presents from home

my bff, acm, went for a short holiday in the philippines last christmas. when she came back, guess what she brought for me? lots and lots and lots of materials for my craft hahaha

she's so nice to get everything that i asked her to get for me. imagine, she braved her way to divisoria just to get the stuff i asked her to buy. i wouldn't even dare go there myself now after being away for too long.

my brother also sent some more materials for me as his christmas presents. so, that means lots and lots and lots of materials :)

and here's a bracelet that i made from the freshwater pearls that acm brought and the sterling silver wire that my brother gave as a christmas present ...



don't you just love those dangles?

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another black affair

i've been meaning to post these photos since last week but was either too busy or too lazy to post lately hahaha i was too busy last week because ebd and acm were on holidays and i had to take over ebd's work. i've been too lazy since last friday because it's my turn to take a not-so-long vacation. and i'm making sure i'm really well rested hahaha not too easy though because there are a lot of things that i planned to do once i'm on vacation that i can't really decide on which one to do first. argh!

anyway, here's another right-angle-weave bracelet made of hematite and swarovski crystals. hematite, which is also known as bloodstone, is said to have the powers of healing, alertness, and passion.

it's a nice bracelet but it's a bit heavy though. it's because of the hematite which is a hard stone that is actually an iron ore.

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black beauty

i have been too busy lately making some last minute gifts. if others are busy with their last minute shopping, well, i'm busy making my gifts :) nothing beats a gift that comes with a little labor of love. oh alright! it's just me trying to save on gifts this christmas teehee well, what to do? i need to save. there's a global crisis going on, right? still, i insist, my gifts come with some lovin' haha

and here are some of the stuff i made last week. yeah, i know my title's a cliche. but, hey, black is beautiful!

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slide-a-bead jewelries

it's been a while since i last posted here because i have been quite busy with a little project of mine. no, it has nothing to do with work, though. it's still a bit hush-hush for now so i can't write more about it yet. but, i promise, i'll be sharing it here soon.

anyway, since i made a multi-strand bracelet, i have been fascinated with slide-a-beads. here's a photo of an earring that i made and wore for work on the first day of december. it's a coincidence that it has a dash of violet with the 2 3mm swarovski crystals which is the color of advent.



and here's a photo of a slide-a-bead bracelet that i made this weekend. it's very simple and yet, i think, it looks very classy. i am so loving this color at the moment. and no, i haven't worn it yet. and no plans at all to wear it. it's not for me.



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multi-strand bracelet #1

here's a multi-strand bracelet that i made last night and wore at work today. you can see that it's not yet without faults. i didn't have anything to cover the crimps so i just left it as it is - out in the open :D as you know, i only started doing this about 2 weeks ago. and i still don't have all the right materials. anyway, i think i still pulled it off heehee

for this, i used the following materials:

3 8mm swarovski faceted round rondelles (crystal golden shadow)

5 4mm swarovski bicones (titan coated crystal)

11 3mm swarovski bicones (jonquil)

4 rectangular plastic beads (copper)

3 8-in strands of tiger tail wire

6 crimps

2 4mm jump rings

difficulty level: i'd say it's a 2 (based on 1 to 5, with 5 as the highest level of difficulty, meaning very very difficult)


there! hope you liked it :)


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