New Year Greeting

All the best in 2009 and a Happy New Year......

Precious stones and glass beads/天然石とグラスビーズ

Went shopping this morning and got all these stuffs. Very nice parts for making earrings and
pendants.
今日買物へ行きました。これらの材料を見つけた。嬉しい。。。。*^^*

Gothic Cross/ゴシッククロス

My colleague ordered this for her sister. Using 5301 4mm and seed beads only. This design is from Bead News 3.
会社の同僚を頼むのペンダントです。ビーズニュース3 に載せたのパダーン。

SOLD

Fuchsia SW 6090 necklace/スワロフスキー6090 ネックレス

My sis Mei Ooi ordered this kit from Beads Factory, Japan. Since she is in US now, I make this

necklace using her recipe but my own beading materials. The color of the triangle 2.5mm beads is slightly difference from the original kit. It took me one whole day to finish cos the round parts are very small.

2ヶ月前、米国の妹がBeads Factoryに注文いただいていたネックレス。私は自分の材料で作りました。スワロフスキー6090、5301 と 5203 (キットは5500) で作りました。

SOLD

Antique Color Bracelets アンテイーク風のブレスレット

These 2 bracelets are quite similar with antique taste.
アンテイークローズの花モチーフ連続アレンジです。

Bags Galore!

Bags! yes, I have a bag fetish. Cant afford the real thing, so SW bags will make do. Who doesnt love bags ?

the More the Merrier!

"less is more" does not apply here.

One, two, and three...

I made not one, not two, but three pendants!

Was browsing thru some trinkets at a departmental store, the far end corner of my eyes caught something sparkling. These pendants, (in crystals and light amethyst colors) were selling for USD90! Cheapo me, or rather

crafty me, *smarty* me [wink wink], decided to make it me-self. It is quite simple to make,

not a lot of SW, and string it thru an 18" sterling silver necklace. So here they are. Pretty maids in a row. In fact, I made two whilst riding on the train on my way to work. Call it time management, or kiasu-ness in me. I am capitvated with it. Great gifts too.

Dino Making its Debut

k took this picture .. isnt Dino cute!

The Land Before Time

I did it! hey sis thanks for all the translation.

yes, we have been IM last nite, and I have been sending

pics of the instructions to her for translation.

Finally, after all the gruelling and head scratchings,

~~~Dino is born and she is Green!

how appropriate. [going Green]

Now I have to nurse my arthritic fingers.

this is done with 3mm SW - over 148 in all.

It is worth it. k has been waiting for

Dino for months now. Yes, it is indeed worth waiting for!

She is a v happy camper now and so is mommy

Sis - wanna try doing it? if i can do it , so can you :)

Now she is asking for a different dino;

a sibling or cousin

The long neck in blue zircon

alamak .. I pengsan

something ole, something pink

It has been a while since I last posted.

Summer is over and it is Fall now. Days are

getting shorter and nights longer.

I hope I can find the time to do beadings,

as there are quite a few things that I would

like to make for my bestest friends for Christmas.

Work is taking up so much of my time. I know,

it is not healthy. I have to find a balance. Yet,

it is easier said than done indeed.

oops, this is a craft corner, not a whiney corner.

sori, sis.. :)

Since October is Pink Ribbon month, I did something

Pink; ear-rings and braclet from cloisonne

[ i like cloisonne, it feels Oriental ]

and a matching pink ring.

the ice-cream.. isnt it yummy?

the other bracelet - tanzanite/olivine - is something ole.

i made three other sets! -

that's v kiasu ..

Autumn 2008 Beads Friend

Yoko Hasegawa san bought this latest issue of Beads Friend for me from Japan.

I like to read beading magazines from Japan. The designs are simple to make and

yet elegant.

洋子長谷川さんは私にこの本を買ってくれました。今月の新刊です。

Saw this beautiful bracelet in a beading shop near my office. I went over there during lunch time to do it. Trying hard to see the threading path. It is a display item, so no recipe. Managed to do the base but the flower parts are very confusing. These little parts are the petals of the beaded flowers

会社近くのビーズの店のショーウインドウにこのブレスレットを陳列しています。偶に昼食時間の間に、そのへ行て、一所懸命作ります。**oo**

Butterfly Bracelet/蝶蝶のブレスレット

I made this yesterday night while watching Japanese VCD. Very easy and it.s colourful.

きのう夜日本VCDを見ながら、これを作りました。簡単けれど、カラフルんなブレスレットです。

Sister is a Blessing

Through the patience and kindness of my second sister,

who painstakingly taught me (zero knowledge)

the basics of beading:

the terminology,

the jargons,

the hours spent drawing threading paths

the hours of translation whether it is Japanese

or Chinese explaining the how-tos

whenever I emailed her..

and I can now proudly present some of my works.

Thanks sis.. You are an inspiration!

I am the youngest sister of blog owner Angeline

Beading Kit/ビーズキット

I am doing this necklace at the moment. A beading kit by Beads Factory Japan.
いつもこのネックレスを作ろうと思っいたのですが、なかなか作る機会が無くて.....<**>
だけど、今回作てみたら以外と簡単だったので、他の色もチャレンジしてみたいです。

Beading Books/ビーズの本

This doggie beading book is a present from my Japanese friend, Keiko Ikeda san.
圭子池田さんからもらったのプレゼント。

A present from my Japanese friend, Yoko Yamashita san. This is the latest issue of Beads Friend.

陽子山下さんからもらったのプレゼント。

とっても嬉しいです。私はビーズの本を読みたいです。ビーズを一日のうちのどこかで見るだけでも幸せ~ (^O^)

Cross Stitch/クロス。ステッチ

I love this cross-stitch very much. Out of so many pieces that I have done, I love this the most.

It took me quite a long time to finish cos the original design is a tapestry. I tried to match the

colors with DMC floss and took me about a week or so checking the colors in the needlework

shop. The original tapestry is now at the William Morris gallery in Walthamstow, London.

私はこのクロス。ステッチが一番好きです。ずいぶん時間がかかりました。* - - *

PAPER TOLE /シャドーボックス

このシャドーボクスは約5年前にやりました。私の先生、勝谷さんもう日本へ帰国しました。

I love paper tole very much. I did this about 5 years ago under a Japanese lady, Mrs. Katsutani. She has returned to Japan for good.

PINK BRACELET /ピンクブレスレット

昨日作りましたのブレスレット。次女のウエディングの夜会服の色とだいたい似ている。

The color of this bracelet is very similar to my 2nd daughter's evening gown. The wedding

reception will be held next month in the hotel in Penang.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

新年あけましておめでとうございます。
今年はいろいろのアクセサリーのチャレンジの年と思っています。
どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。