Relocating!

**We are relocating!**

Cocoa Chu Chu is moving to Japan. The shop will re-open in Japan in mid March. All orders made before February 15, 2011 have already been shipped.

Please feel free to contact me by email at info.cocoachuchu [!at] gmail.com if you have any questions.

See you in Japan!

Going away

Hello. Sorry for the lack of updates for the past few days. I have been helping my sister with moving. It will be her own very first apartment. I'm very happy for the new changes in her life.

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I'm leaving Canada in two weeks!! It is finalized that I will be travelling to Japan and then to Thailand.

My shop will be closed from November 15 - November 30. I will try to respond emails as much as I possibly could. Of course, I will keep my blog going. It would be so nice to share photos from Japan and Thailand here while I'm travelling :)

The shop will re-open in Thailand. I will have to stay in Thailand for a while, probably until my Japanese visa is done. Please be patient with me while I'm settling things.

I'm ready for new adventures.

Shop n' Promotions { Triplets and Time traveler }

Time traveler. How interesting it would be if you could travel to the good old past or see the unknown future.


Triplets, tiny skeleton keys. They will be your secret keeper.

Please visit my shop for more info.

Shop n' Promotions { Pegasus' wings }

I borrowed Pegasus' wings to make this lovely necklace. Check out my shop for more info.





Thank you Fern for being a tireless model :)

Shop n' Promotions { Neptune and Prism }

Hi there lovelies. How was your weekend? Today is Thanksgiving in Canada, I guess many people will spend their holiday with their families :)

I'm having a very productive weekend so far, making new necklaces, taking photos and editing them have been so much fun. I thought of sharing them here before listing them on etsy.





I guess I will have to re-take Prism photo, changing to a darker background color would be better. Hope you all have a great Monday!

Shop n' Promotions { Studio shots }

I couldn't help but take photos of the necklaces from my shop before shipping them out. They look so pretty when they are together like this.




Packaging may be a very time consuming process, but it's one of my favorite things to do!

Shop and Promotions { Fall/Winter 2010 Collection }

I'm working on the new Fall/Winter 2010 collection for my shop. It's called The Perfect Match. It is consisted of an initial charm of your choice and your own selection of a favorite crystal.

I have always been a fan of layered necklaces. It's so chic and feminine! I hope you will love it too :)

Here are the sneak peeks:



coming soon at Cocoa Chu Chu.

Shop n' Promotions { Vintage stud earrings }

Lots of new vintage stud earrings this week. I made a visit to a vintage button store around Queen street and I couldn't resist to get my hands on these vintage goodies.

They were originally buttons from the 1960-1970's. Absolutely stunning, I decided to turn them into stud earrings.





Visit my shop for more info!

Studio shot:

Shop n' Promotions { Athens, Greek inspired feather ring }

Good evening! It's so rare that I'm blogging in the afternoon. I just finished making a new batch of my new ring, Athens, Greek inspired feather ring.




The Greek goddess bracelet that I blogged about last week sold out very quickly! I'm so glad the customers love my designs! The bracelet will be available again by next week, and I use raw brass material this time. I find raw brass more charming as they create slight patina while using. I love the vintage, distressed look!!

I hope you have a lovely weekend :)

Shop n' Promotions { Greek goddess bracelet }

Greek mythology inspired me to create this beautiful bracelet. The bracelet is consisted of delicate gold tone feathers and genuine fresh water pearls.

Visit my shop for more info.




Greek related photos behind my inspiration. Click at the photos for sources.

Shop n' Promotions { New tag and etc. }

Hello. How was everyone's weekend? I've been working on my new Thank you tags for my shop over the weekend and I thought I'd love to share it here on my blog. I called it Shabby Chic tag :)



When I came home yesterday, I saw my puppy playing with paper napkins. The evidence was all over the floor. She looked seriously cute when I asked her who did it.



I haven't been able to answer all the emails on time lately. Sorry for the late replies. Will do it soon this week :)

Shop n' Promotions { New/Back items }

New item of the week: Lover's key, vintage inspired key in antique silver.

Inspired by a beautiful poem, Key to my heart by Amanda Marie. This vintage key is rich in detail and absolutely stunning.




Back item: Meet me in an island, message in a bottle necklace.

This version is slightly changed from a gold anchor to a vintage brass anchor. I love the rustic look of vintage brass. I hope you will like it too.




Please visit my shop for more details about the necklaces.

Shop n' Promotions { Giving Back }

This month, I will be donating jewelry from my shop with Oxfam to help ease the situation of Gulf Coast Oil Spill.

I think Ocean theme necklaces would fit to the donation. So, I came up with these necklaces.

Under the sea, Starfish



Blue Lagoon


50% of the sale will go to Oxfam. We can all be part of helping clean the ocean. For more information, please visit this link.

Shop n' Promotions { 1960's bohemian inspired necklace }

New this week:




1960's bohemian inspired necklace.

Inspired by 1960's bohemian style, this ring necklace will make a stylish accessory to your outfits. The ring is made of vintage Swarovski rhinestones in jet black.

So rare, unique and elegant.

please visit my shop for more info.

Shop n' Promotions { Hourglass, time treasurer }

Hourglass, time treasurer

Have you ever wanted to capture a special moment with you in a secret little box?

Capture your moment of laughter and joy through this hourglass and lock them in a box, reminding you every second is treasured.....


I hope you will love my new creation. For more details about this hourglass necklace, please visit my shop.

Shop n' Promotions { Initial necklaces }

Hi there everyone. Good morning!! I hope you love Fridays as much as I do!! I just listed new initial necklaces on my shop last night. Initial necklace is so special in my opinion. It's personal and made especially just for you. It could be your own initial or someone special's initial to keep it close to your heart. It also makes a great personalized gift too! I just love it :)

They come in two colors (for now), Minty green and Snow.

I think Minty green is so in this season. I've seen it everywhere from dress, purse to nail polish!


White is so classic and timeless. I'm keeping one with letter A (Atchan)!

More colors will be available later in July. Do you prefer bright colors or pastel hues? Love to discuss?

By the way, do you have any plans for the weekend? I'm planning to go to Little Italy during the weekend. There will be some festivals going on. My friend who owns a Thai restaurant is going to sell to-go food at the festival (pad thai, spring rolls, yumm), I'm thinking about dropping by to say hi :)

Shop n' Promotions { 1970's locket and Flower bouquet pendant }

New necklaces welcoming June! Vintage 1970's locket and Flower bouquet pendant. They come in long long vintage brass chains.

Click at the photos and they will take you to the shop :)

Bella, 1970's vintage brass locket.


Flower bouquet necklace. Inspired by wedding bouquets :)

Shop n' Promotions { Fresh new items, Brss rose ring + Angel feather ring }

Hi everyone. Happy Monday. I have fresh new items from my shop to share with you today :)

Vintage brass rose ring.



Seraphina, sterling silver angel feather wings ring.



*Bonus* Get 10% off on these lovely rings. Simply enter this code during the check out process: "Love is sweet".

Shop n' Promotions { Whimsical and vintage inspired pocket watch necklaces }

Hi all. I'm about to add these lovelies to my shop. I thought I should share them with you first. Whimsical heart shaped pocket watch in GOLD and Vintage inspired filigree in SILVER.


I'm keeping this heart shaped pocket watch to my own collection. It's so lovely, also it reminds me of Marc Jacobs' pocket watch :)