Chinese New Year / Valentine's Bracelet

Gong Xi Fa Chai! (Mandarin)
Kung Hei Fatt Choi! (Cantonese)
Keong Hee Huat Chai! (Hokkien)
Happy Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day!

A Simple Valentine's Bangle

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thy breadth of choice in color and shape
My hands itch and reach for the beads to create the perfect combination
To grace my wrist that I may admire thee as I go about my day

Apologies to the readers for thoroughly mangling Elizabeth Browning's Sonnet 43.

Merry Christmas!

Twas the night before Christmas, when the trollings were in bed,
Mama Troll was relaxing and playing World of Warcraft instead,
All the presents were wrapped and placed under the tree,
Everything done, all this time just for me!

Trollbeads Share a Christmas Card 2014

I heard about the Trollbeads Share a Christmas Card event sometime in the middle of November, and promptly signed up for it. I thought it was a great idea, and I've always loved stamps from different countries. As an added bonus, gifts can be won every day in December.

Happy Halloween!

It's Halloween! Time to dress up. Time to hand out candy. Time to have fun. So for most of this month, I had been wearing my Great Pumpkin Bracelet but on Halloween itself I was probably going to be a witch or a pirate and wanted something that would blend in a little more.

Novobeads Jack O' Lantern Review

October is one of my favorite months. Mainly for the lovely fall colors and Halloween. During this time, I have in the past indulged in carving pumpkins of my own design.

Pandora Dragon Dangle Review

My mother and son were both born in the year of the Water Dragon. As such, I had been on the lookout for a dragon charm. I instantly fell in love with the Pandora Dragon Dangle when I saw it, as I felt that it captured the fluidity of a Water Dragon. This Dragon Dangle is a Chinese Dragon and not an European Dragon.