Off The Beaded Track: February 2008

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Rose Garden $ 32





These carved see bamboo coral roses are so delicate! :) And the BIG, FAT freshwater pearls are back!! Leaves are Peridot. Earrings are in bronze setting.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Twinkle $ 52 in 14K Goldfilled Leverbackear wires (Exclusively One Piece, or MINE!!) SOLD



The only reason why I am selling this pair of earrings is that I am making room (and $$) for new gemstones. It's really difficult to get gemstones of this shape and sparkle. They are from my personal collection of gemstones. Therefore it deserves to be attached to goldfilled earwires.

Faceted Smokey Quartz in the shape of snowflakes tied to tender-green Peridot and pale blue Aquamarine. A very pretty pair.



Shape of a snowflake.


Design on the goldfilled leverback.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Mystic Rose Necklace $ 40 - Exclusively One piece



This is a difficult piece to take pictures of. I just can't reflect the carving on these Black Onyx roses!
An antique looking necklace made with bronze-coloured chains to give the old-old effect. Centrepiece comprises of a long Yellow Jasper rice bead dangling below another carved rose and two Peridot leaves.
Trust me that the actual piece looks much prettier.

Greatest Friendship





This is a handmade gift from my friend C whose jewelry (Bundle-of-pearls series, Petite etc) are very popular among many of us. She is blessed with hands that create very fine art pieces, from jewelry making to felt art and to tole-painting (above).

Saturday, February 23, 2008

A Beautiful Mind $ 35 (Price Revised) - One Piece only SOLD







This pretty, stunning piece consists of a pair of plum-coloured, long Rhodonite barrels with a small cluster of faceted rainbow Moonstones and pink freshwater pearls above each.

Ear wires are goldfilled. I can change them to 925 silver leverback hooks upon request, since these are not remake-able if lost :).

Drop is about 5cm excluding ear wires.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Nice little sketch - the best card ever!


My laogong is so talented. You should see his sketches on me sleeping. I am a complete idiot when it comes to drawing.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Willowy $ 35



Like blossomed willows :)

Rose Quartz and Garnet dangling on a series of Moonstones and a freshwater pearl. Ear wires are goldfilled.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

History $ 42 - Only One Pair SOLD





If you like the stuff in Metropolitan Museum of fine arts which I frequent, I am sure you will love this piece. I am so in love with these delicate Vermeil beads (gold-coated silver). Sparkling, heavy carat faceted Onyx makes this piece something you want to keep and pass down to the next generation.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Hyacinth $ 55 - BEAUTIFUL!!!



This is probably my PROUDEST creation so far since I re-opened shop. This might sound crazy but when the first of these earrings evolved, I was so overwhelmed by the beauty of these stones and how much they look like little pond plants. There's just no way I can describe these earrings to do justice to their beauty.

They are very 3D, like a cluster of little plants.

And those of you who are familiar with gemstones will know their value. Both the Vessonite (a hard-to-come-by gemstone) onion-cut brios and rainbow moonstones are characterised by their little flaws, and yet they give off sparkle in their own way. Try catching the glow of the moonstones from this picture:


Vessonite has the colour of dried seaweed snack which shows better against the white surface.



Only a few pairs to be made exclusively for the priviledged few. I can't afford to get any more moonstones for the time being, and Vessonite is just so hard to find. Grab them if they call out to you! I am sure you will love them.


Drop is no more than 3cm excluding 925 silver leverback hooks.

Corinne and her Garnet Gloria


This is the photo I requested from Corinne. Thanks a million! You look wonderful.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Sale!!!

Hi I am listing out some items I want to clear off to make space for new stuff, progressively. Here's the first batch:

1. Crimson Butterflies (Only piece) $42 -> $22
2. Fame (Sample piece) $30 -> $ 18
3. Cleo (Sample piece) $18 -> $15
4. Greens (Sample piece) $13 -> $10
5. Coral Carnival (Sample piece) $16 -> $13
6. Coral Party (Sample piece) $38 -> $30
7. All About Pearls (Sample piece) $30 -> $20
8. Tower (Only piece) $30 -> $20
9. Tango (Sample piece) $35 -> $25
10. Dew (Sample piece) $30 -> $25
11. Attic Flowers (Sample piece) $32 -> $23

The 'Sample' pieces are the exact items featured on my blog and are as good as new because I don't display them and preserve them well in tiny ziplock bags.

To view these items, use the 'Search' function at the top lefthand corner of the page. While stocks last. Freebies don't apply to sale items :)

Honey and Mint $ 42




This is a cheerful pair of earrings :)))

The orange stones you see here are actually Carnelian, but in a very rare, paler shade of orange. The sparkling stone below is ocean blue Chalcedony. Overall length is about 2.5cm excluding the ear wires.
All working wires are 925 silver except the chain in the middle which is rhodium, so that tarnishing is not a problem at the part that is the most difficult to clean!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Valentine (Necklace) $ 46 - Exclusively one piece SOLD


This is a beautful, soft-looking necklace which goes well with light-coloured blouses.

The resin rose was from Japan (I got it from Fie Japan 2 years back!) while the pendant on which the rose sits is sterling silver, slightly oxidised. A grey moonstone hangs on the pendant.

Other materials that form the chain are rose quartz, rainbow moonstone and freshwater pearls.


The picture below shows that these moonstones give out a bluish light from certain angles. This is the beauty of moonstones :)




What you can;t see is that the last part of the chain is formed by sterling silver chain (behind Mr Neck).

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Fish & Co - mismatched $ 32 (One pair only) SOLD





This is a pair of playful earrings. Jasper fish hiding amongst starfish, freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals and a piece of white, natural coral.

The colour of the jasper fish is of a pinkish tone but it appears to be very dark in my photo. Starfish is goldfilled.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Happy Lunar New Year

I must take a picture of the TWENTY OVER strands of gemstones I bought during the past 2 weeks. Another couple of thousands of my savings lost on this hobby. Wan is so good to recommend me to such good suppliers that I shan't forget her good intentions :))

(To Wan: now I finally understood why you rather be kept busy at work than to be 'senang' like me shopping for gemstones. Because being kept bust is so much cheaper, haha!)

I will be back very soon as I have made a few items but have no time to take pictures.

I will also be disposing off some older pieces as well as most display pieces (most of them being the exact ones featured on my blog). So look out for the sale!!

Monday, February 04, 2008

In the Garden (Bracelet) $ 30




These carved flowers are so lovable! Peach Aventurine, Rose Quartz and Amazonite flowers hanging on a sterling silver chain, with a dragonfly and two butterflies hovering around them. The charms are goldfilled and all other wireworks are in sterling silver.