Singapore, World Cup and Newsletter

So here I am... back to Singapore. It is a wonderful feeling to be back here, especially to run away from the boredom in Tel Aviv for a while. Like my husband said, it is my vacation, a chance to charge my energy and great opportunity for me to do some shopping :-). Thus, last week I was completely out of "work-mood", wandering every placed I liked, looking for and buying my basic-human-needs (with "s", of course :))). However, it turned out I didn't shop too much, except buying some cosmetics for keeping stock from Body Shop and Laneige, 2 pairs of shoes (well, shoes here is way MUCH cheaper and MORE beautiful than in Israel) and books. It completely surprised me when I didn't buy any clothes haha... Maybe it's because I'm getting old... Oh god, am I? :(

One in many things great about my trip is that I had a chance to borrow all the latest books for Miniature Crafting from library - believe me, it saves me GREAT deal for buying these, either online or in store. I spent most of my time in the Library, reading books and planning for my Marketing strategy/Website adjustments seriously. Well, I learnt a lot, and finally get my head out of the confusion in designing the newsletter as well as other promotion for Ophira's Jewelry. Yahoo!! Can't wait to send you guys our latest newsletter for July, which will come on 1st July, Thursday by email. If you don't remember to SIGN UP, NOW is a good time to do so... A Welcome gift is waiting for you (free shipping offered) as well as other promotion exclusive - which is only for subscribers.

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Anyway, back to my trip here, though it was wonderful, watching World Cup in Singapore time zone is really a pain for me. The timing is really really bad (2.30am in the morning and most of them are between the good teams) and my beloved England team played never bad like that before... Haiz... I was thinking if I should make some collection for World Cup (probably soccer ball and face of Kaka??? :)) ). Well, should I? 

OK... now it's time for the next news. I will be back to Tel Aviv tomorrow - oh god :( - and will fly to US on this Sunday. My travel plan will include Houston, Washington DC and Virginia (maybe also Texas), and probably I will try to host a small event for Ophira's Jewelry - which you will find out details of invitation and how to attend on our Newsletter on 1st July. One small hint: it will include a lot of giveaways on your own design/choice :). So... Why wait??? SIGN UP NOW before it's too late!

If you have any question, feel free to EMAIL ME. I'd love to receive your emails and comments :)

Have a nice day and nice Shopping with us!

With love,

Emy/Minh Dang

P.S: Did I mention I went to Universal Studio in Singapore and bought a little Gingerbread from SHREK? Well, it was so cool and cute that I kept sleeping with it hihi...

Worms, Mario and preparation for Singapore

I was extremely exhausted these last few days. You can't imagine how hot it was - the weather is getting crazier and crazier... Everyday my body was always sweaty and inside the house it is just so hot that I couldn't concentrate in what I was doing. And that explained why I didn't spend enough time to set up my small photo corner, take the photos under 3 strong lights with extremely high heat and then edit the photos before posting - believe me, this is more that nightmare. I had to choose 2-3 photos from about 15-20 ones I took for each work, and then editing the text, bright and contrast... Oh my oh my, just thinking of it made me sick already haha... I still had about 40 more photos to go through for each product... Wish me luck!

However, last week I did quite a lot of works, starting with multiple styles of cakes - especially the one with roses on top. It was just a beautiful Valentine cake... even though Valentine is still 1 year ahead haha. And not to mention about my success in Kiwi, Orange, Strawberry and Banana cane (I'm so glad) which have cost me a lot of time to figure out how to store and cut it without affecting its shape. Few, finally I could start my favorite fruit cakes :). 

Well, besides cakes, I finally took my courage to order a bunch of ceramic mini plates and another 2 books for miniatures reference on Ebay. Now I'm counting days to receive them and start digging more on magnets and Western dishes :)... So excited!!! I also ordered some ice cream glass - waiting for the best offer from supplier and then you can experience the yummy fresh ice cream parfait - perfect food for Summer right?

This week our friends visited us, and they somehow convinced me to try on making Worms and Nintendo Mario accessories. Well, I don't know about Worm, but for Mario, I am a crazy fan and already made some cute Mario Mushroom Earrings and Phone charm. So I tried myself on the Goomba and Worms hihi... Let me know your opinion on these pieces - I just love it. My husband decided to take one Worm as his phone charm - and it has PINK string haha, and I gave one Worm for my friend as a good luck charm for his new job ;))... Both are so excited about those Worms and guess what, I'm getting more orders ;).

Ok. On Sunday I'm going to Singapore with my husband. Well, I haven't prepared anything yet, except working on the website and packing some orders/samples to bring with me there. I guess I won't be able to update my blog frequently for the next 1 week, but I will be available on YM, email and of course for any nice coffee meet up in Singapore.

Another great news you may be interested in, after taking advice from my friend, I decided that we would give free Welcome Gift for any newsletter subscribers, along with Birthday Gift for subscribers who were born on that related month. It will apply for old and new subscribers (so everyone will be happy :)), hence don't hesitate anymore for SIGNING UP our mailing list and check out our new collections NOW!

If you have any question, feel free to Email me!

See you guys soon!

With love,

Emy

P.S: I have changed a bit on my Website layout, so you don't need to register to buy/shop. If you don't wish to register, you won't have to from now! :)

Cakes day - 1 day before important meeting

Hi there, how have you guys been doing?

With me, today was a good day, as in the morning I felt more energetic than yesterday and started making more little cute things. I am absolutely satisfied with my new Premo White Clay - just right for mixing and creating new shape. What a relief!

I have been thinking of making more cup cakes and fruit cakes for jewelry and accessories. Hence now, I came back to try myself on this section. The result was great with many little slices of cakes which were so yummy-looking and irresistible-eating. However, again, I need to work on my photography skill - it sucked :((...

What do I have now? A pair of earrings - Fruit cherry cake with chocolate layers, Lemon cakes, and Cheesecake. I will try to take better photos tomorrow when I have more free time. Believe me, it seems like I am having a cake party - huge one - which any cake-love fans will want to attend :)...

Tomorrow I will have a small meeting with one of the shopping mall for the weekend artisan boutique. Hopefully luck and good news will come to me and so we can kick-start our first craft show for Ophira's Jewelry. Let's cross fingers for it!

For now, wish me luck :)

Ok. Don't forget to sign up for our mailing list and receive the Birthday giveaways if you were born in June. Also, if you have any question, email me! I'm more than happy to check your emails and suggestions.

Have a good night!

Love,

Emy

A new week - new challenge

Well well well, I had a hard time with my polymer clay materials. Last week I ran out of White clay, and unfortunately, my supplier also ran out of Premo White Clay - which was only sold in this specific supplier in Tel Aviv. How cool!!! I had to take Fimo instead - and my bad, i took Fimo SOFT instead of CLASSIC type, hence in the end I couldn't work with it. It was just TOO soft to not get sticky all over the place, not to mention about ruining my entire works and mood. Later, when I couldn't bear it anymore, I decided to challenge myself by running around other suppliers' places with hope of finding the right type. Haiz, it seemed luck also decided to get some rest on those days, leaving me with only one choice - FIMO EFFECT :((... you can imagine how it works - very sparkling but no more, and damn sticky hic hic (T_T)"...

So it explained a lot for the reason why the last weekend I didn't work so much and update my blog. Surfing internet for oversea supplier and watching movie in the cinema would be a good choice for me, at least this time :). Maybe the idea of buying a bunch of polymer clay from oversea won't be a bad idea after all.



Last weekend I went to watch "Letters to Juliet" with my husband. It happened to be a nice movie, even though the chemistry between 2 main characters was a little awkward. Anyway, I like it, especially their journey around Italy - one of must-go places in my travel list... Start dreaming again....

 OK, let's go back to my work. Finally today the stock was back, and I got my Premo White Clay - one of basic color if you ask me. Moreover, my dear friend - T- sent me a link of polymer clay tutoring in Korean - very interesting though to be honest, I had no idea what was written there. Never mind, at least they had nice photos to look at :). So I spent most of my morning going through the website, trying to learn more tips. Thank my friend so much for this! I love it!

In the end, I tried myself successfully in making canes of bananas, kiwi, strawberry, apples and sandwiches for my future project - sorry I won't be able to upload the photos with this post, maybe tomorrow I will. Wait until tomorrow to see my new works :). For now, may I introduce you to my new version of Little Donuts Earrings - Strawberry and Chocolate. Isn't it yummy?


Oh, before I go to sleep, just a little introduction about my packaging style - in case some of us didn't know how Ophira's Jewelry packs little cute jewelry. It's origami self designed box with little purple ribbon to tie up, together with small gift card (for you to write the message). 4 sides of the box have our logo, website and information. In the bottom will be a message saying "Made in Vietnam", which shows how even more special the box is. Cool, isn't it?

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I will be more delighted to receive your comments and messages on my blog, or just drop me email at minh@ophirasjewelry.com as usual.

Have a great week and see you soon!

Love,

Emy

Hot summer day - Donut treats

Woa, it has been so hot lately for the summer. I was so sweaty and tired that all I wanted to do is sleeping and getting naked to feel cooler. Aw... We had a busy week with me running around the city trying to set up my miniature jewelry booth in some of famous shopping mall here - and still need more luck next week for the appointments so I can kick the start already for Ophira's Jewelry official launching :). Wish me luck!

Yesterday I finally finished painting my booth stand, but still need to decorate more so next entry I will try to attach the photo so you can see how I design my booth (well, for now, one hint: all yellow, silver and light blue - is it weirdo???). And last night, we went out with my husband's sister for the movie "Killers" with Auston Kutcher - very very very funny. You must see it also. I was so in love with Auston and have to say the chemistry between him and Katherine Heigl is amazing. A recommended one to see!

Today is our weekend, so I didn't work so much, except I woke up a little bit early to make cherry tart since the image of cherry tart kept spinning around my head :)). Luckily it turns out nice as it's my first try. And as I already had the mood, my little-working-time turned into the whole afternoon, ending with some more new pieces which I am so proud of. Check it out my favorite for today - Little Donuts Earrings, perfect for summer date :).

Oh yeah, my in laws visited us this afternoon, and guess what, my mom-in-laws bought from me some items :)).Then we had lunch and laughed. It was so wonderful family gathering :).

Ok. Anyway, check it out my updates for some earrings and magnets on Ophira's Jewelry website and don't forget to subscribe with us to receive all the latest news for Ophira's Jewelry SALES or FREE giveaways.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

With love,

Emy

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June Newsletter and super busy week

OK, here I am. I have told myself that I will try to update all my blog and website daily, however, I was so wrapped up by all administrative works and my other job which - believe me - is not as fun as making jewelry. Yesterday, finally I submitted the application for our Artist Weekend Craft Show in Tel Aviv and now I am waiting for the result. Hopefully good news will come and cheer me on. The weather is super super hot, but since I had a lot of things to solve, I ended up spending most of my day running from place to place (NOT a single place is NEAR to each other... haiz) with hope that I could come back home early and started my jewelry. Well, to be honest, yesterday was a productive day for me, on operation aspect, not on jewelry making aspect. I managed to get information on joining Artist Boutiques in other shopping malls, well I have appointment next Wednesday for discussing about cost and other things. Yay! Cross fingers for my plan!

And last night, we ended the day by spending the whole night to correct the Newsletter (which we found out it was not displayed on email properly) and I finished making the small stand for jewelry display by paper. Wow, it's wonderful!

 

Today started by me rushing for the first batch of shipments sending to my clients. Anyone born in this month, watch out and register for Newsletter NOW to get our giveaways birthdays gift - Hamburger Phone Hanging.  

Free shipping is offered for this birthday treat also. Oh yeah, let's get going!

And anyone who hasn't subscribed, you can view the Newsletter here, but don't forget to sign up for the next one by keying your email in newsletter register box in Ophira's Jewelry website.

Anyway, back to my work, I tried the new Silicon Sealant and managed to create a yummy Creamie Cake Magnet which can make you feel hungry straight away. Moreover, one of my most pleased work is combining Waffles with Tropical fruit, giving Summer Waffles - a must-have necklace charm for the Summer. And more more tasty miniatures updated also... If you are interested in ordering, all these are available on my website, just click the name and here you go. Happy shopping!

Have a nice day and email me if you have any question, as usual.

With love,

Emy

P.S: Don't forget to take your photos with our jewelry and send me/share on facebook - we appreciate your help on showing how nice Ophira's Jewelry works look on you :). Thank you!