Cuppa Cappuccino, Miss Ghana 2012, Fascinators

 Accessories Galore

 Baby pink, turquoise and sky blue seed beads. Didn't look bad at all. This piece was snatched before I could say a word and am real happy that my trials and mistakes is a piece to cherish.

That's Mabel the creative director for Msimps bringing out more goodies from her goody bag and Franka owner of the best Cafe in town Cuppa Cappuccino looking on just to make sure she picks out her favourite.

 Hats, Fascinators, Hatinators. Am sure you can call it different names and they will perform the magic you need for that special occassion. Pale pink rose, that is what I will call it. Created by my friend and accessory colleague Poqua of Hatsoff. Check out her blog www.ntflowers.blogspot.com

 Accessorizing the Miss Ghana 2012 beauty queens at the street fashion concert in Osu, Accra. It was a fun night with the girls.

 There is always something about the colour red that strikes me and completes all outfits. This lovely coral piece interspersed with other African collections definitely could not escape the camera.

ACCESSORIES AND MORE WITH INKA , MSIMPS AND HATSOFF AT CUPPA CAPPUCCINO

Back Tracking

Lots have happened and I will have to bunch it all in one because we don't want to miss out on any more. I have promised myself that my posts will be more regular with lots of pictures no matter how mismatch it gets. 

Starting with my new venture into fabric and almost getting swallowed in the patterns of African wax print. One of my favourite bags which I am considering producing with a difference.

ASAASA BAG (patch work of African wax print)

Irene Armah of Inka Accessories

ACCESSORIES GALORE

We had a blast with our lovely clients and friends at Pa John's quaint garden in Kanda. Msimps and Inka decided to accessorize the girls with all the beautiful things they like. We hung up various colourful bag collections and neck pieces. It was a great afternoon which led to a cool evening with scented candles spotting the pebbled garden. We got talking and mingling and here are some pictures we want to share with you.

Still fiddling with how to work on my blog till i get almost perfect. I have lots of bridal accessories to make this week and it seems this is the season of purples, mauve's and lavender for our to be brides. So excited to be working with all these lovely ladies who are so spot on with how they wish to look on that special day. Will share pictures as and when the items are ready. In the meantime I will share with you a few bridal accessories we made for our last year brides over a cup of freshly brewed coffee. Enjoy!

Links of Love

A link of fresh water pearls and red beads from Benin State in Nigeria. These beads are very special and i love to use them in my works . The highlight of this piece is my cherished collection of citrine used in finishing off the necklace.facebook

The past couple of weeks have been really interesting with new discoveries and a new range of accessories for our next collection. I can't wait to make all the designs see dancing in my head. Enjoy the first of our TSUTSU - VINTAGE range .

Our next great project with the girls was our Shamballa bracelet. Will upload more pictures of different stones we used as well.

We sure do have lots of talent in Ghana and it was lots of fun working with a young fashion graduate to create our bag samples. We did a lot of this and that and chattering and this is what we came up with. A clutch purse and a flower bed.

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After that lovely long weekend we had, it's been lots of work and new designs in time for the Mother's day event with one of the best bag designers in GHANA a good friend of mine, mSimps. We have an event on the 12 of May a day before mother's day and we're both looking forward to the collaboration to pamper the beautiful women in our lives all day with lovely handmade and authentic jewelry and bags, etc.

I have been working fervently and discovered a new way to work out my crochet pieces into bracelets without clasps. It is so cool and comfortable to slide over your hands, and one size fits all. The next big deal is the neck piece, you can work it any way you like especially when its 24inches and over. Here is a glimpse of our hot orange and brown seed bead crocheted piece on a royal blue neck dummy, talking about blocking colors!

Gosh! am so excited about the new range of designs popping out my ears now, and I can't wait to work straight long hours.

WEEKEND RENDEVOUS

The weekend started out with a lovely unexpected twist but all I will say is I promise never to stuff my face with so much irresistible delicacies. It started off with brunch, a stop by the Next door beach,

 then lunch at Accra's lovely sea food restaurant Captain Hooks, in Cantonments,

then to the lovely Soghurt Yoghurt cafe at the A & C mall for the best shakes and smoothies ever in Accra.

 You can make anything you want at Soghurt Yoghurt with all the lovely mix of fruits, vegetables, spices, etc. Thanks Mary for my banana shake, I was in another world. Of course it we didn't just eat, we had a lovely mix of people and a splash of wildness and lots of dancing.

Oops! We had a make over at the Beauty artist shop on the first floor at the Movenpick Hotel, I just love the collection of all make up essentials. An array of organic and protein products  from the very best.

WEEKEND SPLASH OF COLOURS

Another lovely weekend just gone by yet again. So, we ganged up and decided to head out for the beach. We've all worked so hard and deserve a chill pill. It would be lovely to have lots of color and a chilled virgin cocktail drink and watch the sunset with the waves washing our feet.

A splash of color in the right places and I love this. A pencil skirt for my curves and a plain colored top will work with a luscious neck piece.

and then VOILA , I'll rock my favorite mismatch neck piece but will need a plain top please!

BIRTHDAY WEEKEND

It's a birthday weekend for me, with lots of lovely friends born in the month of April. I'll need to rock a hang out outfit, a club outfit and a beach outfit. Will need some help with colors and accessories, so let's mix and match and see what works out.