Shots of Life

I never had any major project since I opened My Sweets’ Haven. There are friends who trusted me and order items in bulk but mostly were Christmas giveaways, desserts in team gatherings or simply pasalubong to their families. So when someone asked me to create 30 boxes of assorted brownies as giveaway to her son’s christening, I immediately said yes. I know it is few to be called a project but this is the first time that people "outside my comfort zone" are going to eat my treats.

My friends know how shy I am about my craft. I was never confident with what I bake even if there are people saying that my creations actually taste good, kulang lang sa presentation. So here’s how my 1^st project looked like:

Blue + Yellow

The blue boxes were quite tall since the size I wanted was not available in the market so to make my brownies look a bit tall, I created brownie-cupcakes. It has S’mores, chocolate, rocky road and choco crispies flavors. I tied the boxes with yellow ribbon to follow the motif and at the same time, to hold the cover from the base without using any tapes.

After a neighbor saw my brownies, she ordered 20+ boxes for a family gathering and another 32 boxes as Christmas gift to friends.

She requested to pack the brownies in gold and tangerine. This time, I was able to use the correct size of the box so I made my brownies back to squares.

Gold + Tangerine

I used gold-colored boxes and decorated it with orange ribbons and tied it using a gold garter with tags.

I had fun doing all these things while still working as a professional – thanks to my work-from-home privilege. Hihi.

I just hope that someday, I could be a supplier to birthday party or to a not-so-huge event. J