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Monday, May 11, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 1:06 AM

What did I get for Mother's Day ?

Ok, today is MOTHER'S DAY ! All mothers deserve to be pampered on this special day somewhere , somehow. Lucky me I'm a mother so I got great gifts from my family . My son Tristan greeted me Happy Mother's day with a hug and a kiss as soon as he woke up & gave me his homemade card with rubber foam cut outs with a heart accent and some money ( he owed me from days ago ... ) in an envelope this morning . My daughter Tacha said she 's sharing a gift with Daddy & she gave me some money as well plus a very nice card she had made herself too in the early evening which she had laid down on my bed . My dear hubby on the other hand gave me a kiss too and greeted me Happy Mother's day as soon as i started waking up this morning ! Later on , he asked me to give him a wrapping paper 'coz he wanted to wrap his present before he hands it to me but I said, no need to wrap it ... too late ! So he together with the kids handed me the plastic bag with a box inside. Guess what''s inside the bulky box ? A nice HP 10.4-inch df1000 Series Digital Picture Frame ! Wow, it's good for my family photos and other stuffs ... especially for my jewelries I can now put on display during bazaars ! Good thinking ... I immediately inserted a memory card to check how my pics would look like ... it's very nice indeed !

After all these nice gifts I received , I still got treated to a nice Champagne Brunch at the Sentosa Resort & Botanical Spa. There, I ate my favorite Foie Gras , Fresh Oyters , Steamed Prawns, Cheese +++++ and my kids even made a cake at the kids club ! But of course, I didn't drink any alcohol coz I'll be driving everyone safely home .

In the end , my Mother's Day was very special despite of the bombarding headache I had been suffering from the moment I woke up this morning until the time I was writing this blog.

Saturday, May 09, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 11:03 AM

- MORE JEWELRIES -

I Had Just Added This Week !

#GBER149 = ROSES ARE BLUE SGD$35

Austin Hamilton Floal Fantasy Lampwork Beads with Blue Ceramic Beads and Vermeil ( Gold Plated over 925 Sterling Silver ) Findings. Measures about 5-6cms including hooks.

#GBN086+E = DELIGHTFUL BLUE N+E Set SGD$35

Blue Lampwork Glass Beads , Gray Color Glass Pearls , Czech Glass Oval Beads and Silver Plated Metal Findings. Necklace measure about 16-18" in lenght with 2" extension chain / Earrings Approx about 5cms including hooks.

#GBN085+E = YOURS TRULY N+E Set $50

Handpainted Glass Puff Coin Beads with Glass pearls , Cathedral Glass Beads $ Antique Gold Plated Metal Findings. Necklace Measures About 24-28" Long / Earrings approx. about 4-5cms.

#SPN0131+E = GARDEN OF FLOWERS N+E Set SGD$50

Long Necklace made of Lampwork Glass Oval Beads, Aventueine Round Beads, Glass Pearls and Crystal Rondelles in Lt Pink Color.
Necklace = 26-30"in Lenght / Earrings = Approx 5 cms

Tuesday, May 05, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 5:45 PM

* * * HAPPY MOTHER"S DAY !!! * * *

Dear Friends,

First of all , let me greet all the Special Moms out there an advance :

SPECIAL TREAT FOR MOTHER'S DAY

FREE GIFT WRAPPING AND DELIVERY ANYWHERE WITHIN SINGAPORE.

THIS WEEK , I HAD ADDED NEW ITEMS IN MY INVENTORY OF HANDMADE BEADED JEWELRIES .

New Lampwork Beaded Earrings ARE NOW ADDED IN MY ONLINE STORE

FROM TODAY - 1st of May , 2009 UNTIL 15th of June 2009
BUY ANY 2 PIECES OR MORE OF THESE ELEGANTLY DESIGNED LAMPWORK GLASS BEADS JEWELRIES

WHICH ARE ALREADY REASONABLY PRICED ... and Get AN EXTRA PAIR OF:

FRESH WATER PEARL EARRINGS + FREE SHIPPING !!!
( APPLIES TO ( 1 ) PAIR PER CUSTOMER / PER ORDER ONLY )
THIS OFFER IS VALID ONLY UNTIL 15th OF JUNE 2009 - OFFER ONLY APPLIES WHEN YOU BUY 2 PIECES OR MORE ...

WWW.MY-SECRET-CORNER.COM

LATEST ITEMS !!!

LAMPWORK BEADS DESIGNED EARRINGS Combined Artistically With 925 Sterling Silver Accents
THEY COME AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT
( 1 ) PIECE PER DESIGN ONLY !

SO PLACE YOUR ORDER & DON"T LOOSE YOUR CHANCE TO OWN ANY OF THEM ...

AT THESE PRICES AND LIMITED QUANTITY..... DON'T EXPECT THEM TO LAST LONG !

- CRYSTAL JEWELRIES -

CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL OUR NEWLY DESIGNED JEWELRIES

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 2:40 AM

It's been a while at least 3 weeks I think but i'm not so sure since I touched my pliers / tools and created something out of impulse ... I'd been so , so busy really with travelling lately and when at home , I'm pre-occuppied by my building of other websites and blogs and getting more news & updates in between from other Beading & Jewellery sites.

Truth is, I just realized tonight that I had neglected creating my own jewelries for sometime. So tonight I went to check my boxes and drawers of beads and found my untouched box of Austin Hamilton Lampwork Beads I had imported from Canada more than a year ago! I took out all my armaments ( Pliers and Bead Materials ) and started opening vials & compartments of Sterling Silver Findings for a change coz I always use plated metals. Since these Lampwork Beads are special ones, I prefer to use even much better quality materials to give it more life and importance. Here are the 2 pair of lampwork Earrings I had made ...

#GBER129 = SUMMER HOLIDAY SGD$35

These are Original Austin Hamilton Glass Lampwork Beads which are bold in color and truly attractive to the eyes . I had used 925 Sterling Silver for all the Headpins, Bead Spacers & Bali Sterling Silver Flower Designed Hooks to keep it safely in place.

#GBER128=DAZZLING PINK SGD$30

This 2nd pair of Earrings also had the Austin Hamilton Lampwork Beads as the Focal Drops accented with 925 Sterling Silver Bead caps, Silver Spacers, Swarovski Crystals & Crystal Rondell Beads in Very Light Pink Color.

#GBN054+E=GOLDEN WHEELS ( Fuchsia ) N+E Set SGD$50

This is a long Lampwork Beads Accented Necklace measuring at least 26-30" in lenght with Czech Glass Fucshia Color Beads & Gold Plated Designer Metal Chain . I had created this sometime ago but I took a photo of it only this afternoon which came out ok.

#GBN081+B+E = GOLDEN BLUE N+B+E Set SGD$35

I think I had missed my Pearls that I had mixed some into this design together with some Cathedral Beads & Foil Glass Puff Coin Beads in a lovely Gold & Turquoise Blue Combination. All Metals used are Gold Plated.

#CRCH20 =GOLDEN HARVEST Bracelet SGD$60

Ok, it's been a while since I made any Charm Bracelet too coz whenever I plan to make one, I get distracted when called by friends to lunch meetings , for coffee or tea or even night out to go dancing ( which I prefer the most ! ) somewhere in the city. For this kind of design I always make sure I have at least 3 hrs straight for me to sit and have the item finished . This Bracelet took me at least 2 Hrs at least but it's worth it ... see ?

#GLCH30 = I'll REMEMBER YOU Bracelet SGD$60

So far , this is the chunkiest charm Bracelet I had ever made. Quite heavy coz it's full of Glass Beads although I'm not really accustomed to very chunky ones I like the way this Bracelet feels on the wrist. Heavy so I have to raise my hand and bend my elbow to balance my arm and to release any stress from my wrist and arm. Good Exercise tool though ha-ha !

#SPN0129+E = Aventurine n Lady Bug N+E Set SGD$20

This is a set I had given as a birthday present to my daughter's classmate in Grp 8 from the Hollandse School. It was a cute set with Glass Lady Bugs with Aventurine Round Beads. The Chain is Rhodium so it has a nice shiny finish.

Monday, April 06, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 1:06 PM

Now I had the TOP 100 BEADER'S HUB ONLINE Ranking Site going well with all the necessay accessories to make it look convincing and attractive to look at .

Then now is the time to figure out what to do with ISLAND-OF BEADS.COM site for the moment. I'd been revising the layout and pages and it's been taking ages ... I'm not even half way yet ! Tripod is quite slow sometimes but I'm patient enough to deal with it. Maybe because I'm already used to the way they are after 5 years with them .. lol. I'd been trying some logos every now & then and came up with some quite simple looking ones with a tagline compared to the previous colorful logo I had published before . Here they are :

What do you think about it ? as compared to the older one below :

Which one should I choose ?

Saturday, April 04, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 3:21 PM

Above was the original photo I used for the banner or ISLAND-OF-BEADS.COM . I created this website last December out of I don't know what & why then neglected it just before the Christmas Holidays. Then few days ago, while working on my new laptop, I found the website again and decided to work on it to revise a lot of things .Plus, I had finally decided to put a logo to give it some face . I'm Just not so sure yet what description I could come out to that would nicely fit into this one as compared to MY-SECRET-CORNER.COM. which I'd been using for my beaded jewelries all these years. I guess , this site would be a great home for my tons of beads I have at home ! Only problem I encounter is, I still don't have any description for it . Although the tagline ... " There's a Reason for it " ... sounds ok to me ... for the meantime, still I'm not 100% convinced !

http://island-of-beads.com

The site now looks much , much better than yesterday even if there's still alot of empty pages all over the site LOL !. I had uploaded some beads in it and had started re-arranging the categories but had not been on the item's prices yet. Need a bit of manipulation with Paypal buttons / Shopping cart to get the business starting on this one. Probably a week work ? OMG that would be very fast I must say ! Oh well... I had no sleep for almost 48 hrs now and my eyes are starting to twinkle in broad daylight ... too much work in the internet ... I better go drink more coffee before I take my son to his Judo class , hoping I don't fall asleep and snore there ! I'm soooooo tireeeeeeedddddddddddd!!!! Sigh !!!!

Friday, March 27, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 6:26 AM

New Ranking Site ... Will you join ?

I just had a great time building a ranking site in "goTop100.com" A bit confusing on how to build the templates & links at first but after about 15 hrs of editing / deleting and uploading, I finally came up with my own ranking site where other Beaders like me can show their stuff and even more info of who they are and what they do . It's a good way of driving traffic to our sites as well as good source of Beader's Tips & their favorite hubs on the net.

Please come and visit the TOP 100 BEADER'S HUB ONLINE ranking site here :

http://mysecretcorner.gotop100.com/index.php
Who knows ? maybe you can join me in there as well . ..

Thursday, March 26, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 10:35 AM

Reaching Out ...
posted: 39 minutes ago by My SECRET Corner

It's the time I start looking beyond my expectations. Jewelries and other forms of creative crafts are sprawling all over the internet. Competition amongst artist of different styles & designs were truely tough. Each & Everyone is trying to be part of something and undoubtedly, so am I. Eventhough I don't dream of being famous in any kind, but if my works will do it for me, why not ? I'm a very simple crafter but with lots of ideas once my buttons are pushed to the max. In time of recession, people suffer from all sorts of stress and depression. If I can avoid these by keeping my chin up and tell the world, I'm safe with what I do, I create without anything to worry about... here ... try me and take your chance with my works of art!

The truth is, we all need to find ways to show what we can do. Then share our creative output to those who have the eye for it. I would be more than happy if my beaded crafts goes to a happy contented owner somewhere out there. I would be very grateful to let my works go off my hands to be appreciated even more. In Doing so, I'm taking the challenge of putting my works on more online shops to see what I can offer there and what these online sites can offer me too. Therefore, Let's all get the ball rolling from here ... wish me luck !

“Follow your dreams and transform your life“~ Paulo Coelho

I'm checking these sites : 1000MARKETS / Etsy / etc.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 12:13 PM

LOH = swop, sell & drink FAIR
our way of dealing with the economy crisis

Host: LOH - Ladies of Harley

Singapore

Date: Saturday, March 2, 2009 Time: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location: 12 Mas Kuning Terrace

Email: jaz_jazzy@hotmail.com

Description :

With the economy in recession and everyone in a belt tightening situation lets have a bit of FUN... I am planning a swop, sell & drink fair at my house.

Bring with you stuff you want sell, swop like clothes, bags, wallets, belts, plates, table runners , toys, HUSBANDS/BOYFRIENDS( ha ha !!) or whatever!!! yes even HARLEY stuff !!Saturday 28 March 2009 10 am till late afternoon 4/5pm- 12 Mas Kuning Terrace

So time to go and raid your wardrobes, cupboards and bring out your selection for display.

Name your stall, name your price, bargain with each other, take off try on , chit chat, have a drink, dance barefoot on the grass and pass out from the heat on the lawn ...do what you want to do.

Lets just have a bit of fun in this bad economy crisis ....Bring a bottle & I will settle the food. Lychee Martinis will be served as well

Let me know if you can make it by 25 March 2009 so I can save a spot for you ...parking available.....Cheers !

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

1 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 4:26 PM

Never did I expect that after a few years of doing restaurant business on my own , I will end up doing handicrafts , specially beaded Jewelries. I had experienced working for a Master Beader for 6 months here in Singapore but frankly speaking, I didn't enjoy it much. I know it's part of my job that I need to count beads endlessly in the supply room but I'm more happy to bead than to count . I'm an artist and I want to create rather than sit and just count and look at beads so in the end I decided to quit. I prefer to do more action in beading creating unique designs rather than just counting beads you know. But anyway, I'm presently happy & contented I'm doing what I am passionate about . Beading at my own space and time , no pressure from someone telling me what to do and I am my own boss . That's the good part of it coz I'm free to do anything I desire to do. I can bead, I can count and I can create whenever I want. Oh well, I'm happy to be a Free Beader and be my own boss again !

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

0 comments Posted by My-SECRET-Corner at 3:45 PM

Children's Birthday Party Event

" Beading Parties "

Enjoy precious time and share the fun of Jewelry Beading with your friends ..

Learn How to create your own Beaded Jewelry Designs ...

Spend the time leisurely ... & wisely !

Out of ideas for your child's birthday party ? Come bead with us !

Beading Parties with expert instruction and colourful beads to delight your guests ! It's not only a guaranteed mean of keeping the little ones busy but also a way of keeping everyone in place doing a project altogether while you do other preparation stuffs ...

There are two parties to choose from :

PARTY PACKAGE 1 = Just Wanna Have fun !!!
Includes instructions & Personal Assistance

Minimum: 8 children

Party time: 1 up to 1-1/2 hours

Pre-selected beads and materials ( Basic Bead Kits for simple single stranded beaded designs for ages 5-9yrs old ) shall be provided containing cool, Colorful Acrylic / Glass beads / Charms , Clasps, Hooks and wire / cord to make their own unique jewelry projects . Includes Free Rental of tools and a display of finished design samples for easy design ideas.l
Each child will make :

SET A =(1) Necklace , (1) Matching Bracelet + (1) Pair Matching Earrings for or
SET B =(1) Necklace , (1) Matching Bracelet + (1) Key chain for Boys

PARTY PACKAGE 2 = Don’t Worry Be Happy !!!
Includes instructions & Personal Assistance

Minimum: 8 children

Party time: 1 up to 1-1/2 hours

Pre-selected beads and materials ( Basic Bead Kits for double stranded and more artistic beaded designs for ages 10 & above ) shall be provided containing cool, Colorful Acrylic / Glass beads / Semi-Precious Beads, Charms , Clasps, Hooks and wire / cord to make their own unique jewelry projects . Includes Free Rental of tools and a display of finished design samples for easy referrence.

Each child will make :

SET C = (1) Double Stranded Necklace + (1) Bracelet & (1) pair of matching earrings for Girls / or
SET D = (1) Double Stranded Necklace + (1) bracelet & (1) key chain for Boy