Tuesday, October 28, 2014


Oct 28, 2014 ~ Today I was excited to join an exclusive Swarovski workshop upon the personal invitation of Calvin, the kind owner of Koi Ming Enteprise , my favorite crystal beadshop here in Singapore.


 The event was held at the Hilton Hotel, Panorama 3 function room from 2pm till 6pm. It was the Swarovski Fall / Winter 2015/16 launch and workshop with selected representatives from various platforms and trade. 



They had even provided free coffees and teas with some finger foods and canapes during the brief talk break. The food selection was truely deliciously awesome !




I was grateful to be given a goodie bag filled with their latest "SALT" magazine published for the Autum/ Winter 2014, an exclusive Swarovski Notebook/Pad, Swarovski Pre -Season launch Fall/ Winter 2015/16 Brochure, Swarovski Inspirations Fall/ Winter 2015/16 Compilation Book and a very nice Exclusive Swarovski Key Chain and Swarovski Crystals Filled Pen. 



Oh Wow... I was jumping in joy being there and enjoying the event , absorbing more knowledge about Swarovski and appreciating their give-aways. Thanks so much Koi Ming / Swarovski for all of these.





I was also given the chance to view the pre-launched beads and new product samples , and be able to use their tools to make my own crystal bracelet on the spot.



 Now, that activity was really indeed super cool !
I'm not so sure , but I guess all beads shown in the brochure were physically there for all audience to see, feel and touch.




 What a great opportunity to see the real items ! 
They are absolutely stunning ...really extraordinary !











All their product samples were intricately combined with various types of textiles, leather, threads and were greatly presented in a way that would capture everyone's eyes . Everyone would end up and gasp for breath to say  ...WOW!
Just what an amazing presentation ... so many wonderful fabrics where beads were glued, sewn and attached ... imagine the unbelievable.










From crystal studded belts, to hotfixed crystal shoes, glued on crystal evening bags to hand embellished Havaianas slippers. Swarovski had shown endless possibilities ! So impressive ... even their magazine pages were so jaw dropping ... blame it on the designs like this one the moment you turn the cover of their "SALT" magazine. Oh My God ! I was speechless ... this head piece adornement was so artistically done . 
What a magnificent piece ! Don't you agree ?


During the exhibition visit, I was lucky enough to be able to have a chat with one of the major speakers who flew into Singapore for the event. 


Benedicta who is half Italian and half dutch was very accommodating and she spent a great portion of her time talking and sharing about Swarovski beads and their new products as she praises my Swarovski inspired creations I was wearing during the event as well . Thank you for the compliments Benedicta.


Thanks to Ms. Lim ( my favorite beadshop staff who'd been always there to assist me ) for having a photo with me and to  Calvin for taking the time posing for a wacky photo shoot with me too. 


It added even more fun to the lovely time I had spent there with everyone....
Truth is, I could never stop talking about what I saw in this workshop. It was my very 1st experience to see a Swarovski event. I enjoyed being there today. The sight of their own line of Crystal jewelries were also very inspiring. The way they had combined the simple materials with their sparkling crystals gave me so much ideas in my now spinning head LOL! here are some of their ready made pieces I was lucky to have set my eyes on today ...











Absolutely beautiful, versatile, innovative and inspiring pieces. 
What else can I say ?

Friday, October 24, 2014



Oct.24,2014 ~ I would like to first greet my pretty daughter Tacha a very happy birthday today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TACHA !!!







She's now 17 years old and had grown to a really pretty young lady much taller than me when I was this age a long time ago .






Oooppsss.. I can absolutely describe that I'm starting to look like a midget beside her and her 15 years old younger brother pictured below with me ... see what I mean ?  LOL!


Time flies and kids had outgrown me bigtime ... but it's ok as long as they bow down and lower their heads  so I can manage to  reach them when I try to kiss them on their cheeks nowadays ... ha ha !

What's the birthday wish of my dear 17 years old ?
 I only knew that she loves to go shopping and got eyes for heels ( in fact we went to few shoe shops along Orchard Road yesterday looking for a pair of black high heels to wear on her birthday dinner and luckily we found her shoe size available finally at  Steve Madden. We ended up getting her 2 pairs of shoes so she can avail of 30% Off the regular price so not so bad at all ... ) , nice clothes and other girlie stuffs... eerrrmmmmm just like mom LOL!  Tell me , are there any girls out there who hate shopping ? He he ... I thought so !

So again, to my Dear pretty Tacha, a very happy happy birthday and hope you had enjoyed your special day .



Tuesday, September 23, 2014

For 11 Years ....






Today is 23rd of September 2014. I have a friend celebrating a birthday and aside from that, today I will have to rejoice as well. No, it's not my birthday too but it's WWW.MY-SECRET-CORNER.COM's 11th Year Anniversary. OMgosshhhhh 11 years ? I just couldn't believe I had been managing all those years with my beads . Whhooaaaaaa !!!.

11 years and I am now seeing the fruits of my labor . First, I just won a Bronze Medal for my entry at Fire Mountain Gems's Seed Bead Contest 2014,



I was jumping in joy when they confirmed via email that I had won. Geezzz.. it was my very 1st time to join a major contest overseas and immediately I got a place. I'm so proud of myself ... hoooorraaayyyy !

Secondly, I am now officially listed in Fire Mountain Gem's Contest Artists . That means people all over the world can see me,  know me and see the jewelries I had created. It's a big leap from just being a word of mouth coz now they can see my picture and name published on the web. Yeeee hhaaaaaa !!!

Thirdly, good things just keep on coming these days. My 1st ever Jewellery fashion show held last Friday night at Tree Lizard@Dempsey here in Singapore was even a success. It wasn't that huge impact but it had left some nice memories and impressions to everyone who came for the event. Thanks to all of you for your support !



All attendees were offered a good dinner followed by good quality Oyster Bay Wines from New Zealand. Guests, men and women alike were so delighted not only by the food and wines and beautiful models all over the place but also because of my unique jewelries presented that night .



Ms Zeenat B. Ho ( Mrs Asian World Singapore 2014 ) wearing the Garnet Crystal Necklace that was sold that night.


Ms Connie Kramzer wearing a double layered long necklace with ceramic / Foil Glass beads and a matchin pair of earrings,



Ms. Jho Salac (  Miss Goddess Queen Singapore 2014 ) wearing a Lemon Quartz / Turquoise double layered necklace with matching earrings.

Ms Phoebe Cullen wearing a Ruby inspired Circles Of Hope 2014 Collection necklace and earrings.

Ms. Ayin Llorente  ( Mrs Singapore Media Queen 2013 ) wearing the MOP 2 layered resin necklace , earrings and bracelet set.




Ms Jane G Chua ( Elite Mrs. Singapore Universal Beauty  2012 ) wearing the Pearls and White Crystal  Circles Of Hope 2014 collection necklace and earrings.

Aside from the adult female models. I also had 3 little cute kiddie ones who also strutted on the red carpet.

Meerta is just 4 y/o and youngest of the group.





Caoimhe Jade Bennett from Impact Models was wearing the red color of Circles Of Hope 2014 collection for kids consisting of Necklace, Bangle, Earrings and ring.






Stephanie Ho ( Ms Princess Asian World 2013 )  holding the My-SECRET-Corner Logo.








Job well done to all my lovely models!

The Fashion dinner night ended up with some picture taking of some of the guests , 




and with me + all the models too !


In behalf of WWW.MY-SECRET-CORNER.COM, reaching 11 years with you all around me made a very big difference in my life as a crafter and I truly thank you all for being here for me .



Thank you
Thank You 
Thank you !!!


 
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