Back from Japan - here are my yummies from the trip!

I am back from Japan! ^_^ This time I went to beautiful Osaka and Kyoto. It was a short trip but I totally enjoyed it. **woot!

Sakura flowers have not bloomed in the mountains. We did not see any when we went to Yoshinoyama (Yoshino mountain) but we did saw full blooms on the streets of Gion and Nara. The weather was just nice -- just like in the air-con room. =)



My loot is much smaller from this trip than from my previous one. Did not spend on cosmetics and face care products. **ooohhhhh
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As usual, I bought several jewelry pieces from Agete. These are petite stackable yellow gold petite rings, with diamonds.


♥With pearl♥


♥With opal (top ring)♥

I also bought a pair from earrings from Take-Up.


♥ Rose gold earrings with mother-of-pearl flowers, gemstones and CZs

My other haul includes Kalafina and FF XIII-2 CDs, aromatic sakura incense sticks, beautiful kimono crafted accessories, Yojiya hair care essence and Soul earphones.


Hubby bought me a Burberry crossbody beige bag as a workbag. =) I joked that my workbags are always Coach or Burberry.



Thank you for sharing my happiness. If you are thinking of going to Japan but hesitated because of language, you can be rest assured that it is actually not as bad as you think! If I can do it, so can you! Many restaurants have English menu and many words are actually translated from English. If all else fails, just use the universal language -- hand signal and body language. =)

Inspiration juice flowing!

4 new pieces of work this week. I am very happy! ^_^ I have listed 2 of them - "Keep my heart" and "Serenity" on my blogshop. Do take a peep! =) You can find better photos of these lovelies from my Facebook. If you wish to get updates on my work, pls "Like" my page. ♥

I will list "My ring" later today. As for "Shining Hearts", I am battling within myself whether to keep them. *opps*

Hope you like them as much as I love creating them. Have a wonderful week ahead!

Christmas is coming! And my recent work

Christmas - my most loved holiday season of the year. It holds a special place in my heart. I hope you would have a great time spending the holiday with your loved ones. :)

To many, it is the time to give gifts to family members, friends and colleagues to show their appreciation. Here's my share of gifts wrapped and ready to be distributed on Tuesday! ^_^

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During this period of time, I had the chance to clear my annual leave. Took some time to make a few jewelry pieces. I love such quiet undisturbed time, when my creative juices can just flow freely. =)



Please "Like" my facebook page for latest update. Do drop by my blogshop to see the items available. Have a wonderful week ahead! ^_^

Beautiful jewelry pieces for Christmas ^_^

Christmas is coming. My favourite Japanese jewelry boutiques have come up with many sweet jewelry pieces to welcome this festive season. I thought I must share them here -- beauties that will bring a smile to your face! =)

First on the list -- 4 Degrees




Next - Agete. This is my favourite brand. I would love to have the ring!


And finally ... Nojess ... Don't you love the pretty box!



Christmas is the best holiday season to me. It is also a time to wind down and take a break. I hope you are looking forward to this lovely time too. Have a great weekend.

17 more days before my 2nd work year anniversary with my current employer

I have been counting down since last month to my 2nd work year anniversary with my current employer. How many of us work just because of the money? Sadly, I am one of them. This job gives me the funds to pay my bills, accumulate some savings, support my passion and my materialistic cravings. Call me shallow, I am pretty used to that.

My dream job -- to open a beads cafe, where I get to sell quality beads and gemstones, with a corner of the shop selling petite pretty pastries and serving gourmet coffee and tea. Not sure how practical this dream job is, but I would love it! For now, I can only daydream about it.


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Managed to create a pair of earrings last week. Check out my blog and etsy for more photos and details. =)

No matter where you are, hope you have a great week ahead.

New work - Spring time necklace

Personal collection. I named her "Spring time".

Delightful ingredients -- Approx 11 cts London Blue topaz teardrop, citrine and swiss blue topaz teardrops, Japanese ceramic flowers, petite rose gold plated with cz charm, moonstone briolettes, london blue topaz briolettes, swarovski crystal bicones, flower and leave components, prehnite rounds. Components from Japan.

She's such a beauty and a joy to admire. **smile**

Raspberry Pink Earrings

Check out my blogshop. =)
Have a great week ahead!

It has been a while

It has been some time since I last updated the blog. Not because I have forgotten. It is just that I came back from Japan about 3 weeks ago, yes, hubby and I were at Tokyo when the quake happened.

We went through a little episode of inconvenience - our flight was cancelled, we had no place to sleep, we felt the quake and shakes, we walked from Shibuya to Shinjuku together with the many Japanese commuters... It felt strange to talk about my loot from this trip, especially when the beautiful country is still mourning. I did however posted photos of my loot on flickr. Looks awfully sinful to me. But I was so happy with the pretty things, intricate designs and packages.

Just like what many people have commented - the Japanese have wonderful grace even when faced with great difficulties. At that time when it happened, they were so peaceful -- there was no shouts, no demands, no frantic panic (though I saw ladies in silent fear).

We spent a night in the conference room of our checked out hotel (there was no transport to the airport. Our night flight was cancelled. We had no place to go). The hotel staff had kindly opened it up for stranded people like us. They provided tea, coffee, green tea and cold water (so sweet of them!). We shared a table with a Japanese couple and 2 other Japanese. In the morning when the train services partially came back, many started to leave the conference room. I noticed that these lovely Japanese bothered to return the cups to the original tables, pushed back the chairs and took their trash. The tables were cleaned up properly. When the Japanese left our table, they politely bowed to us before going off.

I seriously wonder if I will ever see that here in my country. We have lots to learn! I sincerely wish that the radiation disaster can be resolved soon.

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I bought alot of treasures from Tokyo. I love their bead shops. This is my recent piece of work where I used quite alot of my loot. A treasure of treasures.

Shop update

New listing this weekend. =)

"Moonstones" Earrings - can be found on my blogshop and etsy. Little little gold rings with CZs hanging freely on blue fiery moonstones. Complimented with petite aquamarine rondelles and 24k Vermeil Kidney Earwires.

Do drop by to take a peep! ^_^

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Went christmas shopping yesterday with hubby. Visited my all time favourite shop "Das Erzgebirge-Haus" at Ion Orchard. I bought for myself a little Guardian Angel.

(picture from website)

Also went Kinokuniya and got myself the latest issue of Imagine FX (my most loved Digital Art magazine). Free 2010 calendar enclosed inside with the magazine!

(source - Imagine FX website)

Have a great week ahead! =)

More yummies from Japan

If you like the petite dainty jewelry pieces from Agete in my earlier post, you will love these yummies from Nojess, ete and Vendome Aoyama.

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♥ Nojess ♥
You can find Nojess items online at ZoZoTown, they provide overseas shipping services.

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♥ Ete ♥
Ete is also has several items available at ZoZoTown. The Christmas set (limited collection) looks too beautiful!

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♥ Vendome Aoyama ♥

♥ Agete - Beautiful Gems ♥

Thanks to SF, I was reminded of Agete, a Japanese jewelry brand, which I love.

I was thrilled that Kinokuniya is bringing in their AUTUMN / WINTER COLLECTION 2010 mook. This mageazine comes with a Tote Bag - perfect to be my lunch bag! I will definitely rush to Bugis and grab my copy tomorrow. ^_^
(Update on 23 Oct 2010 - The mook is not here in Singapore yet. Fans of Agete would have to wait a little longer, I guess.)

Also visited their website. Was pleasantly surprised that they have revamped it -- more romantic and easier to navigate than before. Here are some of my favourite pieces from their collections.




♥ ♥ Have a great weekend! ♥ ♥

Shop update!

Some recent listings in stores. Check out my blogshop and etsy shop for more photos.




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And a family photo of all the romantic floral pendants/ necklaces I have done so far. They are mostly my personal collection. "Refreshed" is available for those who are interested to take a peep.

"Fall in Love" Necklace - My Best Love!

This is my best love, among all the creations I have done so far. I am SO in love with this precious necklace.

Rose gold necklace is what I had been thinking of doing but never had the inspiration so far... till today! I am so happy with what I have accomplished. The designing was not smooth sailing, I took several hours. The photo below is the concept design before I plunged into actual work.


These are photos of the finished piece. You can tell how much I love it by looking at the many photos I have taken and posted here. =)




The necklace looks even prettier in real life! ^_^ **hearts hearts hearts** Coincidentally, I read that Jill Stuart has updated its website. The new look is so beautiful and romantic... and appears to be in perfect match with "Fall in Love"! (photo below is from JS' site)


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If you are like me, in love with this necklace, and wish to have one for yourself, pls feel free to e-mail me. However, I am open to making one more only. I want to keep her unique and special.

Besides rose gold, it will look great in silver or gold too.

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