Saturday, February 06, 2010

Giveaway Winners!

I am slightly late here but here are the 3 winners of my Giveaway which ended yesterday.
  1. Yoda
  2. Jenny Pong
  3. Sherry
Congratulation to all three of you! and I hope you'd enjoy the tutorial and project.
I shall be emailing you the tutorial right after this.

For those who didn't win, try again next time.
I would like to say thank you all for participating.
Appreciate your time and interest very much.
Have a wonderful weekend.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Another 2 days till Friday

For 3 lucky winners! 
So hurry if you would like to win a free Sparkly Ring Tutorial worth $6.00 at my Etsy Shop
Sparkly Crystal Ring Tutorial

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And here is a recently completed caged pendant...again! :)
Wire wrapped caged pendant with Tiger Eye
Material:
22ga wire
12mm tiger eye (approximate.



Sunday, January 24, 2010

Day and Night, Two Colors Themed Bracelet

Don't forget to take part in my Sparkly Ring Tutorial Giveaway here - Free tutorial for 3 lucky readers - open till 5th February 2010. Go here to comment and participate.

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Day and Night Themed Wire Wrapped Bracelet - Pearl and 8mm black Swarovski Crystal.
The Sunday Market is a great place for ideas although most of the pretties sold there are stretch bracelets.
I saw a combination of 2 different colors stone for a stretch bracelet which is inspired me to create this day & night themed bracelet.
Added a heart shaped wired clasp to make the bracelet less boring :)
Shall be making more of them, with different colors stones though.

Day and Night Themed Wire Wrapped Bracelet - Pearl and 8mm black Swarovski Crystal
 Day and Night Themed Wire Wrapped Bracelet - Pearl and 8mm black Swarovski Crystal

Friday, January 22, 2010

Meet Me Halfway Braided Cuff with Pearl

Don't forget about my giveaway in my previous post here. You'd have a chance to win my Sparkly Ring Tutorial. 
Let me know if you have problem commenting in my comment box by emailing me at meiky6@gmail.com. I have heard some of you having problem with the comment box.
Not sure what is wrong with that but need to got fix...???^%#

Here is my recently completed Meet Me Halfway Braided Wire Cuff, now halfway to its new owner. Slightly different from the previous one but still flows nicely :) Made for a size 5.2in wrist size. Tiny! tiny!
Meet Me Halfway Braided Wire Cuff with Pearl

 Meet Me Halfway Braided Wire Cuff with Pearl
 Meet Me Halfway Braided Wire Cuff with Pearl
Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Giveaway to 3 Lucky Readers - Ends 5th February 2010

Sparkly Crystal RingsDone! all 80 of them. These Sparkly Crystal Rings is one of my "way behind 2009" projects that I mentioned yesterday. I can't remember how many I have made the last two years but it should not be less than 300, maybe 400. I even have a step by step tutorial that shows you exactly how to make this ring at my Etsy Shop.

Oh! No, I am not asking you to buy this tutorial because I am giving away this tutorial to 3 lucky readers in conjunction with my birthday (:P! thank you all for the best wishes) and Valentine Day/Chinese New Year. So, if you are feeling lucky till the 5th of February and would like to learn how to make this ring, here is what you have to do to be one of the lucky 3.

How? Any 1 or more of these 4 easy ways!
1. Follow this blog, then leave a comment with your name or email address* - 1 entry
2. Tweet about this giveaway, then leave a comment here with your name or email address* - 1 entry
3. Link this blog to your blog/website, then leave a comment here with a link, your name or email address* - 1 entry
4. Blog about this giveaway, then leave a comment here with a link - 3 entries
(*I need your email address so that I can email you the tutorial if you win. If you prefer not to include email add here, please check back after the 5th of Feb and email me your email address. If I don't hear from you after the 10th February, I will pick the next winner).

Winners will be picked using Random.Org and announced on 6th of February 2010, Malaysian time.

A bunch of Sparkly Crystal RingsSparkly Crystal Rings - Tiger Eye
Close up of Sparkly Crystal RingsAll the best and happy wrapping.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Way Behind and my Plans

Right now, I am way behind on a lot of things that I have been planning to do in early 2010. I am well behind in finishing several commissioned pieces. I am lucky so far, as my clients have been very understanding and flexible. Thank you for that.

I have wanted to create a free tutorial for a while, but looks like it will not happen yet.
Now, I am thinking and planning for a giveaway instead. That will be the next best thing, right?
I have been planning to change the logo of my shop since last year but still haven’t gotten around to it.
I have planned to create my own banner and still have not gotten to it.
One of my friends has been asking me to print my own brochure so that he can market my creations but I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
I have planned to design and print my own business cards but right now the idea is still floating inside my head.

Well, that is the problem with a full time working mom with a hobby like this.
Right now, how I wish if printing company like PsPrint is nearby. Why? Because they provide online printing services that let you create and customize your own business cards, brochures, catalog, postcards, posters, stickers and many more in a matter of minutes. You don’t have to be a professional or hire a professional designer as their free online design tool, Design It! will help you create a professional looking card, etc.
Hmmm….if they ship to this part of the world (at the moment they only ship to Continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Canada), I would have tried out 50 business cards for a start - now only for a fee of $11.93.

They say internet makes the world small; ordering is accomplished with a click of a button. However, I will have to find my own ways with my logo, business card, banners and brochures for now.