Various Magazine Features of millicentmelissa Handcrafted Jewelry

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millicentmelissa was featured in celebrity recipes!

Thanks again to my fabulous friend Mr. Onin Mas, Marketing Manager of Ever Bilena, millicentmelissa was featured once again this time at the September 2010 issue of Celebrity Recipes magazine.

patty betita wears "bebeng" which she bought right after the shoot

gem padilla wearing "lemonade"

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Project: Ms. STI 2010 Crown for Ever Bilena...Finished!

From my last post, I mentioned that we were commissioned by Ever Bilena through my dear friend Mr. Onin Mas to make a crochet beauty pageant crown for their Ms. STI contest.

My sister and I were so excited by this unique endeavor that we didn't mind losing a couple of nights' sleep over it! Below is the finished product and I believe it was a very successful collaboration :-)

Cha finished putting the loops together and sewing on the Swarovski

But she thought the highest loop looked too plain

Added a Dorset button as she suggested

rear view

voila! this finished product!

can't wait for the winner to wear the crown!

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Project: Ms. STI 2010 Crown for Ever Bilena

Once again, my dear friend Onin, after having some of our necklaces featured in a fashion magazine spread, commissioned me to create a one-of-a-kind crochet crown for a beauty pageant that their company Ever Bilena sponsors annually. It was a crochet challenge but one that really got me excited! 

My sister Cha and I did some "cyber brainstorming", exchanging design ideas via yahoo messenger and these were some of the sketches and images we considered:

nice pink touches

Really liked the upper left one: simple yet glamorous

Copper wire twisted into frame by Cha

Bought this roll of silver cord and used it to
crochet over the copper wire Cha made

We started experimenting with the frame of the crown and found that copper wire is the best with its malleability. Was afraid that the wire might loose its shape but Cha made it sturdy by entwining 2 wires together.

More updates as the project progresses...

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millicentmelissa featured in Philippine Star!

A million thanks to my dear, dear friend and partner-in-crime during our BLI days Onin Mas, Marketing Manager of Ever Bilena Cosmetics, millicentmelissa got it's first media exposure on Philippine Star's Allure Section!

Fashionista Carole Cuasay donned the Corals Revamped crochet necklace here.

For more on the article, you can view it here.

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