ME & MY SHOP

I wanted to share bit about ME & MY SHOP, a little behind me & my shop!!! MY SHOP is among the best thing I had for this year, it made me change my thinking, explore and learn new things and it was one thing that made me find an alternative activity after one big tragedy that happened Dec, 2012.

I officially opened my shop in Etsy on Oct 30th , 2012... and it was for the first time I start doing business and for the first time doing an online business (at first I did not think this is business, I just thought this is what I like to do which turned to business). Before I opened my shop, I knew nothing about Etsy but after some research through internet "googling" that is where I came across Etsy

How long did I stay before my first sale?---- One thing that made me super happy is to see people viewing and favorite my items. 30 days after my shop was live (on Nov 30th, 2012) is when I received first conversation from a buyer who wanted to purchase some of my pillow covers " I wanted to collapse with joy" though buyer did not purchase but that made me move on and encouraged me. In Dec, 2012 I temporary closed my shop after had one life tragedy and re-opened the shop in April, 2013. I did stay for so long till I sold my first items in June, 2013

What is The First item I sold?----- My first sale was on pillow covers which I named them as 2 Stunning Inspiration African Pillow Covers

What is my recent sale? ----- Through out the year I have been adding different items and now I have some African print women clothes. So the picture below is the recent sale from my shop Dashiki Dress - African Print Dress

What Next? ----- I would say I am new to this world of handmade business that's why I still need to study more on this but ABOVE ALL I THANK ALMIGHTY GOD for everything and will go as we go.

Happy Wednesday everyone and thank you for stopping by.

Cheers


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ME & MY SHOP

New In Store - End Of Year 2013 Collection

For the past few weeks I did not post anything in my blog because I dedicated most of my time in ensuring my new African prints collection will be out in the end of November. If you are following my blog you would have read my previous post which I had showed some of my African prints fabrics that will be included in November collection POST IS HERE

"THANK GOD WE MADE IT" and here they are, the collection which I would name it End Of Year 2013 Collection because I have just published them in last Month of 2013. My collection includes African Print Maxi Dresses, Maxi Skirt, African print full circled skirt and simple dresses.

Dashiki Dress

African Print Skirt

African Print Maxi Dress

African Print Maxi Dress

All of my clothes are custom made in your size

For More Visit My Etsy Online Store

Or Visit my Website

Happy Holiday

Thank you for stopping by

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New In Store - End Of Year 2013 Collection

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turning point to beautiful life

Hello there,

Its already November!!! it was just last week when I posted last and it was October. Anyway October was a blessing month and lets start November with all the love that we have.

Was not able to post on Monday because I didn't have much to say for my shop and I thought why not sharing little about life inspiration. I would call it have some time to recall and the turning point

Thinking, if I take pictures of anything at the time I am happy, I would definitely love the pictures, will make me smile, happy and would like to see them again and again

But have you thought of looking at the same pictures at the time of sadness??? For me, I would not like to look at them, may be because they will make me feel more sad or may be I am scarred to look at them because I would realize I am not happy




For how long will this go, I want my smile back, I want my beautiful life back
Where is my turning point to the happiness? May be will be after some days,  1 year or 2 or 3.....




In reality, how will the sadness end if we can't find our turning point? Where is it now?
Our turning points are just now..... take some time to recall and memorize events but at this time give it a smile every time we recall because we are giving happiness in sadness and if we find happiness during the sadness then we found our turning point to the beautiful life again. And believe it, there is GOD to help us find our turning points to the beautiful life!!!




What about you have you ever been sad??? how where you able to regain your happiness again?

Just this for today and hope we get our turning point to beautiful life again!!!

Thank you


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Wednesday Pick & Mix!!

Its the middle of the week and would like to let you know what is going on in my shop. This week I want to pick one cloth from my shop and try to match it with some other staffs to make complete outfit look

My pick today goes to African Print Pants, African prints fabrics usually have so many colors that you can match with the plain color combination. From this pants I thought of Dark Red, Mustard (yellow) and Green combination.

Lets see how I came up with this outfits

First Outfit I did: African Print pants with mustard shirt, yellow/green shoes, dark red clutch and dark read earrings

I picked this from

Pants -  Kwanza Inspira Shop

Shoes -  Lulic

Clutch -  TRACCELeather

Earrings -  LoveShineBridal

Second outfit - I choose to combine with dark-red blazer, white top, mustard heels and some accessories

I picked this from

Pants - Kwanza Inspira Shop

Blazer - NewLook

White Top - Houseoffraser 

Shoes - Ebay

Clutch  - farragobags2

Set of Earrings and Blacelet - HeartmadeBeejoux

Third Outfit, I though of flat shoes.... If you like flat shoes like i do, lets see this outfit

I picked this from

Pants from Kwanza Inspira Shop

Scarf - SenasShop

White Top - Houseoffraser 

White Flat Sandals - Aldo

Blacelet - I found this in Etsy, I was not able to save the shop

You can still do a lot of combination with this pants, depending on what you like and you will still look fabulous.

Hope you enjoy my Pick & Mix Session, until the next one

CHEERS

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Wednesday Pick & Mix!!

Kwanza Inspiration Shop 1st Anniversary & Giveaway

Hello there,

It’s already Friday......  "oohh yes its weekend" to bad to me (""sad"") I work full 12hrs in 6 days per week. The good think I like about this job is I get 3 weeks off after every 6 weeks and that is when I get the time to concentrate on my handmade store.

This week I celebrate ONE YEAR anniversary since the launch of Kwanza Inspiration Shop, it wouldn't be like this if it was not for my customers and everyone around there.

To thank everyone around I would like to do a giveaway for this beautiful African Prints Tote bag and since we are approaching the holiday season it will be a very nice gift to the LUCKY WINNER

To participate is simple, just enter in the Rafflecopter Below

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Goodlucky & Have a Nice Weekend



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Kwanza Inspiration Shop 1st Anniversary & Giveaway

Watching Sunset From My Side

Have you thought of taking pictures of sunset?
I am among of people who like to watch sunset, to me seeing sunset means "LIFE". It means I was able to pass the 12hrs of the day and in few hours I would to bed... there is every reason to give thanks to God and ask him to let me see another sunset in the next day!!!!

Over the past 2 weeks I have been wanting to take some photos of sunset but almost everyday I had unexcused may be this... or that..... or whatever, yesterday I had no excuse and decided do it.
I wanted to take some pictures from the trees so that it could look like  "forest sunset"
May be there not the best pictures but I will try to take some more and best pics next time

This is how the sunset looks from my side.how does it look from where you are?



Enjoy the week!!!






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Watching Sunset From My Side

Weekend & Shopping for Prints

Hello there,
Last Sunday I went for shopping to purchase some African prints fabrics which I plan to use them in my new collection of November, I thought I should to start purchasing new African prints fabrics as I am planning to release  new clothes in the end of November and its already mid of October now.
This time I wanted something different than the usual fabric that I have them in my store. For that purpose this time I went for mixed color African print fabrics called "Kigoma Vitenge".

These are some of the fabrics that will be included in new collection

I cant wait to release these clothes!!! stay TUNED

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Weekend & Shopping for Prints

Babies/Kids Little Clothes with African Prints

As I do African prints for women, I am so found with African prints for babies!!
I found some beautiful shops in Etsy that offers babies/kids clothes made with African prints/Ankara fabric

Found in donnarule from London, UK

Donnarule shop has collection of babies dress, in the shop I found this Girls A line dress

Found in ThumbandPinky

Shop owned by Jane from Illinois, US, she has collection of African print clothes for girls and boys

Found in oonalo from London, UK

Shop has collection of African print clothes and accessories. I loved the kid dress and the smile of a "little model" makes me happy when I look at her

Found in RusticLoom

Shop owned by Rebecca from New York, US. Has collection of clothing and housewares, I like the patchwork baby mat made with vibrant African print fabric

Found in ALUMAHandmade

I love the fabric of this baby boy pants. Shop owned by Aluma from Israel and has collection of women clothes, accessories and clothes for kids

Found in AisuKids

African print headbands looks really nice on this kid... nince nice nice!!!

Enjoy my collection and have a nice weekend!!!



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Babies/Kids Little Clothes with African Prints

As Featured In ....

Hello there!!

Last week I had received a great honor to be featured in Madeline's blog. Madeline highlights the cool, the up and coming and unique shops she finds in Etsy, where my shop is also there!!
My shop is still new and needs more of advertisement and being featured in this blog made steps and steps ahead....
Thank you for the support Madeline. I liked the tittle too "for those of us who enjoy color and pattern"

Check Madeline's blog HERE
She also has Twitter account HERE

Product photos that were featured

Cool African artwork prints on a cotton fabric pillow cover

Ankara Print - African Print Dress

African print skirt

Purple and Green African Tote Bags

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