Cheap Finds @ MEPZ TRADE FAIR

Every year around November to December sometimes it extends til February of the following year, Mactan Economic Processing Zone holds a trade fair in the Football field near Marina Mall. 

For this year, I only get to go yesterday lunch time upon my friends nonstop prying. Thanks to her I completed my "gifts to buy" and I was sooo happy with the things I bought. They were not only cheap they were also branded. You see, some imported goods come from MEPZ, yep made from Cebu and they are on super sale. 

Here are a few of what I got for gift giving:

Pearl Set for 100 pesos per set. And they are real pearls to. They have studs for 50 pesos. 

 This Calvin Klein bag can be use to hold your make ups or it can be a bag organizer. I love the colors too. And it's only for 100 pesos.

These are the other small bags I got. The bag with Zebra prints are for only 50 pesos. I might go back there within this week to buy some more because they are selling like hotcakes. I still want to buy the good ones. Plus I need a travelling bag for next weeks trip to Gen San. I saw Big bags that sells 250- 500 Pesos only. :)

 I even got jelly case for only 50 pesos and a screen protector for 50 pesos too. Today I'm getting some more for my cousins and some girlfriends.

Now, that  wasn't so hurtful to my wallet. :) I love good and cheap buys like this.

If you are from Cebu, go to Trade's fair you'll see a lot of goodies there from lamp shades, baby wear, kitchen stuffs, to anything. Cge na go go go. Who knows we might bump into each other. :)

PhoebeCarla

Paper Gift Bags

I love gift wrapping. It excites me. Receiving gifts and opening it excites me more. Nyaah...


Sometimes, I get myself volunteering to doing it for someone. And the easiest way I do it is by making gift bags/ paper bags, they are so easy to make. In fact, I've made a few, even before buying the actual gift to put inside and I find it very convenient when the need arise.

Yup I've started wrapping gifts for all the nice and slightly naughty people in our lives for Christmas...

Here's How I do it:

Materials:

I got this Christmas wrapper from National Bookstore, i think its a set of 5 (I'm not sure though) . I cut it into four. So, this paper is actually the 1/4 size of it.

Turn the paper with the wrong side up and fold half an inch on one side. This is where we put the double sided tape on.

Fold the paper into half and paste.

 Fold 1 inch on both sides

 It should look like this by now.

The side now has 3 fold lines. Tuck in the middle fold, and give you this.

 Fold 2 inches at the bottom part. That will be the base of the bag.

 Here's how it looks side ways.

Open the bottom part and fold like the one in the pic below.

Whatever you do on one side, do it on the other side too.

Then fold this way. Follow the pic below.

Do on both side.

Fold.

And close.

Now you have a paper bag. You can put string/ ribbon or leave it as is, put your goodies and seal.

I made 24 of these with different sizes for our Advent Calendar this year. I had so much fun doing it. 

I also used this to put the hand lotions I bought for the stuffs at the clinic. 

I got this 3 for 125 pesos only. :)

Instead of putting handles on the paper bags, I folded the top of the bag and punched 2 holes for the ribbons.

Do you have any wrapping ideas to share? Please do share. I love learning something new. :) 

PhoebeCarla 

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