A&D's Holiday Guide: Built NY For Everyone!

One of my favorite gifts to give out are things that are actually useful and can last for a long time. One of my new discoveries this year is Built NY, Built NY is made from food safe materials and tested for FDA food safety, lead safety and phthalates. It's also latex, vinyl, PVC and BPA free, and this actually makes a perfect Christmas gift because there's a Built built for every member of the family! Heehee!

For your nephews, nieces, godsons, goddaughters or your friends's kids, these lunch boxes will make the perfect gift! My daughter used it as her toy bag when traveling. It's multipurpose! Plus the prints are too cute!

Insulated Big Apple Buddies Lunch Sack available in different animal design!

For your sister or best friend who loves to cook or bake, Built has awesome oven mitts! Siguradong hindi mapapaso ang beauty niya! Heehee! 

Made from protective, textured neoprene, this puppet style design is to aid in gripping hot cookware. Textured neoprene grips heat resistant up to 500F. It fits either hand. The built-in “keyhole” loop makes it easy to pull on or can be hung.

Love that you can hang the oven mitts!

It also comes with a smaller version that's good for holding or gripping pots or pans!

For your officemates who bring baon everyday to work, why not gift them with Built's Gourmet Lunch Tote which is roomy enough for a lunchbox, water bottle, and a snack box! And the most fun of all are the designs!

This insulates up to 4 hours!

I love our Built Gourmet Lunch Box which we've used to put in snacks and water bottles for the kids. And recently used it as our medicine bag for recent trip to Tagaytay. Vitamins, first aid meds, thermometer, medicine spoons, etc!

Or you can get this insulated bento box for your bosses!

Built Sandwich Bag (sandwich box included)

 Built Bento Salad Bowl (salad bowl included)

This one fits two sandwich boxes!

For your brother, your guy or girl friends who likes to entertain (*ahem* alcohol *ahem), these wine and beer insulated bags from Built is made just for them! These are perfect for picnic lunches or grill parties or to your trip to the beach!

 

Built Wine Bags can hold 750ml to 1L wine bottles. 

Built Beer Totes can hold six 12oz beer bottles

And you can put your favorite condiments in the tote!

For your mom, titas and lolas, who you can't decide what to give yet this Christmas, why not give them these Built pouches and totes?

 Pouches keep make-ups, receipts, keys, cellphones, etc. organized

 Make-up for the make-up lover!

 An everyday bag that can fit a tablet maybe a small laptop, extra shoes, a magazine, a book, or the Built pouches above!

For your mom or tita who do yoga or go to the gym, this Built Everyday Shoulder Bag is the one! This can also make a perfect everyday bag.

 And who doesn't go out with a reusable bag nowadays? Everyone does! This shopping tote can hold up to 25 pounds and I like that it has the neoprene on the handle!

And it looks like this when folded! Compact and light!

Hope this holiday guide can somehow help you cross out a few names on our Christmas list. Start shopping your Built gifts na!

For more information on Built NY and the other products Quirks Marketing products, you can check http://www.quirksmarketingph.com/ and follow and like their social media accounts:

Facebook: Built NY Philippines
Instagram: @quirksph
Twitter: @quirksph

Built NY is available in Rustan's, Howards Storage, Numa Eco Store, Babyland, Nurture Nook, Baby and Beyond, Mamaway and Baobao Babies Cebu.

You can also purchase Built NY online thru: Ava, Cudsly. Babies To Toddlers, Quirks Marketing Online Store or Baobao Babies Cebu!

**All photos are from Quirks Marketing website and Built NY Philippines Facebook Page.

Christmas Wishlist 2012

Since everyone is making one, gaya-gaya lang ang peg. I don't think I made a list last year or the year before. So I'm going to make a list this year! (*ahem* BOS *ahem*)

I'm trying to revive an old hobby of mine which is photography! And since it's not always that I can hire a photographer (Hi EJ! Hi Ginger!) to do my product shots, I think I need (emphasize on the NEED) to get a nice camera for Paper Chic Studio and so I can take nice photos of my kids too! Hit two birds with one stone diba?

Nikon D5100 (Photo from Amazon)

Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR FX Lens (Photo from Amazon)

I want a new phone too! My iPhone 3GS will be 3 years old this month, although it's still working well (sans the speakers hehe), I need an upgrade! This might happen I think. With the new iPhone 5 coming out and the good and attractive Unli Data Plans by the two networks, I'm really excited to get one! Sana soon!

(Photo from Apple.com)

An iPad Mini would be a nice addition to my growing Apple gadgets (naks!) 

(Photo from Apple.com)

Of course, my list wouldn't be complete without shoes and bags! I'm still a girl you know! I'm looking for a small to medium sized body bag that I can use for when running errands. I noticed I have big bags and big bags tend to get heavy! I need something that can fit my wallet, phone and keys. I wish I can buy a signature bag but maybe not right now. Pag mayaman na ako! CHOZ.

Photo from Sac Manille

Clarisse Bag from Cathy's Bags

Cuzo Ann Satchel

Jeffrey Campbell Skulltini - kasalanan ito ng SoMoms!

Oh Anthology. I don't know why I'm so drawn to you!

What's on your list this year?

A&D's Early Christmas Shopping Guide: Cuzo Gift Vouchers

Cuzo as you all know is a great local brand which I love love love! And it's a part of my first Christmas shopping guide! I'm writing about Cuzo again to let you know that they got gift vouchers available for purchase just in time for your early Christmas shopping! Yay!

When you have no idea what to give, gift vouchers are more than welcome to be received by your loved ones! They come in denominations of 500, 1000 and 2500!

Valid for 12 months from date of purchase.

Each Gift Voucher comes with Leather Case which can be used for ID or Calling Card Holder

Get 5% off when you purchase buck Gift Voucher of P5000!

While your at the site buying, why don't you check out some of the fab bags you can buy with your vouchers!

Go to Cuzo now and buy your vouchers!

Mica, The Perfect Tote Bag + Discount Voucher!

A week before our Tagaytay trip, I was already mentally packing our things and thinking what we should bring to the trip. Am I the only one who does packing things in their minds? Hehe...

One of the things I need is a great travel bag that can hold my things and of course R's things. And good thing my Mica tote just came in time for our family trip and I was so happy that Cuzo sent me the blue one! Yay! My mom and sister have been noticing my great Mica bag because of the color!

Let's dissect the bag, shall we? 

Dreaming of Cath Kidston

My trip is still a month away and here I am looking at things I want to buy! Baka naman by the time of my trip wala naman pala akong pera! LOL!

Just this week, I saw on Instagram that Cath Kidston opened a store in HK! I DIE! Then I remember I need to replace my old wallet! By old I mean I've been using my wallet since 4th year high school! So that's about 10 years na? Wow ang tagal na pala!
I checked Cath Kidston online and I'm drooling! Online window shopping muna!

Spot Folded Zip Wallet £26.00

Royal Rose Zip Wallet £26.00

If you convert it to PHP, it's around 1,700! Not bad right? I hope it's around the same price in HK.

For maarte mommies like me..

Antique Rose Changing Bag £65.00 (approx. PHP4,300)

Victoria Rose Plimsolls £24.00 (approx. PHP1,600)

They also have cute stuff for kids! Tea sets, aprons which I want to buy! It's so much fun to have a girl talaga!

Kensington Rose Kids Mock Lace Up Pumps £16.00 (approx. PHP1,100)

Circle Ditsy Mini Rucksack £15.00 (approx. PHP1,000)

Kids Cooking Set £12.00 (approx. PHP800) (this can go with her kitchen set!)

There are some stuff for boys but I think the prints are too girly (hehe!) so I have to look for other stuff for shoti.

So many cute bags, things for the kitchen, and beddings!!! I hope I don't get carried away when I go to the store and buy everything I want!

Just looking at their online store is making me super excited!!! Can't wait for October!


*All photos are from Cath Kidston