Necklace Inspiration

Had recently sold a necklace at my etsy shop and inspired to do more necklaces. Have come up with the 'Donut Dangle' comprising of a vintage flower, leaf charm and a donut bead. I liked the dainty ensemble! Do take a peek at my etsy shop via the link on the right. Enjoy :)!

My Little Girlie

My little girl (actually not little anymore - she's 8 this year)went for her ballet exam recently. As I'm currently taking a break from work, I'd the luxury of bringing my girl for the exam and stayed by her side to calm her nerves. She looked very sweet with her bun professionally done up and with a pretty scrunchie.

She had a practice just before her exam. That was the first time I've seen her danced the full dance for exam. Oh my, it was a really a long one and there're definitely many steps to remember. I'm impressed that my girl can actually remembered them all! I really enjoyed myself watching my little one danced.

My First Etsy Sale!

Yay, my first sale at my etsy shop has finally materialised on 27 Feb 09! Was naturally very excited and happy over this first sale, months after I've listed the items.

So far, competition in handcrafted jewelry has been very very keen at Etsy. Got to work harder to list more unique,OOAK items.

Do take a peek at my etsy shop at www.Prettybeadz.etsy.com (see link on the right of the page).

Peranakan Museum

Lured by the free admission to the Peranaka Museum last weekend, I suggested to my kids' dad that we bring the kids to the museum. It was my first visit to a museum in Singapore (my very first visit to the museum was to the fabulous Lourve Museum in Paris).

The museum also had a display of 35 best preserved scupltures from Qingzhou Dynasty, supposedly one of the most stunning recent archaelogical discoveries in China. The pieces displayed are that of Buddha sculptures, a number had some parts chipped off.

The rest of the artefacts displayed are about the Peranakan culture. As a big fan of the local drama serials, 'Little Nonya', I was able to relate to some of the items displayed, such as those for wedding. It was indeed an eye-opener for us. My kids have enjoyed themselves too as there were some workshops for the kids.

Clay Cartoons

Recently crazy over the Japanese clay cartoons that I saw. They are moulded into replicas of food. Looked so real, with vibrant colours and wonderful minute details. Bought a few and made them into earrings and I thought they looked really cute and funky. Have also made a mushroom pendant necklace for my daugther to go with her Chinese New Year outfit. More pics of the earrings are available in my etsy shop. Do feel free to browse.

Sale

Will be putting up on sale 20 pairs of my handcrafted earrings at the flea market at Sculpture Square, 155 Middle Road (Outside the Secret Garden)on this Sat (17 Jan 09) fr 10 am - 5 pm. My friend who's selling her second-hand clothings will be retailing my earrings for me at her stall. So, if you're interested, please head down to the flea market this Sat. Here's a peek at what will be put up for sale.

Sentosa Trip

About a week ago, we had our family outing to Sentosa. We got the promotional package and visited a total of 5 attractions during the trip. We were fortunate that the day was sunny (Nov/Dec is rainy season here)and we really enjoyed the day.

Several new attractions have been added since our last trip in 2007. We enjoyed the Luge the most. Initially, my girl was a little apprehensive about riding it all alone though she has passed the height limit of 1.10m. After some encouragement from us and with mummy's assurance to be always behind her, she went for the solo ride and enjoyed it tremendously. Luge is something like go-kart and the route went downhill which made it all the more exciting, there's also a winding route to challenge your agility in manouvering the Luge. We will come back for it again this month since the promotional package allows us unlimited access to the island up to 5 Jan 09.

With the Luge, comes the Skyride too. Another new attraction was the Tiger Sky Tower which was a revolving tower and Singapore's tallest observation tower. From there, we caught a bird's eye view of the Integrated Resort which was under construction. The 4D Magix was another attraction that we enjoyed. It was a unique movie experience where you experienced your seats shaking, water droplets sprinkled on you and other special effects. We also visited the Merlion, Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom. We had a great time together!