A Filipino Birthday | DIY Pabitin
I had been planning baby girl’s first birthday party within months of her little life. I wanted to throw a traditional Filipino birthday party with a pabitin, a Filipino game that I had at my first birthday party!
Thirty and Thriving
Friends, I’m thirty! Whether it is the fear of physical changes or the change of a woman’s image in society, many women fear leaving their twenties behind. With my turning thirty, I’m looking forward to the changes that are ahead and my experience at the Warhol exhibit reminded me that I’m still me.
A Filipiniana Dress for a Filipina-American Debutante
When my sister told me that she wanted to wear a traditional Filipina Gown for her debut I wanted to be sure to create a dress that symbolizes all of who my sister is, which is both Filipina and American, and that’s traditional as well as modern.
The Filipino Christmas Star
There are many Christmas motifs which the United States and the Philippines share, but there’s one symbol that stands out in the Philippines and which makes a Filipino Christmas: the Parol! Learn how to make a parol and join in on the Filipino Christmas festivities!
Embracing My Curls
When I was fifteen, my cousin visited the Philippines and came back having done a hair straightening treatment. Her hair looked so shiny, black and straight as a pin! So when I went to the Philippines, getting that treatment was the first thing on my agenda!
Illustration of Adele from Send My Love
Adele’s 25 album was released last year, but her latest music video is giving us reason to stay excited. I illustrated Adele in the Dolce and Gabbana floral gown from the music video, Send My Love (to Your New Lover).