ETSY TREASURY // Jewelry Angles

It is a wonderful feeling whenever one of my items gets featured on Etsy Treasury.  It brings a smile to my face and also provides affirmation of my pieces and photos especially. :)   

David & Patricia of Dell Cove Spice Co.® recently create a wonderful Treasury called Jewelry Angles with featured my Pink Heart Pearl Flower Necklace.  Initially it looks like just a collection of jewelry necklaces.  However, when observed closely, it features various photography angles of jewelry taken by Etsy jewelry crafters (like myself!).  It is a wonderful collection, each with their own special angle and charm.  Great source of reference too!

Take a look and see which you prefer?

 

Bats in January

I received my "Bat heels" in the mail today! I was totally thrilled.  They are my first 'Charlotte Olympia' shoes.  I don't usually buy fancy / branded shoes as I wear out my heels easily.  But when I saw these shoes on sale ~70% discount from the original price @ net-a-porter, I knew I had to have them! ... my precious...

 

[About my shoes] They came in a beautiful box with Charlotte Olympia's signature gold spider web and black spider icon.  Underneath the shoes, you will also find a gold spider web charm.  The shoes were wrapped in spider web decorated tissue paper and a matching shoe bag was included.  There was even a Polaroid photo of the shoes which can be placed outside your shoe box!  Perfect for shoe divas who have TOO MANY shoes boxes to know which shoes are in them!

To complete my day, I am loving these beautiful earrings that I got from one of my best friends for Christmas.  (Thanks J!)  I can't wait to wear them when I go back to work tomorrow. 

New Shoes . New Jewelry

I hope the start of January has been great for you too.

♥ Ms Piggy

What Inspires You?

For me.. it's everything and anything that I see, touch and feel.  I am inspired by the past like childhood stories, fairy tales that I read when I was a kid.

When I was little, I love to read, especially Enid Blyton books about fairies, gnomes, goblins, dwarves etc.  I would often imagine a separate world co-existing with ours.  As I sleep at night, they are out dancing, using toadstools as seats and tables, making flower petals and leaves into dresses, fireflies as lamps.  That's the world that I imagine around me.

Such fantasies and dreams inspire me in my creations.

What inspires you?

 

{ New } You are TAGGED!

You are TAGGED!
Just received my custom-made jewelry tags for my shop! Now all my necklaces will be tagged with my shop name. Very cool! These tags are specially made for my shop by a wonderful Etsy seller, emilydeweesjewelry.

Buying Jewelry 101 - Guide to Necklaces Lengths

Ever gotten confused about the length when buying necklaces online?

Here's a useful guide.

1. Collar - Length 12" - 14"
   Three or more strands of beads which lie snuggly on the middle of the necklace. They compliment boat neck, V-neck and off-the shoulder clothing.
   
   
2. Choker- Length 14" - 16"
   Compliments any neckline and can be worn with formal and casual clothing. This is a good necklace length for a child.
   
   
3. Princess - Length 17" - 19"
   Suited with high and plunging neckline clothing. Perfect length to support a pendant.
   
   
4. Matinee - Length 20" - 25"
   Ideal with casual or business attire. Also suited to long sundresses and formal gowns. The extra length gives the wearer a sense of luxury and confidence.
   
   
5. Opera - Length 26" - 36"
   
   Worn as a single strand or doubled to create a choker. It can also be knotted. Perfect for high or crew necklines also.
   
   
   
6. Rope - Length 37" or longer
   Elegant and sexy. Can be knotted, doubled over and even slung over the shoulder. Clasps can be strategically placed to allow the necklace to be broken down into shorter length necklace and even bracelets.
   
   
7. Lariat - Length 48" or longer
   This is not joined at the ends but tied in a knot or wrapped around the neck.

My favorite style is the Princess as you can see in most of my necklaces in my shop. How about you?

Buzz Buzz Goes the Bee

I was so thrilled when a buyer told me that she found my shop from the awesome site / blog! The blog post was regarding a selection of bee related jewelry. I love all the pieces selected. One of which is my "I LOVE Goth-loli Kitty Necklace". Can you spot it?!

I didn't even know that bees were hot this year! :P

Have you ever had a sale that was "triggered" or "referred" by a blog feature?! For me, it's my 2nd time. Both times, the blog feature wasn't deliberate i.e. I didn't pay or ask the author to feature my work.

How about you?

Lollipops

It's been a long time since I suck on a lollipop. I remembered that it was always a treat to buy a Chupa Chups from the lollipop stand near the cashiers. The lollipops were wrapped with brightly yellow & red colors.

So you can imagine how thrilled I was when I found these charms! They are so brightly colored and adorably cute! They are Chupa Chups licensed merchandise charms (not some cheap fake goods). I only managed to grab 8 and I am keeping 1 (or maybe 2) for myself!

Available in yellow, orange, blue, purple, clear & pink colors. I will list them progressively.. Do check them out!

Stumble Wednesday - Miss Dolly

Stumbled upon these beautiful dolls by JooSweetie last week and I just have to feature and heart them cos they are so pretty. I have my eye on a few. But can't decide which I like best.

Here are my favorites. Which do you like best?

1. Marilyn Kokeshi Doll Necklace
2. Audrey Kokeshi Doll Necklace
3. Little Red Riding Hood Kokeshi Necklace
4. Little Mermaid Kokeshi Doll Necklace

Stumble Wednesday - Quirky but Stylish

I was surfing the Internet today when I stumble upon the works of Victoria Mason. I totally love her style and her items. I fell in love with sharpening necklace. It is so cute. definitely my style. Love them. Hope you will too!

Here's what I love best.

1. Say it with Flowers necklace (by itself)
2. Say it with Flowers necklace (with flowers!)
3. Sharpening necklace - blue
   
4. Sharpening necklace - red (my fav!)
   

Hello. My Name is ......

Noticed recently that there are quite a number of sellers who named their jewelry after a person's name. Sometimes there is a correlation between the product and its name but sometimes it doesn't or not explained. Do you think it's more personal to own a piece of jewelry with a name? Does it add to its personality?

I recently just named my very first pair of earrings... Her name is Alice.

Here.. come and meet my other friends, Sophie, Amy and Carrie.... :)

(Top left to right, bottom left to right)

1. Sophia by ashleybuchanan
2. Amy Earrings by tamar
3. Alice Earrings by piggy
4. Carrie by WildArtDesigns

Etsy Finds - I am included again!!

I am so so honored again to be included in the Etsy Finds this weekend! The topic this weekend deals is Jewelry Fit for Spring. I hope this will give my shop some boost like the last time :D *fingers crossed*

My little owl was featured this time round. It's the last piece that I have in my shop. I managed to find these babies during one of my travels. I love it because it moves with little flapping wings :) It's really hard to find sterling silver charms locally especially unique ones. Owls have been very popular these months or even last year... I am not sure why.. but I have seen quite a number of listing on owls. They appear on t-shirts, jewelry, pouches, everything and anything....

Do you loves owls? Anyway, while typing up this post, I found out that my owl is SOLD! :) Hurray.. Really made my day! I hope everyone have a great weekend...

Oops.. did I mention that I am away next week? I am off to Tokyo for work again.. this time it's for 4 days.. :) Hopefully it's more fun this time round as I have switched to a hotel that is nearer to the train station. Hopefully I get to do more exploring than work as compared to the last time :) Will share photos when I am back!

New Poll : Which Cluster Earrings Do You Love Best?

One of the reason why I started making jewelry was my love for cluster earrings. They were the first staple design of earrings when I first started out in jewelry making. I simply adore them. Clusters can be made from just about ANY type of materials. I love using Czech vintage glass beads, freshwater pearls & crystals. I don't know why I just can't get enough of them. I think they are so simple and beautiful that they are a staple in ANY woman's wardrobe. You basically can match them with ANYTHING.. from laid back casuals to swanky formal.

Thus my latest poll, trying to find out which of my clusters are the most popular and favorite among the bloggers. You can check out the other clusters designs from my Etsy shop.. Here's the short cut link

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=106078&section_id=5148158

Just like the last poll, one lucky winner will win away (postage included) a cluster earrings of her choice. So remember to cast your vote and leave a comment on this blog post to tell me which you have selected! :D

Thursday Finds

Had fun browsing the Etsy shops today.. and look what I found!!
Found 2 awesome pieces to be added to my "Wish List" for Christmas.

The first piece is this beautiful purple jasper bracelet, "Purple People Eater Bracelet" by jadescott. What a cute name. Reminds me of that song by Sheb Wooley! I love jadescott's jewelry and her photos. The consistent lime green background is her trademark and allows people to recognise her pieces easily.

The second piece is these flower stack rings by foundling! I am into stack rings these days and I have been playing with the idea of making some.. Anyways, these stack rings are so pretty & vintage looking with those beautiful enamel flowers! Foundling's photos have very interesting backgrounds as well. She uses books with words which again makes her photos consistent and easily recognizable.

2 Great pieces by 2 wonderful artists!

Poll - Delicate or Loud

I am doing a little poll on the size of the jewelry pieces to see if most people prefer delicate, petite pieces or loud colorful ones.

The reason for this poll is because I recently went pass a jewelry shop near my local mall and they specialised in jewelry imported from Japan. Almost all of their pieces are rather tiny, delicate and small. This applies to their earrings, rings and necklaces. Some pieces were so tiny that the details are quite hard to tell unless brought very near. These pieces as they are from Japan were not cheap. So it got me thinking, do people generally love pieces that are tiny and small which may be delicate, detail and intricate or loud colorful pieces that stands out and are conversation starters.

What do you think?? Come & cast your vote! The poll can be found on the right hand side of my blog :)

Botero Inspired : Fat Tree Necklace

The start of the week always makes a Grumpy me. So I am always look around for things that would cheer me up. Like this Fat Tree necklace that I made!

This necklace is inspired by Botero. Have you heard of him? He is one of my favorite artists and I always describe him as the painter who loves to paint fat people! :D Here's one of his works! Besides painting, he sculpts too. So you can see how ecstatic I went when I stumble upon the brass fat tree charm!! It's so cute in its own way! Just like me.. lol!

I first knew about Botero via an exhibition in Singapore. One look at his pictures and I fell in love with his colorful paintings and fat men & ladies... Even the fruits in his pictures are fat too!

I Snagged a TREASURY!!!

I have not played TREASURY for the longest time and I was so thrilled to find out that I snagged a Treasury as I was waiting patiently for the treasury numbers to drop below 333!!

While waiting, I was thinking at the back of my mind what theme I should do this time.. I have done quite a number of color theme in the past and those were fun as I love to select picks of a certain theme color.. But this time for a change.. I decided to pick out all the unique charms that I love.. My Treasury Title : Soo.... CHARMing...

Here's my picks...
Row 1
1. Silver Antique Elk Antlers by kiskastyle - The Antlers charm is so adorable that it's definitely a statement piece.
2. Silver Hedgehog Necklace by chainchainchained - I love those spikes on that tiny hedgehog charm!
3. Acorn Necklace by DistinQue2 - The acorn and leaf combo is a perfect piece for fall!
Row 2
1. Petal Earrings in Silver by esdesigns - I love those lines of the petal, they give the charm natural look.
2. Origami Cubes Earrings by piggy - Humbly, these are my pair of earrings. I love love the origami cube charms as I find them so amazing.. how do they make these?! I love the weaving and folds as they reminded me of Bottega Veneta style which is very understated but chic.
3. Gingko Leaf pendant by ginkgo - I love those gingko leaves shapes as they are very distinct and definitely makes a lovely pendant / charm.
Row 3
1. Sterling Skull Bracelet by cravejewelrydesign - One can never get bored of skulls! Love the goth, punk & rock look!
2. Voodoo Love by luxedeluxe - Luxedeluxe has been one of my favorite artiste on Etsy and her works are just inspiration to me! I love this voodoo doll .. again with that goth, punk & rock look! I am really a closet wildchild.. haha!
3. Hammy the Ham-Bone Plurk Buddy by paysonjewelry - I love this charm!! It's really cute & unique.. what can you say, I love pigs and I am biased!
Last Row
1. Paperdoll Chain Necklace by finchmetal - Isn't this charm cute!! Brings back memories of my art and craft days in school where you were taught how to cute these and make loads of them in a chain!
2. Silver Pinecone Necklace by crumpetcake - Personally I would have preferred a slightly open pinecone but this closed up one is OOAK and I have not seen a second one yet on Etsy! Love the simplicity.
3. Oleandar Charm Necklace by gurlygirl - I love cherry blossoms and so you can see why I love this Oleandar charm too! Really simple and sweet! If I were a guy, I would love to buy this for my gf!

Lazy Saturday.....

It's been quite a tiring and long week due to the market activities, I decided to take it SLOW this weekend. My hubby is off to his game today and I had the whole day to myself.. I had it all planned.
1. Mail my items at the Post Office
2. Go to the shop to exchange my boxes (they gave me the wrong sizes)
3. Check out the charm & bead shops

At the charm & bead shops, I shopped like crazy! Haha.. had to control myself a little just to make sure that I do not overspent. I love charms.. I hope that's reflected in my works.

After the long day running around, I manage to get home, made some new jewelry (can't wait to take photos & list them) and take a nap.

Although, I managed to list one... I love this charm and the concept of making it into a necklace! What do you think of it?

Cherry Blossom Craze

I love cherry blossoms... Not sure whether anyone else feels the same about them.. but I think they are one of the most beautiful flowers in the world.. It's a pity I have not seen them in person.. I don't get to see them in Singapore... I just have not gotten myself together to fly to Japan in April.

Nevertheless, I have create a few pieces inspired by the beautiful cherry blossoms.