Pink Paua Mixture

I picked beads from my beads stash.. colours that complement the little pink paua flower link. A unique piece, without any bead or colour order. All based on the yours truly's feel of colours. :D

B81 Pink Paua Mixture
Pink paua flower link, miracle beads, Swarovski bicones, crackled beads and glass cube bead
Length: 17-19cm
RM19 (1 sold!)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Pink Paua

Gosh.. it's been so difficult to update. A lot of things are going through my life, both good and bad. Trying to cope through, so far so good!

I recently made these. Usually paua shells are blue green (my fave colour!), right? I came across pink-fuchsia tones of paua. Not sure if they are really paua, but I'll call them pink paua!

B80 Pink Paua
Pink paua flower links with fuchsia and amethyst Swarovski bicones.
Length: 17.5cm (unmodifiable)
RM27 (sold)

E128 Pink Paua Dangles
Pink paua flower links with fuchsia and amethyst Swarovski bicones on french earring hooks.
RM17 (sold)

Get both bracelet and earrings at a discounted price of RM42!
(Normal price: RM44)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Chinese Zodiac Bookmarks

Quirkiness is on its way here! I am so crazy over metal bookmarks. Here's a new series that indicates your Chinese zodiac in cute porcelain animal beads! I didn't make all twelve, but two: rat and rooster. If you would like to have it in other animals in the zodiac (dragon, rabbit, pig, etc), please e-mail me. :) Zodiac beads are VERY limited, as I brought in only one set! However, I may get another set if there is a popular demand. Hurry hurry make your order before it's too late!

Here's a look at the Twelve.

Click image to enlarge.



Center: BK014 Rat

Right: BK015 Rooster

Materials: Glass crackled bead, porcelain animal bead, faux pearls, spacers on metal bookmark.
Height of metal bookmark: 8.5cm
Length of the dangling part (from the jump ring onwards): 6cm
RM26 (sold!)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Bountiful Violets

The chunkiest I've ever made! Lovely for casual wear or even formal dinners. The price of this bracelet matches the effort and time taken to complete it. Teehee. :)

B79 Bountiful Violet
Faux pearls in two different violet tones, Swarovski bicones, spacer beads and curved tube beads.
RM52 (reserved)



And here are a pair of dainty earrings to match!


E122 Violet Drops
Faux pearls in two different violet shades, Swarovski bicones and spacer beads on rhodium-plated french earring hooks.
Length: approx. 4cm
RM13 (sold)

Grab both bracelet and earrings at RM60!
(normal price RM65)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Red

B78 Red & White
Enamel flower charm, howlite chips, onyx chips, glass cube beads, glass bicones on rhodium-plated chain and flower toggle clasp.
Length: 17.5cm
RM30 (sold!)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Black

B77 Black & White
Enamel flower charm, howlite chips, red coral chip, glass cube beads, glass bicones on rhodium-plated chain and flower toggle clasp.
Length: 17.5cm
RM30

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Taylor Swift's Love Story

Never knew the lyrics were so sweet.

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air

See the lights
See the party, the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
And say hello, little did I know

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story baby just say yes
Oh oh

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you is fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said, marry me Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story baby just say yes

Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you

I wish.

Happy Hippy!

Brighten up your day with this pair of cheerful earrings!

E111 Hippy Flowers
Millefiori bead, acrylic bicone on french earring hooks.
Length: approx. 2.5-3cm
RM10 (1 pair sold!)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Paua Choker

N28 Paua Oval
Pendant has a smooth finish, front and back. The back of pendant is cream mother-of-pearl/shell.
Length of choker: 44cm (clasp and cord)/48.5cm (including extender chain)
Size of pendant: 5cm x 4cm
RM42 (sold!)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Pink Notes

Here's a pink version for babes who adore pink. :) Charm can be changed to suit your personality or likes.

BK007 Pink Heart
Dichroic heart bead, round plastic bead, rhodium-plated beadcaps, glass bicones and swirly cross charm on metal bookmark.

Height of metal bookmark: 8.5cm
Length of the dangling part (from the jump ring onwards): 8.5cm
RM25 (sold!)
*Remakes are possible depending on the availability of materials*

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Metal Bookmark

FRESH FROM THE BEADING TABLE! NEW NEW NEW! :D

Hehe.. I'm very excited la. I've been looking for these metal bookmarks all over the place and I finally got them! More metal bookmarks expected to arrive from Australia next week or so. :))

They hold your place so daintily and they are perfect as a gift for a friend or loved one who loves to bury their noses in books.

Sorry blur photo. Hands were shaking with excitement when I took this. Haha.

BK008 Turquoise Heart
Dichroic heart bead, round faceted glass bead, daisy spacers, glass bicone and treble clef charm on metal bookmark.

Height of metal bookmark: 8.5cm
Length of the dangling part (from the jump ring onwards): 6.5cm
RM25 (sold!)
*Remakes are possible depending on the availability of materials*

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :) More colours available soon!

Bird Pendant

Here's a simple charm necklace, with a lovely orange and yellow parrot pendant. I love the slight swirls of the two colours on its wing. :)

N27 Sunrise Parrot
Enamel parrot charm on rhodium-plated chain.
Length of necklace: 40.5cm
Length of pendant: 4cm
RM21 (sold)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Cinnabar Beads

Remember the red oriental coral beads that I was talking about? I found out that they are not coral at all.

E116 Oriental Cinnabar
Bronze-coloured copper wire through oval red cinnabar beads with brass bead on bronze french earring hooks.
Length: 4.5cm
RM17 (sold!)

These are called Cinnabar beads. Beadsonline.com.au quoted, "Cinnabar beads are hand carved lacquer wood bead from China. Amazing detail."

So now we know! :D

Hurry up, grab this pair! I have only a handful of these cinnabar beads with me.. once they're sold out I don't know where else I can get them from unless I order from other countries.

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Little Blossom

One of the tiniest pair of earrings I've made. It's been a long time since I last used studs in my creations. Here's a simple pair - only one pair available. I picked the white flower glass beads from my bead stash. Found only two flowers, enough to make this precious pair.

However, one of the white flowers have a tiny chip on one of the petals.. so this pair is certainly not for fussy buyers. :)

the flower bead on the right has a little chip

Love the beadcaps - they're actually tiny leaves pointing northsoutheastwest!

E119 Little Blossom
White glass flower beads, aquamarine Swarovski bicones, leaves beadcaps on earring studs.
Length: approx. 1.5cm
RM10 only.

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Collecting Shells

This bracelet is almost the same as the pink and purple version I created for baby Natalie's mama. Instead of using the same charms as Natalie, I chose a variety of seashell charms.

B76 Collecting Shells
Seashell charms, a variety of glass bicones, crackled glass beads, cube beads, teardrop bead, faceted round bead on rhodium-plated chain.
RM32 (2 sold)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Facebook Group

Have you joined? Click click click to join the Chatterbeads Facebook Group! :)

It's not much now.. but am gonna develop on it soon.

I Will Be Away

Yep.. I'm heading to Tapah for children's camp tomorrow afternoon. Nolah, not as a participant, obviously. -___- I iss one of ze choreographers of the chewren's musik adventure camp. :D

Therefore, all emails will only be replied on Monday afternoon. I may not even get to receive any text messages as a friend told me that there's no reception at the campsite. Sorry for any inconvenience ya..

Red Roses

These are actually rose links.. for bracelets and necklaces, I guess. But the first idea that came into my mind when I saw these new arrivals was to turn them into earrings. They resemble a pair of rose stalks.

E117 Red Rose Links
Length: 4cm
RM18 (only 1 pair available) (reserved)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Red and Black Storytelling

My sister brought a customer home three days ago - her former schoolmate. I know her since primary school days too, since we rode on the same school bus.

She customized a charm bracelet with the charms that she love. Both of them tried to make up a story with the charms that her friend chose.

My crazy sister came up with lots of nonsensical stories, but nontheless funny. "You wear dress and then your shoes and then you take a key and unlock your door and get out of the house. You get shot and then your heart fell out bwaahahahaha *more evil laughter* and then you become bird."

The story was revised many times, arranging and rearranging the position of charms to become the keywords. In the end, the story goes like this: "You wear a dress and then your heels, take a key and open the door to get out of the house. You love to shoot bird."

I like the first version better. XD

B75 Michelle K.
Red cube beads, black onyx chips, red glass bicones, black cube beads, clotheshanger charm, stiletto charm, heart key charm, birdhouse charm, heart charm, pistol charm and swan charm on rhodium-plated chain.
RM36

Oriental Corals

These are the red coral beads which I've told you about. I love how they have floral engravings on them. I matched them with brass and copper, keeping it simple as to not to drown the lovely design on the red coral beads.

Don't be intimidated by their size.. they're not as huge as they look. The flowerpot was a miniature one. ;D

E116 Oriental Cinnabar
Bronze-coloured copper wire through oval red cinnabar beads with brass bead on bronze french earring hooks.
Length: 4.5cm
RM17

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Ice Cubes

Fancy something chunkier and icy-looking? :)

B73 Ice Cubes
Turquoise and clear glass cube beads in various sizes on rhodium-plated chain.
RM32 (1 sold!)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Green Camouflage

While photographing the earrings outdoors, I saw this little green winged creature. Hiding from me? Good try.. haha. :)

I HEART macro photography though I often take unsharp images! Wheeee!

Brass Flutters

Here are some brass flutterbys for you! :) Simple and sweet.

E115 Brass Flutters
Brass butterfly beads, fire opal Swarovski bicones on brass french earring hooks.
Length: 3.5cm
RM13 (1 sold!)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Rockin' horses

I used to have a rocking horse when I was younger! :D Here are two versions of rocking horses earrings - brass and gunmetal. I used fire opal Swarovski bicones to match the brass horses and superduper shiny and cosmic-looking Montana AB2X Swarovski bicones to match the gunmetal horses.

I only have a pair of each, so grab them fast! :)

E113 Rockin' horses (brass)
Brass rocking horse charms and fire opal Swarovski bicones on brass french earring hooks.
Length: 4cm
RM17 (unavailable)


E114 Rockin' horses (gunmetal)
Gunmetal rocking horse charms and Montana AB2x Swarovski bicones on gunmetal french earring hooks.
Length: 4cm
RM17 (sold!)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Songbirds Needed!

If you think you've got what it takes, do apply for the audition! Read on.. Currently, rehearsals are held in Bangsar every Sunday night and occasional Thursday nights. I'm an alto in this musical. :)


AUDITIONS FOR MARCH-APRIL 2009

TCS (The Canticle Singers) is looking for 4 tenors and 4 baritone/basses to complete the cast for the stage musical TWO FROM GALILEE for which rehearsals will begin in May 2009 and for staging will be in October 2009. This dramatic musical which was conceived in the 1990s and has been staged around the world, eventually making it to the Peter Sharpe Theatre, Symphony Space on Broadway; in November 2006. H.K. Chong and Chin San Sooi serve as Music Director and Artistic Director of this production with a cast/chorus of 35.

Interested singers/performers are invited to apply for an audition. Performers should be competent to sing in their respective voice parts (i.e. SATB) both in standard choral formation as well as in random voice formation. If you do not know what SATB stands for please do not apply. Teamwork and bonding are important even though you may already be considered a soloist. A high rate of attendance, commitment, discipline and hard work is required irrespective of your prior performing experience (e.g. Istana Budaya, KLPAC, Lincoln Centre, Covent Garden, etc). Learning and working together is a life long process. A willingness to learn therefore is important. There is a minimum age requirement of 21, unless an exception is made. If the foregoing scares you then, you are then not the right material we are looking for.

Before writing in please visit www.thecanticlesingers.com for more information on our background and to complete the online audition application form. Please take note that all our performers are are unpaid.

Email: thecanticlesingers@gmail.com

Diamante

Perfect for formal dinners, matched with an elegant evening dress.


E108 Persian Princess
Round diamante balls and Swarovski bicones.
Length: 6.5cm
RM19 (3 pairs sold; no more remakes)

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Bubbles!

Here is a pair of earrings which reminds me of soap bubbles. I saw a string of clear round glass beads last Saturday, and I was drawn to the perfectness of the finish. The way the light is reflected makes them look like bubbles. Kinda pricey. but worth the buy! :)

E107 Glass Bubbles
Round glass beads and crystal AB Swarovski bicones.
Length: 4cm
RM15

Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Wordy Announcement

Hi!

Just a brief note to tell you that I'm still here! :) And I'm sorry for the lack of frequent updates, but fret not! I'm excited to tell you that I have new designs, coming on their way! They're sitting on my table now, waiting to be photographed.

I went to KL for bead therapy after many many days of not being able to go to KL after my kindy work. Phew! It was kinda therapeutic which turned stressful when I couldn't decide on which beads to buy and the financial budget I was on.. yikes! I bought lovely beads like turquoise-coloured agate tiles (can't wait to wire-wrap them!), cube glass beads which look very icy and round glass beads which look very very much like bubbles! Besides that, I also found red oval coral beads with floral motifs carved on them. It looks like red coral but the texture doesn't suggest red coral.. kinda greasy and rubbery to the touch. Reminds me of rubber stamps. :p Still thinking of a design with those oriental beads.

Last Sunday, I was approached to give a beading class to a group of ten mothers in my church. It's gonna happen this afternoon. I hope it'll go well.. am co-teaching it with my friend, Sui Ling who makes wonderful Swarovski earrings. :D I'm having sore throat now, and I don't know how I'll be able to teach without a voice.. hehe! Let's see how it'll go. :)

Oh yeah, looky looky looky I was in New Straits Times two Saturdays ago!

folded it like hamchoy pulak. :s

I've got a whole lot of people to thank - Alex of Jumping Beads who recommended me, Suzie and Jehan (please correct me spelling if it's wrong! It's a sin in journalism to spell someone's name wrongly, aye?) of NST and the sweet photographer who took nice shots of my creations. :) Thank you!

Wire-wrapped

My aunt bought these beads from Chiangmai. They are semi-precious stones.. but I'm not sure of their exact name.

B70 Pili
Orange semi-precious stones wrapped with bronze copper wire.
Going for RM25 each! :) (2 sold)

It's a new skill I recently learnt - wire-wrapping beads. :) Can't wait to get my hands on other beads to wrap!

Markus Ng (1985-2009)

Every morning I wake up, before I get to work, I always saw your name on busy mode on Gtalk. You're like, the only person who is not idle there. I always noticed your nick and I enjoyed reading them, no matter what it was about.

This morning, you were idle. Little did I know I won't ever see you in Gtalk anymore.

Markus, My greatest regret is that I never got to know you better before you left this place. I will always keep fond memories of you in my heart.. the brief chats we had on Gtalk amidst our busy schedules, the way you voluntarily rushed to the stage to play for Sunday school worship without being asked to, the way you were so fascinated with little Nate when he showed interest in music, and whole lot of precious memories of you that I will keep ever so dearly.

I'm sure you have impacted the lives of those who know you. I myself, have been impacted too. Colin couldn't have said it any better in his Facebook status: Like a comet blazing across the evening sky, gone too soon... like a rainbow fading in a twinkling of an eye, gone too soon.

You could've made a wonderful teacher, but I guess God has other plans..

You are greatly missed. Thank you for being my friend. Till we meet again..

Markus' memorial blog: http://markusng.memory-of.com/
Tribute video of Markus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSCcxcEIw4g
(thankew JL for the video. Finally I get to see it.)