Switching from Google Reader to Feedly RSS Reader

Its not too late yet if you have not done so.
If you have been using Google Reader to follow your favorite blogs, websites or news sites, its time to switch to an alternative tool to read your subscriptions.

By 1st July, 2013, just few more days to go, Google will retires Google Reader.
Sad! Sad! Sad! but I have come to terms with it.

Nevertheless, there are many alternatives to Google Reader.
Some are free while others are not.
Just google for "alternative for google reader" and you'd be presented with lots of them.
You may want to check them out before deciding.

I personally made the switch to Feedly about a month ago.
Migrating my list to Feedly is easy peasy and so far I have no complaint about it.
In a way, it actually feels like Google Reader.
Otherwise you can tweak the setting to your personal preference.

The migration instructions is available here - Tips for Google Reader users migrating to feedly.

If you are subscriber to my blog, thank you for following and I hope you will continue be one with your new reader.

Alternatively, you may subscribe via email.
To do this, look to my sidebar on the right and the email subscription box is down almost at the center of the sidebar.

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Happy reading.

Fragments, Fine and Fashion Jewelry

I have been so busy with work that my wire jewelry has taken a back seat for many weeks/months. Nevertheless, I still create a little and surf the web and discover other jewelry websites for inspiration and just to feast on others’ creations.

Now, what do you think of this?
"jewelry is our passion as well as our business"
Awesome? Sounds like me…hehe.
Where did I see this?
Have you ever heard of Fragments?

Well, they've been around for almost 30 years and I am admitting that I just discovered it recently. The “Our Story” page described that Fragments was founded by Janet Goldman back in 1984. Initially created to fill the void in the accessory market, Fragments is now one of the largest retailers in the jewelry industry, selling both fine and fashion jewelry.

Anyway, as I read on, they say, if you want to be discovered and launched your career in jewelry designing, then get discovered by Fragments first. Many of today’s celebrated fine and fashion jewelry designers have discovered and launched their career through Fragments.
Well, I hope to one day be one of them.

If you’d like to check out some of the designers on the Fragments, click on the "designers" link. Click on the individual designer and you will be brought to their page. Here you can read some background information and find other interesting details such as guilty pleasures and pieces of jewelry he/she never take off, and of course their creations.
Interesting!

There are many more beautiful jewelries over at Fragments, enough to inspire even if you are not buying.
Happy Sunday!

Wire Bookmarks + Alphabets

With all the tablets, pablets, smartphones, computers and e-readers around, I thought bookmarks is an "extinct" species already.

Who needs the old bookmark when you don't read "physical" books, novels, etc. anymore?
I am the first to admit that I have not read a physical book for a very very long time.
8 years maybe.

However, recent request for my wire bookmarks give me some hope that the old bookmark would still be around for a little while :D
Here are a few completed last week.

 For letter A, Y and R

Cat Eye and fire polished beads.

For letter D, E and J.
Stainless steel wire - 16ga.
Tough! but I had fun hammering them :)

New Tutorial in My Shop - Wire Wrap Daisy Ring

I first started making this dainty Daisy Ring exactly a year ago this month.

Didn't name it Daisy Ring then but always referred to it as sparkly ring instead.

Look here, here and here.

The tutorial is now available in my Etsy Shop. This link below will bring you there:

Wire Wrap Sparkly Daisy Ring

Tutorial will be downloadable immediately.

Now more waiting :)

This is a quick project.
Once you get the hang of it, you can complete one ring within 15 minutes.

Wire Wrap Sparkly Daisy Ring

Couple of variations, with pearl and coral beads.

Hope you like it.

Wire Wrap Sparkly Daisy Ring

Wire Jewelry - Roses Are Red 2

Remember the Adjustable Wire Rose Cuff from the other day?
One of them is that plain looking wire rose cuff.
I decided to add some color to it and here is the result.

Not so plain anymore.
This time around the crystal are tinier - 2mm Swarovski crystal bicone beads

Which one do you prefer?
I prefer the "Now" :)

Adjustable Rose Ring Tutorial is available at my Etsy Shop via direct download.

I did it Upside Down

Don't get any naughty ideas :)
I am referring to the Coiled Filigree Earrings by Emily.
Tried out the project yesterday.

Well, I didn't follow through the tutorial.
Reason being I got flooded with other ideas halfway through the project.

First, while making the hoop, I decided to change it from dangle to hoop earrings.
The size of the hoops are maintained at 2.5cm in diameter.

Then, when the coils were completed, and I was getting ready to attach it to the bottom of the hoop, another idea came to mind.
Ermmmm....how would it look like if attach to the inside of the hoop instead?

That is how I ended up with an upside down version of Emily's Filigree earrings. Instead of this

....a hoop filigree earrings

The beads, coral and pearl were wire wrapped to the bottom.

How do you like my version of the Coiled Filigree Earrings :)?
Hope you like them.
I love them.

If you would like to learn how to make a Coiled Filigree Earrings, check out Emily's Tutorial here.
Who knows you might be flooded with more ideas than me.

Emily, thanks for the inspiration.