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Swarovski Pearls are Pretty

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:00:00 +0000

If I have the choice, I would always go for the real/original/natural pearls.

However, I am beginning to like the Swarovski pearls.

They look so much like the real pearl and all of them are perfectly rounded :)

There are few colors to choose from but I am sure this creamy colored ones would be more popular than the other colored ones....this is based on my experience with natural colored pearls.

How about you? Which one do you prefer?

The first two pictures below are Sparkly Wire Wrap Rings made of Swarovski pearls.

This bunch below are a mixture of Swarovski pearls and natural pearls.
Can you tell the difference between them in terms of color?

Closer view :) Can't tell by the color but their perfect roundness would give them away :)

If you would like to learn how to make this type of ring, check out my Sparkly Crystal Ring Tutorial at Etsy.

Wire Wrap Rings, New Design

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sun, 20 May 2012 12:47:00 +0000

Sunday is almost gone and another busy week ahead.
I am not going to say a lot today.
Well, I haven't been talking a lot lately anyway :)
Just sharing two recently completed wire wrap rings.
One new dainty design, which is not that difficult to make if you have tried out my Sparkly Crystal Ring project. Instead of Swarovski crystals, I used 14k gold filed beads instead. Those in the pictures are all jade.
Needs more coordination though, while wrapping the wire around the ring shank to finish off the project. It gets easier the more rings you wrap :)
Feel free to ask if you have questions.

Here is another familiar ring, the Fruity one

Happy Mother's Day; Braided Wire Cuff

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:41:00 +0000

Today is a special day for me, my mom, blog readers who are mom, mom to be and mothers from all over the world.
I hope you have a great, wonderful and meaningful day celebrating your achievements and efforts.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
Here is sharing with you a braided wire cuff completed recently.
I have a tutorial for this at my Etsy Shop if you are interested.

Going Extinct Soon......

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sun, 06 May 2012 02:46:00 +0000

I may be wrong but with all the mobile trends, ereaders, smartphones, ebooks, tablets, pads, apps, etc.....less and less people are reading the good old fashion "physical' books, therefore the good old fashion bookmarks is going extinct sooner than you expected.

Here are a few last ones....kakaka...the last handmade wire wrapped bookmarks with beads and crystals at WireBliss :)

They are made of 16ga wires, half hard and hard.
I have to resort to the hard wire when I ran out of the half hard wire.
But duh, they are reeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaly tough to work with.
I was having a very hard time bending them (notice those with less bending and shaping - those are hard wire!).
I thought I'am going to break my pliers or fingers working on them.
Guess it is really going extinct at WireBliss as I can't find the half hard 16ga wire anymore and I don't plan to work on the hard 16ga wire again...too painful.
The only good thing about them for this project is that there is no need to harden them with hammering. Well, maybe just a little bit.

Now that I think about it, I forgot about my copper wire.
I guess I can try that out some other time.
Its way softer and I have some thick ones stash somewhere.

Have a great weekend folks.

How Many Round Beads on a 16" Strand?

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:01:00 +0000

Wonder no more.

The answer is between 34 to 203 beads, depending on the size of the beads of 2mm to 12 mm.

How big is a 2mm or 12mm beads? Well 2mm is tiny while 12mm is about the size of a peanut but this is only my guesstimate. To be exact, get the ruler or caliper.

Anyway, Szarka has a great article on the above at her site.

Head down to Magpie Gemstones and you shall find answers to these burning questions.

There are great conversion Charts by Dr. Karen Meador of Dreamcatcher Designs as well as Madeline Hoffman.

Here is a glimpse of the chart indicating the number of beads on a 16" Strand by Dr. Karen.

For bead strands of less than 16" i.e. 14" and 15", Madeline Hoffman has a chart workout for us.

For anything shorter, I guess we have to count manually....hehehe..just joking.

I actually do this sometimes...lol.

Thanks Szarka and Dr. Karen for sharing this informative article.

Happy Easter!

Health Issue and Wire Wrapped Studs

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:26:00 +0000

Finally, I am feeling better to blog again.
Phew! what a way to start the year of the Dragon.
Been away for a while due to health issue but now I am regaining back my strength.
The only positive outcome of this is that I lost about 3 kilogram of my weight, the amount of weight that I have been trying to get rid of for years :) ....not so obvious though but I can revisit some of my favorite clothes that got pushed behind the closet for years...LOL...hope they are not out of fashion.
Today and tomorrow, I will be playing with my wires and pliers again.
My hurt hand is "itchy" to play already although there is a wee bit of pain if I twist it around.

Meanwhile, here are some stud earrings, pearl necklace and a set of dangle pearl earrings with wire wrap clovers that I completed before the hand accident and health issue.

The tutorial for this type of studs is available at my etsy shop here.

Have a great weekend!

Do you want to Look Young Again With Laser Skin Resurfacing?

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:03:00 +0000

Yeah! I am one of those who has problem skin...not acne but pigmentation and age/sun spots.
Years of exposure to sun and not taking enough care of my skin is taking its toll.
I thought I can age gracefully but I do need a little help.
Looking for a solution now is a bit too late but better late than never, yeah?

I went to a beauty center that offers laser treatment few weeks back just to inquire about their treatment.
Didn't ask what's the type of laser treatment (just realized that there are few types - read on below) they are offering but I backed off immediately when the beauty consultant explained that its going to be a "bit" painful but not as painful as "giving birth".
GIVING BIRTH!!!
Does she know how painful it is to "give birth!"? Duh!
She made me wonder. It must be pretty painful to compare the pain to childbirth. If she compared it to an ant's bite, I might be her new customer.

Anyway, I did some googling and reading on laser treatment after that.
There are options around but basically they are plastic surgery procedures and the latest technology is called laser skin resurfacing. Times have changed plastic surgery procedures for example skin resurfacing helps many patients eliminate wrinkles and have that young flawless look. There are various procedures used for skin resurfacing but most of these involve elimination of the upper layer of your skin which allows new skin to develop and fill in the wrinkles. Skins and dermabrasion accomplish this with a wire brush or a diamond wheel which peels of your skin. This process is painful and causes bleeding.

Laser skin resurfacing is more precise and it has shorter healing periods. New age lasers remedies are a lot gentler. Laser skin resurfacing is divided into two categories which are ablative and non-ablative.

Ablative skin resurfacing involves using laser to vaporize the layer of skin. The laser energy heats the tissue and causes it to vaporize. This process burns your skin away allowing a brand new layer of skin to grow. Ablative skin resurfacing techniques such as co2 laser and erbium can be used to treat acne, scars, warts and birth marks. These techniques were initially used extensively but patients now opt for a better laser skin treatment that does not burn the skin and has considerably less time to recover.

Non ablative skin resurfacing uses fractionated laser also called Fraxel and pixel. This procedure is much more precise and doesn't involve burning of the epidermis. It uses short pulses of sunshine that are absorbed into your skin and treats the dermal layer of the skin without removing the epidermal layer. Which means it treats the layer of skin underneath the upper layer leaving top of the layer of skin virtually undamaged, while ablative skin resurfacing removes both the layers.

Non ablative procedures done at laser skin resurfacing austin stimulates the collagen beneath your skin this helps reduce reoccurrence of wrinkles and provides the skin a glowing look once it has healed. Laser skin resurfacing along with breast augmentation austin can help you shed years of age and sun related damage done to your skin and assist you to look younger and delightful. You do not need to reside with acne all your life you can bid acne scars goodbye forever with laser skin resurfacing and obtain your skin you have always dreamed of living in.

Now, I got to check if its available here.

Quick and Easy Projects for Valentine's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:38:00 +0000

Valentine's Day is just around the corner.
For those who always do things last minute, just like me, here are my recommended last minute Quick and Easy wire jewelry projects for you.
They are all available at my Etsy Shop.
Here goes.

Wire Wrap Rose Ring - 30 minutes.

What others say about this tutorial:

Real simple and easy to make.
This ring is so easy & so pretty
Clear concise instruction.
It's given me a few ideas for new flowery items!
Very detailed and easy to follow! Lots of close up pictures!! I need that!! Thanks!! :)
Good description, easy to follow...thanks!
Excellent tutorial: detailed & very well-illustrated.
Very simple design - described well &easy to follow!

Wire Wrap Rose Earrings - 30 minutes

What others have to say about this tutorial:

Wow, brilliant design, so simple yet very elegant! I'm a beginner and made this in 30 minutes. Instructions were very clear. Thanks.
Very Fun to learn & do!!! Thank you!!
Very easy tutorial.
Not a day has passed from buying tutorial and I have a new pair of earring already! Such fun to make and very easy instructions to follow,thank you.

Wire Wrap Stud Earrings - 30 minutes

What others have to say about this tutorial:

Easy and looks great. I'm a beginner and made a pair in less than 30 minutes. The finished look is very professional. Will make more to give away as presents.
Easy to understand!!! I made my first pair already! I love it!!! Thank you.
Perfect! Easy to follow.
I've made several pairs of these earrings for birthday gifts -- my friends love them!
Clear step-by-step instructions with lots of good photos. Love the cute earrings that can be made with them.
Very well put together Tutorial, WONDERFUL PICTURES... I have always liked this type of stud earring,now I have made several pairs already, lots of fun!
Very concise and clear instructions. The photos are enough to get the idea from. Very well documented tutorial.
Tutorial has clear step-by-step photos, all in color, and looks super easy. I know what I'm giving as gifts this holiday season!

Other quick and easy projects you can check out are:

Wire Wrap Sparkly Crystal Ring - 30 minutes
Sparkly O Studs (Athena's Shield) - 30 minutes
Wire Wrap Infinity Bracelet - 30-45 minutes

Happy wrapping :)

The Most Important Tool of All in Wire Jewelry is....

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:39:00 +0000

...NOT this, this, this, this, this, this or this!

It is the HAND and fingers.

Obviously, but always taken for granted.

I found this out the very very very very very painful way last Monday.

I slipped and fell on my butt outside the house due to slippery floor after the drizzle.

Hurt my hand while trying to cushion the fall and experienced the most excruciating throbbing pain.

Bum is ok (probably I got fat bum as cushion :) but look at my hand.

As if it is not bad enough, this is my right hand, my working hand.

I'd be out of the wire jewelry action for at least 2 or 3 weeks or maybe a month.

Can't hold the pliers anymore.

Any pressure on that Mount of Venus will inflict pain...huhuhu...

Lesson learned:

Be extra careful when walking or running on wet floor.
Don't rush, walk slowly.
Wear slippers/shoes with good rubber sole (mine is botak - bald)
Listen to dear hubby! :) don't be stubborn! When he says "don't do" then he may have the premonition...the story - I insisted on making a small rack (carpentry) although he was against it. The fall happened when I went to the back to look for the last piece of aluminium. In the end, hubby finished off the little rack.
Anymore safety tips? I you have, feel free to share in the comment.

There you are.

No matter what, Hand is not the only important tool.

The eyes, ears, nose, feet, teeth, etc. are all important.

So, do take care.

My First YouTube Uploaded

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:46:00 +0000

I have been wanting to do this for a long while.
My first YouTube video was uploaded this morning.
It is not about wire jewelry though....don't be disappointed!...:D. That will come later......
Anyway, this video is about a ferry ride across Batang Samarahan or Samarahan River, nearby Kuching during one of our weekend outings last year.
OK, a bit of introduction on rivers in Sarawak.
Here in Sarawak, some rivers are named "Batang" something, something instead of the common "Sungai" for example Batang Rajang, Batang Sadong, etc. etc. Both Batang and Sungai mean "River".
However, it is generally understood (only in the State of Sarawak) when a river is named "Batang", it means this river is huge/and long.
Ok, do enjoy my first video and have a great Sunday.

Wire Wrap Stud Earrings - New Design

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:40:00 +0000

My "reply to comment" is back in order. How did I do it? I took the shortest and easiest way out...at least for me, as I don't think I'd be able to find out the problem (and solve it) on my own.....technically challenged.

So, I uninstalled, downloaded and re-installed Chrome!!! Thanks to Google I was able to get back all my bookmarks, etc. and at the same time get rid of some of the apps installed but never used.

Anyway, I hope you have a great Chinese New Year (CNY) and holidays (for those celebrating).

Mine is so and so, punctuated with unpleasantness here and there.

It was a wet CNY and kind of gloomy on most days, till this moment.

Another day more and its back to work.....

The whole week almost gone....and still lots to do.

Today, I am sharing with you a new design for a wire wrap stud earrings.

No soldering or gluing involved here.

Just plain wire wrapping.

This earrings was designed (special request) and made to match a bracelet of the same coin glass beads (sorry, no picture as I handed the bracelet to the new owner as soon as it was done).

Thanks Marc for getting me thinking and came up with this studs design.

A tutorial for this wire wrap stud earrings is in the list.

Meanwhile, for another stud earrings design, you can check out this design available at my Etsy Shop.

Year of the Dragon

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:34:00 +0000

KONG HEI FATT CHOI....Happy Chinese New Year to all family, friends and readers.
May the year of Dragon brings you abundance of everything - success, prosperity, fortune, luck, love, joy, happiness, health, friendships, opportunities, peace, pleasure and fun.

Can't Comment!

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:26:00 +0000

Arrrrrrgh! I can't reply to comment on my blog.
Why? Why? Why? Been trying for two days.

Dear readers, do you have the same experience before?
How do you solve this?
I have never experience this before.

Looks like I have to reply to comment here.
Hope there is no problem publishing.

Banae, I hope you are reading this.
Banae Phelps, Monday, January 16, 2012 11:35:00 AM GMT+08:00
What gauge of wire are you utilizing here? I am just starting and thought this would be an easy item to make to learn how to work with the wire and tools before I purchased your other tutorials. THank you.

Referring to this tutorial - http://www.wireblissmei.com/2009/01/free-tutorial-basic-3-wire-braiding.html

Reply:

I used 16ga wire for this project. However, finer wires up till 22ga is suitable too. You will get a finer looking cuff.

Try out with craft wire first if you are not very sure. Thanks.

Twice Around the World Set

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:31:00 +0000

Its rainy days here in Kuching.
After 4 or 5 hours of rain this morning, the roadside drain is overflowed.
This rarely happen and I have a feeling lots of places in the city are flooded by now.
A friend got caught and stuck in the traffic jam on the way to work.
Hubby called to let me know not to go out this morning as most roads (on his way to work) are flooded and cars are stuck in between.
There goes my leave. I am suppose to get an official matter done this morning.
Anyway, this is a good opportunity to post my recent pretties for your viewing.

A set of Twice Around the World (TAW) Wire Wrap Bracelet, Ring and Earrings with Malachite

The tutorial for the TAW Bracelet is available here.

The tutorial for this TAW Ring is available at my Etsy Shop - here

It is still raining heavily outside.

Be safe.

2012

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:18:00 +0000

Two Thousand and Twelve.
Happy NEW YEAR 2012
All the best wishes.
I am tired and shall be going to zzzz land.
Enjoy your count down and see in 2012.
Be happy, be safe.

Seasons Greetings and Sparklies

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:17:00 +0000

Before you go off for the long weekend and holidays, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all regular readers and followers of my blog as well as readers who just happen to stumble upon my site a very MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Thank you for your friendship, loyalty, commentaries, encouragements, patient, inspirations and supports all these years.
Here is the last batches of wire wrapped sparkly crystal rings and fruity rings for the year.
Hope it will bring you lots of sparks during the celebrations.

These three pictures of the Sparkly Rings above were taken with Samsung G2 (8MP) phone camera - inspired by Heather in her post here. Being kiasu, I tried it out this morning and they turned up quite good.
No color editing was done except for cropping and inserting the logo.

Happy Holidays! :)

Fruits and Weekends Gateaway

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 04:52:00 +0000

Here's an off wire jewelry ramble.
Some pictures taken last two weekends during our outings to Serian, Hot Spring and Serikin Market.
I have posted about Serikin Market several times here, here, here and here, about Hot Spring here and maybe several other posts but I don't think I have ever posted anything on Serian, a small town (population about 90k+), an hour drive from the city.
Serian is famous for its durians.
That is why you will be greeted by this Giant Durian as you enter the town.

As usual, our favorite place to visit is the market.
At the time of our arrival, late morning, the whole town was really busy.
Lots of people around especially at the market and shops around it.
It was a Sunday and most likely people were doing their early Christmas shopping.
Can't tell as I've only visited this town on a Sunday, so it may be the usual crowd on a weekend :)....

Here are the highlights of the trip, mostly taken at the market.

Fruits everywhere...rambutans (the hairy one, top left), mangostene, durians and guavas.

All kind of vegetables as well. Ops! the one at top left is not vegetable, its bread fruit, top right is Terung Dayak (sour brinjal) while bottom left is buah petai (petai beans).
Bottom right are the many types of shrimp paste (belacan).

This one is an interesting fruit - buah tarap.
Looks a bit like jackfruit and buah cempedak, they should be cousins...hehehe....
I didn't know there are two types of buah tarap.
The hairy and non-hairy :)
Something new for me.
Which one do you prefer?

Feels like having all of them.
Colorful kuih-muih (pastries, cakes, cookies, biscuits, etc. etc.)

Handcrafted colorful baskets from colorful binders or packing straps.
Used to be made from rattan and other natural resources but these are scarce and hard to find due to forest clearing. Sad! Sad!
Next we had our lunch at a nearby eatery (forgot the name...).

Not to be missed is this fat and juicy sayur midin...a wild forest fern, grow mostly in disturbed swampy forest. We had other dishes but I stopped taking picture after this midin, as I am too busy eating :)
After lunch, off to the river. These are some of the pictures taken along the way.

Hill paddy planted by the locals.
Very common view along the roads in Sarawak.

The region is quite mountainous with winding roads like this.

Pepper vines, planted by the locals on small plot of land. Another common view.
Don't be surprise if the pepper you are having is from here. Sarawak pepper is world renowned :)

Swamp or wet paddy, planted on low lying area, unlike hill paddy.

The kids having fun at the back of the pickup - just for a short distance.

Finally, the river.....nice clear water but its kind of neglegted since our last visit.

Tall bushes on the way down...Argh! Geli!

Getting ready with the net....

Here's the catches....Borneo Sucker and a tiny crab.

We were at Pasar Serikin yesterday. Not much to say about Pasar Serikin (as I have posted about it several times). I think this are the more interesting parts of the trip.....

Large Geckos for sale at RM50 each.

Pitcher plant!

......with sticky rice cooked in it :) Yummy!

Look, with sambal belacan (shrimp paste).
Henry loves it!

Next will be a fruit related ring post....

One more day left for my Artfire Studio Sale - 25% off all wire jewelry tutorials.

An Email that Made my Day

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:03:00 +0000

Just sharing an email that I received this morning from Tina.
She is so kind to let me post it here.
Thanks Tina!

Let me tell you, I take my hat off and salute you. This is a fabulous, artistic, and beautiful tutorial (Tina is referring to the Twice Around the World (TAW) Bracelet Tutorial). Not to mention that is not hard as long as one follows your very clear instructions and pictures. It also and leaves room for other projects using the same link.

You are great. I will be doing it tomorrow because I believe this project deserves to be done in silver and/or gold filled wire. with round gem beads. At the moment I ran out of the last one.

I love your tutorials and will appreciate if you keep me posted for any new one that may come out.

My Artfire Studio SALE is still on till the 20th Dec.
25% off all tutorials including this TAW Bracelet Tutorial.

3 Wire Wrap Rings and Something for Myself

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:54:00 +0000

WIREBLISS ARTFIRE SALE is STILL ON TILL 20th DECEMBER 2011 (Yeah! I fixed the date)
**************
Now proceed with inspirations!
Got to post this before I proceed with other things.
Yeah! Hope I am not boring you with these rings :)
Two Adjustable Wire Wrap Beaded Ring, a fruity ring and something for myself.
The tutorial for this Adjustable Ring is currently at $3.75 (Was ~~$5.00~~)
Check it out at my Artfire Studio.

Here's something for myself.
Remember the Peace Pendant from NanoStyle?
Look what I've done to it. It has got lots of friends.
Attached it to a long chain and I can put on and take off anytime in a second.
Going to add some lively colors to it later on.
For now, I will enjoy the "dull" color ;)

WIREBLISS is Having a SALE! at ARTFIRE

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:56:00 +0000

WIREBLISS is Having a SALE! at Artfire (only)
25% off all items in the shop!
Sale is tarting today until further notice.

Click here to visit WireBliss at Artfire now!

Now you can purchase WireBliss's tutorials from as low as $2.25.

Click here to visit WireBliss at Artfire to check out more.

Buying on ArtFire is easy!
No account is needed to check out and several payment options are available.
Simply add the items you wish to purchase to your cart. Then, click on your cart to begin the checkout process.
On the final page of check out, buyers are able to choose which method of payment they wish to use. By clicking on any of the "CHOOSE" buttons, shoppers will be taken directly to those services' secure payment websites and asked to log in to pay for the order. The seller address is also displayed for check or money order payment if that has been designated by the seller as an accepted payment method.
After you have paid, you will receive an order confirmation email with the seller's contact information included. If you have any questions or need assistance, you can email the seller directly with the email address provided.
Source, Arfire FAQ

Wire Wrapped Bookmarks

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:16:00 +0000

As much as I love to read, I found that most of the books that I've been planning to read been sitting in the rack collecting dust, some for years...I can't remember exactly when I read a whole book.
Managed a quarter of Eat, Play, Love sometime last year. Before I can finish it, I got distracted.
Those are books that I can physically hold.
There are also a collection of ebooks, emagazines sitting somewhere in my hard drive and ereader, waiting for me...wonder when I can get started with them.

Anyway, for those who love to read, here are few bookmarks completed recently.

Material used - 19ga stainless steel wire and various beads and gemstones.
Involved lots of hammering to harden the wire.
Designs are endless, just work on your imagination..e.g. shapes such as stars, triangles, squares, zig zag, etc. etc.

Wire Wrap Crystal Pendant - Triplets

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:46:00 +0000

We all have our own Thanksgiving Day and today its our US friends' turn.
Based on my little knowledge and understanding, Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the United States every 4th Thursday in month of November.
So, I am taking this opportunity to wish Happy Thanksgiving Day to all friends and readers from the US.
Here in Malaysia, we celebrated our Thanksgiving Day back in Sept 12 (15th day of 8th lunar month), commonly known as Mid-Autumn Festival or the Moon Cake Festival. Well, as the name indicated, we celebrated with lots of mooncakes and lanterns :) More on Moon Cake Festival here.

Back to wire jewelry, here is a recently completed crystal pendant.
They are triplets.
The crystals are rather small and quite difficult to work with.
However, as I don't want to disappoint a friend and myself, I managed to wire wrap them nicely.
Yes! I can do it! hahaha...just giving encouragement to self :)

Happy Holidays and have a great day.

Jewelry or Handbags?

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:29:00 +0000

Are you a jewelry or a handbags person?
No! This is not a quiz and there are no correct or wrong answers :)
Me?
When it comes to jewelry and handbags, I admit I am both a jewelry and handbags person.
Of course, not forgetting shoes, apparel, accessories, etc. etc. but these would be for another day.

Now, back to jewelry and handbags, I am sure you'd agree they are women's best friends.
Erm...What am I rambling about this time?
Well, its mid-November now and December is coming.
So many holidays around the corner - Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year....
Now you know what I am getting at? :)
It is the time of the year again......where you see sales sign everywhere, 70% less, 50% less, 20% less, etc.
Yeah! It is shopping time!
Too much temptation, its hard not to shop.

Handbags! Purses!
1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, they are never enough.
I...lurv!..lurv!..lurv!....handbags and purses.
I am always in search for the perfect handbags and purses, which is not easy.
Maybe that is why we women always ended up with more (handbags and purses) than we can use.
If you are like me, still searching for the perfect one, how about shop handbags here.
The perfect one might be here :)

As for jewelry, I don't really shop for them as I made them myself....a bit of self promotion here..hehe
Anyway, if you are looking for jewelry, shop jewelry might just have what your are looking for. There is a handmade category if you prefer handmade.

Until the next time, happy shopping!

Birthday Boy and his Sketches

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:07:00 +0000

Henry celebrated his 6th birthday 4 days ago. How time flies....
It was his happiest day because he got his birthday cake with Ben 10 theme (he's been thinking about this cake for the last few months), he got some presents for his kindy friends and got a huge red heart drawing in return, he got his favorite beach ball, he got to eat at one of his favorite places, he got his Ben 10 comic book and two more story books.
Glad he decided to have books instead of toys.
Here is the birthday boy and his brother :)

Henry and William love to sketch and draw.
Guess all kids are the same. Now, I am going to bring a bit of smile to your face with his sketches of the family .......

From left to right, that's me with my favorite green blouse (that's according to him... ermm maybe I wear it too often), followed by the daddy, William and himself the smallest with his favorite color, blue.

That is me again on the left and him on the right. He missed out his nose.
Notice my necklace and pendant? Very nice, so sweet of him.
Then, I asked him to draw a close up of me...curious on how I look like in his eyes................

Tada!!!! How about that? Can't help but LOL....I gave him an A+++ for this.
But why is it my eyes always looking downward?
Maybe I am busy with wirework all the time...LOL...
Anyway, I love that all his sketches of us are with smiling faces.

Finally, a self-portrait of himself...smile :)
So, what do you think of this sketches?
I think they are very cute...

Something wrong with my site

noreply@blogger.com (Mei Tan) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:04:00 +0000

Phew! Its back to normal :)
Will be posting soon.
~~Oh no......Something is wrong with my blog..~~
~~Getting some help....~~