Wire Wrapped Lapis Ring

Got this very beautiful ring as a gift recently...


It is a ring hand crafted from 925 silver wire with an amazing lapis lazuli stone as a centre piece...

Amazing wire work!

Mother of Pearl Cameo Tie Clip

My mother of pearl cameo tie clip is finally ready!!!

It is matching with my pair of mother of pearl cameo cufflinks!

Like the vintage look to this piece!

Frog Tie Clip Attachment

This is a tie clip attachment of frogs carved from Mammoth Ivory. The carvings were bought from the Singapore International Jewellery Show 2009.

What I like about such attachments is the versatility of having one tie clip.. but many different looks!

Reverse of the tie clip.

Orchid Tie clip

My newest stash:

An orchid tie clip that is so Singapore!

For that little touch of luxury at home...

I got this little velvet tray from Muji recently...
And it is indeed very good for placing rings and other jewellery items!

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..

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!

Sneak Preview

Got this in an email from my jeweller...

Can anyone guess what this is?

Mother of Pearl Cameo Cufflinks

My Mother of Pearl Cameo Cufflinks are finally ready!!!!

They are set in 925 silver....




They certainly look much nicer then I have expected them to be. Tried them on a plain shirt... and the effect is amazing!

Sapphire and Ruby Tieclip add-on

Alright, this is the answer to what the mystery object:

A sapphire and ruby tie clip add-on

In this add-on, there is a white sapphire, a blue sapphire, a green sapphire and an untreated Vietnamese ruby!

These members of the conundrum family are assembled together to resemble a popular frog cartoon character, Keroppi.

The image below shows the add-on deattached from the main tieclip body:

... and this one shows the add on on the tie clip...

Wacky ideas...

Got an MMS

Got an MMS from my jeweller that my order is ready:

There you have it...

Not going to reveal more details on what could this possibly be.. I will only do so when I have collected the item!

Anyone wanna guess?

Colour change garnet ring

I got this unique suite of colour change garnet and got them set in 18k yellow gold with some simple designs.

I think it really matches a Hugo Boss cufflink I got.

Some facts about colour change garnet:

Color Change Garnet is one of the most rare, interesting, and phenomenal of all gems. The color change can be intense and equal to the color change of top quality alexandrite. Color change garnets can easily be mistaken for alexandrite. Some of the best stones are from the deposit in Bekily, Southern Madagascar. Stones from this mine are well known for their strong alexandrite like color change. To appreciate the full range of color change in these stones, one needs to observe the stones under early morning light, fluorescent light, late afternoon sunlight, and incandescent light.

Agate cameo cufflinks

Collected my pair of custom made cufflinks today from Far East Gem and Jewellery.

Quote Wikipedia:

Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewellery or vessel made in this manner. It features a raised (positive) relief image; contrast with intaglio, which has a negative image.

This cameo is done in blue dyed agate, and features the view of a woman. I got it set in 18k gold and its really outstanding in the setting!


Also, I was given this cleaning cloth as well as a Hearts and Arrows loupe , which is commonly used to judge the cutting grade of diamonds.

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!

Amber Cufflinks

From an unset gem.....
to being set in 18k gold cufflinks, the true beauty of this reversed carved amber is displayed.. thanks to Far East Gems & Jewellery!