Barefoot Contessa

Christine Joy Bulatao

@ Poy's farm in Pampanga

East Hampton? Long Island? Raspberry corn muffin? Do these words ring a bell? Where else will we hear these if not from the world of Ina Garten? Being the owner of Barefoot Contessa, the much praised specialty food store, this woman has become a household word. Her fans simply love her for her "liveliness... and total lack of fickiness (take that from Martha Stewart)" when it comes to cooking. It is no wonder then that her fans incessantly clamored for her recipe books and a TV show. As much as the people drool over her onion dip and scones, we, too, in GUTSY Fashion Team would not want to catch ourselves lagging behind. Of course, we are not talking about food per se, for that is not within our turf. We are inspired with her down-to-earth attitude and brilliant artistry, and this is more than enough reason to head off to a farm to conduct another photoshoot. We all hope you will find this year's first shoot as refreshing and simple as Ms. Garten's style.

Paper Wallet

It is high time to talk about other fashion articles here in GUTSY blog! First topic in line is our money reservoir, wallet. This could be a very popular fashion item for fashionistas to the point that they have one for each kind of attire in their closet. Well, as for us in this fashion team, we do not have that array of choices in our drawers, but what do we have is a lesson we learned from our Home Economics subject. H.E. teachers keep on pounding on the fact that citizens have to be prosumers - that is producer + consumer - especially in this time wherein recessions are not unusual. Armed with this idea and some minutes to spare, we decided to get some of our craft items and started to explore an underutilized terrain , that of being fashionably cool without cashing out a cent. The result of this mishmash of ideas and items? This chromatic, bright, vivid, colorful, spectrum-inspired paper wallet. Never did we realize that a modicum of resources could turn up to a wonderful fashion article . This could be one of the best ways to unleash our creativity and to express ourselves - desires that are very widespread among the youth. So now, we think it is more high time to grab your colored pieces of paper, adhesives, and cutter, and let yourself be absorbed in this refreshing and liberating activity.