Weekend Trip

Finally the first event for Earring Addict for 2008! We're stepping out of the house once again!

How to get there

Map (here)

By Car
Enter via 1 Old Parliament Lane. Parking spaces available at the current Parliament House, The Adelphi and the road side along Empress Place.

By Bus
North Bridge Road (Opposite Funan Centre or Outside MITA Building)
32, 51, 61, 63, 80, 103, 124, 145, 166, 174, 195, 197, 603, 851, 961
Collyer Quay (At, or Opposite Clifford Pier; Fullerton Square; Opposite Singapore Cricket Club or outside Victoria Concert Hall)
10, 70, 75, 100, 107,130, 131, 162, 167, 196, 605, 607, 608

By MRT
From Raffles Place Station, take exit H and walk across Cavenagh Bridge. From City Hall Station, take exit B (in front of capitol building), turn left, walk towards Funan Centre and turn left again upon reaching the present Parliament house.

From Clark Quay Station, take exit E, cross the road in front, then turn left, upon reaching the Singapore River, turn right and walk towards the Victoria Memorial Clock Tower.

See you there! =)

Love,
Dawne

Queen of my Heart - SOLD

Yep for the queen of your heart, be it your bestie, or just for yourself, we all deserve to be loved. Vintage with love envelope charm and 14k gold plated crown charm with a little crystal to make everything sparkly and shiny. Strung on a 14k gold plated chain, Queen of my Heart is currently 16" long, which can be adjusted to your preference.

Different angles of the necklace and its charms available here, here and here.

Lilypad - SOLD

A lilypad doubles in size each day
In 28 days, the lilypad will cover the entire pond.

Question : In how many days will the pond be half covered?

Amaranth - SOLD

I laid out the beads for this bracelet for some time trying to think of a manner to jazz it up without doing something i've done recently. Sometimes i just wanna change the style, keep thinking and moving or something, without ending up looking like i've adopted another person's style. I'll have to admit it's really not easy. After completing the supposed skeleton, i decided to try it on, and nearly didn't want to take it off. =P So instead of something with lots of chains multi stranded and all over the place, Amaranth has been kept simple. 14k gold plated toggle and parts make up the full 7.5" Amaranth.

Fairy Delight - SOLD

Fairy Delight is a lariat necklace with czech fire polished glass beads and a 14k gold plated rope chain with a lobster clasp that allows you to clip onto the fairy brass charm or onto the bling ring for a simple necklace. Fairy Delight measures approx 20", lovely for a funky weekend or casual friday at work.

See how to wear it here and here.

Andrea - SOLD

Andrea features handmade polymer clay rounds by Jacqueline, original Miyuki acrylic flowers and leaves imported from Japan, pink glass flowers and 14k gold plated chains for tassles. Perfect for that flirty sundress over the weekends or some spring chic for work. Utterly light and happy! Andrea measures a petite 3.5cm excluding 14k gold plated earhooks.

Smitten too - SOLD

Guess i still love the apatite and amethyst combination very much. So i've managed to match a round polymer clay bead from Karin for this bracelet. Measuring 7" Smitten too is adjustable to the wearer's wrist. One piece only, the last of Karin's clay round. For a better all round view of the clay round, have a look at Symmetry.

Absinthe - Sold

A lone absinthe teardrop imported from the U.S. dangles at the end of the branch 14k gold plated charm. Necklace measures 18".

Leaving on a jet plane - SOLD

Yes hopefully this new year spells more travelling for me and you, hopefully of the fun and leisure sort rather than the work sort. Flourite rice beads, Karin's blue ice polymer clay beads, seafoam glass oval and a little 14k gold plated plane charm. A dainty piece for the delicate high flier. Bracelet measures approx 7", adjustable to suit the wearer's wrist. One piece only.

Pardon me for the really long radio silence. I wasn't off partying the New Year's away but just taking time to clear out my backlog of custom orders, yes I am really slow, and thank you to all of you who has shown me much patience. I'll be loading new stuff tomorrow or the day after so stick around. I hope you girls have had a lovely start to a New Year and to a wonderful 2008 for us all! =)

Love,
Dawne

Something Old Something New - SOLD

Did up this necklace last night thinking about how well it truly fitted the theme of ushering in the New Year. A jumble of vintage charms, brand new charms, wood charms, acrylic charms, faceted amazonite, shell bead. This truly is eclectic and I hope your year ahead would be as amazingly fun as this kitschy necklace! Gunmetal chain measures 24", can be adjusted to suit the wearer. One piece only, no remakes.

I've had a wonderful 2007 and time truly flies really fast. May 2008 be a wondrous year ahead for all of us!

Avon - SOLD

I seem to have a penchant for grey recently. I just like how calm and soothing it is, and not too stark like black. Grey banded onyx connected to swarovski pearls, polymer clay lentil in tones of grey, brown and mauve are linked to a swarovski crystal chain and plated chains for an understated casual glamour. Bracelet measures 7".

Providence & a time of consolidation

Many thanks to all those who made it down today and thank you for all the presents!! Especially the lady who gave me a box of ferrero rocher when I wasn't around, please drop me an email to let me know who you are. It really feels wonderful to be appreciated by you wonderful ladies and just chatting with y'all really made my day and affirms how much I enjoy doing this and meeting you all. It really has been my pleasure knowing y'all, which if I hadn't embarked on this journey, I wouldn't have met.

A little story about me, jewelry design and art. I used to do badly in art in my secondary school, always scoring borderline grades. In Sec 3 I had to choose a subject to take, it was between art, accounts or home econs. I can't cook, I managed to cheat my way through the 2 years by pairing up with a wonderful cook and I loved washing dishes, we did very well in homec that way; I couldn't count for nuts and still can't count for nuts, just look at my accounts after each event, both my bf & Jacq laugh at me, the numbers rarely tally, it is quite sad. So i had to settle for art even though I wasn't very good in it, it was the lesser of the 3 evils i guess. The only submodule that I really did well in was jewelry design, but I never ever thought that I'd come back one full circle almost 10 years later. I still wonder if it was because i had the same art teacher for 4 years resulting in my really bad grades in art for all 4 years, or was i just not talented in that area. And 12 years ago back when I was still a kid, I used to go to this bead shop in toa payoh central to buy plastic shiny beads to make stretchable bracelets. Who would have thought I'd be doing this 12 years down the road. Lol.. Either way I just wanna say life surprises us in many ways more than one. ;P

Have a lovely one all you wonderful ladies whom I'm glad our paths crossed. A wonderful christmas and a merry new year.

Love,
Dawne

Crafty things

This was just something I came across while searching for other crafty stuff, maybe you might find it useful.. =) http://readymademag.com/blog/2007/12/20/the-last-straw/


The Last Straw

It’s a travelin’ time of year. No matter where you may be headed, here’s a tip that’ll make packing—and unpacking—a little less painful: Use plastic drinking straws to keep jewelry from getting tangled during your journey. Simply unclasp the necklaces or bracelets you plan to take with you, thread the chain of each one through a straw, and refasten the clasps (you may need to trim the straws down a bit) to ensure that your bling arrives knot-free.

Hehe Merry Christmas y'all!! =) I love Christmas!! Especially when shared with a special loved one. Hehehehe..

Love,
Dawne

Bluebells - SOLD

Blue cloisonne rings envelope clear swarovski crystals and a blue agate round, while supporting cream pearls and a aqua/lilac chalcedony teardrop below. To show the lovely blue agate's translucency I took a pic of it dangling with the block opposite as the backdrop. Hope the background's not too distracting for you to appreciate the blue agate. Bluebells measure 4.5cm excluding 14k gold plated earhooks. This will most probably be my last update for this week, maybe if the sun's still bright I may manage some sneak peeks of the items that's coming along for the christmas party tomorrow! =) For those who are new from laissezfaire, you're welcome to join us for the party tomorrow as well, just drop me a note! And no, please don't be shy. =)

Garden Party II - SOLD

I couldn't make an exact remake of Garden Party, but I could make a sister with the last clay round in a similar design from Jacqueline. Must scold her for selling beads in odd numbers. Hahaha. Ok lar sayang I still love you. With the same jumble of charms and shiny stuff in a different configuration (sounds really IT-ish, pardon me) with an addition of a rose quartz carved rose atop the fairy, this time Garden Party is mismatched with a purpose! Garden Party II measures 4.5cm excluding 14k gold plated earhooks.

Wintry Nights - SOLD

Wheee!!! I thought I could never come up with something seasonal to match whatever season it was, but I did!! Snowflake 14k gold plated charms and faceted glass briolette on 14k gold plated earhooks. Wintry Nights measures an elfin 3cm excluding earhooks. Isn't it just so simple, gorgeous and pure? *beams*

Fash Bash

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I'll be at Fash Bash this Saturday from 1pm - 7pm at the Gallery Bar in St James Powerhouse, not to sell my own stuff but to help my friend Sheela from Eclettica, The Atelier. Our stall is at B06, walk past Mistress of Glam (B04) and you'll see us! Or while you're on the way to visit Angelicious Creationz (B17), stop and say Hi!

By the way don't forget to visit Adrine from A.L. Designs at The Cathay ground floor!

Love,
Dawne

Notice for Juliana

Dear Juliana,

I met you at an event outside Cathay recently and you passed me some pearls from your personal collection for customization. Unfortunately my phone was sent for repair and the numbers got wiped out. If you see this do give me a call or drop me an email.

Cheers,
Dawne

Light the world - SOLD

With a tiny lamp as a guiding compass to your heart, may it lead you on the path you most desire! Charm is fully 3D and measures 4.5cm tall, chain is 27" long, adjustable upon request.