Rainbow Loom Invites!

I feel old, because I did not even realise what a Rainbow Loom was until a client came requested for a themed Rainbow Loom party invite!

And I kept wondering if she meant Rainbows and maybe her 9 year old was also interested in knitting, and she wanted to combine the two ideas? Then I recalled saying Rainbow Loom out of stock at Spotlight and Woah! It struck me!!!

This is all the rage now, (so the young people of the world have deemed).

Here's a Rainbow Loom birthday party invite I designed.

I love how the colours pop out. Reminds of those ancient television sets :)


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More Wine Bottle labels!

I designed these for a client last week. She wanted to surprise her hubby on his 40th birthday. Sweet gesture, huh? :)

Love the clean lines in this one. And I like the descriptions of the birthday boy too included on the label.

She was kind enough to send me a picture of the birthday wine bottle. Here it is:

The labels are printed on adhesive paper. So you can just peel and stick them on your bottles! Its that simple! Check out some more personalised wine labels I have done HERE.

For enquiries, please call/SMS/Whatsapp me at 94872617. You can also drop me an email to maria.francis@gmail.com

Dads are special (on every day of the year)

Growing up, Daddy was our super-hero. The one who bought KitKats back home and said the cashier at the supermarket just 'happened' to have an extra one to spare. He was the one who urged me to write when I began to blog. He's also the one these days who tries to 'explain' to Mummy some of the gifts I make on the website. Well, most of the humour on the gift tags I design escapes my poor mother :)

Another Father's Day is here! The internet is abuzz with Father's Day articles, posts and tips to jazz up the special day.

This is a Father's Day Candy bouquet I made for a dear client. She wanted some thing that would satisfy a sweet tooth, but wanted to take it up a notch more than the regular box of chocolates.

I 'fatherised' the bouquet box a bit with a collar and tie, and add a customised card in the middle with all his favourite candy. If that doesn't spell special what does? :)

HAPPY FATHER's DAY to all you wonderful men out there! :))

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Father's Day surprise at the home front

At the home front, I made a quick (and easy) Father's Day gift. WITH THE KIDS.

I know. Me of very little impatience made a card with the kids. So it must have been an easy card :D

Ta-da!

The  iDad card. For my husband who is an avid lover of all things Mac, who tells me that he shows only ' value-added ', educational stuff to the kids on the iPad :)

Head over to SheKnows for the tutorial.

I got Ryan (4 yrs) and Steve (2 yrs)  to decorate under the little flaps. Actual words courtesy of R and  scribbling courtesy of S.

Hope all Dads out there having an awesome day!

Teacher appreciation gifts

It's end of school term here in sunny Singapore.  A time to thank all those wonderful teachers who's helped your children throughout the term :)

These are some of the gifts I made for clients this past week.

Thanks a 'Latte' gift 

A Starbucks coffee cup with Lindt dark chocolate and a Starbucks gift card nestled inside the candy. Tie it all up pretty with cellophane paper and a bow and a cute little gift tag!

Look at that view. Candy rolling out, a cheerful gift card ensuring you a nice supply of caffeine....yummmm...I think these gifts rock. They are useful, they are heartfelt and they are simple!

'Thanks for helping me grow' gift

Another client wanted to give pretty potted plants to the teachers. I spruced them up with a gift tag, and voila, a little something for the teachers to remember you by.

Plus it's a green gift!

Appreciation gifts are fun to make. Because you know someone will be receiving them with a big smile on their faces :)

For enquiries, please call/SMS/Whatsapp me at 94872617. You can also drop me an email to maria.francis@gmail.com

Personalised wine labels

So I am sure we all do this often. We go visit a friend with a bottle of bubbly. Or we open a bottle to celebrate. The end of the day, the weekend, a milestone, etc...

Take your wine or champagne bottle gift to the next level with personalised bottle labels...They are super cute, can be customised to any occasion and they dress up that bottle in an elegant way..

Check out some of the labels I have been working on. There's one vintage, chalkboard one.

And there's one humorous birthday milestone one:

Watch this space for more humorous wine labels I am designing. These will be available on adhesive paper. So you can just peel and stick them on top of your wine bottles!

For enquiries, please call/SMS/Whatsapp me at 94872617. You can also drop me an email to maria.francis@gmail.com

Disco themed party photo props

A friend is having a Disco themed Retro birthday  bash! Woohoo...

And I am designing some crazy photo props for her. Love the flexibility that I get to design these.

So far, we have retro glasses and Afro wigs!

Hubby is my head model for the props. and he seems to be having a gala time, as you can see :D

And finally the life sized radio and TV props .. in full blown retro style!

You know you want them? Grab em! Available in the store now...

For enquiries, please call/SMS/Whatsapp me at 94872617. You can also drop me an email to maria.francis@gmail.com

When Frozen took over the World...

I jumped on the Frozen bandwagon pretty late. But Ya, I fell in love with lil Olaf....

I hear there's an entire Frozen revolution among little girls. So obviously I had to create these favour bags. Obviously, I just had to.

Its like the bag just wants to jump and hug you all! A perfect accompaniment for a Frozen themed party :)

For enquiries, please call/SMS/Whatsapp me at 94872617. You can also drop me an email to maria.francis@gmail.com