Jessica's order

Something dainty and sweet and pink.

I am very happy to be commissioned again to make a collage for a birthday occasion. I really enjoyed myself and I appreciate the trust that Jessica gave me so I could use materials freely and match colours without restrictions (just like Victoria's piece!).

Anyway this is a golden opportunity for me to use these champagne pearls I bought from a Japan source. Love the lustre and colour! Goldfilled chain is adjustable from approx 16" - 18".

Jessica's rose ear studs

Set in silver, peach Aventurine and white Mother-of-pearl carved roses.

I dangled some pearls for the white pair, if Jessica prefers just the studs, I can remove them readily.

Denim and White Flowers II $ 30 (may not be available)

Another pair of earrings for Mark. Check out these Amazonite which has an emerald-green. It is a colour with depth and the combination is really fantastic.

Coral, milk-coloured pearls (which I am running out of, maybe one last pair possible), gold pearls and white Mother-or-pearl carved roses.

Blossom in silver Version II - For Mark's girlfriend, so sweet.

Uniquely dedicated to Mark's girlfriend (sorry I haven't got the name yet, will update again). I only have one pair of these ceramic flowers in orange.

Another case of boyfriend getting something for girlfriend. How I envy the girlfriend. Will sms Husband to read this entry later *hint hint*. All parts in sterling silver so will include a piece of silver-polish cloth.

Note that I welcome subsequent requests to make the same earrings but with different flowers. I try to keep each piece unique, because it will be more fun for me as well, I always modify the mix of the little stones in every case.

Victorian Cross with Emerald earrings $ 30

These are genuine polished Emeralds but with an organic look. Try these when you want somthing more than semi-precious stones. The precious stone-family consists of diamond, sapphire, ruby and emerald.

Simply set with brass cross. A very antique look. And I think this green goes well with anything in your wardrobe. Earwires are goldfilled.

Masami earrings! $ 30

Lovely bronze petals!

Note that this pair is for Heather, and it has milky off-white moonstones. Subsequent pairs will have rainbow moonstones.

Macarons, anyone??

Recently a lady, YW who owns a blog on desserts purchased something from me and since then I have been eating macarons!!!

I ate macarons once before and I hated them because they were too sweet. But after reading her reviews on Jewels (Orchard Central) desserts, I found myself bringing my 2 kids all the way to Jewels to look for their macarons. Well, we never made it, because handling two young kids on my own got me no further than a distance spanning 2 buildings, so we ended up at Paragon Bakerzin for potato wedges and well, macarons. But anyway we went Jewels another day and tried out ALL 5 flavours :)) Husband was shocked at how readily I was popping $2-per-piece macarons into my mouth! The men just don't get it when it comes to sweet stuff. Even my daughter was munching on them and even asked for 'one more', like asking for cheap biscuits.

To YW: I think I like Bakerzin macarons more mainly because of the price :) And there are so many more choices. Love the Choco-Orange combination, as well as the raspberry one, and a few more. And I certainly agree with you that the Sea-salt one at Jewels is the nicest!

YW's blog: http://skinnierthantheoriginal.blogspot.com/

Freebies (one item with any 2 items purchased) - First Come First Serve basis

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Freebie # 8 (Bracelet)

Freebie # 9 - necklace

Rougeberry Clusters $ 30

When I see these I think of Japanese women.

Lovely bead caps, right? These go with champagne freshwater pearls and red coral beads. A dressy piece definitely.

Lace Dandelion Clusters $ 29

This pair is definitely on the feminine side. Pale-pink freshwater pearls and bronze flowers dangle gracefully together. Great with hair bunned up. Note: I can change the hooks to other materials at request.

Blueberry Clusters $ 25

Cute little fruits in neon colours - these are GENUINE FRESHWATER PEARLS! I love the quality of colour treatment which is so consistent and the shine is incredible. I don't think I will ever get something like these again. These go perfectly with darker metals, giving a vintage look.

They will definitely add charm to boring office wear and great with casual clothes too.

Masami $ 53

These Keishi Pearls form pretty pretty pretty flowers! So antique looking. There are two shades - bronze and gold.

Chain part consists of white rice-pearls. Other components are of alloy (bronze/brass etc) for consistency in the antique feel.

Labradorite Calm - $32 (2 pairs only)

This goes with anything in my wardrobe!

I remember months ago a lady requested for jewellery with 'depth in colours'. Since then I have been pondering over the meaning of depth in colours. Labradorite definitely is one such stone. It takes a little more experience and maturity in taste to like this stone, like Smokey Quartz.

Labradorite is in the same family as Moonstones, and it shows brilliancy of colours at certain angles. My pictures don't do justice to this fact, but you can definitely see flashes of blue in these smoothly-polished stones.

Do not expect perfection within the stones. They come with little spots of minerals and some 'cracks' which I think add on to the organic look. You can't see the 'cracks' unless you study them.

Tender Green $ 30 - ONE pair only

These materials definitely cost more than the above-stated price. These Prehnite hearts have been with me for sometime and I love them for their translucency and intense colour. They are slightly different in size but they were too good to miss so I bought them still. First picture shows their actual colour.

The silver leaves are silver-plated while earwires are sterling silver.