Sneak Peek of ju ju be's 2011

I have some new inspiration recently. I am in love with the petite style of Japanese beading. Dangles, dangles and dangles of yummy crystals and gemstones with a natural sea shell. Should I put on my Hong Kong consignment store or Etsy?

Monday

Monday can be energetic, or depressed. Today I fall into the 2nd category. Feeling so tired after breakfast and went to bed straight. I need a quiet break.

Here is something I made for the winter. I named it Cinematic.

I have stolen my husband's old books for some background. Love the printings and texture. He told me that they were from 1920s!

Thanks for reading. This lovely bracelet can be found in my online store.

Product photo shoot

Finally there is sunshine in my house. I have been waiting for it so long. It is super hard to capture a beautiful image of my Rose Water necklace. I love this a lot and I have one I wear a lot. The necklace was shot more than several times which the softness and loveliness of the blushing pink rose quartz drop is so hard to capture.

A beautiful shot of my Rose Water with the aid of sunshine. No retouch, just size chopping.

Unlike the photo underneath which was captured in a cloudy day... even though I tried to add light source with a DIY tent, nothing is better than natural light.

!Crap!

Here are some tips for product photo shooting and styling tips via

Making it Lovely

Decor 8

Walking to no man land

First it started as a hobby... then comes the rocky road.

I have been reading lots of self-employed stories recently. Mostly motivated by this lovely book, Escape from cubicle nation

I thought I was so lonely and kinda silly to realize my dream. It was like walking into the no man land. I do things alone most of the time. I email / blog / source materials / design alone. I make jewelry alone (to compensate, I turn on Discovery channels to make sounds.) Everyone is saying you are so blissful to be a housewife and make jewelry to sell (To sell does not mean sellable!?). I can only swallow my bitter. It takes lots of work to get one sale!!! Moreover, I worried a lot and here are some of them.

1) I do not return to be the corporate world, I will be jobless forever.

2) I will be regretted when I am 40s.

3) I feel lack of confidence / self esteem in front of my umates / ex colleagues / friends who have their gold plated job titles and lavish lifestyle.

4) Money... though I will not starved to death, I miss my fancy shoes and dresses sometimes.

To feel much better, I search for other man in the world.

{Photo credit: SharonMontrose's photography}

Sharon Montrose

Watch this video to see how this baby giraffe is shotted.

Bess from The English Muffin Blog

Nichole from Make it Lovely. A day in the life.

I love aqua

My heart melts every time I see this lovely aqua with a vintage touch!

Nice cup and saucer from jaditekate - I love Jadite's stuff. I wish I am living in US. The shipping cost to Hong Kong is too expensive! Imagine: a lovely morning + tea + a nice vintage cup :)

Summer Dreams art photo from Kristybee - Kristy's photos are always soft and dreamy!

Pale blue modern clock from uncommon - I think I need a new clock on my pale wall!

Vintage tags from PaperEclectiques - These tags inspires me for the deco of my next craft show. (Yes, I am having a craft show in Nov. More about it later.)

New Items

Some new items ready to be listed at my Etsy store.

Perfect Pouch!

I have been looking for pouches which I can stuff in my cell phone, keys and some cash for a run to supermarket. And I think this is the perfect one. It looks fun and stylish. Also it made with oilcloth, which is very important as grocery maybe wet sometimes :P