Anyway I find it way easier to blog from my phone...or type anything lengthy because somehow when I sit down in front of the computer I'm always struggling to come up with something to say. On the phone it just flows. I think it has something to do with the platform. I'll elaborate. When I need to write something that is conventionally written on the computer, such as this blog post, I'll find it easier to come up with the content when I'm typing on my phone. And vice versa. What a strange problem I have. Lol. A problem that I will try to rectify as well. I can't possibly type out essays and reports on my phone can I? Well I actually can, but I think that's really an inefficient use of time lol. 

Anyway I wasted nearly the whole of today browsing etsy zzz. Specifically, handmade jewelry on etsy. (Note to self: google the difference between jewelry and jewellery.) I can't believe myself sometimes. How come I am so talented at wasting time....it all started with the stupid pre-order of the mbmj dreamy enamel disc bracelet I saw on carousell. I already know about that series of jewelry from mbmj but I didn't know the price. Then I saw that one of the pre-orders for that bracelet going at $29.50, which I thought was quite cheap for designer jewelry. (Or rather accessory) Then there were so many colours available somemore!! Really tempted me to get one even though I don't need it. I just really want it but I haven't even done anything to deserve it. My sem 1 results were so bad too...but it didn't stop me from lusting over it and googling the bracelet to view more pictures of it cos I couldn't decide which colour I wanted. Yes, despite the fact that I was 80% sure I wasn't getting one I still went and spent a hell lot of time searching for pics of it lol. Good job ZX. Then it snowballed...it re-ignited my interest in other jewelry, namely the Cartier love bracelet and love ring...things that I definitely won't be owning for the next 5 years at least. 

The Cartier love bracelet. 

For those who don't know how they look like, shame on you! Lol, but seriously they are so clichéd! They are about as clichéd as the chanel logo earrings and necklace lol. Or the Tiffany's key necklaces. I like them all! Obviously I am one of those who always fall for marketing ploys and jump on the luxury goods bandwagon lol. Anyway, I only lust after them on the inside, it's not like I will save up to buy those things! No money to anyway. But I doubt I will really buy them in the future too la...I appreciate the lesser-known European brands and etsy handmade leather goods more.

So anyway, I was thinking about getting a fake Cartier ring from qoo10...because that's how weak my willpower is. So then I spent a shitload of time looking at those fake luxury jewelry listings on qoo10...but err, I didn't get one in the end. 

Then I forgot how, but I ended up googling "handmade jewellery singapore" and through that I landed upon the singapore-based jewelry store on etsy...and I fell in love with her stuff at first sight!!

Look at 'em babies!! So pretty. There are similar ones with other gemstones, such as this one:

Big love! How I wish I had earholes, and this pair of earrings. 

She also had other kinds of jewelry, such as necklaces and bracelets, and since I am currently in a dainty-bracelet craze, this caught my eye:

When I first saw it I thought it was so gorgeous! And that I had to have it despite it costing $60 (this is still w/o shipping). I even showed my mum the bracelet, and she thought it was meh. Well most of the time she doesn't agree with the things I find pretty lol. Anyway so I started searching for bracelets within etsy and I saw soo many pretty ones!! But those really nice ones were really expensive...so I only really looked at the cheaper ones. Most of them are about the same: thin stackable gold/silver rings - still very trendy, knuckle rings - very trendy as well but I'm not sure whether it's popular in singapore, small dainty bracelets with a small charm - just the way I like my them, but they are all made of lousy material, not what I was looking for, personalised initials necklaces/bracelets/bangles - mostly handstamped letters on a small metal disc (if you are on etsy you would definitely know what I'm talking about), birth month gemstone jewelry - obsessed over them a lot because I really like gemstones!! There were many simple gemstone necklaces which I liked but none of my birth month, which is ruby. Ruby by itself isn't very pretty, maybe that's why there are so little nice and affordable ruby jewelry...

A gemstone pendant, really simple but pretty! 

Other pieces of jewelry I like:

Cobalt blue cosmic necklace! So pretty and so wearable! But too bad it's not very cheap, and it's not made for wearing into the shower, and I can't be bothered to take off and put on necklaces everyday. 

Real dandelion seeds in a glass orb. Isn't this really cool? And the metal used is sterling silver so I don't have to take it off. I was soo tempted to get this, but the only thing that held me back was the spherical glass orb. Why isn't it flatter!! I'm not sure how a glass orb will look when worn - I don't think I will like it much. If it was half as fat I would definitely have gotten it. I'll wait and see if the seller comes up with new designs!

Word bracelet. There are other words like "hope", "miracle", "love"...you can also choose to put your own word in! (7 letters max) I wanted to get a "hope" one because it is very appropriate for the coming semester lol...whenever I feel unmotivated and defeated I will take a look at my wrist and gain strength lolol. But err, didn't get it again because it's not cheap for its quality. 

Lastly,

I found this seller selling these beaded bracelets (has many more designs on the store) and I was floored! So pretty!! Totally upped the level for stone bracelets. But they were almost sgd50 each which were too ex for me, considering they are stone bracelets, so I took showed the picture of the third design to another stone bracelet seller who sells for way cheaper, and asked if she could custom-make it for me. #cheapskate #unethical #guilty 

She said she'll check with her stone supplier first...I really hope it's possible for her to make them, and that she will make them for me, and that she won't charge me too much for it. Maybe I'll ask her to make a few more if possible lol. 

That's it for my online jewelry window-shopping on etsy lol. Of course there were many other bracelets and necklaces which I liked and favorited but lazy to cover them already. 

That's it for now! Will go pack the things on my table now. (Now means after Instagram and dayre, of course)