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As a teacher, I'm on summer break at the moment. And one of the things I had wanted to spend time on during this break is doing crafts. I've always been fond of crafting -- in particular, paper crafts. For the past few Christmases, I've made my own gift tags and gift boxes. I've also helped friends and family conceptualize and execute their invitations and party favors during special occasions.
Crafting has been very Zen for me and I do enjoy being creative. So you can imagine how excited I got when I found these Eno craft kits in Landmark Makati! Depending on the size of the kit, prices range from P79.75 to P219.75. A card kit, for instance, contains 15 coloured cards with many small sets of decoupage, pretty paper and embellishments such as buttons, ribbons, flowers, stars and so forth. Since I don't really write a lot of greeting cards, I've decided to cut these cards into smaller pieces so they can serve as gift tags instead. These sell at P199.75 to P219.75.
Apart from greeting cards, they also sell kits so you can make embellished gift boxes. You can use these to put small gift items like monogrammed key chains, earrings, necklaces and others. In one pack, you can make 6-8 gift boxes and they only cost P79.75. It's ridiculous! Super cheap!
Eno also has these photo album/scrapbook kits, book covers and frames. Possibilities are endless! You can find all these and more in what I call the "wasteland" area of Landmark. It's on the ground floor just right by the escalators. There are lots of pretty notebooks, tin cans and kawaii items here. I'm sure these items are also sold in Divisoria but really, they're already quite cheap here at Landmark. Enjoy! :-)
Aside from a first-aid kit full of medicine, an absolute travel must-have for me is the malong. Similar to a sarong, a malong is a "tube" skirt often made locally of batik. It's so versatile and it truly comes in handy for many uses! Namely:
1.) As a budget traveler, I've had my share of gross bedsheets in hotels. My malong has saved me and have assured me of a good night's sleep as it acts not only as my security blanket which reminds me of home, but when worn, it helps to add an extra layer between me and the bacteria-ladened mattress and sheets!
2.) There are certain dress codes when you visit temples. Just put on a solid-colored shirt and don your colorful malong and there you have it -- a fashionable and comfortable outfit for a day at the temples.
3.) For those long bus trips or boat cruises, the malong can act as a warm scarf or blanket which you can share with your significant other as you snuggle beside each other!
4.) When packing your stuff and you have fragile items, you can wrap your malong around it to act as a bubble wrap. Or if you're out of plastic bags, you can use your malong to separate the dirty or used items from the clean ones.
5.) Finally, the malong can be used to cover any valuables that you have -- shielding gadgets and electronics or what-not left at the hotel or during quick layovers in flights.
When traveling, you want to make sure your luggage is light and easy to transport. It's important to bring items that are multifunctional. A malong certainly comes handy and you can get them as cheap as PHP 300 at Greenhills or Quiapo.
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