We’re spreading the handmade love! 🙂

Craft MNL comes to your neighbourhood, as we’ll be having handmade gift-making sessions across 7 lovely locations around Metro Manila. Always wanted to gift handmade, but in need of time, space, materials and guidance? These sessions are perfect for you. The sessions, which cover glass etching (and preserve making), DIY journals, decorating yummy gingerbread cookies, gift wrapping and washi jewelry-making, handmade doll-making, screen printing Christmas-themed postcards, rubbercut printing, making crocheted Christmas ornaments and rubber stamping will be at Craft Coffee Workshop and 10A Alabama in New Manila, Pipino in Teacher’s Village (Quezon City), Edgy Veggy and Briggy Hall in Kapitolyo (Pasig City), the newly-opened Pipino along Jupiter street (Makati City), and Bungalow 300 in Alabang (Muntinlupa City) for our good folks further down south.

Read on to find out what handmade gift items you can give! Apart from being able to give handmade love this Christmas, you can amp up the good vibes by knowing that a part of the proceeds from this series of sessions goes to making the kids over at Virlanie Foundation smile a bit wider this holiday season.  Check out the schedules below, and sign up to get ready for the holiday season armed with handmade love!  A special shoutout to Erin of WheninManila.com for helping us promote our #HandmadeChristmas giveaway!

Quezon City: Craft Coffee Workshop, 10A Alabama, Pipino Malingap

QUEZON CITY

  • Craft Coffee Workshop  {66 Broadway St., New Manila, Quezon City}  This coffee haven will play host to two craft workshops that involve gifting some lovely Philippine coffee!  Each workshop comes with a glass jar of 200g of Philippine coffee.
  1. Rubberstamping coffee jar labels/gift/Christmas cards {November 25, 2 PM – 5 PM} – In this session, you’ll be able to carve rubber stamps to embellish your gifts!  Participants will be provided with carving tools and inks, a 4.5″x5″ rubber Speedball block, card stock, paper stock for labels, and a glass jar with 200g of Philippine coffee to gift!  Fee is PHP 2,200.00 inclusive of all materials, snacks and excellent coffee from Craft Coffee Workshop.  Only up to 8 participants!  Sign up here to grab your slot!
  2. Glass etching coffee jars {December 1, 2 PM – 5 PM} – In this session, you’ll get to give your Christmas goodies away in etched jars!  Participants will be provided with four glass jars, stencil designs to etch, applicator materials and etching cream, gift tags and 200g of Philippine coffee!  Fee is PHP 1,600 inclusive of all materials, snacks and excellent coffee from Craft Coffee Workshop.  Only up to 8 participants!  Sign up here to grab your slot!
  • 10A Alabama {10A Alabama St., New Manila, Quezon City}  Known as a craft haven for its well attended craft fairs, 10A Alabama plays host to two sessions for two holiday essentials: wrapping gifts and giving cards (in this case, postcards).
  1. Screen printing Christmas postcards {December 8, 2 PM – 5 PM} – Make your own designs for your Christmas cards, and learn how to screen print these on postcards to send to loved ones over the holidays. Andrei and Sheina of Hocus Newoldbikes and Screen printing will teach you the basics of photo emulsion screen printing.Take home 10 postcards and your screen (to make more!). All materials will be provided. Up to 5 slots per session. Fee is PHP 2,500.00.  Sign up here to grab your slot!
  2. Giftwrap paper folding session {December 9, 2 PM – 5 PM} – Have heaps of fun with assorted paper projects, like lidded origami boxes, paper bags, poppers, boxes in boxes and paper wallets!  Mikko of I Try DIY teaches you how to make the most of your Christmas wrapping!  All materials will be provided.  Up to 20 participants for this session!  Fee is PHP 550.00.  Sign up here to grab your slot!
  • Pipino Malingap {Malingap St., Teacher’s Village, Quezon City} This cozy vegetarian restaurant is also a crafter’s haven, venue to crafternoons with Life After Breakfast’s Alessa Lanot.  We’re having one session here!
  1. Glass etching + Preserve making{December 15, 2 PM – 5 PM} – Give away yummy preserves in jars you’ve etched yourself! Alessa Lanot of Life After Breakfast will show you how to use local fruits in concocting preserves, in addition to etching the glass jars you’ll be giving these yummies away in! Each participant gets to bring home 6 bottles of preserves.  All materials will be provided. Fee is PHP 1,000.00. Up to 15 participants only!  Sign up here to grab your slot!

Pasig City: Edgy Veggy and Briggy Hall.

PASIG CITY

  •  Edgy Veggy {3 Brixton St., Kapitolyo, Pasig City} Veggie goodness comes to Pasig City with this deliciously healthy vegetarian delivery service!  Denise, the owner, is also into craft, and she’ll be having mosaic-making workshops with us soon (when she’s not so busy opening her commissary)!  🙂
  1. Screen printing Christmas postcards {November 17, 2 PM – 5 PM}  Make your own designs for your Christmas cards, and learn how to screen print these on postcards to send to loved ones over the holidays. Andrei and Sheina of Hocus Newoldbikes and Screen printing will teach you the basics of photo emulsion screen printing. Take home 10 postcards and your screen (to make more!). All materials will be provided. Up to 5 slots per session. Fee is PHP 2,500.00.  Sign up for a slot here!
  2. Rubbercut printing Christmas cards {December 1, 2 PM – 5 PM} – Give away lovely rubbercut print Christmas cards this holiday season. This session entails carving your very own design on a sheet of rubber, and learning how to make prints using the burnishing technique. Up to 6 participants for this session only. Fee is PHP 1,350.00, inclusive of all materials (participants will be using Speedball tips!).  Sign up for a slot here!
  • Briggy Hall {East Capitol Dr. Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig City, 1603} This community cafe with lots of heart is also transforming into your neighborhood crafty and creative space in the Kapitolyo area!  We’ll be having 3 sessions here.
  1. Gingerbread cookie decorating {November 18, 2 PM – 5 PM} – Give away yummy personalized gingerbread cookies to your friends this holiday season! Alessa Lanot of Life After Breakfast will show you how to frost your gingerbread cookies! You get one dozen to pack and give away. That’s a (yummy) chunk off the Christmas gift list. Fee is PHP 1,000.00. All materials will be provided. Sign up for a slot here!
  2. DIY Journals {December 2, 2 PM – 5 PM} – Make your own little journals to give away with Isa Silva of Artesanias Divertidas! Embellish them with rubbercut prints, funky decoupage collages or stamps! Up to 8 participants for this session! Each participant gets to take home material for 8 mini journals!  Fee is PHP 1,200.00, inclusive of snacks. All materials will be provided.  Sign up for a slot here!
  3. Giftwrapping session + Washi jewelry making {December 16, 2 PM – 5 PM} – Make your wrapping as lovely as your presents!  Mansy Abesamis of Hey Kessy will show you how to jazz up your wrapping, then teach you how to make pretty accessories using washi tape!  Each participant gets to go home with 2 rolls of Hey Kessy washi tape, mini twine bundles and a washi jewelry kit.  All materials will be provided.  Fee is PHP 1,300.00 inclusive of snacks.  Sign up for a slot here!

Makati City: Pipino Jupiter.

MAKATI CITY

  • Pipino Jupiter {Jupiter Street, Makati City} – Lovely, wide-open space for veggie goodness and crafty vibes!
  1. Gingerbread cookie decorating {December 2, 2 PM – 5 PM} – Give away yummy personalized gingerbread cookies to your friends this holiday season! Alessa Lanot of Life After Breakfast will show you how to frost your gingerbread cookies! You get one dozen to pack and give away. That’s a (yummy) chunk off the Christmas gift list. Fee is PHP 1,000.00. All materials will be provided. Sign up for a slot here!

Alabang: Bungalow 300.

ALABANG, MUNTINLUPA CITY

  • Bungalow 300 {No. 7 Buencamino Street, Alabang, Muntinlupa City} Living creative is all about how you design your life.  Bungalow 300 is the perfect space on this side of the Skyway to do just that (design your life and living space, we mean).  Watch out for more regular craft workshops here!
  1. Doll-making (Cute Waldorf-inspired dolls!) {November 18, 2 PM – 5 PM}  Are those kiddie gifts hard to come by? Make a handmade gift for your favorite inaanak! Jaclyn Colmenares-Zapatos of I am Handmade by Mom teaches how to make Waldorf-inspired dolls for your little one’s creative play!  All materials will be provided. Fee is PHP 850.00 inclusive of materials. Up to 10 participants for this session!  Sign up for a slot here!
  2. Crocheted Christmas ornaments {November 24, 2 PM – 5 PM} Learn how to make charming ornaments for your tree and your home! Join us as our gantsilyo guru, Trey Ajusto, shows more advanced techniques and patterns for adding crocheted ornaments to your Christmas cheer! Go home with three patterns and a lot of handmade love.  Up to 8 participants. Fee is PHP 1,200.00 inclusive of all materials.  Sign up for a slot here!

Whew.  And that’s the lineup, folks.  Let’s spread the handmade love + Christmas cheer now, why don’t we.  🙂