Pretty Practical Mom

Hi yiiiih! How was your loooong weekend? Me,I had a very tiring long weekend...ang bilis ng araw di ko nafeel masyado. Yes,It was tring but It was also fun filled! yipeee! My long weekend started last Thursday where I had General Cleaning and I also did the laundry na,come Friday,We had our farewell party for our Team Leader that was held in Biñan Laguna.Saturday,Me and my friend went to Divi,then yesterday,I just stayed home and did some DIY project! Last Thursday My daughter received a late Christmas gift from her ninang Mai,It was a cash register toy. My daughter was soooo delighted when she opened the gift. Me: What will you say to ninang Mai? Pia: Big Thaaaanks ninang!!!! We all laughed on how she said it. arte arte lang,lol. I knew she would love her new gift because whenever she's at my mama's store feel na feel niyang magtinda! at feel na feel ko rin na gusto niyang magkaroon ng sari sari store...lol! easy peasy project it...

I was a little tired to go out last Sunday so I just revamped some stuffs at home that really needs some attention lols... The first and the easiest were the bookends.Sophia loves books.so you'll definitely find lots of books at home,actually,There is a book in every corner of our house. chos,lols. I think it's her security blanket?maybe.maybe not.  Anyways ,Here's an easy way on how to remodel bookends! just WRAP it!!!! Metal bookend wrap it up! tadaaaaaah! wrap it up w/tulle wrap it w/ribbon You can actually use lots of things to beautify your old and boring metal bookends. *cut some printed fabric and wrap the metal bookends. *paint it plain or add some polka dots print on it.play with colors. *wrap it with  printed papers or gift wrappers. Let's be crafty!=) Till next time: prettypracticalmom

I'm planning to DIY my daughter's birthday at home and these are some of the cute  FREE invitations I'd found from the net. No need to spend money on invites. Yey! I'll just have to choose among these cute free printable,right click on the image,save on your computer and PRINT! so easy right?

PHOTO SOURCE A practical mom would always find ways to trim down  expenses.Are you a practical momma? Let's raise our hands up coz' we all are! We know ho to cut expenses  on our family bonding time,We know how to reduce  energy consumption and other Home expenses. but how do we trim down grooming expenses? We all agree that as a mom we also need some time for our self right?A time off from daily stress and all.A pamper time.  Do you know that we don't need to spend lots of money on beautifying our self?We don't need to buy expensive beauty products anymore.all we need is L-O-V-E charot! Actually it's Baking Soda. Today,I'm going to share some DIY's on how to radically cut beauty aids expenses using BAKING SODA. SKIN If you love to exfoliate just like me.You'll surely love this homemade baking soda scrub. Mix 3 part of baking soda to 1 part of water. FACE: Gently rub it on your face in a circular motion. Rinse well. BODY: Gent...

I made an  Oreo Overload Cheesecake!  for my hubby's birthday last Saturday. What you'll need: Crust Graham Crackers (crushed into fine crumbs) 1 stick Butter (melted) Cheesecake filling 1 brick of Cream cheese (softened) Oreo (crushed to crumbs) All Purpose Cream Condensed Milk Vanilla Gelatin powder (Dissolved 10g of white gelatin into 2 tbsp of hot water mix until no lumps.) Easy Steps: Combine Oreo crumbs and melted butter for crust. Press into the bottom of a loose pan.Set in the fridge for two hours. Mix cream cheese ,All purpose cream, condensed milk,vanilla and gelatin together in a bowl until smooth. Add Oreo crumbs and gently mix. Pour the filling to the crust. Top with Oreo cookies on the sides and Oreo crumbs in the middle. Refrigerate for about 4-6 hours or until firm. I love how it end up to be cheesy and creamy but not too sweet cheesecake.It's just how I wanted it to be. It'...

I made this Halloween costume last year.She wore this on SM Southmall Halloween event last 2012.I can't find photos of her wearing this because I wasn't there,I wasn't able to attend that said event because I had a work then.This costume only cost me around two hundred pesos only.This is so easy to make. What you'll need: 2 yards of Orange Tulle Garter Felt paper (black and green) Glitters (gold) Easy Steps: Measure you child's chest Measure Tulle base on your desired length Attach the ends of the garter and Sew. Put the garter around a stool or chair Tie the knot on the garter repeatedly until it becomes puffy For the Jack o' Lantern Face: Draw 2 leaves on green felt paper and cut them. Draw 3 same length triangles on black felt and cut them Draw the pumpkin mouth on black felt and cut it. Put glue and glitters on all sides. You can clip the felts or Use hot melt adhesive to attach them in place. I'm still think...

My daughter's play area isn't that big and cozy and It's just inside our bedroom .Her toys aren't that expensive. Actually, most of them are just DIY toys that I had made for her but I'm happy to see her satisfied with all those things. The  Dramamama .   Bow...hehe The wall on her play area was kinda plain.so I decided to add some wall decor.Luckily,I found some scrap woods. The Four Easy Steps: Cut thin strip woods using a handsaw and according to your desired lenght. Be accurate. Paint the woods and dry them. Gently hammer in a 1 inch  nail at each corner of the wood to  attach them. It will look like a square. You can now nail it on the wall and decorate it the way you want,Just be creative. Happy Crafting!

My mother-in-law bought a play pretend iron for  my daughter  sans the iron board. Last Sunday we went to my byenan's  house to get it. My mother-in-law happily gave it to Sophie and said "Here! I bought you an iron toy!" My daughter stared at it blankly "O diba eto gusto mo?" sophie nodded and then said "opo..mas mura lang" anu dawwww? They laugh out loud because of that kaloka tlga who could have thought na masasabi nya pa yan at malalaman nyang mas mura ang nabili ng lola nya,oo nga naman but of course I told her to learn to appreciate something no matter how big or small,how cheap or expensive that thing is.She said thank you naman after. Iba kc talaga ang gusto kong bilhin non for her but I wasn't able to because we were on a hurry when we saw it and kameng dalawa lang that time so mabigat,di ko keri! eto yun! It cost around 500+ came Monday morning  I saw her so early playing with her iron toy.She even got some clothes on...

I made her a tutu skirt last Saturday...I love making tutus.I will show some of what I made on a separate post. I know it's not that trending nowadays but admit it moms,tutu looks really cute when worn by our little princesses.This one is very simple and easy to make.all you need is tulle fabric ,a ribbon and a pair of scissors for cutting.I'm sorry I wasn't able to take step by step photos of this tutorial but you can learn everything about it by clicking  NO-SEW TUTU SKIRT This tutu is for BARBIE my brother in law's shitzu tulle almost done tadaaaah! cutieee.... with my brother choosing cake for lola Hello kitty ring What she's wearing: Just tees top,Carter leggings,Sugar Kids doll shoes,Hello Kitty ring