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Now the SIMPLE IS BEAUTIFUL Collection by Ayano Kimura is available to perfectly compliment the sleek design of the iPhone 4!-The collection features four designs: “Milky Way”, “Diffusion”, “Flower” and newly added “Stripe” as well as some new colours and comes in either a transparent or “Metallic Mirror” effect.-This new and super-chic finish has a modest and elegant semi-transparent finish that gives an attractive ’sunglasses’ like effect.-

The range is totally unique on the market, as the Chief Designer of Bling My Thing Ayano Kimura explains.-There has been such a huge demand for mini bling on mobile phones and people absolutely love the sparkly effects of SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS but they just want a little bit on their gadget.-The new ‘Simple is Beautiful’ range offers them just that.-Each case is transparent, super-sleek and thin.-They are made from high quality durable and flexible plastic onto which the sparkles of SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS are carefully embedded so that they are well-protected and ensure longevity of the crystals.-The case itself is also treated with a special transparent anti-scratch coating for added protection.

Additionally, there are some important things I would like to say! -Unlike many cases which were produced in a hurry after the launch of iPhone 4, our cases have perfectly adjusted camera holes, which DOES NOT interfer with the flash, therefore does not cause any flare.-And as you can see in the photos, headphones and connecting cable can be inserted into the iPhone 4 without any problem!-In this new collection we added so many beautiful colours such as crystal, fuchsia, light siam, capri blue, fern green (the newest colour from Swarovski), purple velvet, crystal cosmojet.-In addition to best selling colour mix series like Pink Mix and Cotton Candy, now you can buy blue mix, which consists of aquamarine, capri blue and dark indigo. -The Flower design is now available with green mix, too.

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.

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!

All Rights Reserved © Amna A. Al-Thani 

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!

Sparkly yours,

MOAB x

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.

Here is the video

Sparkly yours,

MOAB x

Finally an article about us was published in the TIME magazine with a stunning picture of a BMW motorbike blinged with Swarovski crystals.

 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1841866,00.html 

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 :) 

Sonoro is a leading radio manufacturer from Germany, who are known for their elegant & stylish products. They have just revealed the most glamorous radio at the IFA in Berlin: elements Stardust, encrusted by over 3900 CRYSTALLIZED^TM – Swarovski Elements.

Bling My Thing is proud to assist the creation of this series of beautiful radios. On every piece, the white floral element is hand-painted first, then the surface is filled by crystals, each of which is applied by hand.

Personally, I love the effect created by the combination of Crystal and Crystal Cosmojet. Although the whole body is embellished with crystals, it is “not too much” as some people say. The design is subtle, which goes well with the basic concept of the radio. It is simply hypnotising.

Oh yes. At last our dream comes true. Bling My Thing finally launches “The Bling My Hairbrush” Project with Denman International, the worldwide leader in styling tool innovation and technology. Their hairbrushes are best known as “professionals hairbrushes”. Bling My Thing is the only company, who is authorised by Denman International to crystallise their hairbrushes - as you know, we only work with Swarovski crystals, so every brush will be supplied with a label “Made with Crystallized - Swarovski Elements” with our serial number to guarantee the authenticity of the products being made with Swarovski elements only.

Right now we offer Denman’s famous paddle brushes in medium and large, styling brushes in small and medium, and compact brushes to accompany you everywhere. If you want to have a complex design, go for paddle brushes. If you want something small with simple bling, choose styling brushes or compact brushes. But I would still recommend to go for the paddle brush, because it is simply amazing.  I’ve been using Denman’s paddle brush over a decade. I’ve never found any other hairbrushes which made me happier…

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Here are some more information on the brushes:

[PADDLE BRUSHES]

For gentle grooming, detangling and straightening, Denman Paddle Brushes are perfect for gently grooming all hair lengths and types. Ball-ended nylon pins set into an air-cushioned, natural rubber pad gently penetrate the hair without damage to straighten, smooth and dress the style.

What’s so good about a Denman Paddle Brush?

The Paddle brush is a multi-purpose styling tool suitable for most hair types and styles. The cushioned pad and rounded bristles make brushing hair a soothing and sensuous experience.

Special features and benefits include:

       - Soft rubber air cushion

       - Staggered pin patters

       - Ergonomic design

       - Textured non-slip handle

       - Heat and chemical resistant

       - Deal for soothing scalp massages

       - Hygienic and durable

[STYLING BRUSHES]

All the classic stylers are characterised by smooth, firm nylon bristles embedded in a pure rubber base. The nylon bristles are rounded at the ends, so do not scratch the hair or scalp. The rubber base is semi-circular in shape and this becomes more defined in the larger sizes. During blowdrying, you can rotate the brush through the ends of the hair, adding slight curl and bend. The classic stylers are heat resistant, so they can be used with a blowdryer. They can easily cleaned in soap and water. 

Small Styling Brush D143: it has only 5 rows of bristles however the handle length has been extended (Total brush length = 7.5″). The compact size makes it the perfect tool for shorter hair types, or for shaping wisps and bangs.

Medium Styling Brush D3: 7 rows of bristle. The D3 is recommended for medium to longer hair. It is Denman’s most popular styling brush.

Now we have a website for our blinged hairbrushes! Visit www.bling-my-hairbrush.com!