DIY Bling

In the mood for some DIY bling recently...

Chanced across a very simple looking 7 diamond pendant recently that was on sale..

and came across another nice looking tie clip at another store..

Combined the both myself using some jewellery epoxy... and voila..

Fancy White Diamond Ring

You are not wrong if you mind this particular ring design a tad bit too familliar!

Well... this ring is actually modified from my old ruby ring that I featured some time ago.
As the band was too thin and the ruby too feminine, the ring had a makeover...

And it now has a fancy white diamond as well as thicker band, which makes it look like a stacked ring!

Baba Bling

Hanging banners along the roads caught my eyes... the words 'Baba Bling' together with an image of a piece of vintage jewelled brooch set with intan diamonds caught my eye:

Turned out that the Singapore Peranakan Musuem is having a special exhibtion that showcases traditional Peranakan jewellery!

So decided to explore the place, as I had never been to this place... and I must say that I was indeed impressed by the collection within the Baba Bling exhibit. Sad to say, no photography was allowed within that particular hall! Not too sure for whatever reasons...

But I am glad to bring you other pictures from the other halls!

Golden belt sets, look at how intricate the designs are:

Amulet collection:

Brooches, set with intan diamonds:

I learned that the Pernakans have different jewellery for different occassions, and even have mourning jewellery during the mourning period. Also, some of the jewellery are also influenced by Western influence.

Even their utensils are made of precious bling!

See these silver plates, teapots, cups and kettles with their intricate designs, these are used during the wedding ceremonys:

Intricate works like the one featured below, is actually a bed room adornment for the newly wed:

Not to mention the luxurious looking bolster and pillow ends:

as well as the curtain hook:

Last but not lest, some pictures of the sireh (betel nut) containers which many of the rich Peranakan ladies loved to chew on!

Mystery Ring unveiled!

Alright...

It really is time to break the mystery behind what's on my ring:

The central stone is a rough sapphire crystal that has been just polished to show its inner beauty...

And this is further accentuated with two little yellow diamonds on the side..

I think this piece is an interesting mixture of both rough and facetted stones!

The '7 sins' Diamond Ring

Why seven sins?

Well.. cos there 7 brilliant cut diamonds in this particular piece...

3 on the side flanks.. and one central brillant which is abt 30 pointers!

A simple, ever green design, that I do wear occassionally!

Fluorescence in diamonds

Just something interesting I did today...

My favourite diamond ring under normal lighting conditions..

As you can see, they all appear the same faint yellow...

Under UV light, this is what I see:

Voila.. one stone is strongly more fluorescent then the other!

'Heart' shaped diamond ring?

From far, this looks like a facetted heart shape diamond ring...

Except, when you get a closer look.. you actually realise that it is 3 brilliant cut diamond put together to resemble a heart..

Interesting design made me get this piece...

A seldom worn ring basks in the limelight..

This is one of the diamond rings that I seldom wear.. it has been sitting in my box for quite some time necause I felt that there was too much bling in the form of diamonds around it..

Just recently I decided to wear it recently:

and was quite surprised to get comments that it was a nice ring...

What do you think?

Rose Cut Diamond Cufflinks

Got this pair of 14k Rose cut diamonds cufflinks yesterday at the JewelFest 2008.

The rose cut was first introduced in the early to mid 1500s by jewelers experimenting with unique geometrical diamond shapes. The rose cut is unlike any other diamond cut – it has a completely different anatomy to its facets and planes. Rose cuts are flat bottomed without the distinctive tapering body; instead, the crown of the gem is elevated in a faceted dome where triangular facets mimic the progressively tighter spiral of a rose. As the between 3 and 24 facets come together they mirror the central focal point of a rose bud and offer a unique perspective of diamond beauty

I really like the antique enthic feel to it. It doesnt give the overly bling factor that normal cut diamonds have!

MontBlanc Floating Diamond Pen

I got another MontBlanc Floating Diamond Pen again today!

This one is very different from the 100 years of MontBlanc Edition and boosts a larger MontBlanc cut diamond of about 0.06 carats.



I really love the MontBlanc Diamond!

Floating MontBlanc Diamond Pendant

MontBlanc really makes diamond a guy thing with this dog tag like pendant with a floating Mont Blanc cut diamond...

Matching with the cufflinks and the pen I have...

MontBlanc Diamond

Diamonds are no longer a girl's best friends...

Mont Blanc has incorporated the MontBlanc facetted diamond into accessories like pens and cufflinks....

Seen here floating in resin!

Snowflakes are falling..

It might be a tad too early for Christmas, but this snowflake is sure to stand out from the crowd..

Being studded with diamonds and casted in 18k white gold.. your heart might get frozen!