Friday, August 29, 2014

Decorative bird cages and artificial flowers from Singapore's Arab Street



size
1) 11cm / 4"5 inches diameter, 19cm / 7"5 inches height, 4cm / 1"5 inches ring
2) 14cm / 5"5 inches diameter, 23cm / 9" inches height, 15 cm / 6" inches chain

price
1) $10
2) $13
There are bigger sizes with different designs. The colors available were white and antique gold (the type with black edging), from $20 - 30.


address//hours

Ming Sing [Flower shop] http://mingsing.com.sg/
Store Address: 98 Arab Street, Singapore 199798
Hours: Not sure; most stores on Arab street open 11am - 5pm every day.

review
Another blogger in Singapore, Super Princess Jo mentioned this shop on Arab street. You can read her post and see more pictures of it here.


The fake flowers and artificial birds in my pictures are also from Ming Sing.
The Pacific Opal Swarovski crystals are from C. Rashiwala Bros., 100 Arab Street, the store next to Ming Sing.

Ming Sing stocks many artificial flowers in a variety of blooms that are popular for weddings/decor. If you go to their outlet (or any of the stores) on the 5th floor of the Verge Shopping Mall, you'll find a lot more. But here's what I remember seeing at Ming Sing's Arab Street outlet:

roses. hydrangeas ($2.50 - $7.50/stem). artificial ivy and leaves. sunflowers. orchids. they have small, premade floral bouquets complete with ribbon for hanging ($5 maybe?). they have those in pink/red, purple colour combinations.

The box of artificial birds comes in a set of 12, for $10.
There were two other bird styles available, but I liked these because they were the most realistic.

language
english. mandarin, hokkien, and other chinese dialects.