My Top 10 Finds in Little Dapitan Bazaar at Cloverleaf Balintawak!
Christmas came early this side of town – north of Metro Manila – as the “Little Dapitan” Bazaar officially opened yesterday at the open parking lot of Ayala Cloverleaf Malls in Cloverleaf Balintawak.
Consisting of a curated set of booths and sellers from the iconic Dapitan Arcade (Dapitan St.) in Manila, the Little Dapitan Bazaar through Ayala Land, aims to bring its well-loved goods and handicrafts for which they are best known for closer and more accessible to the market. No need to go all the way to Dapitan Arcade because of Ayala, all their best and brightest concessionaires will be under one roof to offer their best products.
At the same time, it comes at an opportune time of the holiday season; and can be considered as a Christmas Bazaar as most of the items we browsed through yesterday are actually in preparation for the Christmas Season.
Top 10 Finds in Little Dapitan
Life-size figures of Santa Claus greeted us at the front entrance of Little Dapitan in yesterday’s media preview, ribbon-cutting ceremonies, and opening day! We also spotted interesting finds from the set of initial concessionaires!
Here are some our favorites you might want to check out when you visit Little Dapitan bazaar this weekend:
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Capiz Lights by Gina (Booth No.1)
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- This is my personal choice as I actually bought one set for my wife for her small garden at home. These fixtures and other ornaments that can be used to decorate the home.
- This would be our first time to put-up decorative night lights for her garden. A set of 10 bulbs cost Php 1,800 . Of course, I asked for some discount as this is an extension of “Dapitan Arcade” afterall.
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Arts and Crafts by MAC ARts & Crafts (Mac Dela Cruz Santiago)
- As bloggers, we frequently receive steel crafts as part of packaging, storage, or decors at home. But this was the first time we ever bought one as the wifey got a 12-bottle wine rack and medium-sized steel rack made of iron crafts made by MAC Arts and Crafts.
- We got the bonze color rack and bronxe color wine-bottle rack; bBoth for a total of P2,200 only! (discounted)
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Native Christmas Decor by Cesar V. Ruedas
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Lighted Christmas Decors by Mytene Llanuza
- These products are not only for personal home decor but they make very nice gitts this holiday season.
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Home Decor by Benjie Conception
- Cloverleaf Balintawak makes it easier to shop for these local artisan products by bringing them closer to the metro and making them more accessible to those who don’t have the luxury of time to travel long distances to get their hands on these amazing local products.
- Of course, there are also Non-Christmas-related Home Decors
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Unique Pots and Vases by Lorena Anasco and Lik Ruedas
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Lighted Elements with Frames
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Wooden Cabinets & Wood Crafts by Lik Ruedas and Shyra Centeno
- If you are looking for wooden handicrafts and furniture, Little Dapitan also has a wide selection of skilled craftsmen who are present and will be selling their local handicrafts as well as flower arrangements, vases, and centerpieces.
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Furniture & Photo Frames
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Bayongciaga Bayongs!
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Moreover, food concessionaires are also present to serve snacks and drinks so this is also a great place to hang out with your family on weekends especially when there are weekend activities like Flower Arranging, Christmas Basket Assembling, Christmas Wreath-Making, and Acoustic Session..
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More Booths
Other booths and concessionaires that we also found interesting are Flower Decors, Handy Room Sprays & Solutions, Wall CLocks & Figurines,
We hope they could also increase the number of booths and sellers in the near future as we believe that demand will increase through the holidays and more people will visit Little Dapitan for gifting and thrift finds!
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Dapitan Arcade is all about accentuating local artisans and supporting our local market, so make sure to visit the “Little Dapitan” bazaar until the end of December at Cloverleaf Balintawak open parking!
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