April Intake

Hi All, sorry for the long wait... I was very busy with the NGO project lately.

Here are the dates for new intakes in April 2010 :

April 10, 17, 24 and May 1 - all on Saturday

Closing dete for registration : 2 April 2010

Time : 2pm - 5pm (appx. 3-4 hours depending on how fast you finish your jewelry piece)

Venue : Puchong Glomac Lakeside Residence. Near Tesco Puchong; further in from Puchong YTL LakeEdge. (full address and detail map will be given upon registration)

Course contents :

Lesson 1
- Introduction of beading tools, beads and parts etc.
- Basic bracelet and earring

Lesson 2
- Use of wire, clamp, crimp tube, lobster clasp, eye pin, bead cap
- Necklace and a pair of matching earring

Lesson 3
- Use of fishing cord
- Floating necklace and a pair of matching earring

Lesson 4
- Use of chain and weaving technique 1
- Necklace and a pair of matching earring

Lesson 5
- Weaving technique 2
- Bracelet

Lesson 6
- Weaving technique 3
- Handphone strap on popular demand

Lesson 7
- Use of jump ring
- Choker

Lesson 8
- Basic wire wrapping techniques on popular demand



RM400 fee includes :
1. A set of basic tools - round nose, flat nose & cutter
2. All beads and beading materials use in class
3. Take home at least 8 pieces of DIY Jewellery


Email me if you need further information or request for registration form.

Hope to see you in the class :-) Cheers!

New skill for single mother and financial challanged ladies

Through Nawem, The Star Foundation is having a project to help single mothers and financial challanged ladies to learn new skill for better living.

I have been appointed as instructor for beading classes. For those who are qualify and interesting in learning beading to start small scale business. The 1st batch of 8 pax is commencing mid Jan 2010 and expected to end in April 2010. Seats are limited and on first come first serve basis. Hurry, contact me!

Once you are accepted under the this NGO project, the organisation will fully sponsor your fee for 8 classes througout 4 Saturdays. All tools and beading material included.


May all of you have a good start for year 2010!

Merry Christmas

Tried out this snow flakes design last night, it so beautiful ! The original Swarovski crystal beads really shine nicely.... although I might not pictured it well, hehe!

I have blue in front and shining transparent beads on the rear side.

There is a star in the middle and another 6 stars surrounding it, maybe I should give this pendant a chinese name...

七星伴月? 七星(熊)仔? 嘻嘻 !

My little teddy bear like it, hope you like the pendant too :-) Will see who's the lucky friend gets this as Christmas gift....

Merry Christmas

&

Happy New Year to all !

Reading Pleasure

Visited 2 bead shops during my vacation in Melbourne.

Beads found here are not very special, but the Bizzarr Beads in Swanton Street has many intereting parts...... for example, bookmarks. First time I shaw after visiting many bead shops.

Price is AUD2 each, about RM6 after currency conversion.

The little bees are also from the same shop.

... and the fishes too.

Flowers

Tried out this new flower design with 0.7mm copper wire. Nice, but feel that wire a bit too thin. Should use 0.8mm or 1.0cm to be able to see the design from far..... hmmm, if the wire is not too hard to make my fingers suffer :-(

The first one is easy, but to make another same design was difficult.

I precious this pair of earring a lot cos' my hand was so painful twisting wire to form them.

Wire Love - Episode 4 : I am super star !

The responce for star pandent is good.

With the name on it, say "hey, I am super star!"

Star for Aily

Star for May

Wire Love - Episode 3 : The Swan

This time is a birthday gift..... or I just simple find a reason to do it again! hehe :-)

My friend name Swan, so I make her a swan.

This time, I want it with lesser beads and something not too complicated. Found one odd bead that was abandoned for quite sometime cos' don't know what to do with just a single piece.

Love shape bead to form body of the swan;

eyed with Swarovski bead of same color.

Swan like to wear big pendant, so I made a hook for her chain.

The packaging :

1. Beige colour bag - from a wedding dinner, where layer cake was served for each guest.

2. The sticker - from my auntie Hoon who is operating a custom made stickers company in UK. The most useful souvenir I ever get! She gave me one big roll of it :-)

I am not sure whether she sell the stickers in retail, but you may be interested to visit her website of The inkREADible Label Company: http://www.inkreadible.com/