A Birthday present for Caren

I've know Caren for years, since we were working in a TV station together.
She loves to travel and she always buys me gifts e.g. beads, fashion jewelries whenever she visited a new area.
This year I decided to make her something using the beads that she bought for me previously, guess she might like the beads if she personally shopped for it.
Caren appreciate original handmade bead work and she's also a fashion designer, I decided to make her a chunky necklace, not something conservative and can be use while wearing a simple top or a cocktail dress.
The beads that she bought is a rectangular coin shapes pinkish with grey natural stone.
I added a pink Swarovski crystal bicone shaped beads to add a little shine and match it with gun metal chains and findings.
I also matched the necklace with lots of tassels, so that it won't be too boring.
To go with the necklace, i made a pair of matching dangling earrings with tassels.
Here are some photos of the jewelry set, I gifted her the set on the night we all went out to celebrate in a club in Hilton Sentral, KL... she wore it immediately.
And surprisingly... it goes with her outfit that night.
Happy Birthday Caren... and the set of jewelry named Caren set.
This is the one and only piece in the world... or if someone shares the same vision and designed an actual same piece, that I surely would love to see.

December 2009 Collections Part IV

For the last 2 sets of this collection, I used mainly faceted cut glass and crystal beads.

The Alexia Set is a clear and white set adding nickel metal rhinestone spacer beads, metal filigrees, metal pendants and metal beads
This set only has a short tassel necklace and a matching pair of long tassels dangling earrings.

Nothing is complete without a black set...

This is Dakota Set, with is combined with different shapes and sizes of black faceted cut glass beads, adding a few nickel with black rhinestone spacer beads and nickel bead cap to make it more interesting...

There are also some black nylon coated chains and gun metal chains as to create a dark grey and black tone.

December 2009 Collection - Part III

I am introducing 3 different designs here, all using 4 different shapes and colour of shell beads, or we normally called the mother of pearls.
The interesting part of shell beads is from every different angle and shades of light you might see a different color on the bead/s and each one are unlikely to be identical.

The Shelley set is a larger piece than the usual ones i did, normally cause of I'm designing for The Mod House, their concept is straight forward, clean and simple.. just like their clothing collections.
I put together a few types of nickel chains as tassels, and added some 4mm tiny bicone shaped faceted cut glass beads to add a little shine to the design.
This set is all about tassels with on the necklace, earrings and 5 strands bracelet.

This is the Jessie set, is definitely simpler... still nickel based to go with the colour tone of the shell beads.

This set has a simple necklace, 2 strands bracelet and a simple earring.

The Priscilla set is certainly a fun piece to a bead together... arranging it with different ways of the usual horizontal way. still it's simple enough for day us to office and even cocktail and casual night out.

This set has a necklace, bracelet and earring.

TO BE CONTINUE...Part IV