Found a Jewelry Maker that Loves Colors

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:36:35 -0800

I am always glad to find a jewelry maker that is interested in colors.

Here is one I have just found.

Arika claims to have been making jewelry for 15 years.

The designs are unique despite the simple designs. There is a love for working with stones and colors and this person cannot get enough of it.

On first look, there are lots of colors and that is exciting but I like colorful jew ...

A Charm Jewelry for Halloween

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:35:52 -0800

Shopping on the net can be more fruitful than at the malls. Sometimes you'll find things that you don't know exist and definitely are not found al the malls.

I'll know because I like to look at everything.

I do a little dressing up for Halloween but it doesn't extend to jewelry so I feel a little inspired looking at this page .

It's kind of frigh ...

Bracelet with Tigers

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:20:17 -0800

Oh, right. Nikki's birthday is coming up.

I can't believe I have to spend money and buy gifts again so soon after Christmas.

It's probably no fun to be born in early January as well.

Most people feel so spent after a long gift buying season, they will likely be fatigued like the way I'm feeling now.

Ken has proposed that we share this as a birthday gift ...

Colorful Glass Pendant

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:12:12 -0800

More than half of the Christmas gifts bought this year are jewelry.

This more or less confirms what I expected - I am more interested in jewelry than ever.

The other trend I have spotted is that the jewelry bought and gift wrapped this Christmas are few in the variety of plain silver and gold. I have developed an appetite for color in jewelry and it shows in this year's gifts.

Here is one ...

Green Jewelry and Christmas

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:56:45 -0800

I took a good look on this page about green jewelry as it talks about the qualities and meanings of the color green too.

Green is of course the other color of Christmas, together with red.

I had got myself all excited about surrounding myself with more red this Christmas, it had just struck me that there is green too.

What about green? Should I have an interest in green around Christmas?

There ...

Red Jewelry

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:11:15 -0800

Reading this red jewelry page gave me some thoughts about why red is attractive around Christmas.

Red is often associated with energy, vitality, passion, joy, excitement, vigor and good fortune.

But December is really about snow and thus white. And white is more about calmness, serenity, neutral and other forms of blandness.

To liven up a white Christmas, you'll need the qualities of red to live ...

Garnet Earrings, Not

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 19:53:55 -0800

Olivia read my latest posts on my seasonal (perhaps) interest on red and thought she wants to buy a pair of new red earrings for Christmas partys.

She emailed me the URL of this pair of Sterling Silver Cubic Zirconia CZ Garnet Dangle Earrings and asked if she should go ahead to buy this pair of 'garnet earrings'.

Olivia, I'm answe ...

Silver Ring with Red Garnets

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 23:42:11 -0800

Since I'm all enamoured by red now, I thought of looking for red jewelry for Christmas gifts.

I think Aunt Lily may like this.

The red gems are garnets which is one of the gems I appreciate. The ones I have on my jewelry are all in dark red. I don't have any that is as light as the one in the photograph. I wonder if that is really how they look or if it is some sort of lighting ...

Red Hat Pin Brooch

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:55:56 -0800

I find myself looking a lot at red stuff lately. There is a growing attraction to this colour.

I wonder if that is the effect of Christmas?

It happened again when I saw this Red Hat Enameled Pin Brooch on this page. Felt quite a strong urge to own it and put it on.

First of all, I've got to say I am hardly an ardent fan of ...

Cross Ring

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:18:47 -0800

Have I been too hasty?

I have already been placing orders for Christmas gifts and it's not even December yet.

My intention is to spread out the shopping so that the whole experience stays enjoyable without the pressure getting to me.

But I am already feeling buyer's remorse from the purple ring handmade for Jenny will be the perfect Christmas gift.

Jenny is such a purple freak and getting even more so over time. I might as well get all gifts for her in purple.

As a creative, artistic person, Jenny appreciates handmade stuffs. As far as I can see, more and more of the jewelry she wears are of the handcrafted variety.

It is just too bad that this website is still building a ...

Purple Jewelry for the Purple Girl

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:15:21 -0800

Went back to read this web page about purple jewelry and got shaken a little.

Does a person's favorite color has anything to with that person's personaility?

Does a person like a particular color due to her disposition? Or does liking a color tend to color a person's perspective such that a person behaves in ways that align with that color?

Uncanny. I say that as reading that purple jewe ...

Amethyst Purple Neclace

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:53:56 -0800

Jenny likes purple and I have bought purple jewelry for her a number of times already.

So far so good. I know she likes them because she wears them and more than once. That is a good way to know if somebody likes your gifts.

I remembered Jenny wearing a purple necklace like this way but with smaller beads and I don't think they ...

Colorful Necklace

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 20:13:32 -0800

Seeing so many colors all at once is exciting.

Red is an exciting color and it's good there are enough blue to calm the intensity down in this necklace.

What seems to me is that the beads used are mainly seed beads together with perhaps mineral stones and crystals.

This artwork transforms the riches of basic beads into an intricate mosaic of colors and textures.& ...

Black Jewellery for Little Black Dress

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:15:23 -0700

I was looking for ideas in the area of black jewellery for little black dress .

It was just 2 weeks ago that I bought Carline a real sassy black little thing and she put it on at the pub the other day and I got a feeling that something's missing.

... accessories.

Not that she did not have jewellery on but they didn't go well with the dress I got her. Not in my opinion anyway.

If I could ...

Colourful Noemi Crystal Ring

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:17:09 -0700

I'm making a post on this ring not because I am particularly fond of it but because christmas is around the corner.

So this blog may be 'tainted' with a number of jewelry records that shouldn't be here.

This Noemi crystal ring with pave butterfly overlay "features a pretty tanzanite-coloured swarovski crystal, which is pave set, and there's also aurora borealis-co ...

Rant and Puzzled

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:42:35 -0700

I'm not sure that is a useful post.

I need to rant and vent a little and I want to record my puzzlement.

Found this blue Metallic Butterfly Earrings from Stewart's online store. The photograph was really small from the original page and looked very appealing.

I clicked on some links meaning to place an order and was directed ...

Reasons for Blue Jewellery

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:47:28 -0700

Looked at the page on blue and dark blue jewellery again.

After surfing around, looking at blue jewellery on several websites, I've decided that although I find them likeable, blue as a dominant colour for jewellery probably isn't going to be my favourite.

I am aware that blue is the favourite colour for most people, and I began to wonder if I am a little weird?

Hmmm, probably not. I do not di ...

A 'Paua Shell' bracelet?

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:12:28 -0700

Amy sent me the URL of a blue Paua Shell dolphin with ring bracelet and asked for my opinion if she should go ahead to buy it.

Somehow, unintentionally I have gained a reputation of a jewelry expert. Heh, Heh.

But of course I'm not.

What I am concerned with is that the Paua Shell may not be genuine.

I have spoken in detail with a shopkeeper before and he commented that there are so called Paua Shells that are imitations.

The colourful, non-uniform ...

Curious Peacock Blue Pearls

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:41:48 -0700

This necklace caught my attention because Lory has mentioned Peacock blue pearls before... or was it something that sounded like Peacock blue pearls?

I still don't know what they are and clicking the image of this Peacock blue pearl necklace doesn't lead to a bigger image c ...

Interesting Pink Jewellery Webpage

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:05:42 -0700

Here's another interesting pink jewellery webpage .

Have been looking at quite a few websites featuring pink jewellery lately.

First of all, I have to declare that I am not obsessed with pink. It is one of my favourite colours. But then I have several.

Pink is a pretty colour but it is not a comfortable experience for me to go all pink. So, pink jewellery and accessories are more practical.

T ...

A Colorful Silver Slide Jewelry

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 03:29:12 -0700

Since my focus is now on colorful jewelry, does that mean I have turned my back on gold and silver for good?

No. The way I see it, silver and gold are colors too.

What I may have turned my back on are silver and gold jewelry that is plain and without other complementary colors.

Take this 925 silver slide with colorful inlay for example, whether on a silver neck ...

Pink Themed Jewelry

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:42:14 -0700

Looking at this webpage about pink themed jewelry got me thinking quite a bit.

The complementary colors used are primarily orange, green and blue.

As orange is a very warm color, paring it with cheerful pink is nice but tend to push the color scheme to an overheated extreme.

Personally, I would consider this option but will want to be careful if I will look too warm and eye catchi ...

Good Colorful Jewelry Find

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:54:30 -0700

Found this page on colorful jewelry when searching through Live Search sometime back.

I had better make a post on it or it is going to disappear again with the other great finds I had from the internet. Bookmarking just doesn't do it for me anymore.

These people design jewelry and claim they love colors. (great)

Exploring this site does show they have a good understanding of color. In fact, th ...

My New Specialized Blog

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:46:30 -0700

I am moving into specialization!

My main blog is getting really messy and unfocused. I want to begin different blogs to write about different subjects.

So this blog is going to be dedicated to a specialized topic as well.

I want to focus on colorful jewelry. That's my new area of specialization.

It happened rather suddenly; my gold and silver jewelry collection appears bland and each piece looks just like the other. They hardly excite me anymore.

I do not ...

Yen Recommended Shoutpost

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 09:15:53 -0700

Told Yen I was thinking of beginning a new blog and she recommended Shoutpost.

No advertisements imposed is good. Knowing your blog will at least be read by some people is even better.

I don't really know what to expect from this blog site. I'll explore it another day.

But I must say I am impressed with the tool bar. Is it the most comprehensive on the net?

I don't know how many of these icon I will get to use. But it's always good to know t ...