Birthday Boy and his Sketches

Henry celebrated his 6th birthday 4 days ago. How time flies....
It was his happiest day because he got his birthday cake with Ben 10 theme (he's been thinking about this cake for the last few months), he got some presents for his kindy friends and got a huge red heart drawing in return, he got his favorite beach ball, he got to eat at one of his favorite places, he got his Ben 10 comic book and two more story books.
Glad he decided to have books instead of toys.
Here is the birthday boy and his brother :)

Henry and William love to sketch and draw.
Guess all kids are the same. Now, I am going to bring a bit of smile to your face with his sketches of the family .......

From left to right, that's me with my favorite green blouse (that's according to him... ermm maybe I wear it too often), followed by the daddy, William and himself the smallest with his favorite color, blue.

That is me again on the left and him on the right. He missed out his nose.
Notice my necklace and pendant? Very nice, so sweet of him.
Then, I asked him to draw a close up of me...curious on how I look like in his eyes................

Tada!!!! How about that? Can't help but LOL....I gave him an A+++ for this.
But why is it my eyes always looking downward?
Maybe I am busy with wirework all the time...LOL...
Anyway, I love that all his sketches of us are with smiling faces.

Finally, a self-portrait of himself...smile :)
So, what do you think of this sketches?
I think they are very cute...

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Brass Wire and Sparklies

So far I mostly work with stainless steel wire, gold filled wire and a little bit of silver and copper wire.
Last weekend I decided to try out the brass wire that I purchased recently.

Erm...I found that it is quite easy to work with.
In fact a bit too soft for me.
I like the color though. They looks like gold, don't you think so?
Just hope that it doesn't tarnish over time.

Here are the results - A pearl bracelet and adjustable wire wrap ring, with tiny pearls.

 

If you'd like to learn how to make the adjustable ring, 

the tutorial is available at my etsy shop here - Adjustable Wire Wrapped Ring Tutorial

Look at the gold like color....

I am going to bored you with this Sparkly Ring again.
Wire wrapped (gold filled wire) a bunch of them last weekend..phew!

If you are interested, the tutorial for this ring is also available at my etsy shop here - Sparkly Crystal Ring
Seems like I am making the same ring all the time.
But, people love them.....
...and I love your visits...

One Size Fits All: New Wire Jewelry Tutorial

JUST RELEASED!
Adjustable Wire Wrapped Ring with Seed Beads

This tutorial is rated for beginners to intermediate level students.
The lesson teaches you to make an adjustable wire ring that fit finger sizes between 6 to 12.
Once you are familiar with the technique, the ring is highly customizable depending on your creativity. You can make it thinner or wider, plain or colorful, bigger or smaller to fits your fingers and tastes.
It doesn't take long to complete one so it makes great last minute gifts as well.

Also available at WireBliss Design Etsy Shop

or WireBliss Design Arfire Studio

Beads! Beads! Beads! Abuzz

The Borneo International Beads Conference.
Took place last weekend.
Last year was held in Miri, about an hour by air from Kuching.
So this year, I made sure I don't miss it since its in Kuching.
Sad! Sad!, I only managed about half an hour there, before its time to pick the boy from his Taekwando.

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 Intricate beadwork from our very own Sarawak.

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More beads from Borneo.

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These bead works are from South Africa and Kenya.
The top most are peacock necklace from South Africa.
Very detailed and intricate work.
I was told it takes about a week to complete one.

:) my favorite stall that displayed lots of Copper and silver wire jewelry from Indonesia.
Look familiar? The rose pendant at the top right corner :)
Lots of wire weaving and coiling there.

Another beautiful native beads from Borneo.
About 10mm or larger each.

You have a great weekend.
I am looking forward to it....working on my next wire jewelry tutorial :)

Wire Work How To and Matang Wildlife Centre

How nice to start the day with a message that reads "Congrats! One or more of your items has been featured in a new collection titled: "Wire Work How To", curated by BonniesPlace; Great job!".
If you have the time, do take a peek at some of the talented wire artists listed.
Who knows you'll get hook, like me.
Here is the link - Wire Work How To.
The following pictures are not related to wire jewelry but shots taken during Raya cum Independent day - last 31st August 2011.
A bit late but nevertheless....off wire rambles.

We took the boys to Matang Wildlife Centre, about 30 minutes drive from the city.

The Information Board is a bit confusing.
Maybe we got the orientation wrong cause we ended up on the wrong side of the trail....lol...

Dear hubby and William way ahead.

It looks bright here but actually its quite dark...the little one got scared and we got left behind a bit.

Catching up and manage to look at the signboard indicating the tree species - Kayu Malam (Night Wood - direct translation :))

Here's the Hornbill - can't see much here as the camera keep focusing on the wire mesh.

Any suggestion on  how to take clear picture of caged animals?

Here's the crocs...sleeping.
The boys got all excited...but that's about all the wildlife we saw :)

Most cages are empty!

No Orangutans...disappointed!

Here's, the stream.

Clear water but the rocks are mossy and slippery.

There was only one other group of people there so we kind of have the whole place to our self.

I think it's because of the entrance fee - RM10/adult, RM5/child.....expensive? Erm...kind off...considering...rather not say...

I don't know why but they don't want to dip or sit in the water  - maybe its the moss...

As usual, I am busy looking at the rocks hoping to find some interesting ones.
Look! Bit of love from this rock I found.

Snack time! Here's the Lemang!

Glutinous rice cooked in bamboo + coconut milk.

We purchased this on the way to the centre.

Look how much is cooking. He is making lots of them because it's Raya and his Lemang is very popular.

RM9.00/piece

Ready to eat? :) Peeling the bamboo...and...

Yummy! well....its sticky rice...and its filling...

Time to go home, exit...

A bit of fun over the sunroof....

The sun was setting by the time we hit the highway...

...stopped by our favorite stall for dinner...:)

Hope your weekend would be fun.
Happy Weekend :)