The Craft Soireacutee a quarterly event by LifeAfterBreakfastcom is a celebration of the handmade where crafters bring 10 crafts to give away and take home 10 different crafts in exchange

For fourth Craft Soiree participants were tasked to design their own paper sets for a Stationery Swap

On the 10th of August 2013 35 crafters and makers (two couldnrsquot make it on that day) gathered at Pino in Quezon City The air was filled with excitement and squeals of giddiness as each crafter participated in a brief show-and-tell of their work

Here is a collection of photos from the event and of each crafterrsquos work Enjoy)

Photo CreditCHRIS CLEMENTE

Brush ScriptALESSANDRA LANOT

Nameplate TagsMIKKO SUMULONG

VenuePINO

39 Malingap StreetTeachers Village Quezon City

Snacks from PINO included Nori Cheese Sticks with Pesto and Raspberry Sauce Buffalo Chicken Skin Sisig Tacos and Tofu Cheese Balls

Snacks from PINO included Nori Cheese Sticks with Pesto and Raspberry Sauce Buffalo Chicken Skin Sisig Tacos and Tofu Cheese Balls

Each participant received a canvas drawstring rucksack (to stuff with all the exchanged stationery sets) a Tattly ldquoMakers gonna makerdquo tattoo a sheet of LifeAfterBreakfast stickers and a ballot to cast their vote for Craftersrsquo Choice stationery set

M E E T

T H E

M A K E R S

Managing editor of candymagcom and

baker of Macyrsquos Fields goodies When

Irsquom not busy with Candyrsquos website I

blog on thebestkindofniceblogspotcom

M E E T

T H E

M A K E R S

Managing editor of candymagcom and

baker of Macyrsquos Fields goodies When

Irsquom not busy with Candyrsquos website I

blog on thebestkindofniceblogspotcom

Managing editor of candymagcom and

baker of Macyrsquos Fields goodies When

Irsquom not busy with Candyrsquos website I

blog on thebestkindofniceblogspotcom

Freelance makeup artistwriter

and dog-obsessed couch potato D

httptatinycom

houndsinheavenblogspotcom | luiisinheavenblogspotcom

I am Osean

I enjoy making crafty things to express my creativity Irsquove been very

happy working on so many wonderful projects that give me a deeper

understanding of why i love so much what i do )

facebookcomcrafquitec

Scribbler Lawyer Former adrenaline junkie

Loves letters words rice crackers chocolate ink and paper

wwwweekendsinthecitynet | candypop

Christinersquos love for crafting comes from

her passion to DIY create personalized

things and collecting tools and materials

She enjoys reading arts amp crafts blogs which

provides her with heaps of inspiration She

mainly makes paper crafts (and ultimately

dreams of owning a real metal letterpress

machine) but would always welcome to

try a different medium Digital design is

something she likes tinkering with at the

moment and hopes to learn the skill if not

master it Christine is a freelance makeup

artist by profession and a mother to two

adorable girls She is also currently working

on developing Nifty MNL an online shop

selling carefully selected fashion pieces

personalized prints and handmade goodies

Follow Christine

Instagram - xtin

Twitter - christinelavina

Follow Nifty MNL

Facebook - niftymnl

Instagram - niftymnl

Twitter - niftymnl

Name Roselle Dwan Natividad-Borromeo

happily married with 2 peppy boys

Nickname My folks call me BAM for short

Age 24

Education BS Commerce Major in Business

Management in La Salle Bacolod in 2010

I am presently working for the Marketing

Department Business Development Unit of

a holding company

dwanborromeogmailcom

Mission To help share the

greatness of crafting as a hobby

and a stress reliever ( wow) =)

I intend to specialize in card

making and making journals

readables for kiddie parties

teaching kids learning all sorts

of craft selling crafts I make-(

though Irsquove started this ) and

again sharing them

I also contribute to some

websitesrsquo kiddie craft hows

Irsquom a Librarian and currently

working in the Ateneo University

Archives I attend yoga and

aero classes and if the weather

permits I love jogging too

(though it doesnrsquot show in my

body hehe) I also handle a

Sunday bible class for the kids in

our local church I always make

them do crafts and arts after

our bible lesson I am currently

practicing calligraphy and

paper cutting And being half-

Capampangan I love to cook )

Hello Irsquom Kat a Nurse by profession working full-time as a Clinic

Staff Irsquom an art enthusiast and I enjoy seeing things that are cool

and beautiful I love Cats and all things that involve these cute

creatures needless to say Irsquom obsessed with them I incorporate Cat

designs in my works using Rubber-cut Stamps Calligraphy Paper

cut-outs and I also like photography and Lomographs I support the

handmade movement and I enjoy making handcrafted art

Instagram kat_almoite

Hello Irsquom Kat a Nurse by profession working full-time as a Clinic

Staff Irsquom an art enthusiast and I enjoy seeing things that are cool

and beautiful I love Cats and all things that involve these cute

creatures needless to say Irsquom obsessed with them I incorporate Cat

designs in my works using Rubber-cut Stamps Calligraphy Paper

cut-outs and I also like photography and Lomographs I support the

handmade movement and I enjoy making handcrafted art

Instagram kat_almoite

Hi Irsquom Mansy a Manila-based crafter potter and papercut artist In support of the Handmade Revolution I make rubbercut prints hand-

carved stamps DIY projects for Hey Kessy brass and ceramic jewelry and teach French at a random cafe in Katipunan

wwwmansillianasundaycom

facebookcomheykessy | twitter heykessy | instagram heykessy

Fozzy has always loved paper and the many

things itrsquos good for Writing reading drawing

coffee stains It was a world that had to take a

backseat while she stomped away in the corporate

corridors bearing job orders and deadlines

But when she dove into the chaos of preparing

for her own wedding the world of prettiness

and paper unfolded once again A year after she

sailed away from advertising life and escaped into

what was once a pastime of designing wedding

monograms and calligraphy

httpthefozzybookcom | twitter thefozzybook | instagram thefozzybook

A graduate of Information Management and an undergrad of Multimedia Arts Now works full time

in the family business and sometimes do freelance graphic design

A true blue gemini who jumps from one craft to another Current obsession is Rubber Stamping and

other paper crafts Briefly set up an online business of handmade bracelets Bellavanite which has

been on an 8 month hiatus

A semi artist struggling to discover her trademark style which varies from rainbow bright digital

illustrations to neutral colored doodle sketches

twitter bellefenix

facebookcomTheArtistmonk | artistmonk

I make a lot of rainbow cakes for a living I co-own The Cake Shack with

my sister and we also do custom cakes and other flavors Right now Irsquom

into sculpting calligraphy sewing and rubber stamp carving Oh and Irsquom

a beatboxer wannabe

boogiegarciawordpresscom

instagram boogie_garcia

twitter boogie_garcia

My name is Aliza and Irsquom a Multimedia Arts graduate I donrsquot

work yet enjoying every single day of my life doing crafts reading

books watching moviesseries and bumming with my dog Orange

Juice I collect stamps and enjoy making them as well My heart is

in love with the arts be it traditional or digital Irsquom a dysfunctional

perfectionist frustrated crafter and Picasso in the making

My journey through words began in editing before heading to copywriting

and book writing Today I am a freelance writer who enjoys contributing

to art and design magazines I am also working on a coffee table book

project and tackling a few personal arts and crafts projects

Facebook Kitkat Torres

Instagram kitchkat

My journey through words began in editing before heading to copywriting

and book writing Today I am a freelance writer who enjoys contributing

to art and design magazines I am also working on a coffee table book

project and tackling a few personal arts and crafts projects

Facebook Kitkat Torres

Instagram kitchkat

Eda is a Manila-based graphic

designer She earned her

degree from Savannah College

of Art and Design in 2013 and

currently does freelance work

by day and paper crafts by

night Her work are mostly on

brandingidentity packaging

and is very much in love with

prints and patterns

Irsquom Julie I work for an IT Company as an HR Manager Irsquove always been an arts and crafts fan since I

was a kid Because of the high level of stress at work I went back to arts and crafts as a de-stressing

activity I like to make beaded jewelries carve rubber stamps (my ongoing project) and drawdoodle

tanglewhatever you may call it haha I am also a philatelist and deltiologistI collect stamps and

postcards but I got frustrated with the very limited postcard designs available here in the country so

I got myself into an ambitious project of releasing postcards with my own doodletangled design and

I consider the Stationery Swap as an avenue to somehow fulfill this dream )

instagram - lianflores | facebook - wwwfacebooklianflores | blog - lianfloresblogspotcom

Irsquom Julie I work for an IT Company as an HR Manager Irsquove always been an arts and crafts fan since I

was a kid Because of the high level of stress at work I went back to arts and crafts as a de-stressing

activity I like to make beaded jewelries carve rubber stamps (my ongoing project) and drawdoodle

tanglewhatever you may call it haha I am also a philatelist and deltiologistI collect stamps and

postcards but I got frustrated with the very limited postcard designs available here in the country so

I got myself into an ambitious project of releasing postcards with my own doodletangled design and

I consider the Stationery Swap as an avenue to somehow fulfill this dream )

instagram - lianflores | facebook - wwwfacebooklianflores | blog - lianfloresblogspotcom

wwwmaarteycom | maarteydotcom

Geli or HelloGelibee is a wanderer craft

supplies hoarder a photo and calligraphy

enthusiast a home baker and an occasional

crafter I currently handle Pop Pins and Bits

and Pieces PH while juggling some freelance

work on the side

httphellogelibeeblogspotcom

hellogelibee

My name is Mab Irsquom a civil engineer by

profession events planner by heart My

world also revolves around my college

sweetie husby and my adorable baby boy I

love crafting with paper and scissors needle

and thread yarn and crochet hooks and

erasers and stamp carving tools On my

bucket list of crafts to master are polymer

clay pottery and mosaic art I do know for

sure that flower arrangement calligraphy

and watercolor art are my waterloo crafts

but I vow that theyrsquore not getting the best

of me yet )

facebookcomcupoftmanila

myraalindayuhotmailcom

Irsquom Imma Frias known as dyosaimma online I

am a math geek and I run my tutorial place I help

kids with their homework everyday and we get

to have fun here and there Technically Irsquom self-

employed so I do all sorts of fun things as work

like hosting doing voice overs giving seminars

and singing Pero minsan lang ang singing Irsquom

into making accessories and sewing Irsquove also

started doing calligraphy last summer and Irsquove

realized that among all of the crafty things that

Irsquove done its the one that I enjoy the most

twitter dyosaimma | instagram dyosaimma

wwwdyosaimmacom

catherinecngyahoocom

Irsquom Buge and Irsquom a freelance layout artist I love arts and crafts and my interests include drawing (doodles) watercolor painting digital

scrapbooking and handcarving rubber stamps Right now Irsquom trying out calligraphy paper cutting and claying Irsquom also into outdoor

activities photography (digital and analog) and swapping (postcards stamps teas handmade stuff etc) I have a hoarding problem (as I

know some of you are very familiar with too) and I hoard arts and crafts supplies even I though need them and I donrsquot get to use most of

them often but I do try to I also love collecting stuff and some of my collections are postcards and stamps lomo cameras SS501 (Korean

boy group and yes Irsquom a proud fangirl P) stuff Lord of the Rings stuff and Russ Berrie Bears

wwwhobbyistacom | wwwlomographycomhomesbuge | facebookcomStudioPixelDust

Freelance graphic artist obsessed with cats vintage robots and crafty stuff

Instagram meowbykate | meowbykateblogspotcom

Chris Clemente is a freelance writerphotographer

who dabbles in other artistic pursuits like

painting sketching and crafting

clemsonpapertumblrcom

Instagram chrisjulian7

facebookcomchrisjulian7

Chris Clemente is a freelance writerphotographer

who dabbles in other artistic pursuits like

painting sketching and crafting

clemsonpapertumblrcom

Instagram chrisjulian7

facebookcomchrisjulian7

My mantra as of late has been Why buy when you can DIY

I try and spread DIY and handmade love with others too

wwwitrydiyme

facebookcomitrydiy

Instagram mikkomix

Twitter mikkomix

My name is Kaia Irsquom a freelance trainer and a full time

baker I have a home based cupcake and cake business

which I started about a year ago I love crocheting and

rubber cut stamping but I like doing all kinds of crafts

I also like playing with fondant )

facebookcomComfortzoneph

Irsquom Colleen Rosales an instructor by

occupation a chemist by profession and a

crafter by passion ) I like DIY upcycling

sewing fashion and cosmetics

facebookcomcraftmonstersflowerrealm

jojallyblogspotcom | Kpmbattung

kamitokiyahoocom

Engineering graduate turned

anime pirata turned nihongo

teacher turned translator now

turned arts and crafts student

and workshopaholic starting with

one of Alessarsquoslifeafterbreakfast

crafternoons

My name is Shellanie Marie

R Astorga I have a 6-year old

daughter I work as an Account

Operations Manager in our family

business which mostly deals with

Production Packaging Equipment

Materials of Food Beverages I am

a frustrated artist I donrsquot know

how to draw and paint I just pour

out my ldquocreativityrdquo in making

bracelets and accessories and

scrapbooking I also like trying

learning new crafts such as

rubber cut stamp paper cutting

crochet etc I also love building

lego and nanoblocks

shellaina

An IT Analyst by profession but a crafter by

heart Discovered her passion in the midst

of doing a project for an Events Coordinator

team which she is a part of on the side

Loves working with paper and doing various

DIYs She is a part owner of Southern Dames

Creative Concepts a team of ladies who works

mostly with pre-nup styling and the owner of

Sugar Dust Creative Finds on Facebook where

her crafts are mostly displayed

Instagram vdelamerced | SugarDustCF

facebookcomSugarDustCF

Marnelli

Working as an Applications Specialist a mom

to a little girl =)

Like other crafters out there I love to collect

and collect things that are beautiful and

unique The first collection I had were different

kinds of papers and stationery sets

I love making handmade cards journals tags

etc using the Sizzix Cuttlebug Stamps and

other tools

Itrsquos only this year that I attended several

Crafternoons and it made me realized that

therersquos still more to learn about crafting

gnekxelhotmailcom

Irsquom Angel Arceo currently working as an Admin

Assistant for an energy company in Ortigas also a

freelance Make-up Artist at the same time I love to

crafts from boxes and old magazines I love crafting

because it is my outlet after a long dayrsquos work

LifeAfterBreakfastcom | facebookcomlifeafterbreakfastblog

twitter alessandralanot | instagram alessandralanot

Alessandra Lanot is a crafter designer

Pipinorsquos resident vegetarian and blog

author of LifeAfterBreakfastcom where she

writes about her craft adventures after the

most important meal of the day She began

teaching workshops for kids when she

was just in high school and now conducts

crafternoons for adults and other craft

events like the Craft Soireacutee through the

blog Watercolor typography rubber-cut

stamps and jewelry making are among her

favorite crafts

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LifeAfterBreakfastcom | facebookcomlifeafterbreakfastblog

twitter alessandralanot | instagram alessandralanot

Alessandra Lanot is a crafter designer

Pipinorsquos resident vegetarian and blog

author of LifeAfterBreakfastcom where she

writes about her craft adventures after the

most important meal of the day She began

teaching workshops for kids when she

was just in high school and now conducts

crafternoons for adults and other craft

events like the Craft Soireacutee through the

blog Watercolor typography rubber-cut

stamps and jewelry making are among her

favorite crafts

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