HAPPY NEW YEAR!

New Year Wishes for You...

Hours of happy times with friends and family
Abundance of time for relaxation
Prosperity, peace & harmony
Plenty of love when you need it most
Years of good health

Nights of restful slumber
Everything you need
Wishing you plenty of new Achievements

Youthful excitement at life's simple pleasures
Enjoyment and mirth
Always smile :)
Rejoice & be HAPPY!

Jewelry making in the 50s

Did you know that as early as in the 1950s jewelry making was already a highly lucrative hobby niche?

Here is the story of a policeman who found himself a new hobby and finally gave up police work in favour of becoming a full time costume jeweler. You can read here the full story. Now that's what I call a change in gears.

Children jewelry sold in Hawaii recalled

The Hawaii based company called Aloha 808 Trading, has just recalled around 12,800 pieces of jewelry due to them containing high levels of lead. All this jewelry was for children and they were made in China. Ouch.
It seems that the jewelry was sold in Honolulu from April to November this year for between $2 and $5 US.

It seriously makes you re-think buying other than artisan, handcrafted jewelry, since there is no such danger of lead and other 'strange' materials entering the piece, except what we manually work with. But of course, there are always people who are prepared to buy pieces worth $2 from their local Wallmart and face the risk of their child getting cancer or whatever else these products might contain.

Just for curiosity's sake, here are some of the pieces recalled in Honolulu...

SOLD OUT: Golden Crown & Key Necklace

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^Temporary stop selling due to stocks' Quality problem^
Golden Crown & Key Necklace
~from Hong Kong~
Retail Price: RM26.00
Our Price: RM22.00 ($6.48 USD)*
Code: B0970020
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Coming Soon: Handmade Fashion Jewelry featuring Korean Crystals...

Handmade Fashion Jewelry featuring Korean Crystals... Coming Soon!

New Creations & New Stock arrival after Christmas...
With New Promotion...
Stay Tuned!

Christmas Keychain / Bag Charms

*Promotion ended*Contact us if interested*

Christmas Keychain / Bag Charms
1pc = RM16.00 ($4.40 USD)*
2pc = RM30.00 ($8.40 USD)*
Code: KB001 - KB007
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Christmas Charms!

*Promotion ended*Contact us if interested*

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Christmas Charms!
Our Christmas Charms (Rhodium plated Clasp) are made for a variety of usage...
You may use it as
Pendant, and/or for Necklace, Bracelet, Bag Charms, Keychain, Phone Charms, etc.
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Charms only [choose from (b) to (f) and/or (h) to (r)]
RM6 for first One
{subsequent/additional Charm is RM5 each}
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16" Rhodium plated Necklace (2" extension) with {1 charm: RM17} or {2 charms: RM22}
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6.5" Bracelet with {1 charm: RM14} or {2 charms: RM19}
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Bag Dangler with {1 charm: RM8} or {2 charms: RM13}
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Keychain with {1 charm: RM7} or {2 charms: RM12}
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Phone strap with {1 charm: RM6.80} or {2 charms: RM11, free phone strap}

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How to order.
1. Recipient Name:
2. Mailing Address:
3. Product Code(s): Christmas Charm with...(your choice/s)
4. Mode of Payment: (Cash Deposit/Fund Transfer/Paypal)
5. Handphone Number: (Optional)
email to: cm.slice.of.style@gmail.com
or
use our Order Form.
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Christmas Sales - 10% off and free shipping

I need to make space for new stuff, as my drawers are full of jewelry. I promissed myself I won't do more until the old is gone.

So here is my offer, which I have also posted on the Dawanda forum.

Buy 2 items or more from my Dawanda inventory, and qualify for 10% off your total and free shipping all over the world.

How this works? Login to Dawanda if you have an account, or register (it's quick and free!), go to my shop and buy 2 items (or more, if you want). As soon as you paid with Paypal (currently it's my only accepted payment method), I will refund you 10% of your total, and should any of the items be displayed with a shipping price, the shipping for you will be free (shipping will be automatically 0 when I send you the invoice. The 10% refund will happen after the sale, because Dawanda doesn't allow me to alter the listed amount.

This offer is good through Christmas and New Year. Then I will get cracking on new Valentine and Spring Collection.

Gift Voucher

How to Purchase Gift Voucher:

Use our Order Form or email to cm.slice.of.style@gmail.com the following details...

Choice of Voucher design: Standard or Christmas

Buyer's Name (From):

Recipient's Name (To):

Recipient's email:

Voucher value: RM10/15/20/25...(your choice) or $5.00 USD onwards.

Message:

Payment method: Cash Deposit/Online Transfer/Paypal(& Debit/Credit Cards)

How to Redeem Gift Voucher:

Visit http://divalicious-jewelry.blogspot.com/. Shop and find item(s) you wish to purchase.

Include the 'Voucher Number' in your order. We will verify with the Buyer of the voucher before approving the sales.

Gift Voucher Terms & Condition

Each voucher will have it's own 'Voucher Number'. We will trace according to Buyer.

Voucher is transferable. We will verify with the Buyer.

Once purchased, vouchers are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash.

Vouchers can be exchanged for items of a higher value on payment of the difference.

Standard conditions of sale apply to items purchased using this voucher.

Vouchers will be sent out by email (with no surcharge). If it's requested for printout and send by mail, then Postage fee is applicable.

Multiple vouchers can be redeemed in a single purchase.

Each 'Voucher Number' can only be used once. Thus, we will keep record on purchases.

All Vouchers are valid for 3months from 'Issue Date'.

For more inquiries, please 'Contact Us'.

Thank you & Happy Shopping!

A bit MIA and something more about cleaning your jewelry

Long time no post, as it seems. I've been busy lately with my marketing studies, and I had to neglect for a while jewelry. I have plenty of stock as there were some months when I worked like a madman (or woman), so at least I don't have to worry that I will run out of jewelry to sell for Christmas.
It is always good to make more jewelry than just the next piece that you are selling, particularly if you do this for more than just a passing hobby. Jewelry can sit nicely in their ziplock bags, they are usually small pieces and do not take too much space.

Which brings me, though, to my next point: cleaning jewelry.
I got a request from my online friend Mary for two bracelets, Stairway to Heaven and Lattice bright aluminium, and tonight when I took them out from the drawer where I usually keep jewelry for storage, I've noticed that in one of the ziplock bags there were two silver chainmail pieces together. I guess I didn't have enough bags at the time and I tried to save space by adding more than one in a bag. BIG mistake! Those two pieces are darkened and dull from oxidization.

So big tip here: never put two pieces of jewelry together. I am lucky because my trusted tumbler cleans up all pieces in a jiffy, but if you don't have a tumbler, you'll have to reverse to more conventional methods, and might not give you the very same results, unless you really spend some time cleaning...
As I'm about to put Mary's silver piece in the tumbler, I'll add the two 'tainted' ones as well, to be cleaned nicely, and then put each separately in its own bag.

Also another tip. One of the two pieces Mary bought is a bright aluminium chainmail bracelet. It is very easy to clean bright aluminium, simply wash the piece in soapy water to bring back the shine.

I don't recommend putting your bright aluminium with your silver jewelry in the tumbler. Actually based on my personal experience, I don't rcommend putting any two different metals together in the tumbler, to avoid weird (to say the least) results. Some people say they had no problems with them. I did. I used once silver with copper, and don't ask me the color of my 'cleaned' silver piece when it came out from teh tumbler. It took twice cleaning just the stainless steelshot with dishwashing liquid, and then adding the jewelry back in, just to get all cleaned up. What a mess!

SOLD OUT: Vintage Small Pocket Watch

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^SOLD OUT^
Vintage Small Pocket Watch
~Made in Korea~
Retail Price: RM62.80
Our Price: RM52.80 ($15.54 USD)*
Code: B4610048
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SOLD OUT: Stylish Pocket Watch

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^SOLD OUT^
Stylish Pocket Watch
~Made in Korea~
Retail Price: RM58.50
Our Price: RM49.50 ($14.57 USD)*
Code: B4600045
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Ready Stock: Red Eyed Fox Earrings

Red Eyed Fox Earrings
~from Hong Kong~
Retail Price: RM19.25
Our Price: RM16.00 ($4.71 USD)*
Code: B4820013
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Ready Stock: Romantic Love Pearl Earrings

Romantic Love Pearl Earrings
~Made in Korea~
Retail Price: RM33.80
Our Price: RM28.50 ($8.39 USD)*
Code: B5040026
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SOLD OUT: Happy Pink Bunny Earrings

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^SOLD OUT^
Happy Pink Bunny Earrings
~Made in Korea~
Retail Price: RM28.60
Our Price: RM24.00 ($7.07 USD)*
Code: B4870022
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Ready Stock: Stylish JC Golden Crown with Crystal Earrings

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Stylish JC Golden Crown with Crystal Earrings
~Made in Korea~
Retail Price: RM33.80
Our Price: RM28.50 ($8.39 USD)*
Code: B5030026
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SOLD OUT: Pink Rose -Golden Setting

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^Temporary stop selling, due to new stocks' Quality problem^
^Thank you for your interest^
SET Price: RM99.00 (Code: B512S093) ($29.14 USD)*
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Necklace only: RM27.00 (Code: B512N026) ($7.95 USD)*
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Ring only: RM22.00 (Code: B512R022) ($6.48 USD)*
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Earrings only: RM23.00 (Code: B512E022) ($6.77 USD)*
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Bracelet only: RM32.00 (Code: B512B030) ($9.42 USD)*
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