Friday, June 26, 2015
June 26,2015 ~ Today I woke up with a smile on my face. I had at least 6 hours of sleep enough to give me back some much needed energy I had lost from my busy time last night attending to the fashion show hosted by Amante Del Lusso. It's a collaboration between Marca Stella Luxury Fashion , Nila Palacios Latin Fashion & WWW.MY-SECRET-CORNER.COM .
It's again about time that my jewelries be given a chance to be presented in a catwalk by some lovely models from different walks of life. The models were originally from Myanmar, Indonesia & Philippines. All of them had gracefully carried their costumes and accessories with style and elegance.
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 Swarovski Pearls and Crystal Double Layered Long Necklace / Cuff Bracelet & Matching Crystal earrrings with : |
| Montevideo Evening Jump Suit in crystal lycra by Nila Palacios Latin Fashion Miu Miu Nappa Cristal Bag by Marca Stella — atMarca Stella Luxury Fashion. Model : Khin Thitsa ( Myanmar ) |
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Swarovski Crystals & Pearls combined with Glass Seed Beads matched with Sterling Silver Metals Barbados Evening Gown in silk satin with decorative lace by Nila Palacios Latin Fashion Gucci Soho Mini Chain Bag by Marca Stella — at Marca Stella Luxury Fashion. Model : Yuki ( Indonesia ) |
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Seed Beaded MOP Earrings, Necklace & Bracelet
Model : Dred Napone ( Philippines )
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Swarovski Crystals & Pearls Beaded Earrings & Bangles
Model : Khin Co Co ( Myanmar )
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Fresh Water Pearls & Crystal Earrings w / Matching Bracelet
Greta Evening Gown by Nila Palacios Latin Fashion
Saint Laurent Y Clutch by Marca Stella — at Marca Stella Luxury Fashion.
Model : Ms. Zeenat B. Ho ( Philippines )
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| Ms Zeenat B Ho with Ms. Amy Carter of Marca Stella |
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| From Left to Right : Ms Amy Carter ( Marca Stella Luxury Fashion ) , Nila Palacios ( Nila Palacious Latin Fashion ), Marcelina Usman ( Make Up Artist ), Wella Cornelis ( WWW.MY-SECRET-CORNER.COM ) |
A million thanks to all my dear friends, models, organizers, special guests, staffs of Jen Hotel and to all the rest of you who had supported this event .It's been a great pleasure to have spent the evening with all of you and we hope to see you all again soon in the next up coming events .
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| June Birth Flower |
Sunday, June 14, 2015
You are invited
to Amante del Lusso’s upcoming event |
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So mark your calendars and we do hope to see you at the event this coming Saturday, 27th June at :
Hotel Jen Orchardgateway Singapore
Thursday, May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015 ~ I had been tidying up parts and corners of my beadroom these days. Really ? Oh yeahhh... really ! I know I don't know where to start but I'm telling you, a 4 cornered room full of beads and finished materials is so much time consuming to clean up. No joke ... I just realized I had hoarded so much stuffs over the years , beads , art materials, organizers , etc,... OOooopppssssss !
These are the things I had found so far just for Bead Organizers alone in my bead room :
1). Bead Storage Drawers
Drawer Boxes by TOYOGO
These 4 layered multi storage Drawer box containers stacked up on top of each other creating a multi level tower of drawers are to die for. They are my most prized organizers in my beadroom. Why ? with its multi compartments in every level, I was able to put so much stuffs inside and each compartment even got dividers or removable partitions that can help separate same type of beads accdg to color or size. So I can easily tell which part of the room is holding all my glass beads, Swarovski Crystals or Semi precious stones.
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| ( Model 121-5 ) http://www.toyogogroup.com/cabinet---drawer.html |
Since they are stackable, I was able to move them around and fit them easily anywhere in the room. Even under my beading table as seen above !
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| ( Model 701-10 ) http://www.toyogogroup.com/cabinet---drawer.html |
These 2 towers of 10 drawers each I had put side by side ( I removed the wheels so they won't move from its place ) got all my wholesale packs of precious stones and pearls in it as well as metal findings. Cool !
This drawer houses some of my almost finished colors of 6/0 & 8/0 Glass Seed beads .
As you can see, all seed beads are in screw top tube containers. Why is that ? Here's my story why ... About 4 years ago while in Perth Australia, we hired a local mover to move all our stuffs and furnitures from one house to another. During those days, my seed beads are directly inside the drawer compartments. So when the movers carried the boxes upside down with my bead organizers inside, all my seed beads got mixed. They were like put in a mixer and moved all over the compartments. Lucky I got each multi drawer box rolled up individually with cling-wrap before being placed inside the mover's boxes so no beads fell out on the floor as they opened all the carton boxes during unpacking in our new home. But of course, all the beads got mixed inside the compartments. Took me almost 6 months separating and sorting all the beads according to color and size. OMG! Lesson learned. So from now on, I always separate each type of seed beads in a tube with screw top secured cover so no matter how they carry or shake the boxes, no beads would mix with the others at all. So, my big problem everytime we move out was solved !
Wondering where these boxes come from ? I had bought all these boxes here in Singapore.
They were all from http://www.toyogogroup.com/.
2). Portable Plastic Organizer Craft Box :
a). 18 Compartments Box
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| Plastic Organizer with 18 Compartments |
Excellent plastic material storage container and portable for people on the go with their bits and pieces for craft making. So ideal for beads !
These are the typical craft boxes you can easily find in Spotlight stores or any , Home Improvement, DIY / hardware stores in your area. You can also easily get something similar or even exactly same as this box from bead suppliers in Amazon stores by clicking here . Need any more tip where to find this type of box in very cheap price ? If you are from the Unite States and residing there, find the nearest A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Store for a great bargain . I heard they had been selling this item for an amazing price ... only if the item is not out of stock ! So good luck ...
b). Acrylic Crystal Clear Box ( 36 Slots)
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| Acrylic Box with 36 slots |
This is a crystal clear acrylic box with 36 compartments where I store my Swarovski Crystal Beads. I love the way I just slide the cover lock to the side to open the Box. Advantage of this Clear Acrylic material is that I can clearly see thru the top the neatly placed sparkling crystals. Makes it easy for me to see the colors and type of shape I need immediately for my beading project .
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| I Love You Mom ... Crystal Necklace created May 2015 |
Excellent for my metal findings too ! The best thing about this box aside from its slide lock feature, you can toss and turn it any way you want once it's closed and the beads inside won't mix at all. I bought these boxes in a beadshop in Chinatown here in Singapore few years ago.
Unfortunately, this type of storage with 36 compartments was so hard to find in bead stores nowadays. I dunno why but no matter how hard I try to find it again the result is always fruitless . The most popular substitute for it was the smaller version with 18 slots instead ( pictured below ).
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| Acrylic Box with 18 slots |
Oh well, no choice but to avail of this typeso I grabbed about 50 pcs of it. But next time I see this 36 compartments type of box again, I will surely grab at least 20 pieces of it !
c). Mini Boxes
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| Plastic Bead Containers with Lid, 15 Compartments, Pink, 150x92x25mm |
This mini box is small but very handy to take in travels especially if I just need a few items to take with me. I normally carry it mainly to hold my metal parts / findings. when I'm in bazaars so I can easily alter the metal parts of my finished jewelries to meet the preferences of my buyers. But I need to be careful that this box doesn't open during travel to avoid accidental spill of my metal parts. I wrap a rubber band around it before I slid it into a Ziploc bag for greater security.
You can find this item on wholesale at PandaHall.com for US$20 / per 16 boxes.
d). Mini Box with Tubes
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| Plastic Bead Containers, 19cm long, 8.5cm wide, 3.5cm high |
I enjoy using this box due to its versatility eventhough it's too small for large beads as compared to the bigger version supplied by Matsuno of Japan . I can opt to remove the stackable tubes and replace them with beads / findings.The tubes can be used as is or separately from the box and can be carried around without the box too. Good stuff !
Also easily available at PandaHall.com for US$37 / per 10 sets
e). Acrylic Mini Box with Screw Top Vials
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| Plastic Beads Containers, 12 Compartments, Rectangle, Clear, 16x12x2.8cm |
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| Plastic Beads Storage Containers, 13.5cmx16cmx3.5cm, bottle: 26x29mm |
There are still some more variations with regards to vial size in this type of beads container that can all be found here . You can also visit PandaHall where they sell the small box with 30 vials for US$13 for 3 Sets ( 30pcs/Set ) and US$26++ for 8 Sets (12pcs/Set )
3). Bead Rack
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| A2-4-a Square Netting Stand |
Long strands of beads aren't nice to put in drawers due to the fact that they would occupy so much space, get mixed and would surely tangle once you take them out . So I came up with an idea to get a display rack in a local metal shelving store somewhere in Serangoon , Singapore to solve the problem. Thanks to Wah Yew Shelving & Racks ... Voila! My bead strands had all been hanging nicely and professional just like in a beadshop showroom eversince . Nice.. nice.. nice
4). Vials / Tubes
a). Vials
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| Plastic Bead Containers, Round, 5 Vials, about 3.9cm in diameter, 10.2cm high |
Each vial is crystal clear so I can see inside and find what I need right away. It's stackable so i can interchange the position of the containers to fit my preferrences for colors and type of beads to group together. Ideal continer for beads of smaller amounts like Superduos ( a relatively new line of two-hole beads made in the Czech Republic ). Each vial can fit about 250 pcs Superduos beads.
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| My own designed " Inner Circles Earrings" created with Superduos , Swarovski Pearls & Crystal beads ... |
b). Tubes ( Screw Top Lid )
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| This type of Tubes comes in 3 sizes . S, M, L |
All 3 pieces are easily Stackable when empty ...
b) Tube Hangers
Some seed beads come packed in this type of tubes which are available in several different sizes. I enjoy buying beads in this type of packaging coz I can nicely hang them on hooks installed on wire mesh I had placed behind doors or inside wardrobe cabinets. It's my way of maximizing the space I could find in and out of cabinets ! I can also recycle the tubes once empty by filling it up again with other beads . Smart right ?
One good advice I would share with you regarding tube containers is never to buy those with this type of lid. See this photo below :
Why ? Aside from you cannot hang them up and being way too small to put your beads in, they don't even last long and the plastic lid cracks leaving your materials prone to spilling all over the place. So avoid using them . Always consider to use the screw type lids coz they would keep your beads secured at all times. Trust me... you don't want to spend your precious day or night kneeling on the floor picking up thousands of beads one by one ! Never torture yourself like I did to myself before... please avoid this stuff as much as possible !
Ok, I had become a big bead addict but my experiences with my beads , tools and materials led me more to a self taught beading knowledge and ideas that had progressed in a span of say... 10 years ? So on the good side, give me some credit on this part LOL! Although I had invested much on beading stuffs , at least I could share some of my ideas and beading experiences free of charge as a good samaritan to my fellow beaders. So sweet of me ...
I hope you enjoyed reading this article and got enough tips on how to store and keep your beads & art supplies tidy at all times.
I hope to share more ideas with you so ,
Please Come and visit my blog again soon !
Time to sleep for me .. it's now 48 mins past midnite . Uh oh ...
Goodnight everyone !
Friday, May 01, 2015
Just a Friendly Reminder ...
Don't forget to buy gifts for your mom !
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Friday, April 10, 2015
Take your hobby to a new level by exploring more ways on how to sell your handmade crafts. As an expatriate full time mom, I happened to realize that my beading passion is not just a way of getting my woes at bay. Living overseas away from relatives and friends I used to have , having a hobby handy inorder to achieve positive energies was my biggest discovery in life. Beading took me out of my depression and healed the loneliness I had felt over the years.
As a fulltime mom, I solely cared for my 2 small children several years ago. Being at home didn't stop me to pursue my hobby of creating jewelries in my free time . Beading was and even until now very therapeutic to my constantly troubled mind. As a self taught artist , creation of my jewelries done with great patience and self confidence yielded a good source of income and dragged me out of my hiding shell . I had built my self confidence to the extent that I started teaching people how to do the craft . In so doing, I also gained more knowledge from people I had met and further exposed my designs to a broader audience .
I didn't realize at first that by wearing my beaded creations in company & welcome parties here in Singapore , such would be the start of my product display to a small community of people . Unknown clients immediately noticed my creations that they convinced me to make more so they could buy from me. I had given the idea no second thoughts thinking I can create and sell at my own pace and time with a small start up capital . In fact, I have nothing to loose. Given the time and patience to create in between house chores and babysitting. So I gave it a go despite of all the odds.
My new found friends started to grow in number due to word of mouth regarding my designs spreading like wildfire . They offered to host parties in their homes where I can sell my stuffs during the day while my kids are in nursery school. It was a small venture I had stepped into - selling my stuffs which eventually led me to selling them in fairs, bazaars and later online thru ebay at http://stores.ebay.com.sg/mysecretcorner
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In 2003 a year after I started selling my creations in Singapore, I expanded online by getting a domain and created my own website ~ WWW.MY-SECRET-CORNER.COM . A Facebook page where I link the blogs about my work , projects I did , design competitions I had won and up coming charity events involving the sale of my own designed handmade beaded jewelries.
Looking back to my once simple house bound full time mom life , I 'm now far more than happy to see for myself what I had become .. I was able to create a name for myself and my work . Not only here in Singapore but internationally as well.
My final words I share to all of you ...
Never be afraid to pursue your passion ...
through thick and thin ...
it would be your stepping stone ,
to the point where you can live your dream !
This Article Was Written By :
Florewela Dela Cruz Cornelis
Designer - Owner
https://www.facebook.com/MySECRETCorner
Blog : http://taszel14.blogspot.com/
Shop : http://stores.ebay.com.sg/mysecretcorner
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