Sunday, December 20, 2009

Nonya Splendour : One-of-a-kind! (SOLD: Sorry, no re-makes)

*The Peranakan Collection*

14k gold-plated charms juxtaposed with a pair of Indonesia batik yoyos, oozing lotsa of good old-fashioned Peranakan charm. The Peranakans or Straits-born Chinese are a result of inter-marriages between Chinese men and Malay (non-Muslim) ladies, creating a new breed of generation known as the Peranakans. The Peranakans speak pre-dominantly Baba Malay (even though most of them were English-educated and tend to be more affluent than most of the local Chinese back then) - which according to my mum, a Peranakan, is a mish mash of Malay and Hokkien. "Baba" refers to the Peranakan men, while "Nonya" refers to the women.

This pair of earrings possesses a strong Peranakan element as the Peranakans (in the olden days) wear a lot of the kebaya, pairing it with sarong made of the batik fabric.

So why wait? Grab a piece of the Peranakan heritage now!

This pair of earrings is *ONE-OF-A-KIND!

*Copyright by Luffworks. Please do not copy the design of this pair of earrings or any other earrings on this website.

Made with: Hand-stitched Batik yoyo & 14k gold-plated charms

Shu - SOLD

A pair of Swarovski-crystallised earrings with the crystals resembling the flowers of the tree. That's the concept of this creation. It's that simple. :)

Made with: Swarovski crystals & rhodium charms and earwires

Froggie Bag Charm

It's official! Weird is in! This froggie charm is a quirky combination of a wooden frog charm with an in-built magnifying glass (useful when you need to read the fine prints off those retail posters! Hahaha! Just kidding!), a pure white heart charm, a rustic bronze snowflake and a quintessentially F1- checker strap. Wow, grab it now to relish its odd but refreshing charm! Yeah, you can call me an oddball! =P

Made with: Charms of all sorts-wooden, rustic, rhodium and ribbons.

Price: SGD27.90

Feline Jewels - SOLD

Meow! Feline Jewels is a bag charm adorned with semi-precious gems of pink and white coupled with a acrylic green bead in the form of a leave. Now, it looks like Meow has found its way up a wondrous tree dripping with sparkling gems! ;)

Made with: Semi-precious gemstones: Mother-of-pearl, Freshwater pearls, Cherry Quartz, Rose Quartz, Japanese bell and strap, 14k gold-plated findings

Ethereal - SOLD

Ethereal is an electic combination featuring components such as delicately-carved Czech acrylic beads, French-made white feather charms, crystal-embedded rings etc all carefully and painstakingly chosen and put together to create a Victorian-like pair of earrings.

Made with: Swarovski crystals, French charms, Czech beads, 14k gold-plated findings and components

Length: 10.5cm

Earthern Chic - SOLD: Sorry, no re-makes.

Publish PostUnderstated earthern charm surrounds this pair of earrings. The "earthern" bit (which is actually glass) i.e. the brownish beads, is slightly translucent thereby upping its uniqueness quotient. You have to see it to believe... ;)

Made with: Czech Glass beads and 14k gold-plated findings

Length: 6.5cm