Showing posts with label Bib necklace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bib necklace. Show all posts

Friday, November 19, 2010

My New Hobby

I told you all about the first bib necklace that I made.  So I turned it into a hobby.  My new hobby is not just a creative outlet; it's therapeutic as well.  Sitting down on my favorite chair at home and doing bead work relaxes me.  I love how it keeps me off the malls while making me more productive so it's win-win for everyone.  Haha!  I'm also happy that Richard and Aly support me 100%.  Richard calls my necklaces my masterpiece and he encourages me to make more, while Aly helps by naming the pieces that I made. 
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The one that started it all: this is the first piece that I made for my mom which I posted here and on Facebook.  I was encouraged to give it a go after getting positive feedback from my friends.
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Aly calls this the Purple W Rainbow necklace.  W is for white daw.
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Wat-Rock Rain-Rain. 
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Aly has't named this yet, but it's made of turquoise and silver beads.
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Squarey Black-Black and Rocky-Rock Silbe.
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At this point, I just have to say: don't ask me how she came up with the names, but I'm guessing that's her jazzed up way of describing the pieces that go into each necklace.  Heehee!
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Bambora Rainora.
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Rainbeda Bambi.
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I made this one for myself: Black-Silvery Gold necklace.
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Took it out for a spin yesterday to see how it will hold up.
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I wore it with pride :)  Like a medal.  Haha!
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I also made one for Aly, of course.
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She calls it Crack-Blue Goldy-Silver.
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I also made necklaces with beads.  The one on the lower right is a super long chain with the evil eye pendant that I bought during our last trip to Pattaya.
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I love these two chunky ones which you can wear two ways: individually or you can pile them on.  I wore them the other day sans earrings.
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These necklaces are for sale, by the way.  Except for the bead necklaces.  They're for my personal collection.  
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More photos of the bib necklaces here.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

What I Did Over the Weekend

It took me three days to make (including an entire afternoon's worth of searching and haggling in Chatuchak for materials), but it's all worth it because this is for my mom.
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A big-ass bib neckpiece :)
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Inspired by the one that I bought from Manila during my last trip which, by the way, looks tiny now compared to the one I made.
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It's still not perfect, but I think I did a pretty good job for a first-timer if I may say so myself :)  
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These babies are completely handmade and labor intensive.  Now I understand why these don't come cheap.  Richard has been encouraging me to look for stuff to do so I won't get bored because let's face it: I can't go to the mall everyday.  Looks like this is it.  Heehee!  I told my bestfriend Pat that I will try to make more so I can bring home a few pieces when I come home.  Let's see how it goes.