Thursday, August 27, 2009

Chirp! - SOLD

Chirp!

This ring is made up of flower cab, rare mother of pearl bird charm and swarovski pearls.

Ring is adjustable.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

We have different coloured flower cabs. Do drop us a mail and enquire with us about the different colours if you're interested.

Tweet! - SOLD

Tweet!

A very cute ring indeed!

Made up of vintage flower, clay flower, mother of pearl bird charm, strawberry charm, swarovski pearls, bird charm.

Ring is adjustable.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

My Orange & Lime Memory Wire Bracelet

The longest memory wire bracelet I ever made! and yes, my fingers do hurt.



Handcrafted with acrylic seed beads. I used about 4 packs (P10 per pack) I bought from Butingting's in Quiapo.



Made with love while watching season marathons of BattleStar Galactica. Beading and Sci-fi are my frakkin' pick 'em uppers!

Monday, August 24, 2009

How is it on a model?


I like the visitors in my studio who makes the photos with my jewelry on. As a rule, they ask my permission to do so, and I'm always glad to see them modeling my beadworks. Sometimes in my turn, I ask them to pose and the answers are positive. Here is a sample: Dorothy from Maryland modeling my Phoenix Firebird Necklace. How is it on Dorothy? I think, it's a nice view!

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A Few Bracelets Before Fall


Today had a coolness in the air despite the bright sunshine; a portent of Fall. And I'm working on the Cluny Grey Fall Collection still! Remember that I will start posting from the Fall Collection on Labor Day.
Meanwhile, here are some bracelets that haven't made it to the website yet, and that I will price in the next two days. If you want to know when these are available to buy, go to the end of this post and sign up for my Twitter feed. I don't tell you when I'm having coffee - or really much of anything except when I've made a new bracelet or other piece of jewelry and/or posted it on the website so that it is ready to purchase. I didn't see the point of Twitter personally until I realized that I could use it to announce each new piece that I made for those customers who want to see what's new, but don't have time to scan 100+ pages of the Cluny Grey Jewelry website. And several times people have called me or e-mailed me to reserve something that they had seen here on the blog before I got it posted. So this gives you first chance at finding the perfect piece to complement your wardrobe!
Today's offerings (these have not been priced on the website yet, but I will tweet when I price them): the first two bracelets are both predominantly sapphire and will be found on the Sapphire Bracelets page. The first bracelet features a large pink chalcedony nugget and a borosilicate lampwork bead. The second bracelet is from the Raj Collection and has genuine rubies and 14k goldfilled accents..
Directly above are two Aquamarine Bracelets . Aquamarines surround a flat smooth rectangle of fire agate in the top bracelet, all accented with vermeil ; in the bottom one, faceted aquamarine nuggets are punctuated by a single nugget of amethyst. The accents here are sterling silver.
The last bracelet on the page is made of tourmalines - two strands of varying sizes ranging from smooth nuggets to small faceted hearts. You will be able to find it on the Tourmaline Bracelets page.

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Matsuda - SOLD

Matsuda

Matsuda is made up of vintage flowers, swarovski crystal, swarovski pearls, handmade pendant, butterfly charm, clay flowers, 14k gold plated.

Approximately 6.5cm in length inclusive of hooks.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Teddy Bear Rose - SOLD

Teddy Bear Rose

Teddy Bear Rose is a bracelet and is made up of teddy bear charm, rose charm.

Approximately 17cm in length. I'm able to adjust the length according to the size of your wrist.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Max & Maureen ring - $16.90 (RESERVED)

Max & Maureen

Made up of vintage children handmade pendant. Ring is adjustable. Size of pendant is approximately 25mm in diameter.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Betty & Sally ring - $16.90

Betty & Sally

Betty & Sally = BFFs! =p

A handmade pendant ring. Ring is adjustable. Size of handmade pendant is approximately 25mm in diameter.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Jen of frmheadtotoe.com for DSK Jewelry

Do you girls know Jen? She's so cute! & totally wears DSK Jewelry!!! BONUS! lol
I've been reading her blog and watching your youtube since I woke up : )
One of her viewers spotted her wearing DSK Jewelry, and she tweeted me, hehehe I feel so loved!

You must visit her page & youtube! She's too beautiful for words. ^_^
Visit Jen's Website: http://www.frmheadtotoe.com/

Her Youtube Tutorial on Bridal Makeup!
(I love the song in this video...RAIN's "I Do"
How perfect right?


This is my friend Jen, please don't steal her picture.
Also, don't steal her pic and pretend to be her too. lol
There's a lot of that going around lately 0_o

Jen's wearing her DSK Bubbi Moonlight Necklace :)

*Sighh of happiness* I love seeing my jewelry on you girls, it makes me so happy!!!

Jen of frmheadtotoe.com for DSK Jewelry

Do you girls know Jen? She's so cute! & totally wears DSK Jewelry!!! BONUS! lol
I've been reading her blog and watching your youtube since I woke up : )
One of her viewers spotted her wearing DSK Jewelry, and she tweeted me, hehehe I feel so loved!

You must visit her page & youtube! She's too beautiful for words. ^_^
Visit Jen's Website: http://www.frmheadtotoe.com/

Her Youtube Tutorial on Bridal Makeup!
(I love the song in this video...RAIN's "I Do"
How perfect right?


This is my friend Jen, please don't steal her picture.
Also, don't steal her pic and pretend to be her too. lol
There's a lot of that going around lately 0_o

Jen's wearing her DSK Bubbi Moonlight Necklace :)

*Sighh of happiness* I love seeing my jewelry on you girls, it makes me so happy!!!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Russian Pendants

The story with The Dream by Pablo Picasso will continue! Last week I bought seven more Russian pendants!


Birthday, by Marc Chagall


The Painter: To the Moon, by Marc Chagall


Judith, by Gustav Klimt


The Kiss, by Gustav Klimt


The Virgins, by Gustav Klimt


Winter, by Alfons Mucha


Renaissance - Mask Your Face

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Contemporary Chic with Traditional Wood Jewelry

There is a great sense of beauty in wearing something handcrafted. Perhaps the idea that it was laboured on for hours or crafted for its rare material or molded by a dying breed of artisans, make it more valuable than its selling price.

Such the same can be said for the beautiful handcrafted wood work pieces from Austolia, a Cebu-based Jewelry company.

Austolia's designs showcases a deep love for Filipino materials, and the hands that create these pieces shows the creative spirit of the culture. Colorful, diverse and exquisite.


An elegant, contemporary folk bangle with ornate metal work.


Philippine Bib Necklace with Geometric tri-tone ethnic pendants


Geometric design wrist bangle with wooden finish

Visit their gallery for more set pieces.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Lil' Kim - SOLD

Lil' Kim

An exclusive and limited edition Puff Angel! =p Soooo cute! =p =p

Puff Angel can be used two different ways! You can unhook it and attach it to your handphone and it becomes a handphone charm! =p

You can also unhook the Puff Angel and wear the bracelet on its own!

Made up of vintage flowers, butterfly charm, swarovski pearls, clay roundelles, 14k gold plated.

Length of bracelet is approximately 18cm in length.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Blossom In Purple - SOLD

Blossom in Purple

My favourite piece today!

Consist of amethyst brios, leaf charms, swarovski pearls, corals, 14k gold plated.

Approximately 6.5cm in length inclusive of hooks.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Bitter Sweet - SOLD

Bitter Sweet

Bitter Sweet is decked in 14k gold plated and is accompanied by flower cabs, swarovski crystals, corals and bird charms.

Approximately 6cm in length inclusive of hooks.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com


Sunday, August 16, 2009

Getting Ready for Fall


Women's Wear Daily is already showing the Spring 2010 fashions, but luckily here at Cluny Grey we don't have to get that far ahead! We are working feverishly on the Fall Collection which we will be posting soon. Meanwhile, custom orders are keeping us busy (as well as my new grand-daughter). And, as usual, it is just a challenge to keep our site pages filled with fresh jewelry as other jewelry sells. Today I have a few "odds and ends" - no special theme here!
First I have a couple of copper bracelets. Copper has been in fashion for a couple of seasons now and it is getting better and better! No more thinking that copper belongs to those medicinal bracelets; it is a chic accessory colour and copper jewelry looks great when you're wearing copper-coloured shoes and/or carrying a copper-coloured bag. An added plus is that it looks great on all skin types. And copper looks great with many of the new Fall colours. Above, a classic turquoise bracelet gets its extra punch from copper in the form of accents and a large linked copper chain. The copper bracelet below is a combination I love: copper Swarovski crystals and copper accents.

I'm very fond of blue Peruvian opal; here you see two opal bracelets, one with sterling silver and one with borosilicate lampwork beads and sterling silver. I'm especially fond of blue Peruvian opal when it has a whitish tint and black inclusions as in the bracelet below.

I can never keep enough ankle bracelets, whether gold or silver, on the site pages. The one above is made with sterling silver and abalone, a great summer combination. Finally, below a pair of dangle earrings made from pretty dark blue lampwork beads.
COMING IN SEPTEMBER, RIGHT AFTER LABOR DAY, THE CLUNY GREY FALL COLLECTION!!!!

Vanity - SOLD

Vanity

Vanity is made up of handmade pendant, clay roses, rhinestone, swarovski pearls, swarovski crystals, butterfly charms, coral beads, 14k gold plated.

Approximately 6.5cm in length inclusive of hooks.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Floriated - $33 (RESERVED)

Floriated

A pair of sweet earrings decked in pink!

Made up of handmade pendant, vintage flowers, rose quartz, swarovski pearls, 14k gold plated.

Approximately 6cm in length inclusive of hooks.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

Friday, August 14, 2009

A Rose - SOLD

A Rose

Another handmade pendant.

A Rose consist of hnadmade pendant, swarovski pearls, teardrops, swarovski crystals, rhinestone, 14k gold plated.

Approximately 6.5cm in length inclusive of hooks.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com

When Birds Do Sing - $40

When Birds Do Sing

When Birds Do Sing

Ahhh so pretty! Another trio set of earrings! Worn 3 different ways! =p

Made up of pretty birds handmade pendant, teardrops, swarvoski pearls, vintage flowers, 14k gold plated.

Handmade pendants measures approximately 3cm x 2.3cm.

Approximately 6.5 - 7cm in length inclusive of hooks.

Absolutely no remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com


Thursday, August 13, 2009

Taking the HandMade Pledge

I Took The Handmade Pledge! BuyHandmade.org

Today I took a pledge, an oath to my passion to everything crafty made by warm and busy fingers!

And here's what our other Crafty sister and brothers had to say on the website about supporting handmade products:

Breda Redfern | Ireland
"The idea of becoming a producer of culture rather than simply a consumer is really something!"

Amanda | Laconia NH
"Handmade is made with love."

MoiraCoon | Kenosha, WI
"Renew! Repurpose! Reimagine!"

Retroeighties
"Handmade items make you a trendsetter, not a follower. :-) "

On The Inside Lingerie |Asheville, NC
"love your local artist"

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

No Fuss Wooden Hair Pins



Again, back to all things crafty. I'm soo missing Ligaya & my beading BFF group.

One of the things I made for her, a Kamagong Wooden Hair Pin encrusted with Red Pagoda beads and glass Chili Pepper charms at the end. Besides the regular head clamp that can almost claw through one's scalp, you may try using needle hair pins for a new upstyle 'do.

You can buy fine Kamagong or Narra Needle Sticks at Wellmansons in Quiapo (Priced under P50). The sticks have the standard size drill bit holes in the end where you can start your loop. For this project, only use small hollow beads to keep things lightweight.

Using a hair stick is easy, just twist your hair into a bun or spiral at the back of your head then slowly stick the needle-like hairpin in. Make sure everything's neat and tight for the perfect hold :)

Claudia - SOLD

Claudia

Claudia is a brooch!

Made up of vintage flower, swarovski pearl, rhinestone, clay flower.

Approximately 3cm in diameter.

No remakes.

To own this, please email to puffaccessories@hotmail.com