Lost In Lagos

Dear friends & purse lovers,

Urbanknit will be setting up shop @ Lost in Lagos

Date: 28th May: 11am - 7pm

29th May: 12pm - 7pm

Venue: Federal Palace Hotel, VI, Lagos
Entry: N1,000

Don't miss this weekend of music, fashion and shopping.

You'll find the best of Lagos under one roof, with fantastic raffle prizes being given away on both days. The first 50 visitors on each day will receive gift bags.

Buy tickets at the door or at *Bogobiri Hotel, Ikoyi* & *The Hub Media Store, The Palms*.

Purchase discounted tickets on www.DealDey.com for N500.

Entrance is free for kids under 14, and there will be an arts and crafts corner for them too.

For more info visit www.lostinlagos.com

See you there!

My Asho: Local Fashion Made Global: My Asho Giveaway!

My Asho: Local Fashion Made Global: My Asho Giveaway!:

My Asho is having a giveaway!

Our giveaway item is the beautiful Mkono necklace from Lalesso. This necklace was designed by Jennifer Kinnear and handmade by SOKO Kenya - the production house initially set up by Lalesso and which currently produce the ASOS Africa collections.


Click here for a chance to win

Workflowy

As someone who creates endless lists, loses them and starts all over again and then finds them again, this is an absolute Godsend.

Workflowy is a great simple tool that allows you to generate and organise information in an efficient, accessible way. You'll have your information wherever you are as long as you have an Internet connection.

It works by allowing you to create lists/bullet points which can have endless subsections. You can shrink and expand these lists depending on the amount of information you want to view at any one time. You can choose it for anything; shopping lists, planning a project, planning your time. It's up to you!

Here is a little sample of me being (or trying to be) organised on a monthly basis.



I am making this sound a lot more complicated than it is. I think its brilliance is in its simplicity.

Try it out for yourself! www.workflowy.com

We Make London Summer Boutique

We Make London was launched in June 2008. After seven successful fairs We Make is pleased to announce its eighth event, a Summer Pop Up Shop.

The Venue:
Oak Studios is a lovely shop situated in Perrins Court, Hampstead, a few minutes walk from Hampstead station and also a short walk from Hampstead Heath Station.
The area is constantly buzzing with people shopping, visiting the many nearby cafes and pubs or just walking and taking in the surroundings.
Oak Studios opened last summer and now hosts workshops with artists and designers from London.
The shop and worskshops are becoming popular in the area.

The Date:
We Make summer boutique will take place between 2^nd July and 9^th July. The doors will open at 10am till 6pm, daily.
With a opening night party on the 2^nd July from 6pm till 9pm
There will possibly be another late shopping night hosted by one of our sponsors, but this will be confirmed later.

How To Apply:

If you would like to apply to sell at our pop up shop, please email us at wemakelondon@googlemail.com for an application form.

Please note due to the pop up shop being in July we have a very tight deadline for applications
All applications must be recieved by midnight on the 9th May 2011.

We will then let everyone know if their application has been successful by the 18th May
If you have any questions about the event please feel free to contact us at the above email address
Any press enquiries please contact Mary at wemakelondon@googlemail.com

Corset Laced Mannequins

I came across these vintage-inspired mannequins on Etsy. My favourite out of the beautiful collections are the wasp-waisted mannequins. This particular one has been decoupaged using original vintage English and French papers from as early as the 1920s thus combining a few of my favourite things.

They would make a great addition to a living room, studio space, retail space or even as an alternative to the regular (dare I say dull) plastic mannequins. Think I might have to invest in a custom-made Ankara or batik covered one!

Visit www.corsetlacedmannequins.co.uk for more eye candy.