Day 8: Yellow Necklace with Jade Pearls, shells, and Glass Beads

I made this necklace for my mom. She loves chunky accessories.

Day 6: Purple Brooch with shells, Quartz, Rose Quartz, mother of pearl, pearl, citrine, and amethyst

I made this dainty little brooch as a push present for my nephew's teacher in Australia. My sister is one of the most thoughtful people in the world. She requested that I create something for my nephew's preggy teacher and a red and black bracelet for my nephew's teacher aide. I'm glad they liked it.

I'm still star struck right now. I got an email from my favourite author, Joe Vitale thanking me for sending him a letter. Right now, I'm thinking on how I'll design a brooch for his lovely wife.

Day 5: Green Necklace with Jasper, Jade, and Smoky Quartz, and Clear Quartz Crystals

I made this green necklace last June 2008. I used some big jasper stones as the focal points and the rest were smoky quartz, clear quartz, and Jade.

Day 4: Green Necklace with Jade, Citrine, Jasper, Quartz, Shells, and Peridot Stones

I gave this necklace to my aunt in California as a present. I used shells, peridot, jade, jasper, quartz, and citrine stones/crystals. This is one of the most minimalistic among my designs. I like combining different shapes and textures in my one of a kind pieces.

Day 3 : Bracelets

Prior to my diva awakening, I used to create these simple/humble designs made up of glass beads, faux pearls, and cloistone beads. Aren't they cute?

I almost forgot...I went to Quiapo, Manila today to find my wires and crystal beads. Miraculously, I only bought what I needed. Bead shopping in Quiapo could be overwhelming to a novice jewellery designer. The place has a marvelous palette of crystal beads, glass beads, pearls, and plastic beads. Almost everything is pretty and shiny. One should learn to plan ahead on which type of colors or designs you wish to create since the place is very conducive to compulsive shopping. Going back to my bead finds, I was able to buy some amethyst crystals and sadly, some quartz crystals dyed by some sneaky business people in China (I'm currently removing the excess dye so they would be shinier too).