LUCY

LUCY, a photo by trishastrove on Flickr.

I had a request from a friend last weekend, to customize a necklace for someone she was visiting overseas. Described as a lady who is still young at heart, a tad flamboyant and who loves colour, I thought "vibrant" ! She asked for unique beads to be incorporated into this piece, so I turned to my stash of Karin's clay beads, and found exactly what I had in mind - gloriously colourful clay lentils with swirls of red, purple, burnt orange and yellow flowers, on a fiesty orange background ... so nice and vibrant !

To these I added Lavender Amethysty Coins, dark purple Amethyst nuggets, and a large freeform Amethyst stone in the centre, faceted Carnelian ovals in flaming shades of fun and spunk, little light yellow and amethyst rondelles dotted here and there, and a pretty petalled pewter flower for some whimsy/femininity.

At 38", it can be worn long or doubled-up in various ways. Versatile in that it'll look great with a LBD, spark up a jeans and open-collared white shirt, or bring you nicely into traditional glamour as in the photo above, on a bright lime green Peranakan Nonya Kebaya.

THE SAFETY INSPECTOR

checking out some b'day gifts I received from overseas :)

The Safety Inspector, a photo by trishastrove on Flickr.

All clear Mum ... hurry up and open them ... the suspense is killin' me !!!!!
Open the one from Aunty Karin first .... pleeeese, pleeeese ........



WOW, what a gorgeous pretty necklace .... OH HAPPY DAY !!

Karin's Pendant with Peranakan Kebaya

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AMY

Another inherited nonya kebaya from my MIL. Inspiration for this bracelet of course. Kamoe Clay floral tile, smooth cherry quartz beads, garnets, teeny tourmalines, faceted citrine for subtle sparkle, and teeny 14K GF beads at the centre flanking the clay tile.
This bracelet will fit a wrist from as little as 5-1/2 in. and can be adjusted up to an 8 in. wrist. Closes with a 14K Gold-filled lobster clasp;
ALL findings here are 14K gold-filled.

BRYONY - $45 - Sold

A necklace measuring about 24 inches in total (including the tassel chains).
When wearing it (as shown on my young model), it has a 12 inch 'V' drop, and continues downward another 3 inches with Karin Moendjen's (Kamoe Clay, Germany) gorgeous handmade Polymer Clay Square Pillow, jet swarovski bicones and fine cable tassel chains.
Agate Melon beads in soft ash grey and black & red Czech glass beads have been used to give it an oriental flavour, and the beautiful rose on Karin's Polymer Clay Pillow fits into this theme effortlessly. Round Swarovski crystals (black diamond) add subtle sparkle along the trail. Chains, lobster clasp, and extension chain are non-tarnish gun-metal.

JOANNE ...

JOANNE ...

The central focal of this bracelet is a handmade black polymer sqaure pillow with a pretty rose by Karin Moendjen of Kamoe Clay, Germany. It is flanked by loads of fine cable gun metal chains on one side, and bigger link chains on the other with fresh water pearls and black onyx. Closes with an ornate clasp. This was a special request for a girl turning 21.