Monday, September 21, 2009

A Touch of Peranakan (Earrings & Necklace)

*The Peranakan Collection*

Above: A touch of Peranakan Earrings

Above: A Touch of Peranakan Necklace

Presenting "A touch of Peranakan Earrings and Necklace"! The necklace comprises handstitched batik yoyos interspersed with Mother-of-Pearl loops in 2 different shapes and sizes; it screams Peranakan with a modern twist! The process of creating both the earrings and necklace re-connects me with my Peranakan heritage -my mum's a Peranakan. To get in touch with my roots, I scoured the streets of Malacca for all things Peranakan and bingo, I stumbled upon this wondrous piece of batik fabric. When I explained to the shop assistant my desire to turn the fabric into a piece of jewelry-she was stunned beyond words! Well, she probably didn't believe that I could do it!! ;)

Here you are, the painstaking effort I put into creating the yoyos (erm, I am really not quite talented in the sewing department) i.e. getting needle pricks and all from time to time is all worthwhile!

Pick this up and sashay down the street in true-blue Peranakan fashion!
#Necklace made with : Semi-precious gemstone: Mother-of-Pearl, Batik fabric and 14k gold-plated components

#Earrings made with: Batik fabric and rhodium components

Length of earrings: 5.5cm

Price: SGD69.90 (Necklace), SGD21.90 (Earrings)

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