Joa’s blog

some of the few things i have made so far with my cute cups, yay!

gardening…well, more like just planting.
lots of herbs and flowers on the way!

tiny sprouts!

just a week later!

the canvas cotton ribbon is to prevent the cups from falling.
the cute little cupcake holders on the bottom of each cup is to help prevent staining from when i water the plants.

quick and cute gift wrapping.
cups are filled with sweets and wrapped in simple design cellophane.
tied with either canvas cotton ribbon or baker’s cotton thread/ribbon.
used initials to personalize.

boxed and ready to ship!

above the tv in my room. “work <3 play” ……perhaps a reminder? hehe
cups are on canvas cotton ribbon and clipped on with medium-size wood clothespins.

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i added 3 more plants about a month ago…check it out!

sprouting stage:

growing…….

grown!! ….i need to repot everything. oy!

ooooh!

remember those cute “grow your own garden” mini planters?

look! mine are sprouting!
i hope they continue to grow strong and healthy! yayyyyy~
fyi, i have the cilantro, rosemary, and sage plants.
the sage plant has a tiny white bulb growing.
the cilantro and rosemary are sprouting little green tips as you can see in the photos.

they are so cute to me!
the plants are obviously in the baby stage so i’m trying to be very careful about the sun and water amount…..but i know nothing about plants or growing plants. this makes me want to take a gardening and botany class. i’m usually like that – if i don’t know enough about something, i want to learn more about it! anyway, i think it would be fun learning more about gardening/botany. it is probably a lot of science and reading though, which i don’t have that much time for, wahhh. regardless, it’s learning so it would be worth it!

in other news, went to boiling crab tonight for dinner with some friends. I AM STUFFED!  we had the shrimp, crab, sausage, and sweet potato fries. everything was pretty yummy but the corn was my favorite.

you can see me here, in between wilson and charles (who looks so hardcore for some reason). my face in this photo cracks me up…..i think i am deciding whether or not i like the bib. after seeing how messy eating here can get, i was very happy i had a bib.

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i got this from anthropologie a while ago but guess i forgot to blog about it! so voila! it’s the cutest little “grow your own garden” box. the packaging is cute, recyclable (duh), and the product is edible! yay~ below is my box of cilantro. you can find this and other varieties at anthropologie in stores and online. <3

adieu~!

(i know it’s been a while and this entry doesn’t really make up for it. haha until next time!)

finally! my little domain….
more to tweak but that’s the fun part, right? ^^

here, you will likely find a plethora of packaging design, print, pattern, graphic design, and all around art and music inspired details. they say i have an artistic temperament and i am happy to share it.

my belief is that even the most humble or seemingly puny gifts can be made extra special with the right thought and packaging.

along with all the above, i will try my best to give insight to who i am too~yay.