Christmas cheer

We've been busy working on Christmas orders as well as some customisation. Here's a sprinkling of the customised designs/colours for your viewing pleasure.

Going Maad II: Photos

Rhoda & Rosie

The star of December Maad: Oriental Fan necklace.

This piece that hadn't even been named sold out at the fair.

Still Rhoda & Rosie

Our neighbours from Luvdolls65: Lydia & Rhoda
(yes, the lady in the ponytail is a Rhoda too!)

Lydia & Rhoda (Uh-huh, Fluff had a Lydia at our stall too)


Evelyn & Rhoda

Going Maad

December Maad was a blast! It was a full house - in terms of both stalls and shoppers - and there was a strong festive buzz in the air. The best part was, we the Fluff designers got to do quite a fair bit of Christmas shopping ourselves, thanks to our neighbours Luvdolls65 who graciously helped us man the stall while we disappeared to satisfy the shopaholic in us. :P

Designers we heart:
- Amy Woo: A lovely animal lover who makes the prettiest ceramic pots, bowls, ringholders, mugs, wind chimes. And if you're really lucky, some of them come with her trademark bunnies perched on them. Really nice!
- Alice K: We met this gregarious lady at the Singapore River Bazaar and were thrilled to catch up with her at Maad. She's a wonderful designer and seamstress. Her current range of smocked baby doll tops in kimono fabric are simply hot! Just as girly are her clutch bags! We couldn't help getting a whole lot customised for our girlfriends as Christmas pressies. It's the perfect gift for a babe!
- Bridget Rose of Goblin Market: We almost overlooked her stall which was in the dark-dark area in front of the information counter. But thank God we caught a glimpse of this shiny blue pinafore hanging from the ceiling and moved in for a closer look. That particular piece didn't fit us but we ended up trying a whole lot of other stuff (tops, dresses, scarves) and totally busted our budget for the weekend. Bridget is such a talented designer and artist. What we love about her style is it's edgy yet feminine. Her clothes are funky yet very wearable and still somewhat girlish without being sweet. We soooooo heart Bridget! *swoooon*
- Knotty Bicsie: Betsy's bangle wristlets are simply adorable! We bought up the last ones she had on Saturday intending to give them away as gifts but couldn't resist keeping them for ourselves. Looking at her cool stuff makes us wanna take up knitting ourselves!

Vintage weekend

Do drop by Suite Stuff at Haji Lane this weekend for some cool vintage shopping!

Fluff is going to MAAD

Fluff will be setting up shop at the MAAD (Market of Artist & Designers) fair this weekend, Dec 1 and 2 (Saturday and Sunday). Do drop by and do your Christmas shopping early!

Place: red dot Traffic @ 28 Maxwell Road, a stone's throw away from the Tanjong Pagar MRT Station

Time: 11am to 7pm

Adding to the buzz this time around, the event is part of Creative24, an exciting, non-stop 24-hour festival that allows you to experience various projects from Singapore’s creative community - first-hand, upclose. Shuttle service is provided from the National Museum to red dot Traffic.

Fluff at Suite Stuff

A piece of long overdue news. Fluff accessories are now available at *DRUMROLL*
Suite Stuff
53a Haji Lane.
Mon-Fri 2pm-9.30pm
Sat 12nn-10pm
Sun 2pm-8pm
(Haji Lane is right next to Arab Street. Get off at Bugis MRT, walk pass Raffles Medical Hospital and Golden Landmark Hotel then cross the street in the direction of Arab Street. Haji Lane is the small street next to Arab Street that looks slightly dead at first glance because there isn't much traffic in there. But therein lies the beauty - you can walk on the tarmac! And there IS life in Haji Lane - go on, take a peek in the shops. You will be enthralled.)

Do check out the boutique in hip and happening Haji Lane where many entrepreneurial young people have set up shop, many of them selling fashion wear and accessories designed and made in Singapore by up and coming designers. You will be amazed at the treasure trove this renagade street has become. Fashion items here range from vintage and retro to avant garde, designer and edgy.

We simply love shopping in this stretch of colourful shophouses in Singapore where time seems to have stood still. It's just very quaint and Olde World. It's also refreshing that every shop has its own individual style and range of products, and isn't part of some fashion chain found everywhere else. It's great for people like us who're oh-so-bored with shopping in malls where the mix of shops is identical. I mean, what's the point of opening so many shopping centres when it's only the same big-name stores that can afford to pay those exorbitant rents..it only makes for boring shopping!

We certainly hope Haji Lane stays individual and unique for a long time to come and not get caught up in the wave of commercialism. Fingers crossed too that developers don't barge in and screw up the place with their spruce-up plans (worst still, en bloc sale of the shophouses!) that inevitably result in higher rents that up-and-coming designers can't afford.

Anyways, Saturday's a good time to visit when all the stores are definitely open and there's a nice manageable crowd that gives a buzz to this artsy-fartsy street without the place getting too maddening.

You MUST drop in at Suite Stuff (on the second floor a door or two from House of Japan on the ground floor) to chat with the owner, funky Stan, who's a musician and we hear she sings beautifully. Browse and buy her vintage dresses available in limited pieces for each design. Look, see and touch selected Fluff designs that are stocked at Suite Stuff and maybe buy a pair of earrings or two plus a dangly necklace.

Then have lychee martini or gula melaka gelato at Pluck ice cream parlour a few doors down the street. And if you're still feeling hungry, tuck into Middle-Eastern/Egyptian fare at Cafe Le Caire further down the street. The braised lamb is to-die-for. We also love the black coffee with mint. ;)

FB rocks

Oh, and another reason we've been absent here is that we have been over at Facebook. Join us there if you have an account. Look for the group fluff: handcrafted jewellery.

If you are not yet on Facebook, what are you waiting for? It's time to catch up with technology. There're no two ways about it. Jump on the bandwagon or get left behind...but be warned, Facebooking is highly addictive. Soon you will be sleeping less, going out less, staying home more, neglecting work...you get the idea.. ;)

Christmas shopping!

One more thing, do try to send in your Christmas orders early so that we can fulfill every single one of them. We would hate to disappoint you if designs ran out of stock.

A little bit of yuletide tidbit: Last year, one customer ordered 12 pieces of jewellery for her closest gal pals. That record still stands.

Born to be wild...and busy like a bee

Some long overdue updates: So sorry we've neglected updating our blog. We've been so busy with orders and customisations, especially since we were recently featured in Cleo and I-Weekly. :) What a happy problem!

But the good news is, we've finally been able to breathe a bit more easily the past few weeks and have started churning out new designs. We hope to be able to upload them soon but chances are, given what tech duds we are, and also cos our beloved Fluff photographer is getting married in November, it'll take some time.

The good news is, we'll be selling the new designs at the next bazaar we're taking part in on Dec 1 and 2. We'll update you on the details of the event but keep the date free to pop by our stall to grab the choicest designs for your gal pals' Christmas pressies!

Here's a pictorial spread of our visit to Aunty Alice K's shop at People's Park 3rd level #1012, taken quite some months back.

Return of Butterfly Kisses

Great news! The smash hit Butterfly Kisses is back in stock in a remade version that is just as pretty if not prettier than the original design. Email shop@lovefluff.com to grab a piece of this lovely necklace for yourself...or for your gal pals. Don't forget, Christmas is just around the corner. :)

All things bride and beautiful

Remember Nikki who commissioned us to customise her wedding jewellery? Well this is her. She so kindly sent us photos of her pre-wedding shoot by Chris Ling. Doesn't she look simply stunning? The bride-to-be's gorgeous, the gown's gorgeous and of course, her earrings and necklace are gorgeous too - pretty without being overwhelming. It turns out this set of accessories was versatile enough to match both her gowns.

In Nikki's own words: "I just wanted to update you on the some comments that my makeup artist (MUA) gave about the jewellery that you made. My MUA is TG GOH. He mentioned that the silver set of earrings and necklace was very pretty and nicely done..:) He seemed impressed that I did not buy it from shops but that it was made by you...:)"

Have a great wedding bash, Nikki! And don't forget to tell all your friends you got your accessories from Fluff!

Swing by the Singapore River

We are going to the Singapore River Market again this weekend, Sept 29 & 30. If you read i-Weekly, you'll find us featured in the writeup on this Citibank-backed event that kicked off last month and takes place the last weekend of every month. We're looking forward to drinking the really yummy hot chocolate from Earshot Cafe at The Arts House and hopefully we'll have time to pop by the C-Cup booth to get ourselves some of their famous designer cupcakes.

Anyways, we'll be on the second floor of The Arts House and our humble stall will be located along the corridor on the right as you face The Living Room. Sadly, we couldn't rebook our cosy corner in The Living Room. But we're determined to have fun nevertheless.

Please take note that due to other commitments, we'll be setting up shop only at about 12pm on Saturday and about 3pm on Sunday. But we'll stay open till 10pm on both nights so come and keep us company. Later then, babes!

*New stuff from Fluff*

We've finally uploaded a whole bunch of new earrings, necklaces and even bracelets to our Fluff website! Almost 70 in all! Quick, go browse and buy!

Every single category in the website is now filled with new designs. Check out Petite Princess for adorable charm bracelets suitable for young girls. The glitzy earrings under Blushing & Blissful have been designed just for brides and their host of bridesmaids. Vintage Vanity showcases accessories with an old-world charm. Sweet & Sassy, Chic & Classy, Glam & Gorgeous and Fun & Funky have all been updated with new stuff.

Also, we tweaked the website interface slightly to make your browsing and shopping experience that much more pleasant :) We hope you like the upgrades!

We're in October Cleo!

Just for Korice

This aquamarine-based wedding necklace and earrings set was designed for a dear friend, the vivacious Korice, who will be heading to Sydney and Melbourne for her pre-wedding photo shoot. We used loads of crystals, czech beads and green/turquoise-toned stones for this vibrant and cheery combination that only a bride with a sunshiney personality can carry off. Can't wait to see her photos! :)

Fluff elves hard at work

We were swamped with orders for customisations recently. Here're a sprinkling of what's been keeping us busy like bees.

ShiMin's Swing

Phoebe's Keys

Of Cats & Dogs and Pastel Smocked Tops

Fluff's weekend at the Singapore River Bazaar started out so badly, we were beginning to regret being there.

Firstly, it was raining cats and dogs - not good when part of the fair's located outdoors. And secondly, Rhoda's hubby got into an accident with a taxi while driving out of the road in front of The Arts House after dropping her off - the damage was so bad that the entire driver's door needs to be replaced. But thank God the hubby is physically unscathed.

The crowds were slow in the early part of the day due, most definitely, to the rain. But as the day wore on, Fluff was thankful to God for little blessings. We were so glad we chose to be indoors. The rain was so bad many vendors in the outdoor marques had to abandon their stalls and seek refuge indoors.

The room in The Arts House that we were holed up in was gorgeous - it had big, tall windows (typical of colonials buildings) with curtains in a lovely shade of teal, fluffy off-white carpets (so fluffy that at least two groups of children threw themselves onto the carpets and frolicked in them the moment they entered the room) and some of the prettiest mini chandeliers we've ever seen. It's a pity those lights weren't turned on.

View from behind the Fluff stall.

The slow crowd meant we had a lot of time to nose around, window-shop and get to know fellow bazaar stall owners, many of whom design their own items. We drooled over Faith Frost's classy jewellery, contemplated on getting Petite Pois' very comfortable-looking cotton nighties and wowed at Aunty Alice K's self-designed, self-made smocked tube tops and dresses.

Hanging out with our lovely friend Wee Nee of Petite Pois who had informed us of the event. (Pity the photo's pretty blur 'cos we realised later it was set at ISO 800!)

In the end, Rhoda bought a lovely blue gingham dress as well as a navy-blue vintage chain belt with prints of a sexy sailor girl. Rose bought a yellow gingham tube top and a belt in the same print as Rhoda's belt. Estella picked a pink gingham tube top and customised a pastel kimono print dress.

We can't wait to visit Aunty Alice K's shop in China Town and we're still contemplating getting a cuff bracelet from her. She's truly amazingly creative. Do check out her Yahoo Auctions page.

The icing on the cake must have been being approached by an i-weekly reporter for her story on bazaars in Singapore. We were delighted to help Mei Wen and it was fun to answer her questions and pose with our designs.

We thought her two friends who accompanied her were so sweet to be spending their weekend visiting bazaars with her. Watch out for us in i-weekly any time between now and the next Singapore River Bazaar. *fingers crossed*

We also had a lot of eat in-between attending to customers. From Earshot Cafe at The Arts House: Mushroom pizza (rather nice), pasta (nice nice), hot chocolate (yums), coffee (quite strong - Rhoda, for one, felt rather faint & sick after drinking just a cup).

From the Singapore Cricket Club across the road: Smoked salmon with cheese sticks (good!), chicken curry and rice (spicy!), lamb masala toasties (great!). From Secret Recipe: good ol' delicious cakes. One thing we missed though is the C-Cup cupcakes sold downstairs. We must chiong for it the next time we come here. :)

All in all, we're glad to report that we had a great time. We sold quite a few pieces of accessories, talked to some very nice people who came by our stall, met some of our online customers in the flesh (yay!), added loads of Fluff babes to our mailing list and also received some orders for customisation that should keep us busy this week. A weekend well-spent!

Carnival time!

We're going to the Singapore River Market this weekend presented by Citibank! We hope to see you there! Get your hands on our new designs even before they make it to our website. Yeah sigh, attempts to upload the photos are have not been successful as yet. We do ask for your patience. :P

Coming soon

It's been rather quiet these days because we're swamped with making new designs, getting them photographed as well as learning how to upload new photos/writeups ourselves rather than rely on our Web designer - who's fabulous at what he does, but we just figured it'd be a lot faster/convenient for us to do this ourselves in the long run. It's always good to upgrade one's skills, right? :P

So in response to queries about our next carnival/flea market participation, well we're aiming for Maad in September but we'll keep you posted on whether it works out. We're considering a few other options too. Balancing work and Fluff hasn't been easy but we wanna thank you gals for all your support. We really appreciate it when we get e-mails telling us you love our stuff. :)

Oopsies!

Gosh, it was only when a bride-to-be friend asked to see photos of wedding accessories we have customised that it dawned on me that we never uploaded Nikki's final necklace design, the one that goes with Blissfully Nikki earrings. Well, here goes! It's a classy Y-shaped necklace with a hyper generous dose of shine and bling. Perfect for a bride.

Nikki emailed about two weeks ago to say her photo shoot went well and this necklace ended up matching all her gowns. Yup, a very very versatile piece to own. :)

Mel's Keys

Here's a lovely pink-and-silver number that we customised for a sassy girl called Melissa who knew what she wanted when she came browsing at our stall at the Chijmes Carnival. She very decisively pointed to Ooh La La and Coral Treasure and told us she wanted a design that would fuse the two. Your wish is our command. We took silver filigree balls, two tones of pink Swarovski crystals, pink rose Quartz beads, faux pearls, and of course, silver vintage keys. And TAH-DAH...this beautiful pair of dangles was born.
The name's a no-brainer: Mel's Keys. :) Love it!

Carnival Update

Thank God for great weather on June 17th! It was raining so much the few days before we got a tad worried. But after a brief shower in the morning, the skies cleared and stayed that way for the rest of the day. =)

As you can see from our stall set-up, we had been furiously churning out new designs the two weeks before the event. Our table was just overflowing with trinkets. We couldn't even display all that we had.

Very new to our collection is the Petite Princess range for little girls. This range is full sugar and spice and everything nice cos that's what little girls are made of.

And yup, we've many new designs which we can't wait to upload onto our main website. Sorry to keep you ladies waiting. So many of you have been asking for our new designs. Well, the thing is, we Fluff designers love making the jewellery but when it comes to photography and uploading and HTML.. well, we kinda prefer to leave those things to the experts and the process invariably takes time. But yeah, soon alright?;)

All in all, it was a rather quiet afternoon at the Carnival. The highlight of the day must have been the free Ben & Jerry's icecream. The Soursop flavour was really yummy and refreshing by the way.

Anyways, just wanna say a big thank you to our friends who came down to say hi. Yes, that's you Connie, Gary, Evelyn, Deepa and Shanti. We truly appreciate you for taking the time to pop by on a lazy Sunday.

Carnival @ Chijmes

Join us at Chijmes this Sunday, June 17th for the Buskers Festival Carnival from 11am to 10pm.
There will be a Flea Market featuring local artists, designers and entrepreneurs, of which we are part of :) And, of course, there will be entertainment: Concert @ Chijmes will feature home-grown bands, such as Wishing for Amadale, Deputy Siren, Ivy's Vendetta and PeepShow, and professional buskers. The event is being held in aid of the Bone Marrow Donor Programme.

More details are available at the event's official website http://www.buskersfestival2007.com/carnival.html

Wouldn't it be a great idea to come on down for brunch/lunch/tea/coffee/dinner with your pals/family and soak in the festivities of the Carnival @ Chijmes? Take a break from the Great Singapore Sale and spend Sunday just chilling out to good music, good food and, of course, great company.
So we'll see you on Sunday then! =)

MAAD sale!

We're heading to Maad again tomorrow and Sunday. This week's theme is S.A.L.E! Yup, it's that time of the month and that time of the year again! Hope to see some of you there over the weekend.

Check out the happening happenings: http://www.maad.sg/edm/edm_maadjun07.htm

Oh and our participation in a charity fair on June 17 has been confirmed. More on the place and time in a while. In the mean time, back to rushing out more designs for Maad. See you at the Red Dot Museum. Cheerios!

The Missing Link

Guess what? The lovely bride Nikki SMS'd me last Sunday to say that she wanted a customised necklace to match her Blissfully Nikki earrings. =) So I spent almost all my free time after work this week, plus my whole off day on Wednesday, matching crystals/pearls/charms with chains and experimenting with several combinations and patterns to design that perfect Y-necklace for Nikki. To add to the challenge, she asked for a detachable part so that the necklace can create two looks. Hmmm, that was a toughie but I think I've it figured out. ;) I've photos to show but I shall keep you in suspense because it may not be the final design. I need to make a trip down to the shops to look for the perfect clasp - the missing link, literally.

Pink fever

This is a long overdue post on Parts 2 and 3 of Nikki's customised wedding jewellery range which was completed the previous week. This beautiful pair of silver-pink earrings on the right -- made with sweet Japanese Tensha beads and glittery Swarovski crystals -- is Blushing Nikki, inspired by none other than Blushing Rose on our website (under the Glam & Gorgeous category).

The matching black quartz-pink Swarovski crystal choker is an elegant piece specially designed to match the lovely bride's evening gown which is a sexy black-lace-on-pink-satin number. We love a bride who dares to wear accessories stamped with her own style and character rather than simply stick with safe but staid diamond jewellery.

Blissfully busy

I was busy customising Nikki's wedding jewellery this week and I'm proud to unveil Part One of three creations. This winter wonderland bling-bling on the right is named Blissfully Nikki!

I simply love the glitter and glamour of this pair of cluster earrings that's dripping with all things lovely, from silver flower & leaf charms to Czech beads to transparent Quartz droplets to, of course, truckloads of Swarovski crystals.

I adore it so much, I feel like making something similar for myself! Yes, yes, don't I say that about almost every design I make. Well, I wouldn't create something I don't love, right? ;) Next up is a classy choker in pink and metallic Swarovski crystals plus black faceted Quartz. And then a glammed-up version of Blushing Rose in silver.

Hope everyone's having a great week and looking forward to a marvellous weekend. Let me leave you with some of our latest designs that we've yet to upload onto http://www.lovefluff.com

Versailles - A little something to reflect the opulence of the French palace.

My Fair Lady - A dainty number to bring out the little princess in you.

Serenity - A pretty swallow soars amid lovely hues of brown and greyish-blues (this photo doesn't quite do justice to the lovely colours of the crystals)

For purchase details, drop us a line at shop@lovefluff.com or watch out for us at the next Maad. While stocks last, of course. :)

Maad Weekend

Fluff made its virgin appearance at the Maad festival last weekend and it was simply HOT HOT HOT! Literally! Thank goodness for the complimentary ice cold beer from Erdinger! We wanna say a big THANK YOU to all of you who came down to support us. We had such a great time hanging out and meeting some really cool people. We love the "designer/artist" atmosphere so much that we'll definitely be back for June Maad, so watch out for our e-mail invite! =)

Pssst! We'll also be selling our stuff at a charity event in June. We'll let you know once the details are confirmed. But be rest assured it'll be in a happening part of town. We just can't wait!

Till then, we continue to diligently churn out new designs...plus we're working on a very exciting project - customised wedding jewellery for Nikki! =)

[We made some lovely new designs for May Maad that we may upload here since we don't have time to update www.lovefluff.com just yet....so watch this space!]

The unbearable lightness of being

I went for a long overdue haircut today. Under a friend's recommendation, I went to a relatively new Korean salon at Pacific Plaza. The results weren't too bad, considering my hair was getting pretty frizzy. The stylist snipped 3 to 4 inches of my dry, wavy locks off and layered whatever was left.

I also had an infra-red hair treatment done. For that, I had to take off all the metal I was wearing on the top half of my body - including my diamond ring and Tag Heur! - and put them into a small glass container! I made sure that box didn't leave my sight, not even when I had my hair washed at the basins -craned my neck to make sure my assets were safe.

The result of the haircut and treatment is, my head feels so much lighter. It's been a long time since I could swing my head and feel my hair bounce.

Something else was light and bouncy today. My earrings. :) Autumn Snowflake, to be precise. It was my first time wearing this pair and I was surprised to realise how light it is. I had to touch my eyelobes several times today to check that my earrings were still there!
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