tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38481643269879956932024-03-13T10:55:43.573-07:00An Atypical RoseHandmade Jewelleries and AccessoriesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-44035227711690663592012-12-28T20:59:00.000-08:002012-12-28T21:00:53.440-08:00Some WIPs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_xJltm9RyVY/UN53QHnGktI/AAAAAAAAAUU/LVHTzD7ohrM/s1600/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_xJltm9RyVY/UN53QHnGktI/AAAAAAAAAUU/LVHTzD7ohrM/s400/image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
These are some unfinished projects I've been working on.. Nice, but I feel like they needed some more 'Wow'. Not really sure what it is for now. Hopefully they will be done before Monday. ^_^Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-55857524560504044982012-12-25T10:57:00.000-08:002012-12-25T15:04:28.669-08:00The simple wire roses and custom made ordersI recently posted this pic on my facebook and it had been pretty hot..<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z7PFaXQRXxI/UNnb5weD1RI/AAAAAAAAATY/fxdeKVEviRg/s1600/IMGP0739c+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z7PFaXQRXxI/UNnb5weD1RI/AAAAAAAAATY/fxdeKVEviRg/s400/IMGP0739c+copy.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>
<i>clockwise from above : </i><br />
<i>earrings - peach freshwater pearls and non-tarnish silver plated copper wire</i><br />
<i>ring - gold coated copper wire and peach freshwater pearl</i><br />
<i>ring - tarnished bare copper wire</i><br />
<i>ring - non-tarnish copper wire</i><br />
<i><br /></i>
Here's a bit of explanation about the wires:<br />
<br />
Bare copper wires will gradually turn black over time on it's own. The one in the picture had been patinated to black. If you don't like that, it can be reversed a bit by wrapping it loosely with aluminum foil and putting it in a mixture of warm water and baking soda. Or just use jewellery cleaner if you have it. If you like the black but want the copper coloured parts to stand out more, you can just rub it with fine steel wool you use to rub the bottom of your pots and pans with or fine sandpaper. Don't rub too hard on the finer wires though, it might break..<br />
<br />
The non-tarnish copper wires are coated so that the colour stays that way, but it requires some care so that the coating will last. Same as the gold and silver coloured wire. Personally, I've worn them very often with no major problems except for very slight darkening on the parts that rub against the skin after around 3-4 months. The outer parts stay the same. The bare copper inside will show once the coating comes off, and it will gradually darken like the bare copper ring above. The coating on the silver wire is the best out of the 3, the colour stays that way for a very long time, even longer than sterling silver (it's also the most expensive, sadly). I would not recommend wearing them while swimming or going to the beach, showering with them on, or use jewellery cleaner on them. If it gets dirty, just use a damp towel to wipe them or wash it with tap water for a short while. Try not to bump them against other jewelleries in your collection (this applies to all other jewelleries you have too!). A small plastic bag would be great. It will be given with every order, but just in case yours got torn with constant use, you can also use the small prescription pill plastic you got from your doctor. =)<br />
<br />
The rings inside the pic were all sold, but remakes are available. You can choose whichever colour and design you want. The price depends on the wires you choose and any other additions (pearls/rose quartz stone/swarovski crystals). Please be aware that by adding swarovski crystal it will be very large, at least 2cm in diameter. The earrings are still available for RM25 (rose diameter - 1.5mm, total length - 5cm).<br />
<br />
<u> <b>Price List:</b></u><br />
<br />
<b>All price is for normal size +- 1cm diameter for basic rose, 1.5cm with pearls/rose quartz, 2cm with swarovski. Larger sizes will be slightly more expensive.</b><br />
<b><br /></b>
<b>Ring :</b><br />
Gold/non-tarnish copper/plain bare copper - RM15<br />
Silver/tarnished bare copper - RM17<br />
Add pearl/Rose quartz stone = +RM2<br />
Add Swarovski crystal = +RM3 <br />
<br />
<b>Studs or Drop Earrings:</b><br />
Gold/non-tarnish copper/plain bare copper - RM20<br />
Silver/tarnished bare copper - RM23<br />
Add pearl/Rose quartz stone = +RM3<br />
Add Swarovski crystal, middle = +RM5, drops = +RM7<br />
Any other beads addition such as the clear beads in the pic is free! ^^<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qzttwvxihkc/UNndr9AhYhI/AAAAAAAAATo/qdw34z9oLNQ/s1600/406628_3965399778522_1217974702_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qzttwvxihkc/UNndr9AhYhI/AAAAAAAAATo/qdw34z9oLNQ/s320/406628_3965399778522_1217974702_n.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<i>Psst, a friend of mine ordered this studs. She have good taste. ;p It's still unfinished in the pic, and this is an unedited pic taken with my cellphone. Ah heck, I'm lazy.. hehe..</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-58855194692683823952012-12-24T21:28:00.002-08:002012-12-25T11:06:07.569-08:00An update (At Last!)I'm soo sorry for not updating for so long.. Things been crazy and I just got lazy and discouraged. I'm not much of a writer or a blogger anyway.. Looking back, my writings were kinda immature to me. Lol! Actually, I only make jewelleries on holidays when I have lots of free time. I was just kinda buzy this last 2 years with studies and part time jobs during holidays and stuff, and I never really had made anything that I liked enough to post about it..<br />
<br />
2 years ago, I finally got into a design course. Industrial design engineering to be exact. It's like, design + engineering. And yes, it's just as crazy difficult as it sounds, at least to me it is. Now, we all know that beauty is subjective, but taking it in the face is pretty tough.. When something you made with all your might and fall in love with got rejected and something you hated turns out to be liked by many. Sometimes, I feel like a sellout, doing things that are not my style and not my liking, just to get by. Perhaps that is life. You don't even have to conciously sell your soul to the devil, the devils are all around you unnoticed. Do all the stuff they liked and in return you'll get your degree or salary or whatever else you need to get through with your life. This sounds harsh, but that's just how it is for everyone. It is called RESPONSIBILITY.. If right now you are doing something you love for a living, lucky you! Make sure you don't fall out of love!<br />
<br />
For now, I'll try to post a lot, at least once a week if I'm doing any projects. To keep things easier in case anyone wants to just look at the jewelleries, I'll put up a gallery soon. See ya next post! <br />
<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-45335571846679232232010-08-28T02:52:00.000-07:002012-12-24T10:53:02.317-08:00Amaryllis<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/THkMrA3ZITI/AAAAAAAAAQY/w-LjHLH5ky8/s1600/main+pic.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510449552170754354" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/THkMrA3ZITI/AAAAAAAAAQY/w-LjHLH5ky8/s400/main+pic.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 299px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/THkMqW5xRqI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/d14Vx79bg4U/s1600/07+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510449540906436258" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/THkMqW5xRqI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/d14Vx79bg4U/s400/07+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/THkMpNCPNCI/AAAAAAAAAQI/msR7diUHKxk/s1600/DSCF0014+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510449521077728290" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/THkMpNCPNCI/AAAAAAAAAQI/msR7diUHKxk/s400/DSCF0014+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/THkMogWcfLI/AAAAAAAAAQA/TnfxsfG3ixQ/s1600/ring+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: georgia;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510449509082889394" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/THkMogWcfLI/AAAAAAAAAQA/TnfxsfG3ixQ/s400/ring+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Ring and earrings are sold. <b>Only necklace is available.</b><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Price:</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Necklace - RM50</span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Measurements:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Pendant necklace: diameter 5cm, chain length 45cm including clasp.<b> </b>Longer chain will be included upon request.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Earrings: length 6.5cm, width 3cm</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ring: Adjustable.</span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">No, it’s not amaryllis lily. The name is taken from Greek mythology. Amaryllis is a shy young girl who fell in love with a really handsome jerk named Alteo. Alteo was not interested in anyone. He rejected everyone who admired him by telling them to bring him a flower which had never been seen before on earth, and he will love them in return. Some girls even died of broken heart, and of course, he rejected Amaryllis too. Amaryllis sought help from an oracle at Delphi, and she told her to take a golden arrow from the statue of Goddess Urania, wait until midnight, stab her heart with the arrow, walk barefooted to Alteo’s house, knock on his door and proclaim her love. She did that for 29 nights, but Alteo ignored her. On the 30th night, she found a flower on Alteo’s doorstep, which grew from her blood. Only then did Alteo fell for her. Hmmph! Heartless jerk! Really, I don't think that story have anything to do with these pieces. I just thought that Amaryllis with her demeanour could carry these pieces well.</span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Perhaps at some point of our lives, we girls had been like her – fell for a jerk and did everything we could to win him. Including stupid things! For me, my jerk is probably neither as handsome nor as heartless, and I did not win him in the end. Ah well, I’ll find other jerks someday.. :P</span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">This piece is actually inspired by two songs. One of them is like a story told without the words, just beautiful music. It starts out with a state of bliss and contempt, then the circumstances that tore them apart, the fight and the ending. My own interpretation anyway. Here’s the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14sRksQGgts">link</a>. The other is a secret! (^_~) </span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">I used 26 and 18 gauge gunmetal artistic wire, hard polymer clay flowers, acrylic cat’s eyes beads, and for the pendant, additional teardrop beads, some rose quartz beads for love, bloodstone chips for strength and courage, and creamy peach pearls for that feminine touch. Sweet and elegant with an old world charm. Honestly, these are perhaps the most beautiful pieces I’ve ever made up until now.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-13902836197593168872010-08-16T08:35:00.000-07:002012-12-24T10:46:57.300-08:00Fated<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGleppRyn7I/AAAAAAAAAOU/jRTNzzcpVJg/s1600/DSCF0030+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506036088985264050" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGleppRyn7I/AAAAAAAAAOU/jRTNzzcpVJg/s400/DSCF0030+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlepOvXZ-I/AAAAAAAAAOM/4v0Mrb3kFAg/s1600/DSCF0031+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506036081861552098" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlepOvXZ-I/AAAAAAAAAOM/4v0Mrb3kFAg/s400/DSCF0031+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<h4 style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></b><b><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">SOLD</span></span></b></h4>
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Measurements: necklace length 44cm + 7cm extender</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br />This is inspired by the song ‘Starcrossed’ by Ash. Delving deeper, it’s like being trapped in a dark hole and fighting to no avail. But it’s alright as long as they still have each other. Then again, it’s just another common cliched love story. I still love the song though. Do check it out </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdycqPkeov8" style="font-family: georgia;">here</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">.</span> The video's sort of like modern day Romeo and Juliet.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">This necklace is made by using genuine Swarovski Crystals, and silver chain. Sometimes it reminds me of the rain or the sea. Maybe it’s just the blue! :P</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-72503260805741086252010-08-16T07:59:00.000-07:002012-12-24T11:10:03.049-08:00Elements<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlT-cr7KsI/AAAAAAAAAOE/IhQtmb3FvW0/s1600/DSCF0068+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506024351754562242" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlT-cr7KsI/AAAAAAAAAOE/IhQtmb3FvW0/s400/DSCF0068+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlT96_2eKI/AAAAAAAAAN8/hhPw1etukNs/s1600/DSCF0067+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506024342711335074" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlT96_2eKI/AAAAAAAAAN8/hhPw1etukNs/s400/DSCF0067+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">Price: Bracelet - RM15, Necklace - RM30</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br />Measurements: Necklace 36cm + 9cm extender, butterfly 3cm x 2.1cm</span> <span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /> Bracelet 19cm including toggle clasp</span> <span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: georgia;">(This is crazy but I found out that the necklace can also be worn as a long necklace, looong after I made them =P)<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">You know what they say about vintage findings? If you fall in love with one, just get it, because you would not see it again when it’s gone! I found the vintage butterfly pendant on ebay, and *spluurrrge*. When it finally arrived, I kept staring at it for weeks and weeks. I have no idea what to do with it, mainly because it has two holes on each side instead of just one in the middle. It looked ugly on a cord, too plain on a chain, but luckily it looked mighty fine on a simple layered necklace. The turquoise chips and jasper beads give an earthy feel to the necklace and make it looks more ‘alive’. In fact, I like the end result so much that I made a bracelet to match it. So what's with the name? I thought I could see all the elements symbolized within it. Can you?</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-58565809902475199072010-08-16T07:34:00.000-07:002012-12-24T10:49:38.603-08:00Lore<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlM5-cf7CI/AAAAAAAAAN0/YWe6glt-eqw/s1600/DSCF0065+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506016578335927330" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlM5-cf7CI/AAAAAAAAAN0/YWe6glt-eqw/s400/DSCF0065+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlM5TBBQ_I/AAAAAAAAANs/HPnUC9jd_bY/s1600/DSCF0061+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506016566677947378" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlM5TBBQ_I/AAAAAAAAANs/HPnUC9jd_bY/s400/DSCF0061+copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Price: RM40</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Measurements: 19+cm including toggle</span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Actually, this is not my style. I’m more of the ‘colourplay’ kind. I got inspired by Mas </span><a href="http://whimsicalnquirky.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: georgia;">here.</a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> She’s really cool and nice. Seems like a great mom too. I never met her in real life though, but she does seems like someone I would really like when I finally met her. ^_^</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: georgia;">The beads were actually just another impulse buy that I have no idea what to do with. But they are gorgeous and look like amber! I just can’t resist! =D One day while looking at her bracelets, inspiration strikes. You can guess the rest. I used 26 and 18 gauge gunmetal artistic wire for this one. There will be no remakes as I already ran out of the beads, and I couldn't find it anymore..</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-22474204552098733612010-08-16T07:17:00.000-07:002010-08-27T11:29:39.187-07:00Dawned<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlKBt415JI/AAAAAAAAANk/fC8WDVixwVY/s1600/DSCF0049+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TGlKBt415JI/AAAAAAAAANk/fC8WDVixwVY/s400/DSCF0049+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506013412795475090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Price: RM30 (free poslaju)<br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />Measurements: 4.8/4.9cm from earwire</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />This piece is inspired from ‘Forgiven’ by Within Temptation. It is a song about a loss of someone dear, but when all is forgiven and accepted, the turbulence is drowned in a sea of calmness. I pretty much took the essence of the song to create this and it turns out to be a picture of calm with a hint of sorrow. The feeling is like, contemplating your life while waiting for the sun to rise? Not really a good comparison, but I could not find a better one.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">These earrings are made of 26 and 18 gauge gunmetal artistic wire, soft polymer clay flowers, fluorite and lapis lazuli chips, and genuine 4mm Swarovski crystal bicones attached to the earwires. </span>It is quite small and dainty, but the vivid colours made up for the size. It has that irresistible quiet charm that I really love. In fact, I quite enjoyed making this. Would have kept it for myself if not for the fact that I don't need earrings anymore since I decided to wear 'tudung' full time!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-65333368088494634992010-08-08T03:11:00.000-07:002012-12-24T11:03:27.547-08:00Info<span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">Terms and Conditions</span><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><br />
<ol style="font-family: times new roman;">
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;">Items sold are not returnable or refundable. I will thoroughly check everything for defects and pack them carefully before sending out the items. (All items may not be perfectly “perfect” since all of them are handmade.) Do contact me for repairs/resize/etc in case the items doesn't meet your expectations. Buyer will have to bear the postage cost.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;">The colour of items might be slightly different due to different monitor settings, camera flash or lighting. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;">All measurements are provided. Please enquire if you need resizing before I send out the items.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;">No remakes unless stated. This is to protect the exclusivity of the item, and most of the time, exact remakes are impossible due to availability of parts. (That's the beauty of handmade items. You don't have to worry about others wearing the same thing as you!)</span></li>
</ol>
<span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">Payment and </span><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">S</span><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;">hipping</span><span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 130%;"><br /></span><br />
<ol style="font-family: times new roman;">
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"> Shipping and handling : Peninsular M'sia - RM7, Sabah & Sarawak - RM10.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;">Deposit/transfer via CIMB only.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 130%;"> Packages will be shipped after the payment had been cleared.</span></li>
</ol>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848164326987995693.post-62939366053841704712010-08-08T00:22:00.000-07:002012-12-24T11:49:46.892-08:00The Journey<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">How I started</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I have always been creative since I was young. I do not think anyone have ever considered me as artistic back then, because I could not draw or paint very well. I only liked building models, crafts, cutting and pasting, the sort of stuff that usually makes a big mess. I could even build models just by looking at the pictures without instructions. I sort of create a 3D image in my head and from there I can see where everything goes. It had served me well all these years, but by thinking in images, I struggled with words. I learned to sew when I was nine from my aunt. Sewing opened a lot of possibilities for me. I began making all sorts of things, from sock puppets and dolls to bags and tissue boxes</p><p class="MsoNormal">. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I started making jewelry about 2 years ago (around July 2008). I consider myself a gemstone nut. One day, while browsing the internet for more gemstone, I found a tutorial on how to wire-wrap cabochons. While I do not have any gemstone cabochons, I thought it would be a good idea to use on my loose gemstone stash. So I went out and get myself 2 rolls of silver coloured economy copper wires and a pair of hardware store pliers. Yes, hardware store pliers! This kind:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TF5cYJbYzTI/AAAAAAAAAMc/rqx2_I7ZBfw/s1600/DSCF0002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TF5cYJbYzTI/AAAAAAAAAMc/rqx2_I7ZBfw/s400/DSCF0002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502937364610731314" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Looking back, I realized it’s rather stupid to use that to make jewelleries, but it’s a good start. The good news is, I can bend and cut wires with the same pair of pliers! The bad new is, for the first few pieces I made, the wires are scratched pretty badly. This is the first jewellery I ever made:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TF59q0OcZOI/AAAAAAAAAMs/6DZ7wRKPGIE/s1600/DSCF0008+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TF59q0OcZOI/AAAAAAAAAMs/6DZ7wRKPGIE/s400/DSCF0008+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502973969220527330" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">I bought the charm bracelet a few years before that. I wire-wrapped some loose stones and attached them to the bracelet. I was really happy with the results and I even got compliments on the bracelet. I never stopped making jewelleries since then.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Contest</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I entered a Swarovski design contest on June 2009. Never thought I could win it. 1<sup>st</sup> place!</p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TF5_FlGH8dI/AAAAAAAAAM0/S7FvbE6R41U/s1600/DSCF0001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TF5_FlGH8dI/AAAAAAAAAM0/S7FvbE6R41U/s400/DSCF0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502975528527196626" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is my entry. I really outdid myself back then. It took me 3 weeks to make. I only finished it 2 days before the deadline.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TF5_GUGVOXI/AAAAAAAAAM8/-JdHsbZH7R4/s1600/DSCF0006+copy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nzjEPFmSF1Q/TF5_GUGVOXI/AAAAAAAAAM8/-JdHsbZH7R4/s400/DSCF0006+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502975541144533362" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><o:p> </o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">This piece was inspired by 3 pieces of tarot cards and a memory of someone I held dear at that time. But he’s not in my life anymore. It is named “hope”, because I was really hoping to win. Lame… I know…</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Truth be told, I do not really like using Swarovski much. They tend to be fragile and too shiny for my liking. Since I always work with wires, I broke quite a lot of them. I did not enter the contest because of the prize, it’s the recognition I want. My parents wanted me to quit making jewelleries because they said it’s a waste of time and money and no one will wear them. I just wanted to prove them wrong for once.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Challenges</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I’ll be lying if I said I never have any challenges in making my jewelleries. Everyone will face it in everything they do. But no matter how frustrating it is, when you finally get what you wanted, you will appreciate it more. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">What frustrates me most is perhaps my parents. Not that I don’t love them, but seriously, I’m jealous of anyone who their parents encouraged them to do what they love. I did not get into a design course after I finished school either. I had a hard time answering questions like “What the hell are you doing in Chemistry/Engineering when you’re supposed to be in etc, etc?” when someone noticed my talents.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">One rather minor but quite debilitating problem for me is money. Jewellery-making is a very expensive hobby. Of course, it started out cheap, but once you start mastering a few techniques, you’ll want higher quality items. And that costs a bomb. At least to me, it is. I could not afford going to any jewellery-making classes either. Everything I made, every techniques I know are self-taught. I sometimes do use free tutorials, especially when I first started out.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">An Atypical Rose</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><br /></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The name was inspired by a line in a song I really liked, “a rose by any other name”, and a dialog in a book, where one of the characters used a fake name, and when asked if that I her real name, she replied with “it’s a good name as any”. I was singing out loud to that song while driving alone in a traffic jam when it just popped in my head. And I fell in love.</p> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">All of my pieces have a story behind them, what inspires them and what they signify. I felt that it is unfair if I kept that to myself. Forgive me if you can’t stand reading long descriptions. If you don’t like reading the long descriptions, please do visit my gallery to see only the pictures. And if you want to share links, ask questions, share some thoughts or maybe collaborate on some projects, <a href="mailto:aneezsofia@gmail.com">email me</a><a href="mailto:aneezsofia@gmail.com">.</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01166969767697821478noreply@blogger.com0