Happy Chinese New Year of the Snake 2013

Finally an update and a belated Chinese New Year wish to all you readers out there.
The last day of my CNY holiday.
Back to work tomorrow.....but meself still in holiday moodleh.
Why do time seems to pass by faster when we are on holiday?
I am sure a lot of you feel the same way right...hehe.

Sharing with you the happenings during this year CNY celebration.
First of all...FOOD.
As usual the Fish Maw Soup, the main dish and my (and others) fav.

Prawns - for happiness and good fortunes

Children - for happiness, family unity and good fortunes (my own symbolism..hehe)
This is Abbie, all the way from Switzerland.
Henry's "1 Million Stars" little cousin sister.
The stars are Henry's own rating for cuteness.
Influenced by ratings given for apps.
Obviously 5 stars is not enough to describe her cuteness...

Children and fireworks.
This year the boys played lots of them - happiness.

Horsing! - happiness for Abbie.
She loves horsing around with the Kokos (brothers).

Hiyah! Look how fierce she is.

"1 Million Stars" cuteness.

The day after CNY Eve.
Red papers from the fire crackers.

Its hard to say goodbye to the "1 Million Star" after a week together.
Look how Henry is holding onto her....

I hope your CNY was a blast.

Should I or should I not?

The Valentine's Sales at my Artfire shop ended today.
Well, what can I say?
The sales is quite disappointing.
Maybe on my part I didn't do enough marketing.
Maybe people are not interested with DIY wire jewelry anymore, or maybe the market is saturated with too many projects? Or people just don't have the time.
I am contemplating shutting down my Artfire Shop.
It is not making enough to cover the monthly fee.

Do you have a store at Artfire?
How's your sales at Artfire?
If you have both Artfire and Etsy, which one is doing better?
I seems to get customers organically to my Etsy shop but not Artfire.
In fact, compared to Etsy, Artfire is easier to make purchase as it doesn't requires you to register.
Ermmm...wondering.....
Should I or should I not?

On another note, if you are still doing Valentine's shopping, and would like something different from Etsy and Artfire, you may want to check out Wholesale Jewellery. There is a section for Valentine's jewelry as well.

Before I sign off, here is a recently completed wire wrap New Zealand jade (or green stone) pendant for your inspiration.
This is done using the netted method similar to this turquoise pendant.
Love the green color.

Valentine's Sales Mode is on at My Artfire Shop - 25% Off

SALES Mode is back at my Artfire Shop.
25% off all Tutorials
Prices shown on the shop front are discounted price.
Just click to purchase - WireBliss Artfire Shop

I will email you the tutorial within 24 hours or less.

The sale ends 5th February.
Ample time to create the special piece for that special someone on Valentine's Day :)

Click here to get to my Artfire Shop front.
Happy wrapping!

Wire Wrap Bail - Wired Rose Motif

Something different this time around.
So far I have only designed my wired rose around rings and earrings.

Here, I managed to twist the wire into a rose's motif bail. The glass bead is rather large and I think the steel rose really complement the blooms on the bead :)

If you would like to learn how to make this wire rose (not this bail though),
you can get the tutorials for 25% less starting today.
I am having a SALES at my Artfire Shop - click here right now! or the direct links down here:
Wire Wrap Rose Ring Tutorial
Wire Wrap Rose Earrings Tutorial

Netted Turquoise Pendant

What to do on a wet rainy Sunday morning?
Nothing much outside the house.
Not that I do a lot of things outside the house like...... gardening,
but I am referring to things like going to the market, coffee shop, etc. etc.
Since I am stuck in the house, I shall post this recently completed wire wrap turquoise pendant.
A large and heavy piece but attention grabbing nevertheless.

Its noon time already....yeah...i got distracted elsewhere while posting this.

Time to think what to have for lunch.

See you next time.

Wire Jewelry 2013 - Feedback

It is always a pleasure to receive positive feedback from people who purchase my tutorials and successfully completed the projects based on these tutorials.

Your feedback are very much appreciated and I would like to say thank you all for that.

Comments and feedback are important for me because from them, I'd know what you think of my tutorials and if required improve on them or future projects.

As such, I am starting off my 2013 posting by sharing few selected feedback and a completed project.

Feedback

Great tutorial, very clear and easy to follow. Made a bracelet in one evening and very beautiful. The extra instructions on making a clasp and jump rings are also great. This design is good for beads with small drill holes because there are thicker wires to help hold the links together. It won't fall apart. Thanks so much for sharing this, it's very clever and well thought out -- from Kate

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Friendly seller, and fast delivery of the tutorial to the inbox. Instructions are so easy to follow. Highly recommended. -- from Kristen

Kate and Kristen are giving feedback to this tutorial -  Twice Around The World Bracelet

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Super fast delivery. Clear concise instructions and pictures. I'm sure I am going to have fun making these. Thank you! -- from Sharon

Sharon is referring to this tutorial package - Tutorial Package


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Lightning fast delivery. Excellent, clear step-by-step instructions. Turned out wonderfully the first time I tried making this ring. -- from Mary

Super fast service. Excellent, clear, detailed instructions. Blessings! -- from Diana

Mary and Diana are referring to this tutorial - Sparkly Crystal Ring

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I can't wait to create this beautiful project. The text directions are perfectly synced with the detailed photographs so that even a beginner should have no trouble following along. Thank you! -- from Sue

Sue is referring to this tutorial - Braided Wire Cuff (Meet me Halfway)

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Easy and looks great. I'm a beginner and made a pair in less than 30 minutes. The finished look is very professional. Will make more to give away as presents. Thanks for a great tutorial. -- from Kate

Kate is referring to this tutorial - Wire Wrapped Stud Earrings Tutorial

Completed Project (Need more on this)
Unfortunately there is only one photo to show.
This Braided Cuff is done by Donna based on this tutorial - Braided Wire Cuff (Meet Me Halfway)
Donna used 19ga black steel wire and she'd be busy with this project for a while :)
Thank you Donna for sharing.

If you would like to share your projects based on one of my tutorials, do let me know.

Email me (click on the white envelope at the top right of this blog) or leave a comment here and I shall get back to you.

If you have a website or blog, provide me your links to be included.

Till then, have a great week.