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Nickel & Gold Statement Necklace & Earrings

2013-03-24T15:59:00.000+08:00

If you love chunky jewelry pieces, here's something you might like... using a combination of faceted gold and clear glass beads, round metal beads with nickel and gunmetal chains, slightly glitter but will rock with any outfits...

Beads:

Puff Roundelle Glass beads in gold,

Clear Cube Glass beads &

Nickel filigree round shaped metal beads

Cords:

Nickel thick Curb chain then

Wrap with Gunmetal footage chains.

Findings:

Metal findings and hardware e.g. head pins, bead caps, lobster clasp, jump rings etc...

This set has a pair of matching dangling earrings and a chunky short necklace.

Necklace:

Earrings:

Jewelry Spring 2013 Dannijo

2012-12-15T06:00:00.000+08:00

You will never be disappointed with Jewelry brand Dannijo...deaigned by 2 beautiful sisters team Danielle and Jodie Synder from New York. This amazingly creative duo launched their exquisite Spring 2013 collection themed; "Peaceful Warriors mix Trippy Hippies"

You'll be amazed by their choices of gems, metal and designs incorporated in their work. In this collection, they combine beautiful natural gemstones with blings and lots of chains, all pieces are handmade! It's a Wow!
Lets take a look at my favorite pieces of this collection...

Also i wanna share an exclusive video by Elle.com during their presentation which captured their precious moments while setting up, mood boards and during the launching.. Enjoy.

Jewelry Spring 2013 Tom Binns

2012-11-24T17:48:00.002+08:00

Tom Binns is one of the jewelry designer that I really look up to, his design is edgy and certainly will make statements. He is always very clever in his choices of colour and material used for his jewelries. Tom Binns Spring 2013 collection some are inspired by the Maasai Tribe with lots of beautiful colors but in a whole new modern twist... I love the ones with turquoise & gold, and those chunky multi strands of pearls.

Here are some of his pieces that I am very in love with right now...hope you love them too..

Jewelry Spring 2013 - Erickson Beamon

2012-11-20T12:28:00.000+08:00

It's almost the end of 2012 and jewelry designers have already revealed their latest 2013 collections... first and foremost, I am thrill to share with you my most favorite, the famous duo - Erickson Beamon's Spring 2013 jewelries...

I love oversize, chunky, extraordinary, glamorous and unique jewelries. I'm the biggest fan of Erickson Beamon, love their mixture of material, gems, beads, hardware and details. Each individual piece of their work is consider fine arts to me.

Let take a look at the pieces I love most in their Spring 2013 collection... Feast your eyes and enjoy...

adorable gunmetal earrings

Necklaces:

Bracelets:

Brooch:

Earrings:

I hope you love my selections. If you would like to see more of this collection please go to

style.com

Purple Glass Beads Necklace & Earrings

2012-09-01T17:21:00.003+08:00

I have been taking a long break from this blog since June... Having sometime to visit dad, do relax & gather myself - time flies and it's seems 2012 goes by in a blink... I think it's time to post again. Since I love jewelry and I love designing jewelry... Sharing is my main purpose to start this blog since 2008 - and I'll keep on posting whenever I have new creations and thoughts to share... Thanks for dropping by & comments during my absent (not including spam -lol)

I love vintage jewelry, especially Victorian... they are so elegant and timeless... This reminds me of a set of jewelry I crafted. It's a deep purple faceted glass beads with gunmetal that looked vintage to me.

Beads & Materials:

Various sizes of faceted rounded & teardrops Glass beads in deep purple tone,

gunmetal spacer wheels with rhinestones

Cords:

Silver tigers tail & nickel extension chain.

Findings:

Metal findings and hardware e.g. head pins, bead caps, lobster clasp, jump rings etc...

Earrings:

~Veron.

Purple Ribbon Flowers with faceted Glass Beads Necklace & Earrings (NKERs014)

2012-06-14T00:30:00.000+08:00

People who loves crafts must have a lot of "left-overs" materials from previous projects... As I was digging in my ribbon box, I came across some "left-over" purplish pink ribbon roses - It's time to create something new... Is it working? May b not for everyone :)

Here's what I did, mixing those ribbon roses with faceted glass beads in a "feminine" necklace with a pair of matching earrings.

Beads & Materials:
Various shapes and sizes of faceted Glass beads in purple tones, clear, peridot & light grey
&

Leaf shaped silver plated metal charms

Cords:
Nickel curb footage chains.

Findings:
Metal findings and hardware e.g. head pins, bead caps, lobster clasp, jump rings etc...

Work In Progress:

Finally, this is necklace & the matching earrings, do you think it's too costumey?

More details of the jewelry:

Details of earrings:

~Veron~

Jewelry Fall 2012 - Erickson Beamon

2012-06-07T01:00:00.000+08:00

I am a huge fan of Erickson Beamon, famous of their boho-luxe designs and I wouldn't miss

a chance to feature their latest creation.

For their Fall 2012 collection, I spotted some amazingly beautiful jewelry from the genius duo... Here are my most favorite pieces.

The family jewels necklace, the gold cuff & the black earrings are stunning!

& their Fall 2012 RTW Collection

Earth Tones Glass Pearls with Gunmetal Chains Necklace (NK021)

2012-05-31T03:30:00.000+08:00

As much as I love to use crystals, glass beads and semi precious stones in my jewelry, I now started to appreciate pearls... no matter it's cultured pearls, shell pearls, mother of pearls etc..., it has a special glossy coating that no other beads has... Elegant and unique.

Always trying to modernize pearls so that it doesn't have that matronly feel... This time, I selected earth tones glass pearls and paired with rose gold metal tubes, gunmetal & black footage chains to assembly this what I called an unsymmetrical necklace.

Beads:
Round Glass Pearls in champagne, dark brown & bronze color,
Rose Gold metal tubes
Cords:
Black & Gunmetal oval footage chains.
Findings:
Metal findings and hardware e.g. head pins, bead caps, lobster clasp, jump rings etc...

More details:

~Veron~

Mother of Pearl Flower Pendants Necklace, Bracelet & Earrings (NK,ER, BR027)

2012-05-26T22:06:00.002+08:00

Mother of Pearls are from sea shells, there are many shapes, colors, textures and tones with a pearl glow that makes it unique.

There's a pile of Ivory color Mother of Pearl flower pendant sitting in the storage box, it's time to make them useful...

Pairing with some metal charms and connectors, I've created a 4 layers dangling necklace and a pair of matching earrings.

Beads:
Mother of Pearl flower pendants,
5 petal white flower with rhinestone metal charms,
Leaf shapes metal charms &
Dragonfly metal charmss

Cords:
Gunmetal curb footage chains.
Findings:
Metal findings and hardware e.g. toggle clasp, connectors, jump rings etc...

More details:

the necklace:

Earrings:

~Veron~

Ruby Crystals with Metal Dragonfly Charms & Chains Necklace (NK019)

2012-05-19T15:18:00.002+08:00

Here are some beautiful Ruby Crystal beads in faceted coin shapes...

paired with all white metal charms,chains and findings so that the ruby crystal beads can be the center of attraction of this necklace.

Beads:
50mm faceted coin shaped Ruby crystal beads
6mm faceted peach pink glass beads and
dragonfly metal charms.
Cords:
Mixtures of different nickel chains.
Findings:
Metal findings and hardware e.g. toggle clasp, head pins, jump rings etc...

More details:

~Veron~

Jewelry Fall 2012 Bottega Venetta

2012-05-09T11:00:00.000+08:00

Bottega Veneta is one of the leading luxury fashion brand in the world, famous of it's signature leather weaving technique in their leather goods... nowadays their fashion and jewelry lines had also made headlines with their unique designs and craftsmanship.

For their Fall 2012 RTW collection, some beautiful jewelries caught my eyes and here they are:

~Veron~

Jewelry Fall 2012 Mawi

2012-05-05T11:00:00.000+08:00

Mawi's jewelry is not a stranger to this blog and I am her No.1 fan...
Her designs are bold, fierce, luxury and unique!

(click to view my previous post of Mawi's Fall 2011 collection)

Mawi Jewelry Fall 2012 collection, there are mixtures of costume pearls, gems, cone studs, metal tubes and some sculpted pieces etc... can't explain fully in words why I love them so much, just take a look...

Necklaces...

Bracelets..

Rings

Earrings

~Veron~

Glass Pearls with Gunmetal Chains Necklace & Earrings (NK,ER015)

2012-05-03T02:19:00.000+08:00

Pearls are elegant and classy, but sometimes they may made us appear matronly if we style or wear them with a wrong outfit or choices a certain design of the pearl jewelry. There are many different types of pearls regardless of their value e.g. plastic pearls, glass pearls, cultured pearls, mother of pearls, shell pearls etc... which may comes in different shapes and sizes. It has a unique shine that is totally different from any other surface...As my favorite fashion icon Coco Chanel loved to match her outfits with pearls jewelry and accessories.

I always love to use pearls in my jewelry designs, mix and match them with "rougher" looking beads or other material to modernize them. Here I like share this set of fashion jewelry that I handmade using rounded glass pearls with gunmetal chains and findings:

Beads:

Off White Glass Pearls in (4,6,8,10 & 12mm)

Cords:

Gunmetal footage chains in 2 different sizes

Findings and Finishing:

Gunmetal findings and finished with gunmetal lobster clasp.

Work in Progress:

With pin technique, I arranged glass pearls randomly, mixing different sizes together.

More Details of Necklace & Earrings:

Necklace:

Earrings:

~Veron~

Beige Agate Pendant with Gold, gray n clear tones beads Necklace

2012-04-27T15:00:00.000+08:00

I am sure every girl has her own collection of pendants. I have several pieces of various types of semi precious stone pendants that I normally wear with just tying it with a leather cord.
I'm gonna give this beautiful semi transparent beige agate pendant a little twist..

Beads:

Beige agate pendant, Bicone shaped gold, gray and clear tones glass beads, Gold glass pearls & Rose gold metal tube beads,

Cords:

Tigers tail, gunmetal footage chains.

Findings & Finishing:

Metal findings with lobster clasp

Work in progress:

I started weaving at the center, after attaching the pendant with gunmetal chains then work my way to the sides and finished with fold over crimps. when the necklace is done, I wrap the pendant with gunmetal chains to add more character to this light color semi transparent semi precious stone.

More details:

Jewelry Fall 2012 - Ben Amun

2012-04-26T21:30:00.002+08:00

Egyptian born Issac Minevitz is founder and designer of an exquisite jewelry brand

Ben Amun (Named under his eldest son Ben and the king of Egypt.) His creations are magnificent and has been a top brand in the fashion world since 30 years ago in Manhattan, focusing on the sculptural aspects of design wherein symmetry and proportion are key. He love to use pewter, beads, crystals, Czech glass, antique silvers and unusual materials in his designs.

Apart from being a favorite brand by the A list even the famous Jacky Kennedy,

Ben Amun also loves to collaborate with the top fashion designers like Donna Karen by accessorizing their runway shows. His jewelry are available in most of the major city in the world, even in Asia.

Here are my selections of the pieces I love of his Fall 2012 creations, and they are mostly bead work

Rhinestones Pendant with silver glass pearls necklace and bracelet (NK,BR023)

2012-04-22T16:45:00.000+08:00

I'm sure many of you are like me who has a collection of jewelries that are just sitting in your jewelry box/storage that you have not been using for a while. Some just ignore them or throw them away during spring cleaning but there are ways to make them modern and wearable again with a little creativity. For example, gather pieces old earrings parts and attach them onto a plain chain to make a new necklace or bracelets, you can even add on brooches and pendants with ribbons, beads, buttons etc... and transform into a new piece of jewelry.

I have a rhinestone pendant that I think it's way too matronly to be wore by itself but I purchase it because I wanna construct a necklace and place it as the center piece. I used...

Beads

Silver and rhinestone pendant,

silver glass pearls

Cords

Tigers tails, nickel and gunmetal chains

Findings and Finishing

metal findings and finished with metal toggle clasp decorated with gunmetal chain tassels.

Details of Necklace & Bracelet:

Metal Fever - Mixed Charms n chains Necklace n Bracelet (NKBR0020)

2012-04-17T01:36:00.000+08:00

I love to play around with different types of material while designing my jewelry... combining various different types, shapes of beads, chains, textures. Here is a design that I created with mixture of chains in gunmetal and white, added a few shades of gray faceted glass beads, metal beads and metal charms.

Beads:
Tones of gray faceted glass and Swarovski crystals shell shaped beads, Metal coins beads and metal charms.
Cords:
Mixtures of nickel,gunmetal and Swarovski Rhinestone chains.
Findings:
Metal findings and hardware e.g. toggle clasp, head pins, jump rings etc...

Let's take a look at the details:

Necklace:

the bracelet:

Jewelry Fall 2012 Anndra Neen

2012-04-15T12:00:00.000+08:00

Mexico born and raised sisters Phoebe and Annette Stephens are the designers of Anndra Neen.

The theme for their Fall 2012 jewelry collection is "The imperfect geometry of nature".

The pieces are bold and beautiful with hand-forged silver and gold necklaces, bracelets etc...and even purses.

Here are my selections of the pieces which caught my eyes...

JewelryFall 2012 Delfina Delettrez

2012-04-15T02:12:00.003+08:00

Jewelry designer Delfina Delettrez designs for modern women with a sense of humor in mind. Her inspirations includes anatomy, insects, 16th century Italy, the romans and spookily gothic.

Her Fall 2012 jewelry collection is fun, unique & totally unbelievable!!

Exquisitely mixing marbles, ceramics, precious stones, crystals etc with erotic woods, gold, silvers & other metals and created this unique and artistic collection.

I love almost all the pieces, especially this pair of earrings & more

Jewelry Fall 2012 - Aurélie Bidermann

2012-04-13T00:00:00.000+08:00

I'm featuring Aurélie Bidermann agian, do you know this beautiful Parisian - French jewelry designer, begins her career as an art historian in Sotheby's Impressionist and contemporary Art departments? After attended gemology and art school in Anvers and BJO (professional jewelry making course) in Paris, she traveled to various countries e.g. India etc gathering her inspirations from different cultures.

Her poetic creations are a true declaration of peace, love, serenity and fantasy. Her philosophy is to create an "Art of Happiness", as she continually renews her sources of inspiration to produce imaginative, finely-crafted works of art.

I love how she incorporated gems, precious stones and metals into her jewelry designs, they are different but certainly outstanding. Lets take a look at my most favorite pieces of her Fall 2012 collections.

Aurélie Bidermann Fall 2012 jewelry collection...

Jewelry Fall 2012 - Akong, Alexander McQueen

2012-04-12T15:57:00.000+08:00

This is it!!! Fall 2012 Jewelry is out and I certainly am posting it in My Beadialogy!

Feauturing 2 unique designer brands here - Akong & Alexander McQueen (of course)

Akong London

Jewelry designer Nicole Akong's work is certainly a breath of fresh air... This designer is multi talented, holds a fine arts degree now with a blooming career as a jewelry designer by day and a hot DJ by night.. cool. Her handmade jewelry normally colorful but this fall, it's black and white mostly and... unique.

I have been posting her jewelry creations since over the past couple of years and I love her latest Fall 2012 collections, Let's take a look at the pieces of my most favorite ones.

Bracelet:

Earrings:

Alexander McQueen

Needless to introduce, created by the late Alexander McQueen, now taken over by the brilliant Sarah Burton, taking the brand to a whole new level and Shine! Here are some of the beautiful Fall 2012 jewelry that I adore:

Necklaces:

Bracelets/Bangles:

Rings:

Multi-strands Layered Necklaces & Earrings

2012-04-09T11:53:00.000+08:00

I believe even twins has their own differences and character...

I have a whole bunch of faceted glass beads and I decided to design 2 almost identical necklaces & earrings sets. One is Clear & Milky white and the other is clear, light grey, milky white and black. The only difference is the arrangements of beads and color combination...

Materials for both sets:

Beads: all faceted in different shapes and sizes faceted glass beads in 6,8,10, 12mm

Cords: I normally string all my beads using tigers tail, a nylon coated wired cord that really can hold up heavy strands of beads and also nickel metal chains.

Findings and Finishing: Nickel metal findings, Lobster clasp and another 10cm extension.

both designs are available at

Let's take a look at the twins:

Clear, Light gray, Milky white & Black Necklace & Earrings set

Item code: NKERs024

Clear & Milky White Necklace & Earrings set

Item code:NKERs030

Which one do u like more?

HAPPY EASTER!

2012-04-08T00:00:00.000+08:00

May your Easter fills with love, laughter and happiness,

Have a great Easter Sunday!

Valentino Fall 2012 RTW Part1 (the Collection)

2012-04-02T23:13:00.001+08:00

Black is definitely back! I absolutely LOVE BLACK and Valentino Fall 2012 Ready to Wear has lots of black outfits...Including those Awesome bags!!! Apart from black, there are also a few pieces of whites, reds, pink, neutrals and mixed colors outfits with glittery fabrics, embroideries, leathers ( yes...there's leathers in Valentino now)

Black indeed is NOT boring at all... with all the details and mixture of embroideries, textures, clever choice of fabric and bead work. Pairing with the clothing are simple Mary Jane like shoes in different height of heels and the lots of GREAT Bags!!! It's modern and simple but Sophisticated and definitely CHIC! Bravo to the designers of the collection - Pier Paolo Piccioli and Maria Grazia Chiuri

I love almost all of the pieces especially the dresses, which has a hippie feel. Will be featuring the accessories and bags in my next post but now let's take a look at selections of my favorite pieces of the collection:

The collection:

I LOVE this dress... So Me :p

This pant suit is gorgeous too!

Finale Dress.

The designers

Will be featuring Valentino Fall 2012 RTW bag collections in my next post (part2) then shoes and beauty of the show in Part 3.

Clear Swarovski Crystals & Pale Lilac Glass beads Necklace (NK028)

2012-03-27T19:05:00.000+08:00

I think sometimes a girl needs some bling to spice up & any plain simple dressing will be transform when you put on a statement, one of a kind jewelry. This is a necklace that I designed and newly hand crafted which I love. Spent about 2 days to configured the technical and structure problems but I'm so glad it's done... And I'm gonna list this in my new blogshop:

Beads:

Pale Lilac faceted glass beads(Puffed coin shaped) 12X7mm

Pale Lilac faceted Swarovski beads (Bicone shaped) 5mm

Swarovski Crystal Rhinestone balls AB faceted (6mm)

Swarovski Crystals Pendants set in White (20X15mm & 10mm)

Cords:

Weaved with with Tigers tail,

Chains are in white metal.

Findings & Finishing:

I am using metal hard ware, finished with Nickel Toggle Clasp

Measurements:

Neck:16" or 41cm

(size are adjustable upon request)

More details:

This lighting is slightly yellowish which changed the color of the beads but it's visually a hint of grayish pale lilac.