ZCD @ ACANA Festival

* Hi there :)
So far, August has been buuusssyyy. And not just with my sewing.
I was talking with my bestie and mentioned that I am so busy that I hope I won't be too tired to enjoy my birthday (yes, it my birth month!!!!!!!!) when it rolls around.
Bestie said I always get so excited about my birthday so this year most likely won't be an exception.
I love celebrating my birthday - no matter how big or small the celebration is - I will take myself to dinner if need be :). But yeah, presents are welcome (hint, hint, hint).

** Anyhoo, here are some pictures and videos from my table at the ACANA festival on August 2nd.
Nothing like starting the month with a bang, right?
I have some other work in progress that you can check out here (disclosure: I try but this Orders page is not always up to date)

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My Table

& Me - Wearing my Ankara Pants (also seen here)

it was hot out there ... thank God for the tents :)

The Stage

(Couldn't see the stage clearly from my table but during the last act, I packed up my 'store' and went to enjoy the dancers in the video)

Videos

2 Days to ACANA Festival

* It's been a year of showcases so far and I thank God for all these open doors.
For my church (Love Assembly), this year is our year of Open Doors and God has been faithful to His promise.

So far we've had:

• Fashion Show at Widener University (post)
• Showcase at 'YAPPIES Showing Thier Creative Side' event on (post)
• Vendor table at SAANE Networking Event on (post)
  and coming soon ...
• Vendor tent at ACANA Festival on Sunday, August 2nd.
  ACANA = African Cultural Alliance of North America

For this event, my plan is to have one-size-fits-all items as well as skirts with elastic waists (one-size fits-most?).

** Below are pictures of some things I either or have in store or plan to make more of.

     2 days to go ... wow, almost here.

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Skirts 

(Elastic Waists = One-Size-Could-Fit-Most ...)

Bow Ties

Neck Ties (... maybe)

Jewelry - Button & Charm Earrings

Purses

T-Shirts

Belts

ZCD @ SAANE 2015

Hello there

The same client (Ms. N) from my previous YAPPIES post (link) invited me to partner up and share a vendor table at a SAANE event last Saturday (June 13) and below are pictures from the event.
SAANE = Semi-Annual African Networking Event

I would like to say a big THANK YOU one of my favorite men. It was his birthday and we had made plans. Being the great supporter he is, he delayed our plans and said I could not miss this opportunity. Thanks, Boss.

** Enjoy pictures from the event below.
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What My Dress Form Wore

(Ms. N made the tote bags)

My Side of The Table

Her Side of the Table

My Partner Wearing Her ZCD Dress

A Friend With Her ZCD Clutch From the YAPPIES Event

Nice Decor

Of Course, I Wore ZCD (Ankara Border Skirt)

ZCD @ YAPPIES Sharing Their Creative Sides

* Hello there ...

The last 2 weeks have been looooong weeks. One of my clients makes pillows, pillow cases and other home decor items. Both of us belong to a meetup.com group called YAPPIES (Young African Philly Professionals) and she had an idea to host a meetup event to give some folks a chance to show and sell their handiwork. She asked me to be one of the sellers a few months ago so I thought I had enough time to make a bunch of stuff for sale.

Well, it came down to T-2 weeks and I wasn't a tenth of the way through my 'to-sew' list (*sigh*). I put in a lot of long days to take care of custom orders as well as prep for the showcase and in the end, I had t-shirts, jewelry and purses to sell as well as some outfits to display as samples.

I think it went well - enough that I agreed to partner with my lovely client at another event on June 13th. :)
Let the long days continue ...

** Enjoy pictures from the event below.
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T-shirts and Sample Rack

Purses (the best sellers of the day)

Bowties

(Plus the pillows by Ms. N)

 

Jewelry

Mixing and Mingling :)

(I'm the one in the African print and lace peplum top)

Purses and Clutches .. Oh My!

    * If you've been keeping up with my posts, you'll remember this one on coin purses. Well, I've gone a little bigger :). Below are pictures of purses/clutches (I don't know the difference) I've made so far. Next up, I want to attempt some handbags with straps, box clutches and something about a diamond bag ... stay tuned.
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This one is a placemat refashion project.

This one was a birthday present for a special doctor.

The blue of Zi's dress is really striking in these pictures. Blog post about the dress is here.

This one was a birthday present for my pastor. :)

It matches a dress I made for her.

Velvet Border Skirt

  * It's called the 'Border Skirt' because the fun details are in the top and bottom borders. This is one way to show your love for Ankara fabric without wearing an entire Ankara outfit. Dress it up, dress it down ... still gorgeous and it'll go perfectly with your clutch from The African Fascinator.
** Check out the 'Hers' page for other pictures.