Vintage Swarovski Crystal Boat Bead

I was given this particular Swarovski Crystal bead part recently. Suppose to be a vintage bead part.

Was given this piece because the store that I frequent know that I just love cameos and intaglios, so they gave this interesting piece to me. Sort of similar to reverse carved gems, this bead seems to be moulded rather then carved.

Nonetheless, it makes an interesting piece!

Arty Stash

My newest stash of the day comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York!

Walked past the store today, and was attracted by the large words "Moving Out Sale"! It turns out that all Singapore outlets of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York will be closed soon with tomorrow, Wednesday 15/07/2009, the last day to grab some last minute deals!

I actually bought all these:

A pair of sterling silver spiral cufflinks with Javanese inspired designs!

A sterling silver Viking ring (this really looks like a tension ring setting at first glance)

and a pair of Apollo intaglio ear rings!You might be thinking.. that's strange.. why ear rings... truth is.. I will be turning this pair of ear rings into something else.. so stay tuned!