We’ve blinged many LCD TVs before… but THIS, was by far the hottest piece we have ever worked on. It is amazing to see how strong Fuchsia crystals are! Simple designs can be so strong. I seriously thought of keeping it to myself!Paris Hilton came to Germany some days ago and this was a little surprise present for the heirness. I thought that Fuchsia and Jet combination would the best for a grown-up IT girl… I love Rose and Light Rose but they are rather… girly. I think Fuchsia has more personality and I just love it unconditionally.Shame that there wasn’t much to bling apart from the frame of this stunning 40″LCD TV - over 14,000 CRYSTALLIZED TM - Swarovski Elements were used to complete this masterpiece.If I had this TV, I wouldn’t use it to watch TV because it will surely distract me. Ideally it should rotate under a spotlight in the middle of my living room… ahhhhh it would be so cool!!!This TV would certainly make the world the more sparkly place
We have been known as the company, who provides the most extravagant BLING designs to your gadgets. But now we are proud to present a collection “Simple is Beautiful” for iPhone 3G and 3G S mobile phones!These stunning cases display the luxury and wow factor of CRYSTALLIZED TM - Swarovski Elements yet are designed with great subtlety and elegance, providing that so often, “less is more”.The collection features 5 designs: “Milky Way”, “Diffusion”, “Edge” and “Flower” which is in two variations. The range is totally unique on the market as designer Kimura explains. “There has been such a huge demand for mini bling on mobile phones and people absolutely love the sparkly effects of CRYSTALLIZED TM - Swarovski Elements but they just want a little bit on their gadget. The new “Simple is Beautiful” range offers just that. It is completely unique and exactly what peole have been looking for - a functional, thin, yet fashionable case to add some spice to your iPhone”.Each case is transparent, super-sleek and paper thin measuring just 0.7mm in thickness. They are made from made from high quality durable and flexible plastic onto which the sparkles of CRYSTALLIZED TM - Swarovski Elements are carefully placed matching the simple, sleek design of the iPhone. The case fits perfectly on to all iPhone 3G including the new 3G S, with slots positioned on the camera, controls and opening area. These new “Simple is Beautiful” designs will transform your iPhone into one of the best looking phones around with just the right amount of sparkling luxury.These cases will be retailed between 19.99€ - 48.99€ in Europe, 29.99 USD - 68.99 USD in the US.For wholesale inquiries, please send us an email at info@bling-my-thing.com.
It was a pleasant surprise to see that many bloggers followed up on my previous article about our blinged Chevrolet Captiva. One blogger wrote at the end of his article: “Wonder what happens the first time you hit a carwash…”. I would like to get some facts straight in order to prove that these blings are for real, and they stay on for a long time!First of all, the Captiva, which was presented in the motorshow, is not one of those fragile, dust-free show-cars, but it’s been driven on a busy road in Bangkok everyday. Our crystals stay on for a long time, and being scrubbed in a carwash does absolutely no damage on our crystallized surface. It’s all because of our specially formulated glue and years of know-how in applying crystals
We wash it every week (thanks to smog in Bangkok) and so far no crystal has come off from the car. Some kids even tried to scratch some off the car thinking that they are diamonds. So far they have only managed to break their nails off!
To prove the point further, we even took the ride to Koh Chang, a rather primitive island (although second largest one in Thailand) over the Songkran festival, the Thai version of New Year celebration. There awaited: dirt road, dusts, sand, lots of water and people who throw nasty white powder at every opportunity they get!
According to Wikipedia: “The throwing of water originated as a way to pay respect to people, by capturing the water after it had been poured over the Buddhas for cleansing and then using this “blessed” water to give good fortune to elders and family by gently pouring it on the shoulder. Among young people the holiday evolved to include dousing strangers with water to relieve the heat, since April is the hottest month in Thailand (temperatures can rise to over 100°F or 40°C on some days). This has further evolved into water fights and splashing water over people riding in vehicles.”
So you can imagine what can happen when you drive during this period of time. People are waiting for you at 10m interval by the road, or many equip themselves with barrels of ice-cold water, water-guns and buckets…. and they show no mercy in making others soaking wet. I wonder if anyone stays dry! What’s really nasty is the white powder… they just throw it over your car and smear it all over your face (if you ride a bike, you are wet AND white all over!).
This is the picture of our car a day after we arrived at the island.
Our car got dirtier during our stay but when we took it to the carwash in Bangkok….it all came off perfectly without any damage to the bling!
The carwash guys found it funny to discover all these sparkly crystals underneath all that dirt
Here we are in Bangkok, again, being the successful bling bling match-maker This time we got Chevrolet and Swarovski together, and our Chevrolet Captiva has been definitely one of the most photographed car in the show so far. I bet that’s because they can feel much LOVE poured into making this! Using over 150,000 CRYSTALLIZED TM - Swarovski Elements, every crystal has been applied one-by-one by our skilled craftsman. Over 300 hours have been spent in creating this masterpiece, decorating almost every outer chrom parts with diamond-like “Crystal” colour whilst adding some glamorous accent on the gold Chevrolet logo with “Light Colorado Topaz” CRYSTALLIZED TM - Swarovski Elements. Interior of the vehicle, on the other hand, has been mostly crystallized with Black Diamond, which sparkles with subtle elegance. The vehicle is an ultimate model-car, which presents all the possibilities of how one can upgrade their vehicles with CRYSTALLIZED TM - Swarovski Elements with ease. It was not at all my intention to create something which can only become a show-car with ridiculous prices. This Chevrolet Captiva presents a collection of all the available, REALISTIC options one can choose in personalising their vehicles, and yes, it is affordable, too! If you like colours, choose one (or more!) from over 60 different stunning colours from Swarovski - or construct some patterns or add motives. Personalise it with your own initials or names. The complete customisation including crystals on the custom wheels is priced at 1 million Baht (approx. 21,000 Euro). We already have orders to crystallise the number plate frames, logos and emblems. Let’s see, how fast the bling epidemic would spread across them!Sparkly yours,M.O.A.B.
We are known to be the first crazy company who dared to bling the whole Xbox360 console with CRYSTALLIZED (TM)- Swarovski Elements. The first one was commissioned by EIDOS, the company who developped the Tomb Raider games. It was crystallised mostly with SS5 (1.8mm) crystals and took weeks to complete - this is how I got a “tennis elbow” by working on it! Then there came an additional order by Microsoft in the UK to produce several Xbox360 consoles with the Perfect Dark Zero design, one of which was given as the wedding gift of Ashley Cole and Cheryl Cole!
Doing such complex designs are fun. But sometimes I like working on something simpler, but stronger designs, like the UNION JACK!
Union Jack is powerful… love the strong colour combination of blue, red and white. We use Capri Blue for blue normally, but Cobalt can also create fascinating result. Light Siam is definitely the best colour for red.
Rather than posting a photo of the console, here is the rotating video of this most fabulous gaming console in the world! Enjoy…
Garmin, the market leader in the GPS industry, is known for easy to use mobile navigation systems. Together Bling My Thing, they have released the sexiest car navigation systems in the market - nüvi 250 and nüvi 760 encrusted with CRYSTALLIZED (TM)- Swarovski Elements.nüvi 250 are crystallied with a combination of Light Rose & Crystal, whilst the model Nüvi 760 with elegant Black Diamond.I think they look wonderful! I had it in my car to see what it looks like, and wow, I really enjoyed being surrounded by sparkles while I was driving. A truly magical experience… completed charmed several drivers who were passing me by.Here are some technical information of the navigation systemsnüvi 250An entry-level PTA preloaded with maps for Europe. It features an easy-to-use colorful touch screen and ultra-slim design - perfect for everyday navigation.nüvi 760It has it all - advanced navigation features, a widescreen display, preloaded maps, an FM transmitter, hands-free calling, traffic alearts and more. Like the rest of the wide nüvi 700 series, its premium navigation capabilities, like route planning and a handy locator, gives you peace of mind on the go It is also sunlight readable.Visit www.garmin.de for more information.Sparkly yours,MOAB xoxo
Today I read an article about a teenage boy from England, who just changed his name to “Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine The Hulk And The Flash Combined”. What an awesome name…! If I could change my name, it would be something like “Ayano Also Known As The Mother of All Blings Who Just Wants To Make The World The More Sparkly Place”. How wicked would it be!
I was thinking, it would be a nightmareif he wanted to order some bling from us with his initials, then it would be CFFTSSBWTHATFCG… Then I would say…. “could you consider just using your first name, “Captain”?
In Japan nobody has a second name. There is just one name so it is very simple. I really do not understand the point of having more than one name…. although, I always dreamt of having an English middle name when I was a little girl :) I envied my friends from Hong Kong who could just have English names… once I even met a girl who was called “Milk”!
I just worked on an iPhone case with the coolest initials, which is A.A.A. Amna is a young, talented professional photographer from Qatar, and wow, it look amazing. A is also my initial & favourite alphabet so when I received a request from her, I felt jealous - wow, this person has 3 of my initials! So cool! Never thought that 3 of the same initials can be so vivrant!
This was the first time we used the new colour “Indian Pink”. Amna wanted to have her initials AAA on the background of Ruby to go on the iPhone case… but since this design comes in a gradation, we needed to come up with another colour. The choice was either this Indian Pink or Burgundy. The latter would have made the whole design more subtle and darker, so she went for the first colour to go with Ruby. It was the most amazing colour combination we have ever seen! We have seen a plenty of “pink” combinations so going for such a new combination was very refreshing for us. So thank you Amna for giving us the inspiration, and now we have discovered the charm of Indian Pink… ! Soon I would love to try three colour gradation. Burgundy, Ruby to Indian Pink. I think it would be very beautiful.
I love A. Especially if it is not symmetric. It has more interesting character than any other round initials. For me “A” is confidence, self-conscious and know where it stands! lol, it is just an alphatbet but hey, I am attached to it!
Before showing off with some fabulous photos of this new Pentax K-m digital SLR camera, let me explain how amazing this camera is! According to Pentax, this camera is specially designed for entry level digital SLR photographers. It is a simplified, user-friendly camera with compact and lightweight body.
With our bling, this camera has reached the next level - while it takes you into the world of professional photography, it will certainly convert you into another BLING VICTIM!
… I have a confession though: I had no idea what SLR meant! It stands for”single-lens reflex”, and “it uses an automatic moving mirror system which permits the photographer to see exactly what willbe captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to non-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly different from what was captured on film”.
HUH? Let me simplify that for you. Basically these cameras take much better photos than our small compact digital cameras, AND it has more area to be blinged! The latter is definitely the most important point - the more bling, the more sparkly the world would become!
So ladies and gentlemen…. let us present you the new Pentax -m digital SLR camera with the BMT ornament design!
Ahhhhhhhhh! Look at that! A lot of effort went into creating this masterpiece… over 30 hours of hard work and thousands of crystals to fill the surface. The pattern is of course hand-painted prior to applying crystals. The colours we have used are: jet, light siam and crystal. Personally I would have used White Opal…
The camera is not the only thing which is blinged. The belt is also blinged with the elegant swirl pattern with Jet Hermatite, one of the most exclusive coated crystals available from Swarovski. It is metallic black so it has a very subtle, shimmering effect.
We are proud of this camera, and yes, really, we are looking forwaring to blinging more.
So now you know that manifying glasses are also in the list of things we have blinged so far. We have worked with Schweizer Optik (www.schweizer-optik.de), the leading manufacturer of optical devices. Their successful line of magnifying glasses, the Ergo-Line, is now available as the Ergo-Line Exclusive, encrusted with Crystallized TM - Swarosvki Elements. Only 10,000 pieces are available!
Well, now that the Pope got hold of one, there are only 9,999 pieces available to us all! This marvelous piece has been given to the Pope Benedict XVI in Mainz, Germany, while he was greeting a group of visually impaired who was on their way to Rome.
What a holy piece of news! We heard about it today from them, and it really made us so happy that it has been finally given to him. Now we wish we knew who blinged those holy magnifying glasses
We have had many press coverages but TIME? We were so proud of ourselves to be in such an international magazine! Yay!
Even Reuters reacted to Yasmin’s article in TIME and they came to film us early this week.
It was a fun interview although doing an interview both in German and English was really strange. I think my brain thinks and works differently when I am in a certain language mode. Joanna, the journalist, asked me the same questions in both languages, and I had completely different answers. Amazing. I wonder what I would have said in Japanese?
Talking of Japan, we also appeared in the largest national TV channel in Japan (NHK) - the whole thing was about us introducing the Japanese “deko-den” culture to Europe and being successful blah blah blah, but it was amazing because they gave something like 10 minutes for it. It is a big deal - sounds very short, but it is a damn good coverage! Shame, I haven’t had a chance to see it yet!!! I hope they can send us the DVD soon… I am soooooooooooooo curious because they are the only one so far who has filmed our cadillac in action!
Oh, few weeks ago I was also interviewed by a radio DJ in Ireland - www.spin1038.com is the website for this station, The Spin. My first live radio interview. It was fun!
Actually both Reuters and the Spin wanted to know, what the weirdest objects we have ever blinged. For Reuters, it was the electric screw driver from Bosch. For the Spin, the vibrator! Well, I know where and how I should behave :) When I find some time, I will post another thread solely dedicated to these precious little toys, but for now, it’s time to say… LATER! got to get some beauty sleep :)
We’ve blinged many LCD TVs before… but THIS, was by far the hottest piece we have ever worked on. It is amazing to see how strong Fuchsia crystals are! Simple designs can be so strong. I seriously thought of keeping it to myself!Paris Hilton came to Germany some days ago and this was a little surprise present for the heirness. I thought that Fuchsia and Jet combination would the best for a grown-up IT girl… I love Rose and Light Rose but they are rather… girly. I think Fuchsia has more personality and I just love it unconditionally.Shame that there wasn’t much to bling apart from the frame of this stunning 40″LCD TV - over 14,000 CRYSTALLIZED TM - Swarovski Elements were used to complete this masterpiece.If I had this TV, I wouldn’t use it to watch TV because it will surely distract me. Ideally it should rotate under a spotlight in the middle of my living room… ahhhhh it would be so cool!!!This TV would certainly make the world the more sparkly place 
