adorn at the asylum: bollywood glam

bollywood glam

photo here taken is without flash. this piece is a mishmash of materials and eras. the centrepiece is 12k plated gold. paired with oval milky jade, vintage lime green, and czech peach-coloured glass bead.

S$16.

adorn at the asylum: strawberry crushed ice will travel

strawberry crushed ice will travel

dominant stone here is the rose quartz in a teardrop cut, accompanied with its entourage of chains. colours in this design: rose pink, gold and bronze. Length: 4.5cm

S$13

adorn at the asylum: kebabs #1

kebabs!

trying to reinvent the classic jade necklace here with splashes of colour, yet retaining a vintage feel about it. seen here is olive jade, and cobalt blue glass beads strung together on a bonze chain like kebabs on sticks. only one design each, but more colours will be released for this seires. stay tuned. Length: 55cm

S$13

adorn at the asylum: go fishing

go fishing!

this dual-layered bronze chains is created to resemble a fishing line with an eccletic mix of beads dangling down like fishing baits. the layers differ in symmetry with mix of beads that include olive jade, and chinese glass with rose swirl design and gold leafs on first layer, and various coloured vintage beads (peach, translucent green and blue beads) on inner second layer. Length: 54cm.

S$16.

Muffin Experiments: Spinner

spin it like a top

part of the muffin experiments. surface of ring has a velvety finish.

S$12

Muffin Experiments: Sunny-Side Up Button Rings

sunny-side up button rings

honestly, these are experiments. I saw some lovely buttons and the shopoholic in me kicked up an immense urge to buy them. then seeing that we all here, most of us at least, live in crammed units call HDBs, sensibilities told me that i had to do something worthy or they;ll accumulate like junk in the backends of my cupboard.

that was how these rings came about. and a spin-off called. muffin experiments.

these are attempts at new projects by the muffinhead. Being the first of its kind, glitches are bound to be expected, maybe an extra drop of glue here or a scratch there (but don't worry these glitches are all beneath the surface, always on the underside). But these sections always offers good deals.

Seen above, SUNNY-SIDE UP BUTTON RINGS

3 colours/button diameter

black/ 2cm wide
translucent baby purple/ 1.6cm wide
translucent off- white/ 2cm wide SOLD!
All rings are silver, freezsize.

S$9.

gold candy swirl

Transparent button with swatches of baby pink and gold plait design in the centre. Button measures 1.5cm wide, ring is freesize and adjustable.

S$6.

adorn at the asylum : Mould It With Your Hands- Polymer Clay Series

Mould-It-With-Your-Hands is my first attempt with polymer clay. Kind of similar to free plastic which was quite the craze few years back except that this doesn't melt in hot water and is more resistant. It's quite fun really. And the thought of being able to create your own bead, from scratch, is just exhilarating.

baby love

Handmade. Each heart shaped bead is a marble of pink and purple polymerclay fused into one. As it’s handmade, pardon it, each bead has its own little quirk. Just like you and me. There’s only one piece for this item. Pink beads are glass beads, not plastic. On 50cm of bronze chain. As each piece is handmade, nuances like the length of the chain can either be lengthened or shortened.

$23.

trinity of love

Handmade. 3 hearts makes this trinity. Each bead’s red centre is enveloped by a vibrant blue. As it’s handmade, pardon it, each bead has its own little quirk. Just like you and me. There’s only one piece for this item. On 50 cm bronze chains. Bead is in gloss finish. As each piece is handmade, nuances like the length of the chain can either be lengthened or shortened.

$23.

adorn at the asylum : Tell-it-like-it-is Series of Charm Rings

dance, dance, dance

Gold dancing ballerina with a turquoise translucent glass bead. The ring is adjustable. dance, dance, dance is part of adorn's series of charm rings. tune in for more to come.

S$16. SOLD!

feed the squirrel
Feed the poor squirrel. Mixed media. Glass red acorn, plastic hungry squirrel and a gold ring (adjustable). part of adorn's series of charm bracelets, tune in for more to come.

S$16.

I know charms are the thing right now and the markets flooded with the likes with hundreds of blogs dedicated to selling it. As much as I love them, I can't bring myself to make another one of those charm things unless i find a bead so rare and vintage. So here's a twisted version to the charm craze, the charm ring. And each tells a little story. I find them endearing actually +)

adorn at the asylum: Phunk Generation

call for symmetry

an almost symmetrical pair of earring dangles with coloured bubbles and beads. All are glass beads.

$23. SOLD!

a little bit of symmetry. mixed media.

finally some almost symmetry, with a mixed media of materials, pairing bronze with silver. All are glass beads.

S$16

phunk generation. offbeat defines the phunk generation. no symmetry, no consistency, no rules. not another one of those dangly charm things. this series uses colours and shapes to create that bit of difference.

adorn at the asylum: Scream Spring!

Scream Spring

White lilies, pink petals and crimson red blooms, with translucents green leaves.. This adjustable bronze ring screams with a riot of spring colours. Flaunt it.

S$36.

this is created out of weaving beads onto a metal plate, and the trick the fun part about creating this sort of rings is in hunting for the right beats and getting the colour mix duly in place. The beads in this piece are all glass beads. no plastics beads.

adorn at the asylum: Vintage Daze

Retreat to Vintage

Fell in love with the beads first before I came up with the design for this necklace and wanted to do some justice to it. Inspiration came from the leaves that used to hang in front of hindi households. And colours put together to remind one of an idyllic vacation. Turquoise blue of a seaside beach retreat and the red of the setting sun. Turquoise blue vintage leaf beads and vibrant red droplets hang fixed on a 55cm bronze chain. First-born, first design of vintage leaf series.

S$26.

sweetness with an edge

From the vintage leaves series I love so much. Wanted to adorn these lovely pink beads for keepsake but didn't want over the top saccharine sweetness. The dash of zesty lime completes this vintage number, for sweetness with an edge. Lime green Czech glass beads and tiny white seashell beads add a vibrant touch to the baby pink vintage leaves. The beads are hung fixed a 50cm bronze chain. Second in line, second design of vintsge leaf series.

S$26.SOLD!

adorn at the asylum : Baby Starbrite

Baby Starbrite In Chains

Tiny pastel hued stars are scattered on two-layers of bronze chains. There’s a matching set of earrings in this collection. Sparkle! baby.

S$23.

Baby Starbrite’s All Ears



Starbrite's flying high on a galaxy of stars. Tiny pastel hued stars hang on varying lengths of bronze chains. These earrings complete the strabite look and Sparkle! baby.

$18.

adorn at the muffinasylum: Droplets #1

Droplets

Droplets are a classic collection of beads shaped liked water droplets and will be available in a multitude of colours. More colours will be unveiled week by week, so stay tuned. These droplets hang on 50cm bronze chains. Each droplet is about the size of a 20cent coin.

S$16. SOLD!

How To Buy?

How to buy?
1. Simply email the muffinasylum and indicate the muffin/s that’s caught your eye.
2. An email on payment, postage/shipping details will be emailed to you within 24hrs.

Payment Options
Payment by interbank transfers in Singapore.
For overseas buyers, the asylum accepts payment via paypal, or credit cards.

Postage & Shipping
Local shipping is free, allow 2-3 working days for delivery of the muffin.
For international shipping, please email the muffin for rates. This is dependent on total items purchased and total weight. Allow 7-10 days for shipping internationally.
Shipping is combined for more than one item.
Muffins will be mailed out every Friday, you can count forwards from to estimate when you’ll be receiving the muffin.

Still Lost?
Feel free to email the asylum if you have any questions.


adorn at the asylum - muffinlosophy
is a line of dress-it-up accessories from chains, necklaces, to earrings, belts and whats-nots. Each piece affectionately known at the muffin is created from the minds of the muffinhead and handmade with love & care. Each muffin is unique and you will find no other. Unless its the muffinhead's. Cos sometimes the muffinhead loves it so much, it creates one more for itself. So apart from you the power money-flinging mongel who's bought the piece so its rightly fully yours, the only other person with a similar piece will be the muffinhead. So if u find another in the street in a similar muffin garb. Beware! its a muffin copy. Not the real thing. Scorn. But the muffin accomodates. Nuances of the muffin like the length of the chain can either be lengthened or shortened.

nostalgie,

when i was less grown up i would meddle with little beads and fishline getting a kick of stringng together a bunch of colours and shapes. Turning them into little pieces of adornment for the vain. There necklaces, earrings, crafted pens with your name on it. Those dragonflies made from chinese knots. The craft things a kid experiments with. And down in the neighbourhood was a kiosk that sold all the crafting knick-knacks, and this chance convenience fuelled my interest. I meddled in free plastic, friendship bands, beads, clay, watercolour, furniture painting and the school's sewing class. Then one day in a puff of smoke all this vanished.

The smoke that ate it all
I suspect, is the daily grind, the get a degree and make yourself useful mambo jambo that drones out the creativity. And no decent paperworker holes themselves up to work on wires and beads. That's . And everyone becomes replicas of the same mould and the society becomes monotonuos. The dearth of professional variety.

Cookie-cutters
So the sedated bunny works to churn out more pieces of paper cutting down with a vengance the very origins of what gave us shelter to buy civilisation. Peace, progress and happiness. This great ideal and the promise of a juicy bottomline and fame has created a cookie-cutter to put everyone in its place. And they started building the cookie-cutter.

Help screams the cookie. Save me!
And super muffin comes to the rescue! To save you from the hone and drone of everyday living. Indulge in this muffin world.

Alas, The Muffin Asylum.
Here, no ones a cookie. WE are all muffins, and each muffin is unique. Well, almost. Cos sometimes i like the piece so much, i make one for myself, so there are 2. And it ends. So apart from you the power money-flinging mongel who's bought the piece so its rightly fully yours, the only other person with a similar piece will be the muffinhead. So if u find another in the street in a similar muffin garb. Beware! its a muffin copy. Not the real thing. Scorn. It's a cookie.