Sept. 1, 2012 ~ Oh wow,. a new beginning of the month had just arrived and I'm so busy until these wee hours of the night writing this blog while at the same time finishing an earring by wire wrapping technique.. My fingers are now getting numb after the twisting and bending of the 22 gauge non tarnish Antique Bronze Artistic beading wire for several hours.. I had just discovered I had ran out of the 22 gauge in non tarnish silver so I better stick to the antique color for the meantime.

Anyways, I'm here to welcome the month of September and try to find several things with reagrds to this interesting month.

 

Giving a piece of jewelry containing a birthstone gem will bring the wearer with good luck and protection. Monthly birthstones symbolize the month of birth according to the Gregorian Calendar. What is the Birth stone for September?

 

 

 

 

An old poem below provides the answer! some information about the meaning of the September gem stone, the color, symbolism and significance of this lovely birth stone can be read even more thru this link  ~ Click here for the link to the said page !

 

"A maiden born when autumn leaves
Are rustling in September's breeze,
A Sapphire on her brow should bind;
To bring her joy and peace of mind."

 

 

 

The September birthstone poem reflects some of the properties with which the Sapphire is associated - truth, sincerity and constancy. The Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the September Birthstone Sapphire are clairvoyance, insight and interpretation.

 

 

The healing properties of the September birthstone are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to lowering fevers and inflammation, hearing problems, cancer and burns. The Sapphire is also used to enhance the influences of Venus and and banish evil thoughts.

 

 

The word Sapphire is derived from the Greek word "sappheiros" which means "precious stone". Sapphires are the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem. The Sapphire is a member of the Corundum (aluminum oxide) family. Crystal structure of the Sapphire, the September birthstone, is hexagonal (trigonal), dipyramidal. One of the four precious gemstones. The other three are diamonds, rubies, and emeralds.

 

 

The traditional color associated with the Sapphire is the deep blue color and was strongly favored as a popular gem in jewelry. The meaning of colors through the ages represented many aspects of life. Social, religious, biblical and Christian symbolism were all reflected in the color blue. The symbolic meaning of the color blue has a Biblical meaning symbolizing heavenly grace. Sapphires can be found in a variety of colors, not just different shades of blue, these include yellow, pink and white. Sapphires with colors other than blue are generally referred to as fancy sapphires. The distinctive blue of the sapphire is due to minute amounts of oxide of iron and titanium in the stone.

Oh well, here I go again . Almost to the end of the month and just thinking backwards to the things I had done previously over the last 4 weeks then moving forward to the next date & time.

Hmmmm, where do I start ?  I guess to the time I had my new creations  being designed  and having each and every item labelled , priced accordingly and uploaded to their specific albums. I still got a few pieces unfinished , oh dear ! . But naahhhh... it won't be such a big problem coz I still got almost a little bit over 1- 1/2 months before I have the items put on display and for sale at the "The Subiaco Craft and Community Fair" scheduled for October 28 , 2012. So fingers crossed that I'll have all my latest designs finished , ready &  included in my Jewelry Booth #162 located just right by the1st  main entrance of the said event along Hackett Drive.

#GBN103= Sea Princess AUD$140

#GBN102= Esmeralda AUD$75

Esmeralda Earrings $45

#CCUFF38= Sparkling Peridot  AUD$50

 

Saturday 4th of August ~ 9:00 am ,  being awakened up in the morning by daughter asking me to inform my friend Dolores that she's not going to ride with them to the film school in Malaga today . Hubby had decided to take her instead since it is a good sunny day. Fine with me so I dialed Dolores' number and told her about the change of events. So a new task was done as soon as i got out of bed.

I went to sleep around 1am last night coz I was busy making a few sets of necklaces with matching earrings for my Teens / Kids' Collection all reasonably priced @AUD$25 including Gift Box.

 I have a new event to attend to but I'm starting to increase my reserve of new stocks so I can cater from any ages as soon as the fair begins. So, whether young or old, there's something to get for everyone.

The fair is still for October but I better start preparing in advance coz it's again one of the biggest Gift's Fair for Western Australia.

I had attended it last year and it was such a great experience for me being out there as part of the whole event. So i had decided to come again and join them once again. By the way , my stall will be beside the Hackett Drive 1 Entrance . Look for me at Stall #162 "My-SECRET-Corner" with a table banner so visible you'll see me from afar . LOL!
You will easily see me as the first table on your left once you enter .

 Lots of people , new found vendor friends and being a first timer in an Australian Bazaar, I got new ideas from the locals as well .

The Subiaco Craft and Community Fair presented by the Rotary Club of Matilda Bay will this year be held on

Sunday, 28th October 2012

• To be held at the Oak Lawn, University of Western Australia, Hackett Drive, Crawley
• 190 stalls selling original craft
• Lots of entertainment
• Food
• Free parking
• Raffles
• Gold coin donation only ($2) for public entry
• And lots more



I was sitting infront of my beading table last week while at the same time I was wondering why it took me so long to be back to beading again. I had been away from my favorite place for a few months and I guess some works had piled up .  Opppsssss !

I was just back from my 1 month holidays and I was still taking things in a slow pace . Ugghhhhhh !

But my hands won't stop me from doing things specially knowing I had not created any jewelry over the last 2-3 months. Makes me sad to see my piles of beads untouched for a long period of time.

I grabbed my pliers and sat on my revolving chair with my brains also rolling from side to side while staring at my boxes of beads. Ok ... I found some lampwork beads I had not seen for a while and they gave me an idea to wire wrap for some bracelets and earrings. I was thinking of the month of August as a theme to start with. Peridot is the green stone associated with this month's birthstone and also reffered to as the "Evening Emerald ". So I made a charm bracelet paired with matching set of dangle earrings with Peridot color Glass beads.

Oh well, I ended up getting my nail polish ruined and chipped off during my wire wrapping but it's ok. I am happy to see the end results anyway. So I had a day of rest after my fingers were aching from too much wiring , ouch, ouch , ouch !

But then, an unscheduled trip to the magazine shop the other day jump started my desire to work harder on my beads again after seeing my favorite Beading magazines in the rack.. I was happy to find and buy the June 2012 edition of "Bead & Button"  & latest  copies of Australia's Favorite " Creative Beading " magazine that moment. I was so excited to look inside the pages that I sat down in a cafe opposite the magazine shop to browse immediately while I was waiting for my kidss to get off from school. My Latte had cooled down due to the fact I had been so engrossed looking at the new designs and color themes in each and every page that I had forgotten about my coffee ha-ha .

 Wow... so beautiful and spectacular pieces !

 I do admire them all .

June 2012~ Travelling from Perth To Singapore then to Manila on June 18th 2012 was almost a full day of travel starting from 5am in the morning on board hubby's car to Perth Airport with sleepy kids. They accomppanied me for my send off. Kind of sad departure coz I was travelling alone that morning to Singapore while later in the afternoon , kids will also fly to Singapore as un- accomppanied minors enroute to Belgium. Not the 1st time they would be travelling without me but daughter was crying and very sentimental when we parted as I went into immigration holding my hand carried luggage full of extra clothes and guess what ? no beads at all ! OMG ... 1st time I move away without any single bead in my stuffs. This must be a real holiday !

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Singapore Airlines Business class cabin was comfortable being seated beside the window so I can see the view of Singapore as we land. Food seemed good but I was way too tired to eat so I didn't touch any of it and tried to get some much needed sleep instead. Almost 6 hrs flight to Singapore was quite long so I tried to get some rest.The stop over in Singapore was just quick so I  had a short stay at the lounge to grab something to eat to fill up my empty stomach. I didn't eat any breakfast in the plane from Perth to Singapore. I was so hungry I gulped on some hot soup with noodles in a flash. Then off to the next flight which was Singapore to Manila. I wasn't carrying not much hand carry but my bag was enough to give strain on my already achin back. I was feelin very sick the whole time I was in the plane from Singpore that I asked the flight attendants to give me some paracetamol for my bombarding headache. I was very dizzy I was not able to eat my lunch. I felt so sick i wanted to pyuk. Agghhhhhhhhhh!

I was given 2 pieces of DHAMOL and the attendant reclined my seat so i can lay down . She gave me more pillows to lay my head on. She told me to lay down and have a rest. I thought I'm brewing a fever coz my headache was getting worst that I couldn't sleep. The noise of the plane was echoing in my ears ... it was deafening. It was so painful for my head I felt like passing out.

Arrival in NAIA in Manila was a total disaster. My first destination out of the plane was a quick dash to the nearest toilet and threw up. I was very very dizzy that the lady cleaner wanted to help me walk all the way to immigration to help me after i washed my face with cold water. I told her I can still manage and I searched my bag for the box of PANADOL extra strenght paracetamol I had bought in Changi Airport , Singapore .



 Dhamol given by the flight crew of Singapore Airlines didn't help me at all ! Shame ....

The queues for immigration counters were all over the place. There are several flights that arrived all at the same time that all counters were working double time to accommodate all incoming passengers. Shocking moment for foreign travellers to be greeted by long waiting time and no clue where to line up. I'm so tensed coz i need to get away fast and be out of the terminal for the final trip of the day...  my province that would take another 2-3 hours of travel by car . I was able to get out of airport at 6:30 pm and my brother with my neighbor were there to pick me up . I was relieved i can already travel to my home immediately.



 Laguna ... here I come at last !


And what a big surprise to see new additions to my home when I finally arrived around 10pm ... My adopted dog Yula have 2 puppies of 2 weeks old !
They're so cute !



Presently , i  had already been here a week , staying in my place here in Laguna,Philippines , but, I had seen the local way of life i used to have immediately after the 1st few days . Kids on streets ... playing with whatever .. stones.. leaves,,, papers or just anything they can pick up to use as toys... even pieces of  crap like broken plastic pipes or sticks of wood !


No matter how poor life is ... kids are happy to play with very little things they could find on the street or within their environment. There's no limit in their imaginations . Other people's crap can be other people's treasures indeed !
This is a very awesome way to spend my holidays ... get inspirations from very simple things in life ... drawn from the very young children that surrounds me day by day.



What makes them happy & to see them happy .. is what makes me feel so happy as well and be thankful to be here for my vacation.
 I'm glad I'm here to watch them ... and being here to share the nice moments with them .



This is absolutely one of the best vacation i would ever have ...