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So up until now I’ve been selling nails on Etsy and privately when someone emails me… but now I’ve officially opened my own store attached to the blog

Violet’s Store!

The first wave of products has been uploaded and they are ready for sale! I’ve been working on this for quite some time so I really hope you enjoy it all. I’m still tweaking a couple of things and updating all of my links so please do let me know if you find any problems!

For now I will be selling just nail art but eventually I will be adding deco’d items and  prints of my art work! I will be taking commissions too so if there is something you would like me to make you please just let me know ^_^

Now let me introduce you to the nails I’ve been working on… These are just small snap shots to give you a taste, to see the full set just click the picture!

The Princess’ Afternoon Snack

Pink Safari

Spring Fling

Bling Bling

Come Over to the Dark Side

That 70′s Pattern

The Snow Princess

Chocolate Disco

The Dark Flower

Rockabilly

Ice Cream at the Malt Shop

Happily Ever After

Red Glass

Stripe Me Down

Tea Party

Losing My Marbles

Bad Dog No Biscuit

Leopard to Match a Hat

Private School

Pink Safari

Icing Stripes

Plus many more!

Thanks so much for looking everyone! I hope you find something you like!!

Stay tuned tomorrow because I’ll be having a big give away to celebrate a couple of milestones here

Today’s post is a little different than usual and very special indeed ^_^ I’ve been very secretly excited about doing this post for quite some time now!

There was a very special package in my letter box the other day… Such cute bags it came in too…

And lovely boxes inside that…

The super special announcement that I’ve bee wanting to make is that Dora from “Gems 4 Everyone” has designed a special collection of jewelery inspired by me! That’s right… me!!

How *awesome* is that???

Gems 4 Everyone make beautiful beaded unique jewelery.

The collection is called “Dinner with the Princess”

I’ll show you some of the other lovely pieces they sent me so you can see that they make all kinds of jewelery not just the OTT pearls and bows that I love!

I’m not used to writing about things like this so imagine me putting on my best game show girl voice as I walk you through the show case

Please note that while the prices are listed in Malaysian Ringgit (RM) international buyers can pay via US$ via Paypal.

Snod Izaro China Crystal Earrings

These are beautiful heart drop earrings  I like them because they are very light and delicate. They are long and dangly but not at all heavy so after wearing them for a whole day my ear lobes weren’t at all sore.

Material: China crystal, Silver finding
Code: E016
Design: Crystal Earring
Length: 6cm
Price: RM12

Ravenous Ailsa Swarovski Crystal Bracelet

This crystal bracelet is one of their standard designs but who could say no to something so sparkly and pink

Code: B042
Design: Crystal bracelet
Length: 16cm
Material: Swarovski crystal in rose, light rose, white, silver findings
Price: RM90

I wish I could show you how much it sparkles in person! I think it’s very versatile because it’s delicate enough to be worn during the day but still blingy enough to go out with in the evening.

So shiny!

Concupiscence Brigantia Plastic Floral

Gems 4 Everyone also make a lot of much larger statement necklaces like this piece.

Code: N027
Design: Plastic bead necklace
Length: 39cm
Material: Plastic bead, Silver finding
Note: Can be made using genuine Swarovski crystal (Price may varies)
Price: RM25

This one is extra cool because from a distance the clear beads are invisible and it looks as if the pretty red flowers are suspended in mid air around your neck.

Ameliorate Bertrada Floral Beads

For those with less over the top tastes there are of course more traditional options too

Code: N025
Design: Plastic + Cultured pearl necklace
Length: 43cm
Material: Plastic bead, Cultured pearl, Silver findings
Price: RM15

The first time I wore this one out I got quite a few compliments, it’s nice to wear something so summery in the dead of winter! I love the tiny little pearls ^_^

Now all of those pieces were very lovely… but what I really wanted to show you was my collection!

~Dinner with the Princess~

The set has 3 pieces comprising of a ring, choker and bracelet named after the three dinner courses.

Violet’s Entree-

The ring is a cluster explosion of pearls, tiny pearlised seed beads and crystal beads.

Code: R016
Length: 6.5cm
Material: Cultured pearl, Swarovski crystal in white, beads, silver findings
Design: Cultured pearl & Swarovski crystal ring
Price: RM35

It comes on a band made of beads for the perfect fit. I love rings with non-traditional bands because it makes them so much more comfortable.

It is *definitely* an attention getting ring, there is no mistaking that you are a pearl lover when you have one of these babies. For those of you in cold climates you can wear it easily outside with gloves by tuning it into your hand ^_^

Violet’s Main-

A stunning cultured pearl choker offset with  Swarovski crystals and a crown pendant.

Code: N035
Design: Cultured pearl + Swarovski crystal necklace
Length: 37cm
Material: Cultured pearl, Swarovski crystal, Silver crown, silver findings
Price: RM110

I don’t know what to say about this other than… *drool*

I just love the attention to detail in this piece, the inner row of pearls is slightly smaller so it sits perfectly flat on your neck. And the crystals… oh the crystals! As if it wasn’t pretty enough they’ve added crystals between the pearls!

The crystals shine beautifully and at a dinner party they really catch the light and draw the eye. The little crown is the perfect way to finish a choker like this and I can tell you that wearing it you really do feel like absolute royalty!

Violet’s  Desert-

A lovely bracelet featuring pearls, dangling crystals and small delicate metal mesh bows.

Code: B039
Design: China crystal + ribbon + glass pearl bracelet
Length: 18cm
Material: China crystal in pink, glass pearl, ribbon, silver findings
Price: RM18

This piece is the most delicate out of the collection and I just love it to death ^_^

I love the little mesh bows on this, it really brings a lovely flavor to the little dangly jewels and pearls. I also love the way that something so cute and small fits in perfectly and doesn’t get overwhelmed by the other pieces in the collection.

I love all of the pieces they created and I’m absolutely honored to have a collection inspired by me!

As a special thank you to all my readers if you spend over RM100 at Gems 4 Everyone you will receive a special mystery gift too!

To claim your gift when you email your order through please include the phrase “I want to dine with the Princess” as your subject line

And if you live in the Penang area of Malaysia you can see all of these products in person on the 27th June 2010 as they will be at the Flea Market on Upper Penang Road near to SS/Mois club/E & O Hotel.

Please go have a look at the Gems 4 Everyone website or visit their Facebook page and I’m sure you’ll find something you love too  <3

Almost 3 weeks ago Jolene at The Sticker Monster sent me a package of fun things to review for your guys and seeing as I have such a sweet spot for deco I just couldn’t say no

This is a super long post but stay with me because I’m going to show you how to make a whole bunch of really cool things!

This was the package that arrived on my doorstep… I couldn’t believe how much was packed into it! The delicate items were very well protected and nothing was damaged at all. It took around 1 week to arrive from Malaysia.
Shipping- 5/5
I had to giggle at the adorable business card!

So what was inside?

Several packs of Swarovski crystals in many colours and sizes. I’ve never used Swarovski before so I was really excited to try them out.

Lots of yummy plastic cabochon, pretzels, flowers, whipped cream and chocolates! This was my favorite part of the package, mwahaha more sweets to add to my collection!

10 fimo fruit canes in some really fun designs.

Pre-glued jewels on sheets in cute designs

Pre-glued pearls, big jewels and mini boullions in gold and silver.

Of course there was a whole host of their trademarked stickers! Glow in the dark, glittery and little hearts, totally adorable!

Prestuck felt sheet and furry leopard fabric sheet.

Jolene was also lovely enough to include 2 sheets of special deco protection paper. Basically the idea is that you glue your deco design to the sticker and then put it on your expensive items (laptop/cellphone/whatever) and then if you don’t like the design/want to sell your laptop you can remove it with no damage!

So I think the questions you’re all asking by now is “What on earth did you do with all of these supplies??”…

Well I was a little overwhelmed with all the design ideas so it took me a while to decide what to do first

First thing I did was decorate my make up brushes!

So you need:

• Make up brushes
• Preglued jewel stripes
• Scissors

It’s really easy to do… just measure how many rows of jewels you need while they are still on the plastic, remove the plastic, stick them down and press down for a minute to make sure the glue sticks.

I chose to add the jewels at the top of the metal band because it won’t interfere when I need to wash them.

I had some jewels left over so I added a stripe to each of the ends ^_^

Very easy to do and very pretty no? Over the last 3 weeks I’ve used my brushes every day and washed them as per usual with no damage at all. The only tip I have is don’t submerge the pre-stuck jewels in water, if you do by accident just pat it dry with a paper towel.

I liked it so much that I did my Magical Pick deco tool as well! My lovely friend Jin sent this to me and as soon as I can get the proper internet back I’m going to tell you all about it!

Now onto some real nail art

Have you guys ever used fimo canes? They are so much fun! I’ve actually got pretty much a lifetime supply of them now because the delightful Jacie sent me a bunch of them which are going to be featured in another tutorial too ^_^

So I’ll cover the basics here… they are made of fimo or sculpy and they come in sticks with pretty much any design you can think of.

Using a *very* sharp knife you cut them into small slices. This can be really tricky because they like to roll around. I got around this by taping the cane to the cutting board so I could have more control with my hands.

You want the slices to be *really* thin because it makes them more flexible to shape around your nails when you stick them on.

Apparently you can get over 100 slices from one cane sometimes! I got sore hands after cutting for a while so I made James finish them off I cut them all up at once so I never have to do it again!

Keeping on the topic of nailart… these are the nails that I’ve been wearing for the last two weeks. Over two weeks I managed to move house with these babies on so they were super durable!

I used the little silver boullions to fill in spaces between the diamantes, it gives it lots of extra punch!

Heehee typically I managed to lose my first nail like 20min before James was ready to take the photos yesterday *_* You can spot one of the little fimo cane bows from Jacie in there too ^_^

I decided to experiment by using a big fabric bow this time too. It was very durable and went well and by using hand sanitiser a lot I was able to keep it nice and hygienic. Cute but I probably wouldn’t do it again because I fiddled with it too much! You can see the nails survived the move by my skin didn’t, time for a hand treatment!

Next it’s sticker time!

I’ve been looking at ways to deco my laptop for a while, I deco’d the entire front section twice but didn’t like either design. The second I saw these little heart shaped stickers I knew I wanted to stick them to my keyboard!

It’s fairly self explanatory… I just stuck them on randomly ^_^

I also used some matching yummy macaron/sweets stickers that the lovely Trashtastika gave me and went crazy with them!

LOVE the finished product and it’s a great starting point to inspire the rest of my laptop’s design. I’m going to use the deco protection sheets on the back of my laptop and start again with an even better design!

This next project was probably my biggest overall… I was very inspired by the leopard print fabric and the pre-glued deco sheets to finally decorate my little handy camera and it’s case

First thing I did was add some of the little black rose stickers to all of the buttons on the back of the camera. They were the perfect size! The flash from the camera makes them look kind of shiny but in natural light you can’t see the sticker part you only see the black roses with silver outlines.

Nice and classy unlike the rest of my design which pretty much slaps you in the face with the pink

I used the prestuck jewels and the sticky leopard print for the case.

Again this was one of the easiest project I’ve ever done… I stuck the sheet of jewels on the front of the case, it fit perfectly!

And I stuck leopard print on the rest of the case. I added a stripe of lace to cover the line… and that’s it!

I keep it in my purse all the time and it’s been really great, none of the jewels have come off the sheet which surprised me as I’ve always assumed they aren’t very durable. Very happily surprised!

Now on to the actual camera! I wanted this to be sweets themed but I didn’t want it to be completely crazy. It also needed to fit back in the case which was a bit of a tight fit to begin with *_*

I played around with the design a bit and decided that this would be perfect to try out using Swarovski‘s for the first time!

I used a lot of the cabachons, the prestuck pearls (which I removed the stick backs from and glued down) and several colours of crystals. This is what I ended up with after around an hour!

Totally cute but not too crazy!

Like?

I got a request a little while ago from a reader asking for cute ideas to store nail art supplies and nails there is another tutorial coming on this as well but here’s a quick and easy idea for you!

This is one of the boxes I keep my supplies in…

It took me about 2 minutes to cut out the sticky backed felt and cover the box! SUPER EASY.

It needed a little something extra so I added some of the other cute stickers in the pack ^_^

This is completely random but this is the rest of the sheet the stickers came on… all the cutest ones like the little bears weren’t actually cut out as stickers I just cut them out and stuck them on anyway!

Last but not least I used some of the other Swarovski crystals to jazz up a little heart photo thingy that I got aaaages ago. I put in some purikura of James, Susie and I and deco’d around the edges.

Sorry Susie parts of you got covered in jewels ;_;

I really loved using the Swarovski‘s, they certainly do shine a hell of a lot more than acrylics! They are much heavier but I think they are going to be so much more durable too. Love durability!

So now you’ve seen all the fun things I got to make here’s my final review on The Sticker Monster!

Communication-

Every email I sent was replied to very very promptly, in fact I don’t think I ever waited more than about 12hrs for a response about anything. If you live in Malaysia Jolene also has her mobile number online for inquiries and even arranged meet ups if you want to buy a certain number of products. To top that off she is super polite, very friendly and really knows a whole lot about her products. She actually collects and uses them herself so if you have questions about anything she has proper first hand knowledge.

Prices-

All of the prices are in Malaysian currency (RM). When converting to Australia Dollars the prices are really cheap! Things like the sticky fabric sheets and pre-stuck jewel sheets were around half the price of what I’ve seen them for in shops here in Aus. Even when you factor in shipping it’s still much more cost effective.

Quality-

I didn’t find one single piece in the selection I got that I wasn’t happy with the quality. A lot of the things like the jewel sheets and the Swarovski‘s far exceeded my expectations. Even little things like comparing the silver/gold boullions to ones that I had previously ordered from a nailart site in bulk, the Sticker Monster boullions were slightly larger, shinier and more uniform in size than the bulk ones. Couldn’t be more pleased with everything.

Overall-

Considering the prices, exchange rate, ridiculous number of products actually available on the site and the super friendly service… I’m already putting together a mental order list DO WANT!!!