Amazonite Twines! $30

Made for Carine. So if you like baby blue, this is the pair for you :) Parts in sterling silver.

Triple Twines $ 35

To Carine and Victoria: The amazonite idea didn't quite work out because it looked similar to the Turqoise, and colour is also too close to Aventurine.

So here I am with the combination of Aventurine, Iolite (or Tazanite?) and white pearls. Anyway it's important to know that these tiny 2mm beads are even more expensive than 3mm ones because they are difficult to make (too small to drill holes thru). As in the previous pair, parts are in sterling silver. Neat and sweet looking.

Turqoise Twines $ 30 (maybe one last pair left)

Nice vibrant blue from the Turqoise (genuine!). 2 ladies have coincidentally asked for something blue-green and Turqoise came to my mind immediately.

What's interesting in this piece is that the shape of the Turqoise is irregular and the lustre of the pearls stand out a lot. Both seem to be competing against each other and yet complementing each other. Parts are in 925 silver. Notice the silver floral spacers used! Good to go with jeans.

Friend C's Birthday Present (belated)

Really proud of this. This is the 3rd bag I crochetted recently. The other 2 are very pretty too but I haven't got pictures of them yet.

Lavender coloured Rafia yarn (Hamanaka!) with pink cotton yarn woven together, love the different textures in one project. Hope C will love it too and carry it when she goes shopping.

Dusty Rose II bracelet $ 22 - one piece only

This is the last carved Olive Jade rose I have left. It looks pretty with carved and polished Aventurine and a white freshwater pearl set in copper.

Help the Haitians. They need more than just prayers.

We all felt sorrow for the Haitians. The thought of heaps of little and big bodies lying on the streets always brings tears to my eyes. I know such things do happen frequently near end times, but it's always painful to accept.

I have created two pairs of earrings for the donation drive this time round, since response for the Sichuan quake 2 years ago was encouraging.

Heart of Love (cream freshwater pearls with love rings in the middle with goldfilled earwires)

Yours with donation of $ 35 or more to a charity organisation (read on below).

Heart of Gold (bronze-gold freshwater pearls with good lustre with goldfilled earwires. These pearls are not cheap.)

Yours with donation of $ 50 or more to a charity organisation, can choose either pair (read on below).

Please send me proof of donation with your name, date of donation and amount via email (donations MUST be made strictly for the Haitians). Applies to donations made from 19 Jan 2010 onwards. You can donate to any organisations that issue proof of any kind with the above information (church, Red Cross etc). If you are not sure, please kindly check with me.

Lacking in integrity and getting free earrings for nothing? I am not worried. Afterall, God is watching us.

Cream Pearl Twines - for Winston

It is always especially nice to receive orders from guys ordering jewellery for their girlfriends or wives. But this is a very special case of a father picking up something for his daughter. (I feel touched because this reminded me of my father buying a necklace for me for my uni graduation. Just like any man, he knew little about jewellery and prices.)

Winston asked for white/cream combination and after several trials of R&D, I settled for cream Swarovski pearls and white freshwater pearls teamed with vermeil floral spacers to add a vintage touch.

The result is excellent, I would say, fit for bridesmaids or even brides. Super Korean looking!!! And I mean it.

Something-from-the-Past Necklace $ 33

This is a very romantic Lariat piece. I can imagine Evelyn, a very elegant-looking lady with very fair skin, wearing it and looking really sweet.

You can wear this with almost anything - a knit blouse, a working shirt with collars and a few buttons opened up, a casual tee with jeans.

I love the antique look of the copper which is flattering for all skin tones. The silhouette of the dangling parts is really outstanding! The necklace is about 16" long (excluding the dangling part) with the clasp and floral loop in front. Purple and bronze bell flowers dangling randomly with freshwater pearls.

Note: Every piece will be different with the positions of the flowers being random.

Yellow Rose and Denim (for Val)

These are made with Turqoise instead of Blue Impression Jasper as I couldn't get them anymore. These Turqoise beads have a trangular shape and are coincidentally symmetrical for these two pieces.

Turqoise is a beautiful gemstone which many cultures love. But very often, what is supposed to be Turqoise (as many sellers claim) is actually dyed Howlite. Howlite is also a semi-precious stone, but relatively cheaper than Turqoise. So how does anyone know if a piece of blue stone is genuine Turqoise or dyed Howlite? The only way to know is to break a piece of the stone. If the entire stone is blue/green even on the inside, it is genuine Turqoise. Dyed Howlite will be white on the inside. Well, I don't crush my stones to check, but I buy my turqoise from trustworthy suppliers. Also, Turqoise naturally comes with streaks or spots of black amongst the blue. The cleaner the stone is (without the black part), the higher the value.

So next time when someone tells you that a blue stone is turqoise, think twice, especially if it is very cheap. Usually, carved Turqoise flowers are hard to come by and are very expensive because Turqoise is a soft stone and carving the stone will crush the stone easily.

(Hope you enjoy this interesting bit of information I gathered when buying Turqoise a few years back).

Autumn in Alaska II - $ 52

Don't think these photos are as good as those taken last time. Please search for older version using Search function at top left hand corner.

Using goldfilled dragonflies instead of gold-plated butterflies.

WZ's Pink Bell Flowers (to match bracelet posted earlier)

Without the green but the bronze pearls.

My Babies

God made us in His image. Through my little ones, I see that our Lord is lovely, pure and beautiful.

Pouches!

I never thought I would be buying such pouches because usually they are so old and 'song' looking, if you know what I mean! But these are so elegant that I just had to pick them out from the obviously-uglier ones. I got them at $1.50 each. If you want more, you can buy them from me.

FREE with purchase of minimum 2 items.

Aventurine Flowers and white Jade $ 25 - 2 pairs only SOLD ALL

Someone asked for white jade sometime back. So here it is, with nice carved Aventurine flowers that are so small and delicate.

The tiny round beads here are red Agate beads.