January 31, 2016 ~  With a heavy heart, I now say goodbye to my birthday month of January . Embedded in my heart and mind were some real happy moments day in .. day out .



 It started with a week of parties . O dear , imagine me dressing up in animal theme and painting my face as a pussycat or tiger or lion... I dunno, you tell me . I guess I did a good job with the animal make up because even
my husband had a smile on his face when I was going out with a face like that in broad daylight ... I'm full of guts .. lmao!





 I look back to the past events over the last 4 weeks and I can happily say that being among friends and loved ones near and far are  my most treasured moments. Some days are mild... some are wild ... some were wacky but  it was pure fun ! We eat n eat n eat n gossip... then laugh at each other's misfits ! and lots of  picture taking ... awwwwwwww ... don't use flash please LOL!




 My friends... their presence and thoughts had given me priceless pleasures.
Thank you my beautiful loving buddies !

Although I have a request ladies, please slow down a bit as I have a hard time scheduling myself to the busy potlucks and parties LOL!  I'm not a young girl anymore who can easily drag myself in high heels here n there you know ... especially when I have no escort .... ssshhhhhhhhh  .... but I love parties and ladies nights... it's my weakness so I hardly say no to invites ...  tsk tsk ! I feel hopeless to say no when I hear the word PARTY ! Can you blame me for being so submissive to parties ?  Uh oh ....

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I'm a party animal  driving with my makeup on and gasoling station attendant staring and  asking me if I have a party to go to that he needs to quickly fill up the car tank . Ha ha ha !!!


Also, I would like to thank all of you who had shared the time to celebrate my birthday with me.
Your presence is well appreciated and thanks to all of you for all the wonderful momentos and gifts too. Wooaahhhhhh I love them all .... Thank you.. thank you... THANK YOU!



I do hope all of you who had attended my bday party at home had received my token of appreciation which I  had individually handmade for you during the event.




The beautiful focal pendants made of Mother of Pearl ( MOP ) of this seed bead necklace were ordered in Cebu , Philippines and personally delivered to me by my dear friend Ms. Mentin Oreel a few years back. All the focals were individually wrapped in plastic and kept in my drawer for several years until I finally found them again while I was thinking of making necklaces to make for my party give aways. They're a perfect souvenir item after I had made the necessary chains in a variety of glass seed beads.
The different colors of the chains had easily matched their sarong outfits and color preferrences !


Once again, the party is not complete without a quick trip to my beadroom by my jewelry sassy friends. Curious as always of what I had been creating in there and excited to grab whatever they could find. Some of them had bought a few pieces and some had ordered certain designs in their desired colors and shapes. Whewwww... lucky I can always alter to satisfy their taste although sometimes it costs me more sleepless nights trying to attend to all the details to fit their  styles. In the end, it's always satisfaction for them and for me once the items were done , delivered, accepted and worn to their respective occasions. Mission accomplished always give me a sense of satisfaction and relief.
A happy customer is always my top most priority !

These are some of the items that had gone to happy buyers for January so far and I got more pending orders to accomplish in the next few days ... I will be as busy as ever ... and for me , that's great !






















Many thanks again for all the people who patronage and continously support my handmade crafts. 

Cheers !!!

January 11, 2016 ~ Hello Everyone ... I have something good to offer you this time. Long time followers, new visitors and friends are all welcome to come and join the lucky draw I had created for this month of January 2016. It's my way of sharing and starting something new for 2016.

I know I have people from all over the planet visiting my site when they feel like it and if I have a new creation flashing on my FB wall they would come and tell me their various comments. This time, I will be flashing a creation to give away to 1 lucky viewer and commenter. Yes... it's my way of saying thank you for having the time to come and read my posts, admire my designs and even chat , comment or message me whenever you can.
Thanks for being there for me dear people.
 I appreciate it a lot.

Below is my latest post on my FB page. Please take the time to "LIKE" my page if you haven't done so. Leave your name and a simple hi or hello or whatsoever on the comment space below the article and voila... you maybe the lucky winner of this MOP Seed Beaded Necklace measuring about 18" inches in lenght. I will post it anywhere in the world for free !!!

Please don't forget to share my post to your friends and loved ones as well.

Good Luck !!!!

Below here is a copy of  my latest FB Page posts.
 Go directly by clicking on to this link to go to the main page .

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Another busy day ahead organizing my stuffs to be displayed at tonite's event  at Midpoint Orchard. Marca Stella Luxury Fashion is hosting this showcase of different products ranging from Skincare ( nucerity.com ) Jewelries ( www.my-secret-corner.com ) , Luxury bags ( marcastella.com  ) Luxury Shoes by Panache & more beauty products from Enliven !


So everyone, don't forget that you are invited to Marca Stella Luxury Fashion's Pre-Christmas Fashion Accessories & Beauty Product Pop-up Sales today, Friday 4th Dec 2015 at 6pm @our showroom #20-03 Midpoint Orchard Mall ( T: +65 6734 1203

Please do come and join us for your Christmas shopping spree !!

See You All There ...


  Cheers !!!  

December 1st 2015 ~ Did you know that the month of December  has three gemstones ? Zircon, Tanzanite and Turquoise. Each of these gemstones carries a blue tone making it a perfect  birthstone for Minnesota's frigid December winters. Zircon can be found in a variety of color, but blue is the overwhelming favorite.

Birthstones by Month

Yellow Topaz with Diamonds 18k Yellow Gold Ring from Singapore

Topaz, November's primary birthstone, has one of the most confusing histories of any popular gem. Though topaz has been known since antiquity, it has suffered from considerable misidentification since ancient times, most often being confused with citrine, the alternative November birthstone . Both topaz and citrine were found on an island in the Mediterranean called Topazios in ancient times. Since the two gems were alike in color, though not in size or form, they were often mixed up. The most common topaz colors are brown, yellow, yellow-gold, and orange, all very similar to the shades of citrine. .

Citine with Garnet 18k White Gold Ring I had bought from Singapore

  Meaning, Significance and Symbolism Of The November Birthstone  :

NOVEMBER BIRTHSTONE JEWELRY GIFT IDEAS!

Swarovski Pearls with Citine color Swarovski crystals from : WWW.MY-SECRET-CORNER.COM

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Say Hello to baby Ella !




Sept 16, 2015 ~  Early Last night , I was getting so anxious and uneasy in the hospital while my daughter Lorenine was getting prepared for her ceasarian delivery.


All her required medicines and baby stuffs were settled while awaiting for her turn in the Ceasarian delivery room of   Luisiana District Hospital province of Laguna.



There were 3 other pregnant women ahead of her and by the time she was already waiting inside for her turn, the doctor and nurses who had been operating since noontime all came out of the operating area and decided to take a break to have dinner right infront of her inside the waiting area. OMG ! What a torture for Lorenine who has not eaten anything since this morning ... and I was thinkin to myself if ... is it hygienic to lay their food near the delivery area ? Not surprising ... in the Philippines anything just goes ... I know , I 'm a Filipino !

Took them about 30 to 45mins for that dinner break and then back to work again.  I saw a staff wheeling my daughter into the operating area at last. I was a bit worried coz my daughter is not having a normal ceasarian delivery at all. She has complications due to Placenta  Previa that is an obstetric complication in which the placenta is inserted partially or wholly in the lower uterine segment. Aside from that, the doctor has to do ligation on her to avoid further complicated pregnancies in the future. So no more babies ... what a sigh of relief !

All the other pregnant women ahead of her took 45 mins to 1 hr maximum in the operating room. All had gone to their ward beds. No recovery room in this hospital ... no kidding ! But my daughter took almost 2 hrs in the operating room. She was in at around 7:00pm and the baby came out of the delivery room by exactly 7:45pm. I was the 1st next of kin to hold the baby... wow...



 I was so proud and delighted to see how cute she was. Rheign Adriella ( Ella in short ) born on Sept 15, 2015 at around 7:30ish weighing 3.1kg  was so pinkish and beautiful ! She looked like an Angel !

She's so Cute !!!!




She looked like a small Cherubin inside her pink blanket. She looked so peaceful and quiet. I had the best opportunity among others to hold her until  my daughter comes out and be taken to her ward bed. She shared the room with 2 other women  so try to imagine how much space was left for us to move around in there. Not much at all. Even the babies had to share the single size bed with their mom the moment the mom comes out of the operating room. See what I mean from the photo below ? I have no place to sleep for myself at all except to sit on a plastic chair all night , That's it !


As soon as my daughter was able to turn sides, I moved baby Ella to her side as well. I hardly slept at night . I watched the mother and baby all the time. Just to be sure both get attended to anytime. I didn't mind being awake all night... I was always awake anyways. There was no tv no radio in the room. All I did to entertain myself was watch everyone around me.

The regular ward room is very basic ... only 1 single ceiling fan ventillated the room . Lucky that Lorenine's bed is just beside the only window where we get a bit of breeze. Being on the side, we were able to move the bed beside the window and against the wall so the baby won't fall out on the other side.The toilet is just beside the bed too so easy access anytime. Lucky me coz I often go to the loo during the night.

Anyways, the stay in the hospital I would say was not a very pleasant experience The noise from the nurse station just outside our ward was bombarding to my ears day and night. Geeezzz... these staffs better learn to lower their pitches too. They talk as if nobody or patient was trying to rest in the wards. They just talk like in a wet market anytime they please. They need to have training so badly on how to talk while on duty. Hellooo... it's a hospital and not a wet market for patient's sake !

Even the 2 babies beside us in the room were screaming at night alternately while our baby Ella was forever like a sleeping beauty not bothered by anything except when she's hungry. But despite of that, she'll just make a very small squeak and immediately I know she needed her milk. Ella was such a very quiet baby. I hope it doesn't change till she grows up. For the 2 other  forever screaming babies ... goodluck with the 1st time mother located right in the middle bed who won't even hold her child for comfort. She just asked the hired nanny to dance the baby to sleep while she take a snooze herself ! OMG no wonder the poor baby was forever screaming !

Anyways, there's nothing more comfortable than being at home. Lorenine was released from hospital after few days but baby Ella visited the hospital 2x a day for antibiotic injection to cure her blood infection .




My daughter got sick when she was 6 months pregnant with Ella. She had UTI ( Urinary Tract Infection ) and unfortunately, Ella got the infection as well. Lucky they had screened the baby blood after birth to check for defects and that's how they were anle to  diagnose that Ella got the infection in her blood.. Ella was immedately given her medication after the result of her screen test. UTI is one very serious problem evryone has to know about. Here is a good read about it and some helpful remedies to consider when battling this type of problem. Please refer to this link below provided by Jen Reviews :

Urinary Tract Infection: What You Should and Should Not Eat

Our trips back n forth to the hospital every 6am and 6pm weren't too bad. The Hospital was just about 5 mins. walk from their house. It was always nice to walk with her in my arms and while we sat to wait for her injection. We had a great Grandma / Grandaughter bonding ! Sometimes people think she's my baby ... LOL!


Ella got  her 1st bath in the house with me as soon as her IV needle where the antibiotics passed through was removed. It was fun to bathe a baby again after so many years.
She was so funny being put in a small basin half filled with lukewarm water. Sorry Ella, your house got no bathtub for you. Nevertheless,  She enjoyed it and never cried at all.

Good Girl .. Ella !


Now that I finally had a grand daughter, I can now make even more small girlie jewelries and she can model them for me just like what these kids did for me in my charity event last year !