I am crazy about _ _ these days ....

Hi friends.. How have you been this week... - busy like me..trying to strike a balance between work and life or was your week perfect and relaxed ? I am hooked with jewelry making these days.. Here are some pictures of my latest attempt ..- an elastic beaded bracelet.. ..I love the shade of the blue beads and the way they have teamed up well with the silver ones.. Let me know how it has turned out... Awaiting your comments... ;-) ;-) ... !!

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My attempts at jewelry making ...

Last weekend I had been to jewelry making classes with a close friend of mine - Never before I had been interested in jewelry making but I must admit that it was a lot of fun and we both totally loved it.. !!  We had spend hours discussing on doing something useful during the weekend and even though both of us never had a thought about joining the jewelry making class, we zeroed upon the same because of the short duration and mainly the timings...!!! When I learnt some Western techniques like stringing, looping , wire wrapping etc., my friend tried her hands on  bridal jewellery - and the pieces have turned out better than we expected  ;-) ... ofcourse, with the help of the patient instructor.. !!!

Wire wrapping technique : Done at the jewelry class. 

Done with faux cat eye beads using Knotting technique. 

This was the first piece done by me at the jewelry class. 

Matching Earrings for the chain ... 

A chain done using wooden beads - **bling** ..!! 

 These are the pieces that I tried making on my own..!! 

So, which piece is to your liking - Waiting to hear your comments ;-) ;-) ....!!!

I am linking this post to the Weekend Wrap Up Party at Colours Dekor , the talent tuesday party , I made this tuesday ,  and the blog parties here, here and here.

Risis - For the love of orchids....!

     RISIS is a Singaporean based lifestyle gift company that has developed and perfected a technique that immortalises the natural beauty of Singapore's orchids in precious 24K gold.. Accentuated with semi-precious stones, crystals and fine enamel for a distinctive finish, their creations are drawn deeply from Asian heritage and its rich tradition of sign, symbol and story.

RISIS - Singapore's gift to the world... 

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The story behind RISIS :  In the 1960s Singapore went on a nationwide search for a unique Singaporean gift. There were many ideas and suggestions but none of them were found to be suitable. Then by coincidence a Singaporean chemist while out for a stroll in the botanic garden struck upon the idea of preserving the all-too-fleeting beauty of the orchids as a gift for his fiancee. Experiments were carried out on fresh orchids within the scientific laboratories of SISIR (Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial research). And in 1976 SISIR's scientists finally perfected the almost magical process of capturing the natural beauty of orchids in gold. (Excerpt : Certificate of Authentication given by Risis)

 

RISIS orchid slider chain finished with perfection...

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 Created from fresh orchids each RISIS orchid is as unique as fresh flowers in nature. Orchids are carefully selected for the ideal size and shape from the freshest and finest and to retain their natural texture and shape they are preserved with a delicate coat of copper. Orchids are then plated with nickel and finally plated with pure 24 carat gold. 

Created from fresh orchids each RISIS orchid is 

as unique as fresh flowers in nature.

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Don't you think that this will make a  perfect gift for an orchid  lover..or for Valentine's Day..?!?!....