Friday, May 9, 2014

Freshwater Pearl Wedding Cord = Gigi ♥ Bobby

Convertible Rosary Cord

Gigi ♥ Bobby

c/o Sally Ylagan (mother of the bride)

USA


color: blush/soft pink
materials:  freshwater pearls, crystals, murano beads


Here's another Crystals and Beads wedding cord for a US-based client. ☺ Ms. Sally Ylagan ordered this cord for her daughter's wedding.  Such a sweet mother eh? ☺ After a few exchange of emails, she said the bride decided to go with a freshwater pearl wedding cord convertible into rosaries with blush pink or soft pink Our Father beads.

To Ms. Sally,
   Thank you for the compliments! ☺ and for being patient when I was very busy on the previous projects I was committed to before this one..  I'm glad you loved the cord I came up with for your daughter's wedding. ☺  I hope the couple liked it, too!  Thank you for choosing Crystals and Beads!☺

To Ms. Gigi & Sir Bobby,

   Best wishes! May God shower you with abundant blessings and guide you on your journey together as husband and wife... 












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For orders/inquiries, please feel free to contact me at crystalsandbeads@yahoo.com or fill out an order/inquiry form (see link at the top of this page or at the right side)

please provide your full name, wedding date/date needed, location, colors/motif and/or theme

Purple Rosary Bracelets and Rosaries = Andrea @ 18

Crystal Rosary Bracelets, Crystal Rosaries, Faux Pearl Rosaries

Andrea Calambuhay's 18th Birthday
February 22, 2014
c/o Juliene Calambuhay (mother of debutante)

New Zealand


debut colors: purple & silver
materials:  crystals, faux pearls, metal components (cross, medallions)

Yes, Crystals and Beads has reached New Zealand, too! ☺  I'm super blessed that Ms. Juliene chose Crystals and Beads to do the party favors for her daughter's (Andrea) 18th birthday.  She had the party invites made from the Philippines, too, (I guess costs are higher in New Zealand, eh?)

Btw, I just had to mention this part: We were already exchanging emails when the Yolanda incident happened. Ms. Juliene & her family/friends held fund raisers and garage sale for the Yolanda victims.  It's always an honor to meet such a compassionate person; a 'kababayan' who looks back and does not hesitate to extend a helping hand. ☺

Back to the debut giveaways, in total, there were 110 rosary bracelets, 2 crystal rosaries, 6 faux pearl rosaries.  Though I had previous clients based in abroad as well, this was actually the first time that I had to have them shipped to the client via a carrier, so I was kinda anxious. 'Coz mostly, my clients had their weddings here in the Philippines or had their orders shipped to a friend/family here and have them carry it when they fly to attend their events. Fortunately, DHL was reliable and got the package safe and sound to New Zealand in a just a few days. ☺

To Ms. Juliene,
   Thank you very much! really happy to know that the souvenirs were a big hit on Andrea's debut. ☺ And thank you for the photos you sent! Glad to see actual photos from the event. ☺ Thank you for making me a part of your celebration, thank you for choosing Crystals and Beads! ☺

To Andrea,
   Hope you had a blast on your special day!  Wishing you the best that life can offer... May God continue to bless you and your family... ☺ 




rosary bracelet when worn








one of the photos from Ms. Juliene

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Blue Crystal Rosary Cord = C ♥ R

Convertible Crystal Rosary Cord

C ♥ R

January 8, 2014


wedding theme: Fairy land/ flowers
wedding color:  blue
materials:  crystals, crystal brooch, murano beads, metal spacers, seed beads & crystal                    bicones (spacers)
style: rosary wedding cord, stringed


Another lovely bride based in Canada - Ms. Cressida Lopez, booked me to do their wedding cord. Both the bride and the groom are crazy over the color blue, so they wanted a blue wedding cord.  ☺ Ms. Cressida knew exactly what she wanted, so it was a breeze to take note of the details for the cord.  She showed me one of the previous cords that I made and just pointed out what colors to replace for the components. Their wedding theme was fairy land/flowers so I tried to incorporate that in their wedding cord by using butterfly & flower metal spacers and a flower shaped crystal brooch. ☺ The couple had their wedding at the beautiful church of Paoay Church in Ilocos Norte. ☺  


To Ms. Cressida and her husband:
    Thank you for the honor of making Crystals and Beads a part of your very special day!  Thank you for your trust.. Best wishes!  May you forever be united with love for one another.. Wishing you a marriage full of blessings & joy...

Hazel
Crystals and Beads

The wedding cord


flower shaped crystal brooch
and the couple's initials C (bride) and R (groom)




white murano beads for the Our Father
butterfly and flower metal spacers


How to convert the cord into 2 rosaries?
detach the middle part (main tail)

attach the cross

 the 2 rosaries from the cord


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For orders/inquiries, please feel free to contact me at crystalsandbeads@yahoo.com, or fill out an order/inquiry form (see link at the top of this page or at the right side)

please provide your full name, wedding date/date needed, location, colors/motif and/or theme

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Posh Bowtique by Kat

One of my very good friends, Kat, just recently started unleashing her own creativity! ☺ Thus, the start of her own online shop -- Posh Bowtique by Kat.  I wanna extend my support to her, as she's the one who gave me the idea to start my own business; Crystals and Beads started with her, she was my first client. ☺

And so, for customized hair bows and ribbons for your little ones (and you! ☺), please follow:
www.facebook.com/poshbowtiquebykat
www.instagram.com/posh_bowtique

Highly recommended! not just because she's my friend, but because even if she just started, she makes amazing and adorable hair bows! They're so cute and lovely that even I, would like to wear one! ;)  And I surely would! ☺

She will have an opening promo prize and raffle so follow her now and watch out! ☺

Here are a few samples of her lovely hair bows: