Hong Lan Collection

Handmade, one-of-a-kind.

Pendants made of polymer clay. Red swirls on pearl blue clay, with a hint of gold leaf. Coated with 2 coats of gloss. The big flower-shaped pendant is approx. 1.25 inches across, whereas the small one is approx. 0.9 inches. The car-shaped one is MINE!

"Hong" means red and "Lan" means blue in Chinese.

Sweet Gwen Pendants

Handmade.

I like the shape of the Sweet Gwen pendant, so I sort of "mass-produce" the pendants of different colours. Let’s see, there’s red, green, and blue. However, each pendant is unique, simply because it is hand-made. ;-)

Polymer clay pendants of assorted colours, with a layer of crackled gold leaf, coated with 2 coats of glass. Shiny!!

Made in Singapore

Calling all local beaders / DIY Jewellery enthusiasts,
Yours truly has set up a group in Flickr called:
"Made-in-Singapore Jewellery".

It showcases jewellery made by local crafters, and discussions pertaining to DIY jewellery making.

Do drop in and have a look-see... You can even join us if you like!
However, you must have a Flickr account first, be a Singaporean (or live in Singapore, at least), and like DIY jewellery making.

So what are you waiting for?

Pirates of the Chinatown Complexes

I went treasure a-hunting today.
Around Chinatown area.
Guess what? There are at least 4 beadshops in People’s Park Centre alone.
A real beader’s heaven...



Check out my treasure.
I have got cloisonnés, bone beads, glass pearls in different sizes (my favourite), matte round beads, ready-made bear-shaped pendants (tot that will make very good, "quick to make" gifts), and assorted findings for necklaces and bracelets.

I did my homework. I know where to get the best prices for the stuff I want.
Or where to get a particular finding that I need.
Today I feel like I am the happiest person in the whole world.
Wait till I see my bank account balance... :-P

Betty - NOT AVAILABLE

Handmade. Necklace and pendant set.

Lilac clay with swirl canes as flower-shaped pendant. The pendant is strung on a 3-strand beaded chain. Length: 16 inches.

** Betty is Wilma's best friend... Ya-Ba-Da-Ba-Doooo~~

Now belongs to Eunice.

Wilma - SOLD

Handmade. Necklace and pendant set.

I practically grew up on "The Flintstones". Their antics are so amusing, like using a tiny bird that flies out of a box as a TV remote control, or an elephant trunk as a shower. Wilma’s necklace is made up of really really huge pearls. I tell you, if those were real, Wilma can hardly walk with all that weight on her neck.

The flower-shaped lilac pendant is strung on a single-strand acrylic pearl beaded chain. Notice that the size of the pearls vary along the necklace. Length: 16 inches.

Sweet Gwen

Handmade. Necklace and pendant set.

This piece is made with a good friend in mind. Her birthday is coming up, so I am hoping to surprise her with Sweet Gwen.

Turquoise clay with crackled gold leaf, on top of a flower-shaped cut-out of black clay. The pendant is strung on a 3-strand beaded chain. Both chains are of different patterns.

Length: 16 inches. Size of pendant: Approx. 1.25 inches.

Ferrie - S$5 each

Handmade.

I took the idea from the Hearty earrings series, but replace it with the different coloured flower embellishments, for a totally different effect.

Comes in purple, orange, green, blue, yellow, and pink.

Zi Yan - S$5

One-of-a-kind. Handmade.

Purple marble clay disc, suspended by purple marble pebble clay beads.

This piece is made from some left over clay from my pendants. I saw the marvellous marble effect when I started rolling out the clay sheet. Too good to waste, huh?
I made two pebble (they are of no particular shape) beads to match.

BTW, "Zi Yan" means purple haze in mandarin.

Tiny Flowers - S$5

One-of-a-kind. Handmade.

Tiny flowers motifs (hence the name) on a white clay disc, suspended by 8mm round acrylic pearl beads and 3mm round beads.

Stars n Butterflies - SOLD

One-of-a-kind. Handmade.

Star motif on a white clay disc, suspended by silver butterfly shaped beads and 3mm round beads.

Nikki - S$5

One-of-a-kind. Handmade.

Flower motif on a white clay disc, suspended by red and yellow pumpkin acrylic beads.

Nicole - Swopped!

One-of-a-kind. Handmade. Asymmetrical motifs make up the pair.

Green butterfly / flower motif on a white clay disc, suspended by green and white pumpkin acrylic beads.

Now belonged to Ange T.

Nicolette - NOT AVAILABLE

One-of-a-kind. Handmade.

White butterfly motif on a pink clay disc, suspended by crystal, pink and red acrylic bicones, and 3mm round beads.

For the little girls in all of us.

Hearty Series 2b earrings (NOT AVAILABLE)

Handmade. This is a re-make of the original Hearty earrings a while back. However, no two are the same, because I changed the components / colours here and there.

Right: Red heart on a white clay disc, suspended by red glass tubular beads and 3mm round beads. Now belongs to Peng.

Left: Pink heart on a white clay disc, suspended by pink round acrylic beads and 3mm round beads. Now belongs to Ange T.

Hearty Series 2a earrings - S$5

Handmade. This is a re-make of the original Hearty earrings a while back. However, no two are the same, because I changed the components / colours here and there.

White heart on a pink clay disc, suspended by red glass tubular beads and 3mm round beads.

Hearty series 2 - S$5 / PAIR

Handmade. This is a re-make of the original Hearty earrings a while back. However, no two are the same, because I changed the components / colours here and there.

Red heart on a pink clay disc, suspended by red glass tubular beads or red round glass beads and 3mm round beads.

Beaders' Ethics

I read this article by Mindy Brooks, editor of Bead&Button online a while ago, and didn't think much of it until recently.
It has caused small waves in the local beading community.

Direct link to the article here:
http://www.beadandbutton.com/bnb/objects/pdf/bnb-ed0606indd.pdf

It is nice to turn a hobby into a business.
That's my dream. How nice to do something you love, and make money out of it??

We take inspiration from so many things / people, so sometimes it is not uncommon that designs may look alike.
So, who copied who?
(I am not going there...)

That is why I am into claying. It is relatively new in Singapore, and I can be relatively sure that no one else has the same design. (I certainly hope so!)
And I get to make my own beads!
I control the colour, size, and shape of the beads.
It's a bit tedious, but, hey, I enjoyed every moment of it.
And when you see the beads coming out of the oven, you will have a sense of accomplishment.
* Wow! I did that??!? *
100% original.

I am, therefore, helping to disseminate this message:

<Quote>
1. It is unethical to copy an artist's work to sell without the artist's permission.
2. It is unethical to copy any work that has appeared in a magazine, book, or website and represent it in any venue as an original design.
3. It is unethical to teach a beading project that has appeared in a magazine, book, or website without the artist's permission.
4. It is unethical to teach a beading project learned in another teacher's class without the teacher's permission.
<Unquote>

Don't worry, it is copyright-free.

Pretty flower pendants

Pendants' shapes are cut out from cookie cutters.
I use scrapbooking embellishments for the flowers.
Simple, eh?
Diameter: Approx. 15mm.
Can be used as charms... *Ding! That's an idea!

Hearty - NOT AVAILABLE

One-of-a-kind.

Red heart on a clay disc, suspended by red glass tubular beads and 3mm round beads.

Midnight - S$6

Blue flower cloisonné round bead and blue with white rope strip round glass bead,
Hangs in a seed bead hoop.