Wednesday, March 07, 2018


 




March 7, 2018 - I am a happy package recipient today. Why is that ? My entry to the 2017 Swarovski Crystal Contest hosted by Fire Mountain Gems had finally been returned. Well neatly  packed  in bubblewraps like as always ... a trademark service from the staffs of Fire Mountain Gems . This kind of service is why I love this company so much and I am for always a forever fan. 


Great packing service ! Thank You ...

My design entered as Grand Finalist for year 2017 and I am so happy despite of not being lucky enough in getting any major award. Would try harder next time... lol.




Although I fret not coz better luck for me next time. All the winning designs were so deserving and really unbelievable works of art and I am so happy for them. Super wow ... really !!! 😍😍😍

Look at these beatiful work ! OMG ... no wonder it got the  Major Grand Prize !
Congratulations  to Ms. Sonia Lidozzi !


So much intricacy and such an original piece.
 Great job ! 

On the other hand , this was my entry and the 1st photo was taken by Fire Mountain Gems and was shown in their Gallery of Designs ...

Click on photo to enlarge ...


Design Idea HA3F
Set Me Free
-- Designer --
Florewela Dela Cruz Cornelis
Finalist




My entry photo ... not bad isn't it ?


Again, I am so thankful for this award / recognition certificate given by the commitee as well as for the gift certificate too.  Such generosity on your part ... salute to you !





Another award I could post on my wall again together with the others. Really so happy for this. Big big Thanks to all of you !




You may see all the beautiful winning and finalist entries here :



Tuesday, December 12, 2017



Dec. 12, 2017 - Finally, I had finished my Advance level beading course to obtain my Swarovski Authourized Instructor's Certificate at KME ACADEMY . My patience and perseverance had finally paid off. Now I am almost certified to teach my passion early next year 2018 . So proud of myself for what I had accomplished in the last 4 months! 😍😘😗



I had done completely all the 4  advance level / Intermediate / Basic beading projects required just in time for the holidays. So no more worries of upcoming projects till after 2nd week of January. I can now arrange to go on holidays ...  yeeehaaaaaa !!!

Design By Ms Cindy Chen
Chainmamaille By Ms Chrys Lim



Design by Ms Chrys Lim
I was very glad to receive my Advance Certificate this afternoon and looking forward to teaching the craft by January or February 2018 next year. 

So excited for this new chapter of my beading life !


 Thanks Koi Ming and to all the instructors who guided me all throughout .
CHEERS !

Friday, December 08, 2017




Dec. 8, 2017 - Today a package had arrived from Fire Mountain Gems. Inside was my well packaged entry for the 2017 Seed Bead Contest. My beaded entry made it as a Grand Finalist ! 

Design Idea H73K
Sunrise By The Waterfall
-- Designer --
Florewela Dela Cruz Cornelis




You may view the design and the materials used at the Gallery Of Designs by Fire Mountain Gems website here :




Bracelet

Necklace

Clip On Earrings

I started creating this design in the 1st week of June 2017. The necklace, bracelet and earrings took me at least 11 days to finish and was just submitted and sent to the US for the grand final judging at the right time before I went to Philippines for my father's funeral in the end of July 2017. My design stayed at Fire Mountain Gems in the US for several months so they can complete the pictorials and whatever they require to put it in the Gallery Of Designs. 


Earrings in progress ...

Designing the necklace ... 

The making of the bracelet ...


You may view all the winning entries at the Gallery Of Designs by Fire Mountain Gems website here :




Again, a big big thank you to 
 Fire Mountain Gems for giving me this lifetime award ...

😍😍😍

Monday, September 18, 2017

Right here ... right now!





Sept 18, 2017 ~ It has been almost a year since my mom died in her sleep . Sept 24 will be her 1 year death anniversary. It had brought me great sadness and depression and seems like the grieving would continue furthermore due to the sudden death of my dear father who also died in his sleep 10 months after mom's passing. Till now,  I am truly affected. Sadness hoovers over me all the time especially when father had been asking me to come home before his death. I felt so guilty not being able to fulfill his request. So sorry for him and for myself not being able to see each other... give him a hug and a kiss. I was too late to come over and say how I dearly love him.
  It's now more than a month and his passing still goes in and out of my head and my heart is burdened by the sudden loss. I am trying to come to terms and had put myself into my beading inorder to distract me from thinking about him and mom all the time. It works well for me. I had pursued the Swarovski Instructor's Course and I had already finished the Basic level last Saturday. I know I am way passed the beginners level but I was proud of myself and happy to earn the Swarovski Certificate after the course. This certificate I owed to my parents for being my inspirations and models in life. This workshop is just the start of what I am planning to pursue in the future ...














I am sure somewhere out there mom and dad were both smiling for what I had achieved in a month's time. I still have a few more courses ( Intermediate / Advanced ) to take in the next few months. My main goal , right here, right now ....is to achieve the highest certificate I could get my hands on . But of course, before I could do that,  I would need to take things slowly to cope with everything that crosses my path . Inspire myself more with the memories left by my parents and use them to make myself more of a better person than what I used to be. For sure they would be both very proud of me up there in heaven. 

I miss you mom and dad ... all I pursue in life right now are all because of you. You are both the most inspiring people in my life
Many many thanks for everything you had taught and shared with me ... I am proud to become what you had made me over the years.


Thursday, September 07, 2017

The Tiger's Eye Project




Sept 7, 2017 ~ First week of Sept 2017 , I bought a 16 inches strand of Class AAA 16mm Tiger Eye beads at Koi Ming.



 This strand had cost me quite a fortune but I like the beads a lot so I paid for it and took it home. Excited with the new beads , I started taking out some more beads to match.


The beads were uniform in size and well polished . So I started figuring out what design I would make out of it. I just couldnt decide if I would just put a clasp to make a short necklace or re-string them combined with other beads. Think... think... and think again till I finally told myself I would re-string them with other beads matching the color. See below the outcome  ... not bad isn't it ? What do you think about it ?

Photo taken during the day ..

Photo taken at night ...

I had combined Tiger eye beads with Yellow Quartz and Black Onyx . Well, it came out ok for me though, what about you ?

Tiger's Eye Physical Healing

Tiger's Eye is a blood fortifier, increasing vitality and strenght, and restoring balance to the body on all levels. Itmis thought to boost the endocrine system, bringing one's hormones and biochemistry back to level, and placed on the reproductive organs, may stimulate fertility and resolve issues arising from past experiences. Tiger's eye placed on either side of the head energetically rebalances the brain's hemispheres, and as this stone holds energy of the sun, may relieve seasonal affective disorder and depression. It is effective for alleviating nightmares, and is reputed to relieve asthma attacks and angina, and help lower blood pressure.
Tiger's Eye is traditionally used to heal disorders of the eyes and throat, and to improve night vision. It eases issues of the stomach and gall bladder.


Saturday, July 29, 2017

A Jar of Cents ...



July 29,2017 ~ Let me start my article today with my childhood memories ... why not . I feel like I am inspired to share with you a story that would be forever cherished and would be handed down to my next generation from now on. 

When I was little, I used to see my parents , especially my father setting aside coins in different jars. In my innocent mind ,  I thought my father is just playing games and entertaining himself. But as years go by and I started to go to school, I started to realize the story of the coins in the jars.



My father told me one day together with my siblings that we all need to learn to get our daily allowance for school in the jars specifically set aside with  our names tagged on each jar  There were 3 jars in total with exactly the same amount of coins in it. He said noone should steal from the other jars and all jars would always have equal amount for fair share. He advised us to budget the coins in our jar equally for the 5 days of school. Up to us to take how much we need to take as long as we are able to spend something for the 5 school days. At that early stage, father had taught us the value of money. He taught us to spend our coins wisely , taught us to be thrifty and be able to decide on how we gonna manage our finances during the week.
I spend most of my coins on buying note pads , mongol pencils, erasers or art materials for school. I love to write and draw in school and even when I was at home when I was young . I had started writing and drawing even before I entered primary school. I used to remember scouting and searching for different neighborhood stores looking for my favourite notepads and pencils when I ran out of it. I would be sad when I couldn't write or draw. I also love to make artworks wben I was schooling. 



My mom would always give me a few extra cents whenever she finds out I ran out of art materials. She knew that once I run out of the house and dissappeared for about an hour, I had been to another street or even further to buy my paper and pencils and I would surely be home with a smile on my face bringing home my purchases.
That's why even to these days I always go buy art stuffs for my self... it was a habit since childhood when I got a few coins in my hand.

I came from a poor family. My father goes to work and try to make  ends meet. He was sometimes gone for a week due to his job. But he made sure our jars are filled up before he leaves and our cupboards are well stocked with food supplies so we won't starve  if ever he happened not to come home on time due to train accidents occuring most of the time in his work trips. He worked as a train conductor or ticketing man in a local train ( Philippine National Railways ) during the 1970's till the 1980's..



In the 1970's, the time I was in my early schooling, my mom would walk me and my siblings to our schools. I would maybe at that time take like 50 cents maximum out of my jar to pay for a drink and a simple snack for my recess break in school. Life is tough when you eat the same and the same stuffs everyday but I cannot complain. I was happy that at least I got something than nothing and starve all day. 
After a few more years, when my battered mom left us to fend for ourselves which is not her fault, I was very very young at that time ...probably about 7-8 yrs old , I would walk a few kilometers to get to school along with other kids from the same school. I would make sure I keep my coins safe and hidden from other prying eyes inorder not to be stolen. Coz once gone, I would starve all day coz school is from 7am till 4pm. Kids would always bully me along the way coz I had no parent along with me but I was hard enough to shove them all off. My father always advice us to defend ourselves and our possesions against bullies. So I always fight on the streets when I was a kid.... even if I was obviously a girl in a school uniform and not a boy. Sometimes my uncles and father would laugh upon knowing I had punched someone in the face for bullying me or either of my siblings... lol. I was a tough kid.... but seems like even up to now. As long as I am on the right side I would fight for my right and defend other people getting bullied. I just can't tolerate injustice happening infront of me.

But anyways, i guess i had told enough of some bits and pieces regarding my childhood life that had evolved from a jar .  A jar of  cents which is now a part of  my life's stories. A story of how I had grown up to be and why I am what I am today. A jar of cents with so much value to keep in my heart as a memory of my beloved father as well. Unfortunately, a great man who had passed this  morning in his sleep. 


To my dear father, I know you had reunited with mom up there in heaven finally. May you both find love , peace and happiness there while me , my brothers and sisters mourn for our loss. 
Indeed I will miss you for the rest of my life ...
Your teachings ...
Your swearings...
And everything about you that made you different from the rest.
I Love You My Beloved Father....
Please Rest In Peace 


 
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