My Weekend

What a week I had last week! I finally got around to cleaning my room (well, a part of it at least), then work at the office was nuts and I had to finish this massive order of earrings (Hi Joelee! Thanks for being such a doll!), followed by a fight with the boyfriend and to top it all off, my period decided to show up 1 week earlier than usual! Thank the heavens above for this looooong glorious Pertabalan Agong/ Labour Day/ Wesak weekend. A huge sigh of relief is in order: WHEW!

Frazzled nerves have since settled and the boyfriend and I have also kissed and made up. We were at Alexis (Ampang) on Friday night with some friends for dinner and to catch a live jazz quartet featuring vocalist/pianist Rachel Guerzo. Later at home, the boyfriend and I watched The Curse of the Golden Flower on DVD (pirated) while spooning.

The very next day we were back at Alexis for some coffee and free wifi for the boyfriend after grocery shopping. I had the latest InStyle magazine to keep me entertained and was content with snuggling and bugging the boyfriend every now and then. Honestly folks, it doesn’t get much better than this.

We woke up early on Sunday morning and I made us some pancakes for breakfast. He said my pancakes are better than Dome’s but then again, we both agree they make crappy pancakes so I’m not impressed. :P

The boyfriend later went out to play golf with his buddies so I had the whole day to myself to be totally self-indulgent… But what do I do? I spend the whole afternoon taking pictures of my new jewelry and the rest of the day editing! Heh. I got to use the boyfriend’s new Ricoh Caplio camera though (with his express consent of course!) of which I totally love for its amazing Macro Zoom feature that captures amazing feature in teeny tiny detail. Being the PhotoShop freak that I am, I immediately wanted to edit the pictures but I have yet to install PhotoShop on this new laptop so I used Picasa instead, which in my opinion, didn’t quite do the job. Ah well, no big fuss. I can always edit the pictures properly later. Check out the pictures here.

Folks, hope your weekends are filled with nothing to do but relax and be lazy. Toodles!

Meet My New Babies

Ok, so I've been neglecting this blog. But guess what? I've been blessed with double happiness... My new hand phone that does everything except clean the house and walk the dogs. Nokia's N80 is pretty darn fantastic and the price is really good for all its bells and whistles. I love being able to surf the net in bed, in the loo, while waiting for hopelessly late bosses. 3G rocks!

And another baby...
Lenovo Y400 lap top. Now, before you go, "Leno-what??" please be informed that Lenovo is the company that bought over IBM. Also, it's one of the sponsors for my fav F1 racing team, McLaren! No, no, no... that's not the real reason why I bought this little baby. I just happen to think the specs were awesome for the price I was getting. Note: always buy computer related stuff after huge PC Fairs. Prices are sure to come down by a huge margin. The boyfriend bought this exact lap top late February at a pretty good price but I got RM600 knocked off the price when I bought it last week after the huge yearly KL PC Fair. Muahaha!

Anyways, I'm back and will be creating new jewelry and accessories - well, after I've played around some more with my new babies!

Thanks to all of you who've been buying PureMoon products! Love y'all to bits!

Handmade Nation

This is inspiration for all you fellow arts & crafters out there.



Check out this Indie Craft Documentary if you have the chance. It's supposed to be out real soon... Personally, I don't think it'll make its way to Malaysia but I'll keep my hopeful little fingers crossed.

Go visit the creators' blog and Flickr to get an insight to the creative process and the waves that this documentary has caused (and now I hear it's going to be made into a movie? How cool is that?!).

Good News Birdies

Click on the image above for a clearer view

That's right folks, FREE SHIPPING & FREE GIFTS till otherwise notified. Order now and here's how.

Qing Zhen

These pictures were from 2 weeks back when the boyfriend and I tried out this sort-of-new Chinese Muslim Restaurant at Novotel, KL. It's called Qing Zhen and they've been open since January (so they're not so new, but new to the boyfriend and I anyways. Ahaks!) and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves Chinese food with a halal twist. Do note however that most fantastic Chinese restaurants in Malaysia are halal to cater to all customers. The only thing that really makes Qing Zhen stand out is the Islamic decor which was very authentic and I can not stress this enough: really, really yummy Chinese food.

Can you imagine an affordable (MYR 35++ per person) EIGHT course meal with all your favorite food?! I almost died and went to heaven from eating so much yummies! And the scary thing was that I couldn't stop myself!! It was one good thing served after another.... *contented sigh* Do check them out if you're hankering for some good eats at somewhere new.

Qing Zhen
First Floor, Novotel Hydro Majestic Kuala Lumpur
2 Jalan Kia Peng, Kuala Lumpur
Opening Hours: Daily, lunch (noon-2.30pm); dinner (6.30pm-10.30pm)
Phone: 03-21470888

Teratai

Teratai [teh-ra-thai]; water lily (Malay)

It's been a really hectic week so far around here. Thought I'd take a breather and blog -- Gosh, I'm such a geek.

Anyways, thought I'd post this up lest I forget (and before I send it to the client). Teratai has been specially made for Rufina who loved Tender Pink but didn't fancy the green. Teratai evokes a very different feeling from Tender; this piece is elegantly feminine whereas the later has a sort of whimsical charm but I love both either way. :)

Made with Czech glass blooms in pink, silver chains and findings plus 4mm Swarovski bicones in 3 different shades of pink. Retails at MYR 38/USD 11

:: Email me if you'd like have a Teratai for yourself too
:: Click here to find out how to order a PureMoon product
:: See more handmade PureMoon goodies here

Hi There!

Say hello to my new little family of adorable Unazukins from Japan!
Get your own Unazukins at JList.com

Noticed my new banner? Hacked it out in 15 minutes because I was so sick and tired of the moudly, old banner that was just so blah! and boring. Now that I’ve figured out how to do this banner thingamajig, I’m going to have fun messing up Blogger’s templates.

Now, if only I had more time.

As you can see from the lack of updates, I’ve been a very busy woman. So much so, that I’ve had to sacrifice a big part of my life for the last 2 years: my stall at Mont Kiara’s flea market.

I guess it’s about time I move on to bigger and better things but you can’t blame me for having mixed feelings about letting go of something that has been such a fixation in my life. I use the word fixation because I was constantly thinking of new ways to display my jewelry and to attract customers; it became almost a habit to look at potential displays and to mentally sort out ways to conveniently pack it and how it’d fit with the rest of my displays. Yes, fixation is definitely an appropriate word in this context.

I officially relinquished my spot at Mont Kiara last Sunday. It was quite a novelty to wake up late on a beautiful Sunday morning and stretch in bed for a whole hour with absolutely nothing better to do than to have brunch with the boyfriend later. Although I kept getting this nagging little feeling tugging at the corner of my heart, I think I could definitely get used to lazy Sundays spent with loved ones.

If you’re worried about not being able to get any of my products, fear not as you can always contact me and view my products here, here and here. You can also order my beaded lovelies and I’ll happily ship them to you, wherever you may be. Click here for more info on how to order PureMoon products.

I have a few more things planned up my sleeve but that will have to wait as I’m very busy at the moment with my job at an event management company. All things will be revealed in good time my lovelies. Till then, hope your Sundays are blisfully lazy! ^_^

Kuntum

Kuntum [coon-toom] flower bud; blossom (Bahasa Melayu)

I have always loved woven and intricate jewelry so when I chanced upon this pattern which was originally meant for a totally different piece of jewelry, I modified it and made it my own. Ah yes, Kuntum has been a labor of love and even though I almost went blind from all the minute details that this sort of weaving requires (ok fine, I'm exagerating :P ), I would gladly do it again. No, seriously. :)

[top] Made with 4mm Swarovski bicones in Turquoise, Light Olivine, Olivine and Blue Caribbean plus gold Japanese seed beads. Earring hooks are gold filled.

[middle] Made with 4mm Swarovski bicones in Rose Alabaster and Rosaline plus silver Japanese seed beads. Earring hooks are rhodium.

[bottom] Made with 4mm Swarovski bicones in Rose and Light Rose plus gold Japanese seed beads. Earring hooks are gold filled.

Kuntum retails at MYR 85 / USD 25 per pair. Please email me if you'd like one for yourself as these pairs pictured here have already gone home to some lovely ladies in Spain. Olla!