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Hooked On Beads: Escapades of a SAHM: April 2009
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Monday, April 13, 2009. A few nights ago, I sat down at my computer feeling a little excited as I drafted an email to announce the launch of my website. I hit the send button last night and then had trouble falling asleep! Goodness, you would think that a teenager will feel like that, not a near-40 grown woman! Well, i guess you are never too old to get excited about anything! Yes yes yes, i'm all excited that my website has been launched! So i'm going to use exclamation marks liberally today! Big thanks...
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Hooked On Beads: Escapades of a SAHM: December 2009
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009. 5 Easy Tests For Pearls. I love pearls and you will see them regularly in my jewellery creations. I love their natural and organic nature and I am just amazed that all kinds of beautiful and colourful pearls can come from the humble mollusk. When buying pearls, how can you tell if pearls are real or fake? For a start, you may be able to identify fake pearls by their name: simulated, faux, glass, plastic, resin, artificial, man-made. To add to the confusion, there are genuine p...
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Hooked On Beads: Escapades of a SAHM: How to Accessorise Your Tops With Style
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Monday, April 19, 2010. How to Accessorise Your Tops With Style. Have you ever agonized over what jewellery to go with your outfit? I sure do. And it doesn't help matters when I am running late and rushing to leave the house. So, I did a little research to bring you a few simple guidelines you can follow when matching jewellery to your tops or dresses. You don't want to look like a Christmas tree! With V necklines, there already is a visual frame created around your neck. Go for a Y-drop necklace or ...
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Hooked On Beads: Escapades of a SAHM: February 2009
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Friday, February 20, 2009. Now it's something else. Just when my kids have fully recovered, mummy here developed a terrible back pain. It hurts even to sneeze! Links to this post. Monday, February 9, 2009. It's been more than 10 days since I posted on my blog! How time flies when you are busy tending to a sick kid down with mycoplasma pneumonia. I felt like a nurse the past 2 weeks medicating my son 7 times a day. Am so thankful that he's fine now. Lungs all clear! Links to this post. Giving my first talk.
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Hooked On Beads: Escapades of a SAHM: March 2010
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Monday, March 22, 2010. And Sab, it was fun doing this with you. I won't be participating in any fair for a while now. For now, I will need to find the motivation to list some of my jewellery on my Etsy store. Also, to find time to indulge in some sewing. :) Maybe one day, I will post pictures of some of the things I have sewn for my kiddos. :). Links to this post. Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Shopping by the Singapore River. I am quite excited as I am participating in the Singapore River Market this weekend!
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Hooked On Beads: Escapades of a SAHM: Recycled waistpouch - old made new
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Monday, April 5, 2010. Recycled waistpouch - old made new. So I have not been blogging for a while now - more than a week I think. In the bloggers world, that's a no no, right? This tutorial was great as it has photos, pretty clear instructions and looked simple enough for a novice like me. What initially looked like a one hour job took me nearly 2 1/2 hours in the end but I was quite pleased with the results. I reused the nylon strap and plastic parts from my ugly pouch (save the earth! May 29, 2010 at ...
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Hooked On Beads: Escapades of a SAHM: January 2010
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Monday, January 25, 2010. The different types of precious metals commonly used in artisan jewellery. Many of you would be familiar with sterling silver and solid gold. But have you heard of gold-filled, vermeil or karean silver? These are just different types of precious metals commonly used in jewellery and are NOT to be confused with plated jewellery, which often are steel or some other cheap alloys plated with a thin layer of gold or silver that tarnishes easily and permanently. Karean or Karen silver...
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Hooked On Beads: Escapades of a SAHM: January 2009
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Thursday, January 29, 2009. Time to create again. Links to this post. Tuesday, January 20, 2009. Finally the pearls I've ordered online have arrived! I've been looking for nice and inexpensive loose pearls to work with and they have not been easy to find. So when I came across a website selling all kinds and sizes of loose pearls, I was all excited! The earrings, voila! Made from: Freshwater lavender and black pearls, seed beads and swarovski crystals, 14K white gold plated ear hooks. Links to this post.
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Hooked On Beads: Escapades of a SAHM: October 2010
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Friday, October 22, 2010. I have neglected my blog for so long (2 months? That a nice layer of dust has formed over it. I can't really explain why I haven't been blogging. I guess I am not a real blogger. That must be it! Perhaps when the haze clears (can the Indonesian farmers stop their slash and burn practice please? The air is cooler, and the long school vacation starts in a few weeks' time, I might be able to savour sweet and long uninterrupted sleep. God willing. Links to this post.
