Endless bracelet

Here's the 6mm Swarovski pearl bracelet. I alternated between green and white pearls. Since it's a substantial bracelet, I decided to do away with the clasp or toggle and make it an "endless." It's also a little stretchy so quite easy to put on. I really like this very much since it's quite versatile be it for the casual shopping trip or a nice dinner with evening wear.

Now I'm off to a ballet lesson with my daughter. Have a great weekend!

Pink Lady

This 10-strand twisted necklace incorporates rhodochrosite and fluorite chips. I also used Swarovski pearls and the usual crystals, fire polished beads and glass seed beads.

I liked it so much, I started on another twisted necklace using freshwater pearls! Will post the photo tomorrow.

Another Week Gone By!

This has been a good week for me in that I've been able to create quite a few pieces in preparation for my upcoming gallery sale. Exam fever is in the air. My 15-year-old son starts exams today and runs for 7 days! My daughter's important PSLE exam begins next Wednesday on through the following Monday. My husband was home yesterday and in between sending the car for servicing he was a great help at home buying lunch and dinner for me, supervising the children study for exams, playing with the cats...

Because of that I was able to make this green and purple bracelet last night using the netting technique and incorporating fire polished beads inside. Glass beads in size 11 and 15. It's a nice weight and a little stretchy.

This aquamarine blue and coral coloured bracelet was made morning. I used cat's eye beads so this bracelet is even heavier and more substantial but still quite comfortable. Again, I used Miyuki and Toho size 11 and 15 glass beads.

A Lovely and Fruitful Day

I spent the day working on my jewelry pieces and completed everything about 2pm. Made myself a cup of tea and looked out the window to enjoy the view. What a sight. My neighbour's Japanese roses were in full bloom, all 500 or so of them! Yellow, white, light pink, dark pink, and orange were working as a team to bring joy to my little quiet moment. Two tiny yellow birds sat on the tree outside my window, singing hymns of joy. Then my daughter came home with surprise gifts for me. My favourite chocolate bar and my favourite grape drink!


This necklace was adapted from a magazine. I thought the white may be too stark but it looks quite nice on me I must say! All in all, very nice!

Here's what I made during the weekend. Two contrasting coloured bracelets to see the effects. The purple is more classic while the pink seems more casual. I used 4mm cube beads with size 11 and 8 Miyuki glass seed beads, Swarovski crystals and Czech fire polished beads together with Swarovski pearls for the toggles. The techniques employed are ladder stitch and Ndebele.

Lacy Bracelet

Using the Ndebele technique I made this delicate lacy design. I also experimented with different colours and found them quite interesting. Here are two of them.

Caterpillar bracelet

I started this bracelet a couple of hours ago because I needed something purple and pink to inspire me! It's a substantial bracelet and I used Swarovski disks, Czech fire polished beads, Czech glass bead leaves, Cat's eye beads and my size 11 and 15 glass seed beads. For the toggle I weaved a Swarovski pearl.

Now that I'm inspired, I'm off to create a new necklace! Who knows what it'll be?!

Another Bright Sunny Day1

It was raining so much last week I thought I'd never see the sun again but the past two days have proved me wrong! Not only has it been really hot (my hung out clothes dry in an hour!) but it's been really humid as well.

I completed this lilac and pink necklace after my daughter's ballet class last night. It was really fun deciding on the colours and shades to use. This time I added Swarovki pearls to one of the 10-strand twist. I think it looks really nice. I also made this necklace longer, about 21 inches whereas the others are about 19 inches. I'm thinking of making another one in blue this time.

Final project for the day

I had a nice quiet day with both my children in school till late this afternoon. So I decided to start on another necklace before my daughter and I went off for her ballet lesson.

This 10-strand twisted necklace is made with 4 different kinds of white beads, pastel peach and silver. I also used Swarovski crystals and Czech fire polished beads. Lovely as a wedding accessory as well.

Hot Chili Pepper

Here it is! Couldn't resist showing you immediately! I love how the colours flow together. This will look lovely on a classic black or gray dress/blouse.

Thank God It's Friday!

Believe it or not, the new matching bracelet and necklace have been sold! I guess I'll have to make another similar one for the sale. Right now I'm making a black, red and orange one and the next one in line is a pastel pink, blue, green, yellow and white.

A couple of you have called me to place special orders. Thank you! I'll be starting work on them next week when I've got the "ingredients" together.

As you have guessed and concluded (from photos) by now, I'm really addicted to beadwork! I love working with colours and enjoy picking out complimentary colours for my projects. It's easy to string beads or gems together but much harder artistically to incorporate them together with seed beads, turning them into a small work of art. My favourite theme is flowers and greenery. It reminds me of God's creations, faithfulness and creativity. Have a great weekend and see you next week!

Matching Necklace

Here's my completed necklace! This is a 14-strand 19-inch twisted necklace. I tried wearing it flat but decided it looks most beautiful twisted. I used mainly greens and purples and like the bracelet, it has a woven Swarovski pearl for a toggle. I also used 5mm Czech fire polished beads which catches the light really well.

I'm off to my suppliers to get more cube beads and beads in many other colours! Who knows what tomorrow may bring?!

Gallery Sale

Dear Friends,
I've finally settled on the date to showcase my pieces of beadwork jewelry! Do set aside Saturday, October 20th (Hari Raya Haji holiday in Singapore) to come see my work and hopefully purchase something! I will open from 10am to 3pm. Since it's a public holiday, do leave your children at home with Dad so you can take your time trying on all my pieces!

As many of you know, I try to make original designs not found outside so what you get is one-of-a-kind. Many pieces take more than 4 hours to complete but may take up to two weeks cooking in my brain! I also use good materials like silver and gold filled findings. No mass production means you won't find an item in 10 different colours or sizes! If you see something you like but it's not in your size or colour, I can replicate it (never exactly for various reasons like the same colours or beads may not be available, other customers don't like to see someone else wearing the exact same piece they bought, and of course my artistic inspiration).

If you're thinking of a specially designed piece (or pieces), it would be better to make an appointment with me before or after the sale. It may be difficult to spend time with you at the sale while wanting to make sure you have your perfect design if there are other customers around. Hope you understand!

So, do start making your list and putting your designs on paper! I will take orders up to end of October (no exceptions). I'll complete all orders by early December since I will be taking a break till January 2008.

Bracelet 5

Yes, you guessed it! I'm in a bracelet making mood this week! This luxurious 12-strand bracelet is made with cube beads, size 11 Miyuki and Toho glass seed beads, Czech fire polished beads and a woven Swarovski pearl for the toggle. You can wear it flat or twisted like the photo. It's so lovely, I'm making a necklace now!

Bracelet 4

This is another of my favourites! I used a cat's eye bead to start the flower and simply love the effect! The flower sits on 3 peyote leaves and a bracelet base of size 11 Miyuki and Toho glass seed beads with Czech fire polished beads.

Preparing for Christmas

Some of you have already called to reserve pieces or ask me to make special designs to give away as Christmas presents. I do have many more pieces than I display on my blog so if you're interested, do drop me a line. This year I'll be taking a break from December so orders have to reach me latest end of September. It's also not too early to plan for Valentine's Day and Mothers' Day next year!

Bracelet 3

For this bracelet, instead of a flower centrepiece I decided to use seashells, rose quartz beads, cat's eye beads and Swarovski pearls.

Bracelet 2

This one has a different flower design. I used size 11 Miyuki and Toho glass seed beads with Swarovski pearls and Czech fire polished beads. One of my favourites!

Bracelet 1

Last week was bracelet week! I made four! Here's the first one. I added pink freshwater pearls and a little flower toggle.

A Gift

My daughter asked me to make her a choker necklace the other day. "What colour would you like it in?" I asked. "Brown, of course!" She answered indignantly! Yes, my 12-year-old's favourite colour is brown. No longer pinks and purples!

Here it is, a brown, peach and olive green choker. There are two loops at the back where she can attached her choice of organza ribbon. Hope you like it, darling!

Rainbow Links

In the midst of the hectic two weeks, I needed something colourful in my life and came up with a nice opera length necklace using my colour wheel! It was quite therapeutic watching the colours come together. Life is like that, isn't it? We need the light and dark colours as well as the bright and not so bright colours to complete our experience. I used almost 5,000 Miyuki and Toho size 11 glass seed beads!

Calm after the Drizzle

After a hectic two weeks of taking care of my two children, I can finally sit down and blog a little! My 12-year-old daughter will be sitting for her Primary School Leaving Examinations in a little less than 3 weeks from now so we've working hard at revising her four subjects (English, Chinese, Maths and Science). This is an important exam because her results will determine the quality of secondary school she can apply to. Then there's dance classes and doctors' visits for various problems.

My fifteen-year-old son ended up with bursitis in his foot and a pulled shoulder muscle after a week of bad flu which required some pampering! It's Monday and they're off to school again so here I am!

Although my blog has been quiet, I've been faithfully working as you will see in the photos. I've been wanting to schedule a gallery sale for my friends but it's been next to impossible at the moment. So sorry! I'll let you know when I will be able to do this.

Some of you have asked how I go about my work so I thought I'd share a little. Although I've taken professional classes in jewelry making and design, and can work with almost any technique, my favourite medium is working with glass beads and gems. I love to mix and match colours with textures. I especially love working on garden themes and whimsical designs. When I want to start a new piece, I usually decide on the the main colour and pull out all my materials in that colour, stare at them for a few hours or days even (!) before coming up with a design. Even then, it may not turn out exactly how I envisioned it to be because the beads and gems seem to have a life of their own!

Usually I don't repeat a design exactly unless it's in a different colour scheme. My customers know the pieces they acquire are one-of-a-kind, and no one else has one exactly like that.