My mom always tells me to wear earrings even if I’m just inside inside the house so that I would be more ladylike. But I’m not one who is fond of wearing jewelries, especially after that one incident when my bracelet was snatched. I don’t have a car so I commute wherever I go and I don’t want to attract anymore snatchers.

But don’t get me wrong, I love jewelries. I like them simple. And I love diamonds. I’ve always asked my mom for a simple diamond stud earrings but she always gives me a pair that’s really not my kind like hoop earrings or something that I wouldn’t dare wear while commuting. I even want my engangement ring (if ever I get engaged) to be very simple like the one pictured below. After all, it should be all about love and not the ring right?

And here’s a little tip from my former officemate Tita B on how to choose between silver or gold jewelries. If your skin tone is warm then gold would look good on you and if your skin tone is cold then silver, white gold or platinum is more your type. You will know if your skin tone is warm if you look good in clothes with warm tones like yellow, orange, red. If you look good in colors like blue or green then your skin tone is cold.

Interested in buying a cellphone? You can get a good deal on Wirefly phones on the Wirefly Store on eBay. Wirefly is the leading independent retailer of cell phones and cellular service on the internet with free FedEx shipping throught out the United States. The Wirefly Store on eBay sells surplus cellphone inventory where you can get a great deal on a phone without a plan. They have excellent customer service and they offer a wide range of products to choose from. Wirefly is the #1 authorized online agent for Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint, Nextel. So, check out their store, I’m sure there’s something there that would fit your needs and your lifestyle.

And take a look at what my cousin gave his two kids for christmas… it’s Firefly Kids Cell Phone. He got it from the Wirefly Store on eBay for a very good deal. It was the perfect gift to my niece and nephew and they loved it!

The Firefly is the first phone especially designed for kids aged 5-12 years old. It’s lightweight, durable, and it’s small enough to fit a kid’s hand. It has fun features like flashing lights, swappable translucent shell (also available in tweety, supergirl and superman designs), 12 pre-loaded polyphonic ringtones, 7 screen colors, and 5 animated graphics. For the kid’s safety and the parents’ piece of mind, it has a PIN controlled inbound call screening and up to 20 pre-programmed numbers.

Somebody from the forum where I hang out posted the link to Nancy Comelab’s tutorial about creating realistic shadows for your photo. What it does is it gives your photo a look that’s like it is slightly bended on the corners. There are actually lots of actions and templates that you can already buy from the different digital scrapbooking stores, but if you’re trying to cut down from unnecessary expenses like me, the tutorial will have to do. It’s not hard really, maybe it’ll get you a couple of tries before you get the hang it but after that it really is fairly easy. Here’s a sample of what I did:

Nancy Comelab’s Tutorial: Creating Realistic Shadows For Your Photos

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Are you a Pinay digiscrapper? Check out the Philippine Digiscrapper site and why not register an account there? We have our own forum, gallery, chatroom and blog. The members are all very friendly, accomodating and helpful. In the forum you’ll find challenges and tips and tutorials about digital scrapbooking and photography and even about our daily lives. So what are you waiting for? Tara! Sali na!