First Attempts at Watercolor

I know I told myself that I should not start another hobby but I don't know... I just can't help it.

Here are my first attempts at watercolor. 

Have I ever confessed about being a frustrated artist? Haha now I just did. If I knew how to draw or paint as a kid and maybe if I didn't go to a high school with a special science curriculum, I probably would have applied to the College of Fine Arts. (Not to say that I regret being in the College of Engineering; I love engineering!)

I still need to read a lot of stuff, to watch a lot of tutorial videos and tons of practice. Darn, I dunno how to do that when classes resume.

Christmas and Cake

This year, I decided to make red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting for Christmas. It was my first time and I used the recipe from Joy of Baking. Here's how it turned out!

My mistake was not cooling the frosting first before applying. I thought that the frosting was stiff enough but I was wrong. The flowers ended up having little form but I guess it's pretty tolerable. I'll just do better next time.

Right before noche buena, I decided to add some green swirls using the excess frosting to make the cake look more Christmas-y.

It was tasty and not too sweet and my family loved it! I also love how this cake is so easy to slice (it's a chore, okay?) Making this cake wasn't exactly easy but I guess it was all worth it. :)

Here's what I wore to Christmas mass: my favorite cardigan from Space, a sequined dress also from Space, and my new Aerosoles heels.

Cheers! I hope everyone had a great Christmas!

Postcard Weekly 12-23-2012

I got one postcard this week!

Here is another traditional Chinese art that I got through a direct swap with a girl from China.

The postcard is pretty weird because there's a huge blank space at the face but I still like it. I actually want more of these!