so you think i have forgotten you ...

nope i have not. just that my brain can only focus on so many things at a time. now my yoga practice has taken up quite a bit of my time. and goin to do so till end of the year. i have fallen in love w my practice again. de challenge is back. dun i jus love a challenge?? *roll eyes*

talking about challenges. H.S.B.C. is making a comeback. we are goin for de heritage race again!! this year tee is in a much flattering color - PINK!!! hahahhaa. lets jus hope we complete de race.

in de meantime, enjoy these two tiny pieces that i uploaded in de store!

stubby is sick

since friday, i was sufferin a v bad headache. and after that i started shiverin and feelin hot inside. thanks to mindful breathing (and paracetamol), i finally broke into sweat. however i still feel abit groggy. i can only manage the below ...

- took "passport" pictures of edward. even though i am sick, i need to amuse myself ;p

- re-list 2 items on etsy - here and here.

- tempted to kill my neighbours - they woke me up w their noisy chatter at 2am.

- made a nice cheesy turkey sandwich for dinner.

yes these are all i can manage.

gretchen showing off her purchase

its always nice to see my stuff in someone blog. thanks gretchen!!

ohh isnt de cupcake cuteeeee?? its by mypapercrane. one of my fav!!

oink is slowly updatin

yup you are not seein things. de store is now slowly updated. i have a couple of new things which i absolutely love (on de other hand if i dun love them, i wun sell them).

i have also got my groove back in writing personalised descriptions for some of de items. ohhhh did i mentioned that i have new packaging too?? hehehehe. i am still tryin my best to be environmentally friendly. most of de materials are recyclable and reusable.

details of new items can be found here!

some delisting

did my usual qc on my stuff, sad to say, some of de items that i have listed on etsy got to be delisted.

all de studded earrings (leaf, flower and adam apple) are delisted from etsy.

this made me doubt that i will ever make stud earrings again. no fear. i am transforming all these to something else. so keep a lookout!

oink is updated

mini update of de store ...

me has gone all nature ... hehheheeh. i am so loving my mushroom birdie pc that i kept one for myself and only one left for de store! so must grab now!!

leaf (US$3.00)

“nature will bear the closest inspection. she invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.”

henry david thoreau

de birdie and de mushroom (US$18.00)

“after days of flying around, de birdie is tired. she knows she can always trust on her good friend, de mushroom to let her take a rest.”

m..

oink is back in business!

after a super duper long hiatus, oink is finally back!! w brand new loots!! and of course, new business direction too.

actually de direction is pretty simple and idiot-proof. i am not goin to flood de store w tons of things so that people can choose. think haute couture. hahahaha. no lah. i am jus doing what i can w my stubbies and within de time i have.

in addition, i am focusing on working on more vintage pieces that i love. add a twist to classic design.

my first two pieces are out and they are stud earrings!! which i have not done before.

flower (US$3.50)

“love is the answer, you know that for sure; love is a flower, you’ve got to let it grow.”

john lennon

adam apple (US$3.50)

“adam was but human – this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple’s sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden.”

mark twain

BTW i love de packaging that i did. i am pretty proud of myself. hahahhahaa. everything you see here is recycleable and reusable. woohoo!! hug -a-tree now!!

prom queen

i love this piece. i love it so much that I kept a piece for myself ;p

its a simple elegant piece which one can wear to any occasion. of course, you can definitely wear it to de prom and be de prom queen (US$20) ;p or de most important event of your life (like when you are givin birth ;p i jus finished reading shopalic and baby). whatever de occasion, once you wear it, you be de centre of attraction.

if you have any questions on this piece, give me a buzz at

demightyshiva@yahoo.com

raise de red latern

i never like de idea of de chain danglin alone. however after much thinkin, decided to give it a try.

when i tried de earrings, i thought de red roses looked v much like chinese red laterns. de pearls added de finishing touches to them. since de rose is on de top of de earring, its most approriate that i named it after de movie - raise de red latern (US$15) ;p ohhh btw i startin to lovin using these thick chains!!

if you have any questions on this piece, please give me a buzz at

demightyshiva@yahoo.com

scissor sisters

i dun feel like dancing, dancing … dun you love scissor sisters (US$15)?!

i love love their music. so 80s so abba. its awfully right for me to pay homage to them with this pair of earring featuring brass scissors charms. i added a pair of czech glass star beads (i got from craftysupplies - etsy) to symbolise what a star this group is. i dun feel like dancing, dancing ... hehehehheeh.

if you have enquiry on this piece, give me a buzz at

demightyshiva@yahoo.com

p/s: this is also one of de pieces that i started experimenting using thicker chain. i lovin them on this piece - givin abit more grunge more rock and roll style!!

hollyrock california and sahara princess

as promised, b2 stuff are on its way to an oink production. hollyrock california (US$22) and sahara princess (US$28) are now listed at etsy. if you are someone who is lookin for super duper girly stuff, b2 craft will suit you just well. and of course, if you are looking for something more whimsical, vintage, still got moi stuff.

see i told you oink is for everyone!!

p/s: on a darker note. work is friggin piling up. left office at midnight. my to-do-list is two pages long. and my leave could be cancelled!! why why why??

aye aye captain

gosh anchor rope charms are everywhere now.everybody seems to be in nautical theme!!

i am not a trend follower. i love these charms for my own reasons - think pirate of de caribbean, johnny depp and orlando bloom(yum). aye aye captain (US$15)!! i added a swaroski crystal - givin it a treasure hunting feel. yup tons of treasures to be uncovered people!!

if you have any questions on this piece, give me a buzz at demightyshiva@yahoo.com

pearly obsession

i never thought i would be so in love w pearls right now. always thought that pearls are abit tad too chi chi for my taste. i discovered de supplies shop that sell de pearls. i fallen in love with them. de pearls dun come in traditional white and black. they come in assorted colours.

its most apparent that i came up with pearly obsession (US$15). its made of assorted coloured swaroski pearls. and de centre piece is a faux seawater pearl that i picked up recently - i absolutely love de colour!! and every piece is unique.

if you have any questions on this piece, give me a buzz at demightyshiva@yahoo.com

purple rain

i know i have been slacking w pictures of my new stuff. hey its worth de wait ok!! hehehhehee.

when i first bought these dark purple pearls, i was so in love with them. i was dying to use them asap - makin them de centrepiece of my creation. however i did not want to make a friggin barney out of my earrings. i soften de piece by adding some white pearls, making it lookin like raindrops - purple rain (US$12) :) (and of course when i was making this piece, it was raining ;p) so de next question - do you think prince will wear de earrings?? ;p
if you have any question about this piece, give me a buzz at demightyshiva@yahoo.com

p/s: this round photo was resized and slightly adjusted by me. pm is rather busy w work. so please note that this is NOT his usual standard.

mystic universe

mystic universe (US$12) is de first dangling earring that i made not using any charms. its also de hardest piece to make. i think i have trial and error many many materials. what i love about this piece is how de ethnic metal ball add a vintage touch to de elegant pearls - making it more fluid, more mysterious.

if you would like to own this piece, give me a buzz at demightyshiva@yahoo.com

de first piece

this is de first pair of earring i made when i first started this hobby thingy!! this is a pure experiementing piece. de time taken to make this piece was not as long as i imagine. i was so happy with this piece i went on to make another two more pieces (eliza dolittle and de shining).

but it did take me damn long time to think of a name for this piece. finally i settled for de first piece (US$8) ;p DUH!! :)

if you would like to own this piece, give me a buzz at

demightyshiva@yahoo.com

p/s: btw you would notice an upsurge of uploading of pictures of earrings ... this is because de store is going to be open soon!! look out!!

eliza dolittle

this charming vintage-looking retro piece is dearly titled eliza dolittle. de name rings a bell? yup. its de main character in de play/ movie - my fair lady - played by audrey hepburn.

eliza dolittle (US$6) is made up plastic black, and metal brass beads. this piece looks expensive but its actally made up of pretty decent priced materials. jus like eliza. she looked elegant but she longed to be her old self - de flower girl :)

i absolutely love this piece for its vintage, retro style. yet it does not cost a leg and an arm ;p

if you would like to own this piece, give me a buzz at

demightyshiva@yahoo.com

cloud nine

this is definitely de chirpiest piece in my loop collection (so far). after making three pairs of brown, darkish loop earrings, i thought i needed to do something cheerful and fun. went off to good old jin long ... got new supplies and ta .. da ... de birth of cloud nine - making me high ... hehehhee :)

cloud nine (US$8) is made of coloured plastic beads (purplish, lilac) and silver metal balls. this piece is also made slight after new year. guess de festive mood rub off on my craft ;p

if you would like to own this piece, give me a buzz at

demightyshiva@yahoo.com.

de shining

finally i can showcase my loop series.

this simple loop earring was de third pair that i have made when i first started making earrings. i was running out of ideas what to do w my supplies, was playing around and viola. wanted to call it de odd one out. but thought it was pretty weird.

since i have de ethnic looking silver metal ball shining bright against de antique gold-looking bead, i playfully decided to name this piece - de shining (US$8).

no, you wun see jack nicholson face after prolong staring ;p

tea with de queen

another charm earrings. tea with de queen (US$12) - i love love love this teapot, and cup and saucer charm. the details on these tiny charms are unbelievable (sorry, my camera not power enough to take close up shot). once again, this pair is accompanied by swaroski pearls - bronze and brown - adding de elegant touch ... think de queen would love that.

another possible hini birthday pressie :)

if you like to own this piece, give me a buzz - demightyshiva@yahoo.com.