by Yellowbug | Jan 15, 2012 | Blog, Crafting PHL, Meet the Folks, Palaspas
Okay, so when you take the view from that perspective, that’s a pretty daunting task. Especially considering how vibrant and growing the handmade scene is in the country. It may not seem that way at first glance, but once you weigh in how ingrained the...
by Yellowbug | Dec 25, 2011 | Blog, Coconut leaves, Floral arrangement, Wild flowers
Okay, this may not be as colorful as your usual Christmas fare, but the wild flowers and weeds Dad picked up around the house were too pretty not to arrange (well, truth be told, Dad plunked the whole lot of wild flowers and weeds beside my laptop and told me...
by Yellowbug | Dec 3, 2011 | Blog, Cogon grass, Materials
The search for sustainable materials has led people full circle, so it seems, as natural and renewable sources have pointed to commonplace items that have several traditional uses. These materials are taken from their traditional uses (notice the thatched roof on the...
by Yellowbug | Nov 12, 2011 | Blog, Craft Resource Books, Crafting PHL, Materials
My recent trip to Cagayan de Oro yielded the discovery of this book, published by the Bureau of Domestic Trade under the Department of Trade and Industry. A truckload of thanks to Rhyan Casino of Dire Husi–who not only accompanied me to different craft sources...
by Yellowbug | Nov 6, 2011 | Blog, Materials, Palaspas, Workshop
And with the end of that weekend’s workshop came a persistent thought–“Why can’t the palaspas be to the Philippines as origami is to Japan?” This was born from one of Elmer’s statements during the workshop. Apparently, he had...
