Something for me :) I - Stainless Steel Block

Can't resist this stainless steel block when hubby took me to the stainless steel shop two days ago. Just nice for hammering. So I got the shop assistant to cut a piece for me - about 1.5 inch thick (2.5 in diameter). Took him about 10 minutes to get it cut. The shop sells everything stainless, copper and brass except for soft stainless steel wire *sigh*. They do have the hard ones though. But can't use them for jewelry, they are too hard and springy. While walking around, I saw the square stainless steel flat bar measuring about 2.5 x 4 x 0.4 in. Hm! Also very good for hammering :). In the end I decided to have both of them for RM46.00. Expensive? Well for the love of jewelry making, its worth it.

Here and There and Pearl Stud Earrings

Today was a busy day spent going here and there. First hubby and me went off to Serikin Market early in the morning for a bit of shopping. Yeah! the border town near Indonesia about an hour drive from Kuching. Bought some fruits, fish sounds, bananas and buah langsat (local fruit). While there, I took some pix, shown here are the limestone hill in Bau still covered in mist early this morning, some silver jewelry and items from an antique stall in Serikin Market, some kind of edible snails (never tried it before) and buah langsat at Kampung Duyoh roadside stalls. Came back around noon and I managed to whip up a pearl stud earrings. Simple one which I have done previously. Then in the evening, we drove off to the coastal part of Kuching, about 30 km out to the coast looking for fresh fish and prawns. It's hard to find fresh fish and prawn in the city as all the fresh ones goes to the restaurants. While waiting in the car with the boys, we kept ourselves busy watching some boys and a girl fishing at the riverbank. The two boys were so happy and wanted to join them. Henry was so happy to see the fishing boats...his first time seeing these boats. Well that is how I spent the day.....more wire jewelry in the coming days...hopefully.

Wire Wrapped Tulip Brooch/Pendant/Earring - All in One (maybe new Tutorial)

Spent the whole day wire wrapping this tulip brooch cum pendant cum earring (1 side only :)) and took lots of pictures as I am thinking of turning them into step by step tutorial later on...but still thinking. That is why the "maybe" in the title...hehe. Why "maybe" you may ask? Well, writing a step by step wire jewelry tutorial is not as easy as you thought. Takes lots of time in choosing the best pix, editing them, prepare the doc, writing, editing, editing, editing, proofreading, proofreading, edit again, formatting, converting files, etc. etc. That is why. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this piece and I shall announce it if I finally decided to do the tutorial. Maybe I should just go ahead with the tutorial. Ah! Let me sleep over it. Sweet dreams and good nite.

Two Little Bicycles for the Boys & Durians

Today I only managed to make these two little bicycles, one each for William and Henry. It was like a "commercial break" for me before getting into more "serious" wire wrapping. But when they were done, headache decided to pay a visit again. So, I went to lie down (because I feel weak and its better to lie down) till almost 4pm when hubby said he wants to go find some durians. Since I am only required to sit down in the car (and continue with my sleep), I decided to tag along. 

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Here are pictures of the durians. If you are wondering how durian taste like, look at the last picture :D - Henry said it all.

Love Purple - Woven Amethyst Pendant

This woven pendant looks better in real than these pictures here. The pictures didn't show the real color of this faceted amethyst. A commissioned piece, I was given the free hands to design the wire wrapping. Since I love weaving, I decided to do just that :) Measurement: 2 cm width x 5cm long.

Recent Stones Purchase

No new wire wrap piece today but I am showing some of my recent stones purchase - crystal clusters. So many ideas came to my mind when I was looking through them in the shop. Now I just hope I still remember them when it is time to play with them.