Off The Beaded Track: May 2008

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Pink Ice earrings $ 42 Exlcusively ONE pair ONLY SOLD




Hanging on sterling silver knot-style chandeliers are two sweet and great-quality Madagascar Rose Quartz. Refer to Rosie pendant for description of the quality.
Leverback earwires are sterling silver, as usual.

I love these Victorian-looking chandeliers!

Daily Wear - Pink Ice dangling pendant $ 23 Exclusively ONE piece only SOLD

A generous piece of good quality (in terms of clarity and carat size) faceted heart-shaped Madagascar Rose Quartz set simply with a goldfilled component.



Sometimes adding more pictures may not be a good thing, here is an example!

The colour shows more accurately against a dark surface.



Showing the clarity of the gemstone.



Description: dainty, simple, straightforward and durable in its look. For that girl who just wants it plain and undecorated.

16" goldfilled necklace is available at $ 15.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Soft Glow $ 30 ONE pair in SILVER KIDNEY earwires SOLD



Pearl nuggets with vermeil beadcaps :) Something classic and Metropolitan-Museum-ish :)))

Linen Green $ 37 Exclusively ONE pair only! SOLD



This is another pair of clean-cut looking earrings. These smooth Prehnite drops had appeared on my blog sometime back, and it's so refreshing to see them again. Gorgeous when paired with these delicate Bali Sterling Silver chandelier.

Monday, May 26, 2008

Ellen $ 50 (Exclusively 2 pairs ONLY)





I love the subtle colour combination of white/grey moonstones and marquise Carnelian!
These goldfilled little sticks add a touch of class to the clusters of stones. Leverback ear wires are goldfilled too.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Dusk $ 27 (3 pairs only!!!) OR free with donation of $75 or more to Red Cross for China Earthquake





I have decided to use small nuggets to make this simple pair of earrings. These are coarsely cut chunks with brilliant colours, especially the Amethyst!

Other stones: Iolite, Smoky Quartz and Peridot. These hang from a goldfilled chain and the earwire is 925 silver, as usual. Note that the Smoky Quartz in the other two pairs have shapes different from this pair posted here.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Twinkle II for sale $ 45 (but donation drive still ongoing)

You still get these pretties if you donate more than $150 or more!

But I am trying to find them new homes too so that I can make new earrings for the donation drive.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Twinkle II. YOURS free - with every donation of $ 150 or more (MORE PLEASE!!) to Singapore Red Cross for the Earthquake in China




Whatever I can donate is really insignificant to how much more the people in China need. Therefore, I am asking you to reach out to these people who deserve to live another day just like us. Imagine, having to cope with their basic needs alongside with the loss of their immediate, loved ones.

And I believe that it is in everyone of us the compassion to help each other without asking anything in return.

Just send me a copy of the receipt (scanned hardcopy of Red Cross receipt, or printscreen softcopy of online donation made via UOB internet banking) and I will send you a pair of Twinkle II, so that I am also contributing to the donation in another way.
Donation must be made after May 17 (Sat) 1.30am, with your name clearly stated on the receipt or documents of acknowledgement.
I have been saving these earrings and now this is definitely the right time to post them up. Hard-to-find carved Citrine flowers (almost flawless) with top-grade marquise-cut Peridot. The wires are goldfilled, like the ear wires.
I only have 6 pairs, but if the response is good, I promise I will post up something else I can offer for similar donations.

Donation to help China Earthquake

Members of the public who would like to contribute to relief efforts in China can make their donations through the following:

1) Walk-in cash/cheque donations

Singapore Red Cross, 15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486. Collection hours are: Monday to Friday: 9:30am-5:45pm Saturday & Sunday: 9:30am-5:00pm

2) Cheque donations

Cheque to be made payable to the “Singapore Red Cross Society”. Please indicate at the back of the cheque name of donor/organisation (if applicable), mailing address and contact numbersand “Red Cross China Earthquake” Cheques should then be sent to Singapore Red Cross, 15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486. Once the cheque/s are received, an official non-tax deductible receipt will be issued.

3) UOB Starting tomorrow, members of the public can donate via the Bank’s banking channels, i.e. the cheque drops, internet banking and donation tins.

Since the tragedy on 13 May, the SRC has been monitoring the situation closely with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC). For more information on the SRC and the IFRC’s relief assistance, the public may log on to www.redcross.org.sg or call the SRC at 6334-9152/53.

Media correspondence:Carol TeoHead, Corporate CommunicationsSingapore Red CrossTel: (65) 9847 2024 (Mobile) / (65) 6336-0269 x 272 (Office)Email: carol.teo@redcross.org.sg (Source: http://www.redcross.org.sg/press_chinaearthquake.htm)

Update:
You can now make a donation via DBS Internet banking!

Earthquake in China - can't stop crying.



抢救人员发现她的时候,她已经死了,是被垮塌下来的房子压死的,透过那一堆废墟的的间隙可以看到她死亡的姿势,双膝跪著,整个上身向前匍匐著,双手扶著地支撑著身体,有些象古人行跪拜礼,只是身体被压的变形了,看上去有些诡异。救援人员从废墟的空隙伸手进去确认了她已经死亡,又在冲著废墟喊了几声,用撬棍在在砖头上敲了几下,里面没有任何回应。当人群走到下一个建筑物的时候,救援队长忽然往回跑,边跑变喊“快过来”。他又来到她的尸体前,费力的把手伸进女人的身子底下摸索,他摸了几下高声的喊“有人,有个孩子 ,还活著”。

经过一番努力,人们小心的把挡著她的废墟清理开,在她的身体下面躺著她的孩子,包在一个红色带黄花的小被子里,大概有3、4个月大,因为母亲身体庇护著,他毫发未伤,抱出来的时候,他还安静的睡著,他熟睡的脸让所有在场的人感到很温暖。   

随行的医生过来解开被子准备做些检查,发现有一部手机塞在被子里,医生下意识的看了下手机屏幕,发现屏幕上是一条已经写好的短信“亲爱的宝贝,如果你能活著,一定要记住我爱你”,看惯了生离死别的医生却在这一刻落泪了,手机传递著,每个看到短信的人都落泪了。

Davinia's Gentle Touch necklace :)


Thursday, May 15, 2008

Love Bouquet on sale til Sunday!! $ 58 instead of $ 68




Another 2 bouquets that will not wither :) The same peach Aventurine flower in one bouquet and a yellow jade flower in the other.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Summertime! 2008 $ 35 for a week, $ 40 then after




Have you seen Aquamarine in YELLOW instead of blue?

Have you seen Garnet in ORANGE instead of deep maroon?

I was totally amazed and I love these earthly-shaded colours. I binded the Aquamarine, Mandarin Garnet, green Chalcedony and a Chrysophase briolette (at the end) together in the same style as in A Girl's Kaleidoscope posted earlier.

Ear wires are goldfilled.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Love Bouquet (Brooch) $ 68 - 5 pieces ONLY and within these 2 weeks due to the 'logistics' and time involved



Zooming on the peach Aventurine flower.






Irene asked me to make a brooch and I decided to try out one (not exactly Irene's proposed colour scheme). And now I am so pleased with it that I have decided that it's a gift to my mum when she gets back to town!

LOTS of different semiprecious elements from the earth and sea. I just couldn't stop taking pictures of this brooch. I am pricing it for the no. of man-hours spent more than for the materials.

You have a choice of deep red carved flower, plum (as shown), yellow (yellow jade) or pink (rose quartz). The colours of my text here are not representable of the actual colours of the carved roses. Also, flower arrangement of each piece may vary slightly.

Goes well against light and dark colour blouses.

Friday, May 09, 2008

Ruby Salad $ 33 for a week, $36 then onwards




These are genuine Ruby! (Precious gems: Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald. The others are semiprecious.) And I am really happy to be doing more wiring work recently.

These oh-so-Sweet looking earrings are also made up of green Tourmaline, gold freshwater pearl and a pink coral. I have been waiting to come across these ruby nuggets for SO LONG!

Ear wires are goldfilled.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

A Gentle Touch (Pendant or earrings) $ 29 Exclusively 1 or 3 pieces (refer below info) SOLD ALL





I have 3 pieces of these longish, smooth Chalcedony, 2 of which are matching. So that means I can make EITHER 1 pendant and 1 pair of similar earrings, OR 3 individual pendants. I will not be making the earrings to take any pictures unless someone decides to buy them. Earrings will be at $53.

Other than Chalcedony, there are rainbow moonstone briolettes of various sizes, as well as a purple carved Amethyst flower.

Looks good against the skin as shown, and goes very well with 16inch necklaces but it's really up to you if you like longer necklaces.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Palm Trees $ 60 Exclusively ONE fine pair! SOLD




I still think that Chrysophase looks gorgeous on its own :) Love the glowing green.

These beautiful leaves are goldfilled. Leverback ear wires are goldfilled. Wires are goldfilled. This pair of earrings is simply stunning and definitely worths more than it's priced.

Sunday, May 04, 2008

A Girl's Kaleidoscope $ 72 - never on sale, $ 75 a week later





Sorry I have to price these gems this much for good reasons. Over here, I am not stingy with the materials I use.

These Prehnite pears are very green, and many people know that pink Tourmaline is the most precious in the Tourmaline spectrum, let alone clear Tourmaline with a brilliant pink. These Madagascar Rose Quartz gems are clear and with a pale pink while the Peridot hearts are very cheery with good clarity.

Lever-back ear wires are goldfilled.

These gems come in a velvet pouch. Exclusively for girls who want 'bestest' earrings!

Herb Garden $ 56 (these will never be on sale), $ 60 a week after






These are VERY GORGEOUS! Again one of my proudest creations. Just couldn't stop taking pictures of them :))) These stones are SO CLEAR!!!
I can assure you that each piece is made with the greatest care and patience. Sometimes these beads crack when the wire is tied around them and become unusable.

Little natural Rock Crystal brios with clusters of green, blue and purple from Peridot, Aquamarine and Amethyst respectively. Wires are goldfilled. Check out those cute 925 silver French ear wires used in Pastels.