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How to Organizing Travel Momentos

February 29, 2012

With the amount of traveling we've done (too much if you ask me!) I have given up on scrapbooking. I'll just be happy to have all my little bits of paper, information or calling cards in an easy to . . .

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How to prevent dust and pollution from entering your home

September 13, 2011

I've been relatively happy the first 2 years of living in Jakarta. I've gone from party girl to homebody (with the occasional dinner & drinks with friends, tennis nights and diplo parties). . . .

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DIY White and Gold Triptych

September 9, 2011

My first TDW (The Diplomatic Wife) original artwork is finally hanging over our bed. I love waking up and seeing it above my head first thing in the morning. It's simple, gold and white and is SO . . .

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8 Comments · Diplo Home, Diplo Tips

DIY Wine Glass Cozies

September 6, 2011

As I mentioned in yesterday's post (my first post in almost 2 weeks!) I kept busy while I was sick in bed and couldn't access my blog, by crocheting. I know it's so lola (grandma) but I have an entire . . .

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8 Comments · Diplo Tips

How to Keep Bags and Purses Mold-free

August 24, 2011

A friend of mine, @alwaysthewinna, once tweeted me to ask about how I take care of my bags. She uses a bag tree like below but has a problem with molds. I used to use the same thing in Manila and . . .

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How to Organize ID souvenirs

August 22, 2011

My hubby is a simple guy with few and basic belongings. When we moved to Jakarta most of the shipment was mine (about 90%). So it's not that hard to clean up after him. Except for his work stuff. He . . .

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How to clean and polish aluminum

July 22, 2011

I have a beautiful thick aluminum tray which I got in Bali (they have many cheap and gorgeous aluminum products for sale in Bali at a fraction of their Jakarta price). I used it for a while in our . . .

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5 Simple Tips for Decorating with Artificial Flowers

July 20, 2011

Simple Flower arrangement

I've always thought that artificial flowers were tacky. Until I saw the artificial flowers from Vinoti Living in Jakarta. They looked so real, life-like and fresh that I couldn't help but let go of my . . .

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How to clean silver with baking soda

July 17, 2011

Reposting a how-to from Art Bead Scene for future reference. According to her post when you polish silver (what we normally do) we also remove (abrade) some of the silver. The method below seems so . . .

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Non-Toxic Home Cleaning Tips

July 15, 2011

I've been talking about this to many friends and have actually convinced some colleagues of my husband to try it out. My household cleaning arsenal is basically composed of baking soda, vinegar, water . . .

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