Herringbone Weave Ring - Tiger's Eyes

This is a commissioned piece. The technique used here is the Herringbone Weave, made popular by Eni Oken. She has a free tutorial on this weave at her site.

Flower Pearls Ring

Even sickness can't take me away from my wires and stones. I took the day off from work today as I am not feeling well. But that didn't stop me from making this pearl ring today. Looks like a flower from the top. I used gold filled wire for this ring.

Sterling Silver Wire Wrap Ring - My First

This is not my first ring but this is my first wire wrap ring with Sterling Silver wire and Sterling Silver metal beads. Wire wrapping this ring with 20ga wire is almost the same as wrapping with Stainless Steel wire, in terms of hardness of the wire I must say. Overall, I am very satisfied with this ring. The technique I used for this ring is contain in my Sparkly Crystal Ring Tutorial available at my etsy shop also in this blog.

My First Anklet - Tiger's Eyes

I have been making wire jewelry for more than two years now but this is my first anklet. Hmm! Looks like not many people wear anklets. This tiger's eyes anklet measures 12 in and is a made for order piece. Each of the 6mm tiger's eyes are flanked by 4mm (AB) Swarovski Crytals and wire wrapped with 24ga gold filled wire.

At Work Today

Here are some pictures taken on my trip to Bintulu this weekend. Am still here and will only be back to Kuching tomorrow evening.

Sarawak has LOTS of rivers. These pictures show tributaries of Batang Rajang (Rajang River), the longest river in Sarawak. Pix on the left shows Sibu Town, at the banks of Rajang River.

View of sunset from my hotel room. We attended the Makan Tahun, an annual fest at one of the villages north of Bintulu. Today is the preparation day and tomorrow we will be there again for the feast :)

Local kueh known as "Kelupis" (left) will be given away to the guests tomorrow.

Poor buffalo. Buffalo Horns anyone?

Testimonial

The best thing to hear after a day of work (yeah! I have to work this weekend) is a very positive comment from someone who purchased my Sparkly Ring Tutorial. Here's what she has to say. This really made my day.....:)

Dear Mei, I have been having so much fun making rings using your tutorial! Thank you so much for creating it. I have to say, I am so pleased with how professional the tutorial looks and how incredibly clear the directions and pictures are. I love that I ended up with great looking results from the first ring. Plus it has inspired me to be more creative with wire overall. My 13-year-old daughter and I have covered our fingers in sparkly rings! If you are planning on creating any different wire tutorials please let me know. Laura Marino "Each dawn we open our eyes to a gift we don't deserve and haven't earned. Another day, another hour, another breath. The greatest miracle is taking the emptiness of life and filling it with eternal meaning. It's an invitation from the king!" -Carol Walker (my mom)

Thank you Laura. :)