Toronto.

And, I bought two cups of Butter Pecan for me and Sam to warm us up with a lemon poppy seed loaf on the side.

Have I mentioned Sam took a year off on Paternity Leave?

Life is heaven with a staying-home hubby. Kiss, kiss!

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Ballet

Danielle started ballet on Saturday!

Her two years of longing gets fulfilled.

Thank God He led us to a good program.

And now, our week begins

but my body and emotion is not quite ready to gear in.

And Danielle went to school with drops of tears on her cheeks because she didn't like the clothes daddy picked out for her and I couldn't tie her hair.

Ah! I get so angry and tiresome every time she does that.

I feel like a failure.

Gray Monday, gray hearted..

But after all, here I write again that my day turned out to be fine.

I was able to get some work done during the day and Sam willingly suggested we go over to my parents' house even though he came home tired and he knew there would be loads of work waiting for him, only him.

For me, visiting those people there is always such delight.

I just love the luv-vibe! 

And, came back with two full hands of food and fruits.

Ahhhh! 

Time to feed and put Brielle to sleep.

Nighty night. .

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New pieces!

New pieces are added on BOiScreation

And my other shop BOiS for personalized jewellery is up and running again. : )

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Christmas rush

Cold and crisp December afternoon at sunset 

BOiS Christmas rush is almost over!

I know most of the sellers are still hectically busy to wrap up the biggest and happiest season of the year. As for me, Canada Post is way more expensive (and without tracking codes! urg...) compared to U.S.P.S. and takes longer to deliver since two thirds of BOiS customers order from abroad, which leads to the early finish of Christmas rush for BOiS. Otherwise, Christmas gifts won't arrive in time for Christmas.

It is certainly not beneficial for business but now I get to use some time to do other somewhat procrastinated projects: translating one of Earl's speeches, Potter's Clay art project for the upcoming conference, preparing the presentation, cleaning up Danielle's room, finishing up of the studio moving, organizing the new room, household & business bookkeeping for the past two months... And the list can go on.

Plus, there will be a major make over done for BOiS Etsy store approaching a slightly new direction. A little heads-up? Shop-wise: new photography. Jewellery-wise: more art and more Holy Spirit inspired with personal touch and taste. This will be the long time project of 2013.

Yes, yes, I need to get things in gear.

Oh, the announcement for the last minute Christmas orders:
If you're willing to pay for the cost, fast shipping is available to meet the deadline and you're more than welcome to drop by my studio and pick up your orders in person if you live in or near Toronto.

Happy December!

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Winter flower

Winter flowers are blooming for the first time!

Danielle got this cactus plant from one of the elders she knows last winter and it came with red-pink buds at the ends. However, the little buds disappeared soon after and only the greens remained for the whole year. Some parts of the leaves dried off and showed brownish yellow lines which were the evidence of my extreme carelessness. The trunk seemed very loose in the dirt, almost showing off its poor roots. I thought I withered away yet another plant, even a cactus one.

Autumn came, calling in on the winter.

A couple of weeks ago, on one typical winter day, something pink, something very unusual, caught my meaninglessly grazing eyes. Oh my! Those were the baby flowers budding out their pink heads! I had never thought I would see them again. After a couple of more careless days, suddenly one of them bloomed to the full.

My first time seeing a cactus flower in the winter.
And, I say, the cactus kind can survive in my home.

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