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The latest addition to the growing number of art stores in Serendra is LUNA, a shop that specializes in “functional art”.  They have jewelry handcrafted from beach glass, bracelets and necklaces made from herbs and spices, hand-stitched leather bags, stoneware pottery (raku), and miscellaneous woodcraft. 

On Saturday, February 17, 2007, 2:00 pm, LUNA will be holding an Artists’ Fair which will feature a raku-firing demonstration and exhibit by noted German potter Clemens Wirth.  The mother-daughter tandem Mathena & Me will also do a demonstration on the art of wood-painting.

The event will take place at the ABC Store, Serendra Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.  A unique way to cap your Valentine’s weekend. 

We all know that it’s not only important to moisturize your face, but also your entire body as well. But being the lazy girl that I am, I find that most days, I just can’t be bothered with another extra fifteen minutes to slather lotion all over my body and wait for it to dry before getting dressed for work.

And because there are more than twice as many soaps as there are facial cleansers, it will take me FOREVER to try each brand, each type, just to find one that’ll match my sensitive combo skin.

So imagine my reaction when I received a package on my desk one morning—a native basket with a variety of handcrafted soaps. I wondered how these would be different from the rest. But before passing judgment on anything, I decided to give them a try.

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Robinsons Department Store in Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas Center is having an exclusive sale of designer fragrances from February 9-15, 2007.  To avail of the huge discounts, print the flyer below (click on it to enlarge) then present it at the cashier when you make your purchase. The flyer also entitles you to a free sample vial of perfume.  Spread the word!

Years ago, someone gave me a quirky Jordi Labanda notebook which I liked very much and tried to use up as slowly as possible.  ‘Twas sad when the pages ran out. (Go to www.jordilabanda.com to know more about the artist.) 

If you like the art of this Uruguay-born, Barcelona-based illustrator, you’ll want to look at these bags that someone is selling locally.  They’re designed by Jordi Labanda and produced by Miquelrius, a Spanish firm that also manufactures merchandise bearing the designs of Antonio Miro and Agatha Ruiz de la Prada. 

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Real Living magazine’s editorial assistant Angeli Sobrepena makes clay jewelry in her spare time. She makes everything by hand, which means you can get involved in the designs. Click on the jump to see a few of her latest trinkets that you can customize.

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