Hi everyone! Our online handmade jewelry store showcasing unique handmade jewelry in glass, vintage beads and semi-precious stones by French artist Christele Ponsar and local artists will participate in Singapore's most popular fair (aptly called THE FAIR) @ The Goodwood Park Hotel. Please click the links below to see our collections. Please refer to the poster for details of The Fair:

http://www.whatyoucanthinkof.com/

http://www.whatyoucanthinkof.etsy.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatyoucanthinkof/

We will be at The Fair @ Goodwood Park Hotel next Thurs & Fri.

New shipment will be in from France, so don't miss out!

Food & Drinks available in a posh setting at the Fair.
Come join us, have fun and shop in time for Christmas!!

See you!

Teachers' Day - A Truly Singaporean Fare!

A family member is a teacher in Singapore - these "cadeaux" or gift boxes were one of the many presents he received during Teachers' Day which is usually celebrated at the beginning of September. These lovely boxes come with little yummy chocolates inside. For me, the beautiful prints are enough to make any smile. It's like having Christmas early. Young or friendly teachers can get up to hundreds of these small gifts, great huh? :-)

Every year, the students here spend much time making or selecting special gifts for their teachers. It is really heartwarming seeing young people roaming around malls looking for gifts for someone that they look up to!

A foreign teacher interviewed by the papers said that he had wanted to stay in Singapore for just 2 years but ended up living her for 23 more years AND THE TEACHERS' DAY EVENT WAS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MADE HIM STAY :-)

Food Fashion Week in HK

On a recent trip to HK, we ate a whole lot of food - especially Chinese dim sum and desserts. Not only were they delicious, I notice that they were also dressed up in a most fashionable manner! Now see for yourself, but don't drool on my pics, OK? :-)

Salmon with Shanghainese Chopped Chives - Wild, wild, wild! It has to be Alexander McQueen (sob sob he died!)

Black Sesame Kueh - Gucci, no?

Red bean Twin Rolls - hmmmmmmmmmmmm, Dior, elegant, beautiful and yet formal!

What you can think of, in this case?

Whatyoucanthinkof.com @ Clark Quay's Mille Fleur Bazaar

Do tell me whatyoucanthinkof, when you see our store display at this bazaar we just took part in. It was a great crowd and I think we have made some new friends!!

We will be in other bazaars soon...

Vuvuvzela out please, Spain to win the WC - www.whatyoucanthinkof.com is up!!!

World Cup Fever - Spain to win Cup 2010, allez allez allez!!

See this limited-edition asymmetrical necklace I created for the Cup this year - "African Summer" series, happy, loud, hot, hot, hot at http://www.whatyoucanthinkof.com.

Our online store is a celebration of all things handmade - to start with, you will find handmade jewellery by our designers. Pieces are OOAK, one-of-a-kind!

Do drop by! :-)

We are on Flickr!!

You can now follow us on Flickr!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatyoucanthinkof/

Thanks!

My first jewellery collection

Hi there, my friends,

You have found us! Thank you for visiting our blog!

Most recently, I have taken on the hobby of jewellery making. My mini collection consists of chic but affordable pieces for the fashion conscious. My beads and parts are sourced from the U.S., Hong Kong and the Philippines.

My friend and I are also in the process of launching an e-shop presenting glass jewellery from our French designer friend, Ms. Ponsar. A second collection by our Bangkok-based designer will also be out soon.

The 3rd to 6th pics are my work. The applique necklace is the most difficult to make - it took me hours for I had to weave the shimmering silver-green ribbon into the lace piece! I love it, what do you think?

The first two pics are the work of Ms. Ponsar, she specializes in "stained glass" accessories. For her full collection, please click on this link.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatyoucanthinkof/

If you would like to order any of these pieces or enquire about pricing, please email lanleyshop@yahoo.com (we will respond to you via our shop's email address). If the item is in stock, it will only take us 2-7 days (no matter where you are located). For custom order, please allow two weeks. Our e-shop's website will be up soon. I will keep you posted...

Do drop by again if you have some time? You are most welcome to share on this blog what you are doing, what excites you and so on, OK?

Super Ma Ma's Bears

My friend's mom who is in her 70's showed me a collection of her hand-made bears when I went to her house last Friday. I was in awe - each one painstakingly put together, using real fur and mohair for most. What I am most impressed with though is the philosophy she adopts for her bears... She told me that each one is of a different shape and size and not one is MADE PERFECT. "Animals are just like humans, they are not perfect, no?" she said with a big smile!

Well said, well said! You go, Ma Ma!

P.S. Here are my favs from Super Ma Ma's collection, could you help these lovely bears find a home?

More about the Mat...

I promise to share the story, so here you go!

This mat was handmade by an elderly Malaysian lady using recycled fabric. It's not easy to do as each colour fabric has to be folded neatly to get the uniform look that you see in this picture.

What I can think of for this mat? Three things!

(1) Wouldn't it be nice if we help senior citizens like her enrich the "silver" phase of their lives by helping them stay active and connected to the community? There must be things that they have been doing for years and do really well. In the case of this lady, her needlework is great! So dear friends, tell me if you will be interested to own one of these - adding some colours to your door entrance, study, etc. She will be so thrilled to learn that people appreciate her work!

(2) Another good thing about this mat is that it is made out of RECYCLED fabric, a very "GREEN" move indeed and a great response to the "sustainable development" cause.

(3) Does any of your elderly relatives or friends do great things like this? Let us know, we will help promote and celebrate what he/she does!

Well, what else can you think of?

What I can think of - for a Mat!

Hi, are you curious about my profile picture? Wanna know what that multi-colour image is?

It's actually a door mat made with RECYCLED FABRIC - BY HAND! Have you seen anything quite like this before? It's beautiful, isn't it?

There is a story behind this door mat, I will tell you tomorrow... Now tell me if you wanna own one of these?

Never knew it would take so long to register a domain name and blog account....but we're finally here!