10% Sale for Valentine's Day & CNY 2011!

Chinese New Year usually falls on Late January or early February every year, and traditional celebration lasts for half a month! This year, the first day of CNY is February 3, and Valentine's Day falls on the 12th day of CNY.
Red and pink are the traditional color of happiness, love and good fortune, and a popular color during CYN as well as Valentine's Day. What's better than to give your love ones gifts in red or pink?
I'm offering a 10% sale in my shop for everything that has red, and pink in it - starting right now until the 15th day of CNY, i.e. Feb 17! So you'll have plenty of time to browse and choose the best gifts!
What's more, I will include seaglass extras in a special Chinese New Year red packet! The 10% off will be refunded into your paypal account right after I have received your payment.
Check it out here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ecstasea?section_id=7707607
Happy shopping!

Making Seaglass Music

Seaglass does make music! There's one beach that I often visit, it's literally covered with seaglass! When the waves come in and rush out again with seaglass rolling in it, the soft jingling sounds make the best music.
Then I made seaglass suncatchers, they turned out to be windchimes too!
But these must be the cutest musical pieces I've made so far!

10% Holiday Sale

Hi friends! Christmas sale is on again, 10% off everything in my shop at ecstasea.etsy.com! Sale lasts till after New Year's Day! Reward for return customers as well! New items are listed everyday, be sure to check back often!

Cyber Monday Sale!

Coupon codes sound interesting and practical, I'm giving it a try in my shop. I sure hope it works better than etsyonsale, which has messed up the titles and prices of some listings! My apology for anyone who visited my shop just to find out I've prematurely ended all sales.

Well, the sale is still on! Try my brand new coupon code CYBERMON2010 for 10% off in my shop! Make the best use of it during the shopping season!

See ya at ecstasea!

CHRISTMAS EARLY BIRD SALE

Hi friends! Due to some technical error, I have decided to end the Christmas Sale prematurely. It was started on Oct 16, and responses are great. My wholehearted thanks to everyone who has shopped at ecstasea during this period!
New listings are still being added everyday. Have a great time browsing!

Autumn - the season to Fall in love!

Late summer and autumn are my favorite time of the year! Crispy cool morning air, sunny days that are no longer so hot, trees in fiery colors and all kinds of fruits for harvest!

I am equally amazed by the colors seaglass have to offer - when sorting my seaglass collection for fall jewelry, I realized there are more than 10 different shades for just green and brown! You may think little of these colors because they are the 'commonest'. Trees are green and brown yet beautiful and precious. I hope my jewelry are at least as beautiful as they are!

My latest jewelry designs of English Seaglass

Once again, I cannot help but dedicate another post about English seaglass. Their century old history brings nostalgia and awe to the beholder -who would have guessed that these leftovers thrown into the sea right from onshore glass factories could become something so beautiful and sought after!
I am in love with every piece of English seaglass jewelry that I have made, and never tired of looking at their photos! I have included my best ones here; some are sold, many are still available. Be mesmerized and hypnotized by their beauty...

Cornflower blue seaglass with swirls of bubbles - hallmark of handblown seaglass! Set with blue rhinestone dewdrop and sterling silver leaf bail. Apple for your eye!

Striped in green and amber, this sweet little gem is set with a sparkling rhinestone in one of its surface bubbles. I called it 'firefly'!

Exquisite English multies in blue and green - wear a piece of the ocean wherever you go!

Simplest design of sweet seaglass 'bubbles' in the palest shade of green.

Unique pattern and color, like footsteps in the snow...

Mustard gold English seaglass multi wrapped in gold filled wire, on antiqued brass chain - that ancient English look!

A sweet pure white 'egg' and a tiny sterling leaf - simply breath-taking!

I call them 'dalmatians' - but they are actually deep amethyst, dark green and deep blue on clear glass!

My first time - 'ecstasea' featured in a magazine!

It is here! Wow, I'm so thrilled! There's an article introducing my shop in the international divers' magazine X-Ray Mag!

This article introduced seaglass and seaglass jewelry by artists all over the world, including myself and my BIGGEST all time FAVORITE : palmeras from Spain
http://www.palmeras.etsy.com/
















Here's the latest issue of the magazine: http://www.xray-mag.com/pdfs/xray35/X-Ray35_FS.pdf

Enjoy!

Chinese New Year Promotional Sale!

Chinese New Year is one of the most important celebration amongst Chinese communities, especially in Hong Kong, China, Singapore and Taiwan! This year, the first day of Chinese New Year coincided with Valentine's Day on Feb 14!
This CNY is also extra important for me, as well as other shops that belonged to the etsy Hong Kong team, which has just established! 'CNY promotion: free shipping from Feb 16-21' is how I celebrate this special occasion. Some of us are offering free shipping too!

There is a variety of high quality, unique handmade products from our shops!
Take a look at ecstasea, my seaglass jewelry shop, or other shops of the Hong Kong etsy team:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ecstasea
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BejewelledBespoke
http://www.etsy.com/shop/OhSmile
http://www.etsy.com/shop/littleclouds
http://www.etsy.com/shop/RubyMartini
http://www.etsy.com/shop/emilyorpin
http://www.etsy.com/shop/somethingrenewal

Be a fan of Etsy Hong Kong on facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=811791529#!/pages/Etsy-Hong-Kong/279619562407?ref=mf

Merry Christmas!

Christmasy jewelry and charms - fun to make and wear, but would you wear it all year round? Here's my idea of a versatile pair of Christmas trees earrings: you could wear the posts and 'trees' separately after Christmas! These will become a pair of star posts, and another pair of 'water droplets' dangles if worn with another pair of posts!

I love to make balls of seaglass in many color combination - these holly and mistletoe balls are especially lovely. Use them as cellphone or handbag charm, cute all year round!

Rainbow, anyone?

My favorite beach has been very generous to me. It has given me seaglass of all the colors of the rainbow, and much more! Believe it or not, I have actually found more than 20 different colors on this fantastic beach!

Unlike beaches in North America, lavender is the rarest color here. But I seem to find more turquoise than my jealous American friends, LOL! Have you wondered about those seaglass in my front page? You bet they are authentic, I found each and every piece!

I have made 'rainbow themed' jewelry from some of these colorful seaglass. Though I really had a hard time parting with these jewelry, it is my greatest satisfaction to know that somewhere in the world, someone will always treasure and wear them proudly!

English Seaglass

I love the seaglass that I've collected from my favorite local beaches, but I have fallen desparately in love with the English sea glass multies. For thousands of local seaglass I've collected, I could find maybe one piece with two colors in it, being a marble fragment or flash glass. But English seaglass multies have many colors in stripes, layers and swirls! And hard to find colors like red, yellow and purple in the same piece as well!

I used to sit on my hands whenever I saw the English seaglass auctions on ebay, telling myself one day I'll find something like that. But my yearning have become so intense I could bear no more. I striked out and won some. When I scoped my hands at the hard earned bounty, I never felt better! English seaglass is the best seaglass, I still can't get enough! But oh yes, seaglassing at the local beaches is still very enjoyable and I still find lots of good glass. Buying seaglass will never take away the fun of finding my own seaglass!

Knitting Wire

I fell in love with knitting wire! Well, not the ordinary metal wire that left my fingers frayed and bleeding, but the nylon coated sterling silver / stainless steel cable that is smooth, flexible and durable! Infinite possibilities and combinations sprout from my imagination! Subtle rainbow, calm ocean, classy pearls and vibrant sea, I work in frenzy to bring them into reality! Drilled or not drilled, you could still knit them in either way! Beads or shells, gemstones, crystals or seaglass, knit them all in!

Simpicity

The simpler, the better - my latest concept.

The unique shapes and beauty of seaglass need only the simplest designs. Sometimes there are seaglass with such character and charm that they need only the simplest designs to become most impressive. For example, the seaglass key that needed only a key ring bail to become a stunning necklace. Or the sweet seaglass bubbles that needed only sterling posts to become exceptional earrings. And the rare turquoise seaglass that needed only to be side-drilled to become a breath-taking invisible necklace.

Each piece of seaglass 'talked' to me before I transformed them into unique jewelry. Some begged not to be drilled, some needed to be drilled to release their potentials; some boasted characters and prefered solitaire, others opted to hang around with peers. How I wish I have all the time in the world to listen!

Seaglass Collectors

I have almost neglected my blog here since I joined the seaglasslovers community at ning.com. I am so at home amongst seaglass lovers and collectors all over the world, as much addicted to the hobby as I am. My beachcombing behavior is no longer odd: there are indeed thousands who beachcomb under more extreme conditions!
We show off our best finds and admire each other's collections, put in our two cents' worth in identifying odd beachcombed objects, exchange seaglass philosophy, and found strong bonding in our friendships.

Also a member of the seaglass collectors and seaglass artists, I have found great joy in viewing and admiring seaglass creations of many great artists. Posting my own creations there, I am overjoyed to received genuine approval and encouragement! Without the aggression or competition of a commercial site, here is a perfect place where artists gather and exchange ideas and skills.

Now, logging onto these sites has become one of the most important thing for me everyday!

Valentine's Day

Hearts! I've loaded up my shop with sea glass jewelry designed around the 'heart' shape for this special occasion. Naturally heart shaped sea glass and 'pair of heart' bracelets, anklets and necklaces: unique designs only on ecstasea.

But I haven't sold one so far! Has everyone settled for chocolate and cards instead of sea glass? Maybe the Christmas gift-giving frenzy has somehow drained everyone? Are my items priced fairly?

Feeling always optimistic and positive, I continued with my sea glass collecting and jewelry design, knowing that there are people out there who just love my stuff. Here's some of them if you're new to my shop!