Helene - Custom order

Helene - Custom order, a photo by trishastrove on Flickr.

Request for a Birthday Gift Necklace with a Peranakan flavour for a Peranakan lady.

The first thing that came to mind were the brightly coloured ornate tiles on the facade of Peranakan homes, designs of which were an inter-marriage of East and West. Turning immediately to my stash of Karin's gorgeous Polymer Clay Beads, I found the perfect design in the bright vibrant colours of mustard yellow, red and green - yes, especially the red flower !

The East/West fusion of a German-made tile with Asian elements like Yellow Butter Jade, Green Aventurine, Red Sponge Coral and gold filigreed bead-caps for more 'pernakan ornateness' morphed HELENE effortlessly into a Pernakan looking necklace. How cool is that :) I'm sure A.H. is gonna love wearing this piece with her traditional kebayas as well as her modern pieces.

(14K gold-filled & plated).

Trillium ROSE & Trillium JAUNE Earrings - S$42, Necklace - S$26 - SOLD

... are a pair of demure and feminine earrings, featuring a trail of Citrine & Green Onyx (in Trillium Jaune) & Rose Garnet & Green Onyx faceted rondelles (in Trillium Rose).

My husband remarked that they're quite Peranakan looking, so I photographed them with a Kebaya, and they turned out to be quite an enchanting match. I'm sorry that I had to hang the ear-rings in a odd way on the "neck", but it was the only way to give you an idea of how they'd look together with the necklace/kebaya, and an idea of the size.

I've also made a matching necklace in faceted round Grade A Green Onyx, keeping it plain so that it won't detract from the ear-rings, or overpower the look, if worn together.













TRILLIUM ROSE Set (Sold)
















TRILLIUM JAUNE Set (Sold)

Karin's Pendant with Peranakan Kebaya

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XYLIA Necklace - Sold

The XYLIA necklace, is very simple in design, and can be used in so many ways, to evoke different looks.

Here, I've presented it in a Peranakan way, with a Kebaya blouse, again using almost the same elements as the XYLIA bracelet, but this time with all 14K Gold-filled spacer beads, chains & components; GP Rollo Chain.

Green Aventurine Bamboo-shaped beads, Karin's vibrantly beautiful polymer clay pillows and a short cascade of natural red coral.

The necklace can be worn short, or a little longer as you like.


another inherited Peranakan Blouse for my daughter from Mama