My creations :)

For Christmas of last year, I bought a "walis ting-ting" or broomstick. It is used for sweeping the floor and very common to every filipino household. It is made out of the rib of dried coconut leaves that are binded together. I turned it to a beautiful Christmas decor :)

BEFORE

AFTER

I like putting floral arrangements together for fun. This is one of my favorite arragement. I have made this one for myself. I usually make things like this and give it as a gift to friends. More personal when I work on them :)

Bloggy Inspiration

This blogger is a prefessional needlework designer. She's had some really nice work. She has some interesting blogs and pictures of work she's done. Here's a couple of her work. 

To see more of her work.

 http://mymarkdesigns.wordpress.com/

This blog is about scrapbooking. They have free downloads, forum, gallery, and store you can purchase things for scrapbooking. Also, they have several designer and each of them has their own blog sites.  Here's the link to the list of designers.

http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/designers-blogs/

For more info.

http://digitalsstoreblog.blogspot.com/

Just very interesting to read some of their blogs.

Designers Spotlight

The designer that I would like to hightlight this week is Sabrina Soto. She is a native of Miami, FL and the first generation of her Cuban family to be born in the United States. She started to host for a series on TLC, MTV, and a web-based seried on Yahoo, in which she intervied recording artist and celebrities. Along with her hosting and design duties on HGTV's "Get it Sold" where she does home staging, she also appear on various shows and specials, including "White House Christmas", "Bang for Your Buck", and "Real Estate Intervantion" are a few to mention. Her talent at engaging on the personal level is complimented by impressive professional credentials. Sabrina is a licensed real estate agent, and a LEED accredited designer. LEED is a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design, an internationally recognized green building certification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Counsil.


Here's a couple of my favorites staging that she's done.

Here's a bedroom that Sabrina Soto staged. The top picture is before the staging and the bottom picture is after staging. She gave the room a nuetral color of paint. Gave the room new furnitures and window treatment.

Here is a diningroom that the owners turned to a formal livingroom. Sabrina turned it back to a diningroom and changed the color of the room to a two toned neutral color. Made the fire place a focal point of the room. Gave the room new furnitures, window treatment, and accessories.

You can see more of Sabrina Soto's work on her website at

http://www.sabrinasoto.com/