Chunky Plunky

"You better don't play Mafia if you wear this bracelet." Sui Ling reminded me when she saw this new bracelet I created.

On my birthday last year, a group of us played Mafia at a friend's house. After many rounds of me being the civilian, I suddenly had the chance to be the mafia. When I wanted to point at somebody to 'kill' while everyone's eyes were closed, I used the wrong hand. Instead of using my bracelet-less hand, my chunky bracelet clanged and someone beside me exclaimed, "I think I know who the killer is already!"

-.- needless to say, I lost la. Thanks to my bracelet. Haha.

Never wear chunky bracelets if you want to play Mafia.

Here's my latest favourite!

B95 Spring DaisiesImported lampwork beads, crackled glass beads, lily charms, metal butterfly beads, cat's eye heart-shaped beads, handmade glass beads, glass bicones with flower toggle clasp.Length: 21cm (add 3cm to your normal length as this is a chunky bracelet)RM55(remakes are limited)
Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Lampwork Beads

These pretty lampwork beads are from Hong Kong, according to the bead shop owner. I chanced upon these lovely turquoise lampwork beads with little white daisies on them when I was in Singapore.

I've been keeping them for some time now, not wanting to simply create something with them. I waited until I had the ultimate design in mind. Finally, they found places to belong in - in a pair of cheery earrings and a chunky plunky bracelet!

The earrings are photographed by my colleague's husband, Timothy See Thoe. :)

E43 Cheery Daisy

Imported turquoise lampwork beads, diamante rondelles, Swarovski bicones, glass bicones on round earring hoops.

RM19 (1 pair sold!)

(limited remakes)

Chunky plunky matching bracelet to be featured in the next post! :)

Chili Snowflake

Fresh and hot off the beading table! :) Hanging from the curved end of a bronze metal bookmark is a wire snowflake, made of bronze-coloured copper wire. Red glass bicones and jet black seed beads are wound at intervals, between the 'petals' of the snowflake.

I had great fun making this. Haven't used my pliers for some time.. didn't feel natural at first. But gradually, my hands began to remember how to twist and bend those wires. :)

BK037 Chili SnowflakeRed glass bicones and black seed beads twisted around a wire snowflake frame. Dangles from a bronze-coloured metal bookmark.Diameter of snowflake: 4cmLength of dangle: 8.5cmLength of bookmark: 12.5cmRM30
Pieces are limited, order yours ASAP! Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Chinese New Year 2010

Gong xi Gong xi!

I'm back with a rawr. Blessed Chinese New Year to all Chinese friends out there! I had a great time celebrating it in KL, seeing some of my friends and catching up with long lost ones.

My CNY celebration involved lunch at Chili's, dimsum (twice!) at SS2, 'writing' with sparklers and lots more. Here are some of the pictures taken during the CNY week.

Lunch at Chili's Midvalley

Gallivanting at Midvalley.

Dimsum with former school friends.

Watching an acrobatic lion dance at One Utama.

Enjoying CNY cookies! The one in the picture is given by one of my students. :)

Reliving my childhood - playing with sparklers! Photos by Jon Woo.

I've got ideas for new designs!

One of my students whose favourite planet is Saturn told me this today when he saw what I drew: "Aunty Wai Yee! You should draw more lines because Saturn has more than one ring around it!" Whoops. :p

Swirly heart. One of the easiest to draw. :)

Haven't been playing with it for many years.

My beads have been neglected for some time due to work. However, I have been able to come up with a few creations. Tried a bit of wirework. Pictures coming up soon!

Thank you to patrons who still ordered and purchased from me, despite my blog being inactive for a little more than two months.

Updates coming right up!

Rainbow 'Round Your Wrist

Adorn your wrist with this cheery piece! Sure to make you smile every time you look at it. :) The second image shows the colours of the beads more accurately.





B94 Crackled Rainbow
Round crackled glass beads in a variety of colours on rhodium-plated chain with flower toggle clasp.Length: 16.5cmRM35 (2 sold)
Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

NZ Bookiemarks

Wow, these bookmarks are really selling like hot cakes! :) Here's a bubbly customer's who ordered her customizations from New Zealand, and the bookmarks are on their way to NZ now! Oh wait, I think they've reached. :)

BK022 Orange Dolphin

BK023 Purple Flowers

BK024 Orange Celestial

Hope you (and your friends) like them, Emma! :)

Customized Orders

Phew! I am back! :) Still got a few customized orders to complete, thought I'll keep this place updated a bit first.

Two months ago, a customer requested for these customized bookmarks with zodiac beads. Here are the results, and I'm happy that she is satisfied with the results. Thanks, Seet Mui! :)




And here are some customized orders by a customer in Singapore. :)







And then, recently, some orders for metal bookmarks. Somehow, my camera doesn't capture purple objects very well. I always have a problem with that.








Note to self:

1. Reply e-mails
2. Jenn, Mun and Sue's customizations

Frosties the Snowmen

To grace this Christmas season, look what I made! :) Inspired by an imported beading magazine, I made these snowmen to adorn your ears! Cute little pair, isn't it?






E142 Snowmen
Round glass beads, diamante rondelles, glass discs and cube beads on french earhooks.RM15 (sold)
Email your order using the format provided on the ordering page. Simple as that! :)

Enough Time For One Post, Maybe

Since my cousin went to the bank, she has allowed me to use her laptop for now. Yay! So I thought I'd share some of the customizations I've made recently.

I had a request to remake BK016 bookmark - remember the mermaid one with blue and green glass beads? Well, this customer requested to change it to pearls instead, and the result looks pretty grungy + sophisticated. :)

At first, I used white and grey pearls. She also requested to have more sea-themed charms than pearls.

Therefore, BK018 Rosalyn was born! However, my customer preferred all white pearls, so I removed the grey ones. It no longer looked grungy, but it exudes pure sphistication. :)

This is BK019 Rosalyn White.

Hope your friend will be happy with this bookmark, Rosalyn! :)

Being Away

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I will not be able to reply any e-mails this week as I'm back in my dad's hometown in Ipoh to grieve for the passing of my beloved grandmother. I may not be able to come online as frequently. I apologize for any inconvenience caused.

To my friends who have learnt the news and texted me, I sincerely thank you for your kind words and support. :)

Chatterbox

Chatterbeads is branching out.. watch out for new merchandise! Here's a teaser. :D

More updates soon on these lovely Chatterboxes!

Swirly Star Necklace

I think the swirls in the star pendant look really nice. I conjured up this necklace with Christmas in mind, focusing on the star which appeared two thousand years ago to mark the birth of a Messiah. :) Let this lovely and dainty necklace adorn your collarbone!

N31 Swirly Star Necklace
Swirly star pendant suspended on fine rhodium-plated chain, with Swarovski bicones in three shades of blue.
RM30 (1 sold!)

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

Cheese!

That's was my first thought when I saw this chain. Looks quirky, doesn't it? Reminds me of those cartoonish cheese with holes in them.

My colleague requested for this customized set. She could hardly keep her excitement down and asked me every day at work about her bracelet and earrings which were in the making. :p So cute la you, June!

B92 June's Cheese

Rhodium-plated and nickel free chain links with lobster clasp.

RM25 (sold)

As for the earrings, June wanted something really simple and tiny.

E140 June's Cheese

Square rhodium-plated and nickel free cheesy chain links on rhodium-plated french earhooks.

RM13 (sold)

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

Snow drops on your earlobes

Brrr. That'd be shockingly cold, wouldn't it? :p Anyway, I made this pair of earrings which matches the Snowdrop bracelets in the previous post.

E138 Snowdrops

White coral rounds, Korean glass rondelles, frosted acrylic beads, white glass beads, freshwater pearls on rhodium-plated kidney earhooks.

RM23 (1 sold!)

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

Snowdrops

Christmas is coming! Snowdrops are falling! Teehee. :) Here's a bracelet I've created, with white, purity and snowdrops in mind. A pair of tiny flying birds adorn the toggle clasp. I didn't like the idea of putting just one bird because it'd look lonely there, so I added a friend!

B88 Snowdrops
White coral rounds, Korean glass rondelles, frosted acrylic beads, clear acrylic butterflies, freshwater pearls with tiny flying bird charms on rhodium-plated chain.

RM35 (1 sold)

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

Bluebells

New new new bookmark for you to adorn your current novel! :) It makes other people look at the delicate dangling glass flowers which grace the spine of your book while you're reading in the LRT or anywhere else. Believe me, I've noticed it. Teehee!

Otherwise, it makes a great gift too, for a friend who always has her nose buried in a good book. :)

antiqued effect which lends a classy look to the metal

the cascading glass flowers and round beads with butterflies flitting in between

the lovely sakura flowers and leaves on the metal bookmark. totally gorgeous.

BK021 Bluebells

Sakura metal bookmark with glass bell flowers and glass cherry blossoms in blue hues with various glass beads and bicones and metal butterfly beads.

Length: bookmark measures 12cm whereas the dangling beads are 6cm long.

RM25 (1 sold!)

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