Movie - Intouchables

If you wanted to correct my post subject above, well you can't. The movie title is in French and apparently that is how it is spelled.

I managed to get Perry to watch this with me last night and glad that we watched this together. Such an inspiring movie and funny too. Cannot remember when was the last time I laughed that hard.

Pic taken from IMDB.com

Playing with Wire

I thought I would practice on wire techniques last weekend. The cutting, bending and linking - all paid off!

The wire bracelet is a bit too big for my wrist but will make a nice anklet :)

Marble In A Cage

This looks easy on the guidebook so I decided to try it myself this week. Unfortunately I did not have a thick string or leather strings to make this properly but I made a silent promise to buy it next visit to the craft shop. Instead, I have used thin black elastic string, normally for hairband and waistband. This is just for practice and blogging purposes but hubby has requested me to make him a necklace like this when I get the strings next time. :)

Reem Island 'Reem Cafe'

After so long I visited Reem Cafe at the Reem Island again. Found this sign outside:

I forgot to ask the cafe staff about this sign :D

Little girls' bracelets

I made these bracelets for two lovely girls, Selena and Tiana as a surprise even from their mother. Simple gifts made from the heart.

And for their mother, a simple pair of earrings..

Marble-lous

Will be practicing some bead wrapping with these marbles :)

Treasures!

I was walking around Madinat Zayed area after my visit to Daiso inside Madinat Zayed Gold Souk yesterday and found out my favourite Chinese grocery shop is closing down. No more food and beverage items. No more Chinese steamed buns!

I went in anyway and found out they are having a sale on fashion jewellery items (which is strange as they do not sell jewelleries). Prices are not bad too, I mean they were priced between AED2.00, AED5.00 and AED20.00 each or in sets!

Look what I have bought for myself:



So, I say goodbye to the Chinese shop and will have to find out if the grocery shop next to the new Beijing restaurant is any good.

The fashion accessories shop next door is not bad as well. This shop is on opposite side of Beijing restaurant / Shoemart, Madinat Zayed Abu Dhabi

Daiso at Madinat Zayed

I have not gone to this Daiso branch for a long time so I thought I would go and visit. Got these from them:

Three tubes of seed beads, two star-shaped beads and colourful round beads. I am going to do two bracelets and maybe earrings for my friend's daughters this weekend. Sssh.. it's a surprise.

For a Little Girl

I had few small packs of plastic beads which are colourful and young girl-ish. I bought them from Daiso when I first started the bead project. I do not think I can use them with the other pearls so I decided to make a pair of earrings and bracelets out of them. This is such a great way to practice and it is fun too.

Dark brown, maybe maroon?

I have been occupied with this project for almost two weeks, partly because I was walking around Madinat Zayed area to look for small metal beads and debate with myself on the design.  I have summarised my trips to MZ as pointless if I need to do serious, money-making business out of this hobby.

And so yeaaay.. the necklace and matching earrings are done and ready to be brought out to meet its fans.

Mina Centre Abu Dhabi

Last night I went to the Mina Centre Abu Dhabi (location hint: Mina Port, Abu Dhabi Co-op, near to ACE Hardware Mina area, Toys R Us) in search for beading tools and supplies. The bookstore, where I bought my tools before, had the small pliers good for cutting wires below 0.8mm. I found the round nose plier set there too, priced at AED30.00 or AED38.00. The only problem is, the round nose pliers are a bit bigger than the ones I have now, it is good if I had a bigger palm *grin*. They also do not sell it per piece so I would have to buy a set of four or five different round nose pliers.

The beads they have are for children craft projects. Small craft section for colourful plastic beads in boxes. Not for me at the moment unless I am conducting bead classes for young children. They also do not have wires I was looking for. I was a bit dissappointed. They have supplies for other hobbies e.g. oil paintings, clay, engravements so if you are into those, you may want to visit this bookstore.

I finally found my mini wire cutter that would cut the 0.8mm in Daiso Al Wahda mall which cost about AED14.00. Happy!

Wrapped!

I almost forgot to post this latest wrapped bead earrings I made earlier this week. I love these wrapped beads projects. Will do more of these. I used 0.6mm wire for this. White faux pearl on top and Crystal white / black bead at the bottom.

Bead Obssession

Lookie lookie what I found... new beads bought from Dragonmart. If you are new in Dragonmart Dubai and want to find beads findings and supplies, go to the GA - GB area. Find a shop called Dudu Shop or DuDu shop (these are two different shop in a same row, no kidding). You should be able to find other related shops in same row. Please try to haggle for discounts :)

This is cheaper compared to the second bead strand. This is AED20.00 a strand. It's just plastic beads in funny shapes.

These are AED50.00 a strand. Purple jade stone.

I think next time I will buy two strands of cheaper beads. I am not daring enough to mix colours and a super perfectionist but I will get there. My new list of supplies to buy include more rolls of wires and a look out for stronger wirecutter. I nearly chipped my wire cutter cutting a 0.8mm wire. Will not do it again! I used my other wire cutters now that I have extra of those from my first few attempts in tool finding in Abu Dhabi.

Last night I have separated few beads from the maroon colour beads as I have plans for them. I have made headpins but short of energy in wire cutting. Next I just need to be brave in mixing colours!