14 Feb: A dish, a date and a gift!

As 14th of Feb looms near, Couples begin to fear, For many fret, And oft break sweat, To give to someone they hold dear. 

 Ah yes, 14th of Feb, better known as Valentine's Day, is much celebrated and also, much afeared, by couples all around the world, fretting over gifts, dates and budget constraints. We decided to put together our top 15 ideas for Valetine's Day. Here are some fun things for inspiration"

 DISHES 1) Chocolate dipped strawberries. They are quick, easy and oh so sexy... Recipe found here

2) Fondue/Both Cheese and Chocolate Nothing is more intimate than dipping meat into hot, steamy cheese or lapping up rivers of chocolate with marshmellows and feeding each other. Recipe found here

3)Chocolate Lava Cake Enough said. Watch how its done

4) Beer Pancakes I know this sounds wrong, oh so wrong but oh so good! Beer enables your pancakes to rise and be deliciously fluffy with a malty, sweet after-taste. This recipe is amazing and I have used it many times. Click here for the recipe.

5) HIS/HER's Favourite Dish This is a cop out, I know, but seriously, this is the best present. It doesn't matter if it sucks, its the thought that counts. :)

6) For those of us who aren't very savvy in the kitchen [This is definitely from E.L.], choose to splurge a little and get a nice jar of cookies! The Grand Hyatt's Mezza9 does these awesome double chocolate cookies that are fudgey-gooey on the inside, which are very popular and not madly expensive.
A jar is currently going for about SGD$28.

Click this link to the original review

7) For those with tight budgets, you can of course craft something for your other half! And what better place to get ideas for this then from us!

I will always remember an advice from one of my guy friends a long time ago, always give a practical gift to a guy because men are not fussed about pretty little things. So do away with that doily-heart buntings, furry teddy bears and frilly little nothings! Make him something useful!

And this makes a great gift unisex gift idea - a daily planner! Make one or buy one! Here is a great tutorial on how to make one

8) However, guys still do like accessories as much as us... 

A leather wrist cuff - click here for the original post on this

Creative Cuff links - click here for the original post on this

9) Make a photo collage or decorate a plain photo frame and have your photo in it. Much like the ones we did for our flea here..

Or A wonderful project is to do these photo transfers like this fellow craftster has done. check out her blog here.

10) Another crafting project that is inexpensive, unisex and completely original at the same time is to create your own design T-shirt! Get a plain white T-shirt, some fabric paints and let your creative juices flow! Paint a Pollock onto the T-shirt - the easiest technique and it will turn out looking cool no matter how unskilled you are in painting.

I did one for the B.F. last year [E.L.] - but I used fabric crayons, and I replicated one of his own art works onto the T-shirt. Below is him wearing it!

11) We've also got some suggestions on what you can do together that are affordable and really quite romantic. First up... Rent some romantic comedies and stay in! Go on a rom-com movie marathon, and make-out and neck in the cinema or the couch - just like when you were so young once that you just don't care! ;)

12) Go for a massage together! Be it a big splurge in a spa or even an affordable 40 mins foot reflexology massage will do you both alot of good! You get to spend time together and enjoy the healthy benefits of a good massage. A great place to go that is also affordable is  L.C. Fu Li Hua Foot Reflexology. The masseuse really know where the ache is and will help you with it!

Click here for more information on the place.

13) Go on a picnic! Pack some lunch and head out to the park! The Botanic Gardens will be a lovely place to lie out on a mat or a lazy stroll through the orchid gardens.

14) Visit a Museum... just do it... any of it! The National Museum, The Singapore Art Museum, The Peranakan Museum, the Asian Civilisation Museum, The ArtScience Museum... And most of the time the entrance fees are really affordable!

15) Get active! Put on your sunblock and flip-flops, and go kayaking! In Singapore, there are quite a few places you can go, and it's cheap! At SGD$15 an hour, both you and your dearest can paddle away into the serenity of open waters... 

Go to this website for more information on where you can kayak in Singapore.

Great! Now you are armed with these invaluable romantic and fun ideas, you have no excuse to not go out there and impress your loved one! If you have more suggestions, put it down in the comment!

And for those singles, don't let the couples have all the fun, do a big group outing with all your friends and exchange gifts as well! Valentine's Day is also known as The International Friendship day after all! [As far as I know anyway.. when I was single, it was what I celebrated with my girlfriends!]

Happy Valentine's Day!

xoxo Cheers xoxo

S.T. & E.L.

Public Garden Flea - 5 Nov 2011

We had a lovely time at the flea, and we met many crafty people too!

As promised, here are more random photos from the day -

Cheers,

E.L.

Thank you for coming to the Public Garden Flea

It was a wonderful flea at the F1 Pit building and we would like to say a big thank you for all your support!
It was truly fun and E.L, A.T (the one with gorgeous vintage wear) and I had a great time!

A big thank you to the organizers for doing a fab job, marketing the event and making sure we were all comfortable, both vendors and patrons alike and for selecting us! It was truly an honour to be associated with such an eclectic mix of  vendors and it was so much fun to meet like-minded craftspeople, quirky-item seekers and vintage-wear lovers!

Here is a sneak peak of the day! More pics to come!

 

Random grass cat that I bought and ironically, brought us good luck!

 The frame I made out of doily and nail polish

Table display before E.L and A.T came.  Version one.

All Like it.Make it. Wear it.

(We kept arranging and rearranging like crazy)

Newly released item!

Sold out newly released item!

Newly released item!

So stay tuned for more pics and updates!

O.X.O.X S.T

Events: Public Garden Flea: This Ain't No Pasar Malam

Dear all,

Shop At Emilia's and Like it. Make it. Wear it. are pleased to announce that we have been selected for The Public Garden Flea! Happening this Saturday, this flea is EXCLUSIVELY for the quirky, the cool, the unique and the UN-mass produced. Join us as we unleash and release a STRICTLY NO REMAKES policy on all our items. After all, this ain't no PASAR MALAM.

Events: Flea @ CATHAY 28th August 2011

A big thank you to those who came and supported us at the Cathay Flea! It was a lovely Sunday and we sold plenty before the day was up! Here are some pictures of our display!

Yes, we sold manga comics that day too!

This was sold even before I could put it on sale on the site! A gorgeous handmade wire wrap with silver chains that could be worn multiple ways!

We also had this really cool display case that we laid down flat to create little mini pockets and had our earring stands all along the sides. That lasted for a whole of 10 minutes for the crowd started to pour in and yes, things got really messy!

We're on a lookout for the next flea to be part of and do drop by as we often collaborate with others who bring in quirky, pre loved items and AUTHENTIC VINTAGE DRESSES! 

Till next time! 

OXOXO

S.T

Snap a Name Card, get a DISCOUNT!

ITS ALL IN THE NAME

To thank you for coming to our flea and for the wonderful support that we've been receiving, we're doing a special promo just for YOU!

Take a picture of our name cards and receive FREE postage for regular mail or pay only $1.50 for registered mail on your next purchase! Simply take a snap shot of either name card and email it to stel.blog@gmail.com with the items you'd like and shop name (likeitmakeitwearit or shop.at.emilias).

PROMOTION ENDS  27th JUNE MIDNIGHT (when the clock strikes 12 on 26th June)

SCAPE FLEA 18th JUNE -MORE PHOTOS!

The Scape flea was really good fun and THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING! E.L was so sweet to pop by twice even though she was busy all day. :)

We met lots of lovely people at the flea and despite the heat, it was good fun with loads of interesting fellow blog shops around! Unfortunately my camera died but here are some fun photos that I took! I promise I'll take more at the next flea!

If you haven't seen the name card, here it is! Cat ring featured here is *SOLD*!

I figured this must be a lucky thing, seeing how E.L's green earrings were snapped up almost immediately after  I did this placement.

So I tried it another one.

Name cards with Birds in Flight. By this point, E.L's namecards were all snapped up and I had to make more on the spot! ( Bird in Flight necklace is STILL AVAILABLE!)

And of course, while waiting for business, I decided to get crafty: 

I modified the Klimt earrings!  

(Reserved)

Here is how it looked like before: 

Klimt Earrings -This version is currently being reserved too!

And I made a blue version with the chains, but didn't get a chance to take a picture. The minute I finished, somebody snapped them up!

*SOLD*

So you can imagine how pretty it was with the chains dangling down!

I think one of the wonderful things about a flea is that we get to meet YOU, our customers and fellow blog shops! I love hearing your feedback and seeing your happy faces when I modify something for you!

Yes, at fleas, Like it. Make it. Wear it. does customization on site (subject to availability, I can only carry so much craft material on me!)  and feature items NOT on the blog. I usually do craft at fleas to while away the time and sell them immediately.

I truly had a blast and we hope to see you at our next event! :)  

S.T

Big Thank you for the support ~ Flea @ Scape

Thank you to all who came and support us today at the flea at Scape!

Our collections are being snapped up, so do hurry and order your favourites today!

Personally, I owe S.T. a big big THANK YOU for doing all the work at the flea today!! She sat there the whole day and did all the selling!!! So thank you x1000 times!

Here are a couple of photos from our stall that S.T. took today! She might share more with you later!

 The wonderful display S.T. did up!

Lovely photo of my earrings [which has been sold] with my namecards!

Cheers,

E.L.

SCAPE TO FLEA-DOM

 

AHOY MATEYS! ARR..There be loot at the flea!