Kreative Blogger Award

I have been awarded the 'Kreativ Blogger Award' by Jamie of Creations by JAE. Thank you Jamie for the award although I am super slow in posting this. Today I will be posting two awards. OK! Here goes

These are the rules:

1. The winner may put this award on their blog.

2. Please put a link to the person that presented you for this award.

3. Nominate 5 blogs.

4. Put links to all their blogs.

5. Leave a message for your nominees. I nominate: 1. Shuku of The Great Unknown 2. Corra of Decorshandmades 3. Dani of DG Designs 4. Perri of Shaktipaj Designs 5. Jane of Handmade Jewelry Club

There are more blogs I want to nominate, but the rules say only 5! ..so if I didn't nominate you please remember that I was thinking of you!:)

NEW TUTORIAL - Infinity Bracelet

Hot from the oven, happy to announce my first tutorial for year 2009. Just in time for Valentine! This lesson teaches you how to create a wire wrap Infinity Bracelet with just one piece of wire including the hook and eye. If you love making a piece of wire jewelry out of one piece of wire, does not take up hours of your time (half an hour to 1 hour), then you will definitely love this tutorial.

Materials and tools: Only one piece of 92 cm (36 in) 22ga soft wire and 22 round beads/stones (6mm to 7mm) with the usual tools - pliers mostly. Content of PDF Tutorial (Printable): * 20 pages (including cover page) * 55 crisp and clear close-up pictures with instructions * File size – 3.4MB Head on to my etsy shop to purchase or you may click on the paypal button above which will bring you to paypal payment processing page.

Free Tutorial: Basic 3-Wire Braiding

This is like a "Commercial Break" for me.

Do enjoy this Basic 3-wire Braiding Tutorial. It only takes about half an hour or less to finish a simple bracelet with this Basic 3-wire Braid Tutorial. Once done and you are feeling adventurous enough, you may even want to try create something like these| Facing the Cobra II or Meet me Halfway :) HAPPY WRAPPING!

Note: Read the pictures from left to right.

Step 1| Cut 3 separate wires of about 9 inches each. Step 2| Grip all 3 wires with a quick grip (I used hubby's quick grip here :)).

Step 3| Take wire 1 on the left over wire 2 in the center. Step 4| Take wire 3 on the right over wire 1 which is now in the center. Step 5| Continue by repeating Steps 3 and 4, keeping the wires as close as possible to each other. Step 6| Stop braiding when you almost reach the end. Leave about and inch to form spirals later. Step 7| Use something round (here I use Oil of Olay Suncreen Lotion bottle) to shape the bracelet. Step 8| Once done, use round nose and flat nose pliers to make tiny spirals of the remaining wire ends. Well done! You made yourself a simple braided bracelet. Are you ready for more? Maybe you can try these out| Facing the Cobra II or Meet me Halfway :) or wait for the tutorials - Coming Soon :)

Frequently Asked Questions

I am referring to questions related to my Tutorials. Starting this year, from time to time, I will post some of the questions from my customers here for the benefits of others as well. Here are two of the most frequently asked questions I received and my answers for them:

Question 1. "After I buy it (the tutorial/s) if I need help with it would you be open to being ask questions if need be?" Answer: Of course! I welcome questions and very convo friendly. Your success in making a piece based on my Tutorial/s is most important to me. Question 2: Do you provide supply list for material used in your Tutorials? Answer: Unfortunately no but rest assured that material used in my tutorials are material you can easily find in any craft shops or bead shops. Otherwise, they can easily be substituted with other similar material. Eg. You may substitute an 8mm Swarovski Crystal with your favorite 8mm gemstones.

If you have further questions relating to my Tutorials, feel free to ask me. You may also email me at meiky6@gmail.com. Otherwise, leave me a comment here and I shall get back to you :)

Ethnic Ring - Black Agate

Finally done - A wire wrapped ethnic ring based on Iza's tutorial. The stones are 5mm black agate.

It's still raining in Kuching.

Wet! Wet! Days Ahead

Its been a week since I last posted. How time flies. Haven't been able to complete any wire wrap project but intend to later today. Not that I don't want to but was busy with work (traveling on weekend..again!), spring cleaning (since its close to Chinese New Year) and a bit of shopping here and there. I was in Bintulu (yeah!...again) yesterday and it was a wet wet trip. Flooding here and there and we have to cancel one of the meeting with the villagers. Another trip another day, most likely after Chinese New Year. Here are some pictures of the wet! wet! condition in Bintulu and Kuching this morning. It has been raining non-stop for the last 3 days.

This is not a river, its a flooded road in Bintulu. The roadside stall where we had our lunch. Almost flooded as well.

Food was great as can be seen from the happy faces here...:D

Angus doing the balancing act...:)

Wet! wet! flight to Bintulu yesterday.

Wet! wet! heavy clouds over Bintulu as we were landing.

Kuching this morning Kuching this morning, look at the sky! Kuching this morning at about 10 am but looked like 6 am.