The Spawn was excited for the Homeschool Headstart Bazaar held yesterday. He had all the crafts he made packed and ready to go and help me arrange all our merchandise on our table. We were able to get a great spot — A corner table to the right side of the bazaar facing the main [...]
This morning, the Spawn and I headed to Payatas with other Manikako volunteers to participate in a doll-making workshop with some kids who live in the slum area there. Payatas, in Quezon City, is infamously known for being Manila’s waste dump site. Literally, mountains of garbage surround the area and almost every bit of land [...]
Manikako is truly going global. =) La Pomme, an etsy artist, has been using Manikako DIY kits for her “Super Good Luck” dolls since early 2009. And now Manikako is regularly available all the way in a little designer shop in Spain called, “Little Miss Maimun” Take a peek at the Manikakos she has in [...]
Another win for Manikako and the creative team behind its ad campaign! Manikako won a Gold Araw Award in the Integrated category at the 21st Philippine Ad Congress. Previously, Manikako also won a Bronze Spike in Singapore at the 1st Asian Ad Festival. View Manikako’s AVP below and may you be inspired to led a [...]
Last weekend was a win for Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao against Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto. Manny Pacquiao has not only been a source of pride and inspiration to Filipinos for his boxing prowess but also for his apparent humility amidst his sudden surge to international fame and stardom. While the fight was being witnessed live [...]
Manikako will be at the Pinoy Global Bazaar this weekend at the Rockwell Tent! Manikako is back up and running, but we still need your help rebuilding the facilities where our community works making the dolls. Visit us and buy a DIY dollkit of have one of our artists create a custom doll just for [...]
A great big CONGRATULATIONS to Manikako for taking home a bronze award at the first Spikes Asia – the 1st Asian Advertising Festival. Manikako’s Ad Campaign won in the Integrated Category along with Unilever Japan’s Axe Deodorant, Sanctuary Asia Magazine, and Nike China Sports Apparel for a Bronze placement. The Spikes Asia Integrated Grand Prix [...]
It’s been a while since my last post. My summer was quite hectic. For a few weekends, I was able to teach some doll-making workshops with my group, Manikako. They were fun and successful, at least in my opinion, and I can’t wait to see what bigger better things are in store for us. In [...]
