Turquoise Set

Sea Shell Set

Another Druzy Bangle

Tribute to mom

God gave me an angel right here on earth,
She taught me my values and gave me self worth,
She guides me through life with her wisdom, God's light,
She steers me from wrong, and leads me toward right.

She stands by my side when things are rough,
She taught me in bad times we need to be tough.
She is there when I need her throughout all my years,
She laughed with me in happy times, and comforted my tears.

My angel on earth was sent from above,
God paid her not in wages, but with eternal love.
She has been my confidante, my rock, my protector,
And when God says her job is through,
I know I won't forget her.

She need not a halo, or silken wings of grace,
For the glory of God's love shines upon her face.
My Guardian angel, can be replaced by no other,
She is gods gift to me - I call her my dear mother.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM......
September 19th 2008

Sea Shell Necklace

After I finished the bangle, I couldn't wait to make the necklace. It just felt right to make a necklace to match the bangle. I needed about 8 hours to do these because the centre bead was made with sea shell pendant I made before.

Last Saturday a friend of mine saw the finished necklace and she exclaimed : "This is definitely a TO DIE FOR necklace...."

Here, let me show you....and I want you to tell me your honest opinion...

Sea Shell Bangle

This past week I got a creative block...I didn't feel like doing anything with wire.So, what did I do ? I went to book shop browsing in the hobby section, and I was lucky to find "The Crystal Bible" by Judy Hall. Then I got a chance to meet my friend Heri and she taught me how to make pipa. Still it didn't make my creative juices flowing... and I was getting desperate. My friend Heri, Rina and Annie already made several beautiful things and it made me more desperate. Yesterday, after browsing Eni Oken's Jewelry I stumbled upon the memory treasures bracelet. I suddenly felt like making those bracelet with my sea shell beads. I spent about 10 hours and more than 14 metres of wires.I hope this will keep my creative juices flowing....

Pretty in pink....

I bought this cabochon from Enno during the work shop. She had no idea the name of the stone but I liked it very much. With shades of pink, the stone looked so pretty and very girly...

Thanks to Eni, I decided to wrap it with net bezel technique with decoratives bordes. By adding beads with different sizes and color, the pendant looked so sweet .

That's why I call it "Pretty in Pink"....

Point of no return

As in today, I declare that I am addicted to wire jewelry especially with Eni Oken's tutorial. I have purchased several of her tutorials and each of them are very special. It makes your imagination wild with lots of ideas. Personally, I think she is a genius !

Thanks to her tutorial, I can never go back to making a 'simple' jewelry making ever again.

Some of my 'old' clients were dissapointed when I refused to make a 'simple' jewelry. But when they saw my 'new' jewelry they love it. ".... so this is your new style, it's still simple but it's exquisite... rich with detail.." they said. I am so glad they like the 'new' me....

Like this druzy stone, before I knew net bezel technique I would have made it with a 'simple' wire wrap technique. Nothing wrong with that, of course. But I felt with her technique, not only it's rich with details but it enhance the stone itself. Do you agree with me?