The New year.

I am sure y'all wondering whether I am still in a food coma ever since the holidays, 

yah?

Worry no more, I am alive.

I have been up and down, meeting friends or rather making friends,

visiting places,buying ankaras and sourvenirs, running to the seamstress and watching movies.

It seems that all this socal media activities can take over your life,so I decided to take a break from it all and just RELAX.

Last weekend I had been invited for a wedding,and after the tailor did a far less than perfect job for the dress I had intended to wear, I settled on this yellow tulip dress.

It has a neon feel to it so I thought it was perfect for the occasion.

The above two photos were taken with a DSLR camera, while the rest were taken using an android phone.

Notice the difference?

This red pedant necklace was a gift for my 21st birthday from Tweenz. It is a combination of chains,pearls, and faux fur.It is a very unique piece of jewellery.

Dress-Steve's Shop;; Shoes- bought them off a friend :: Necklace-Gifted :: Belt- can't remember :: Ring-Accra town

I hope you having a good week.

Happy New Year!!

xx

Merry Christmas

Hello darlings,

This is just a post to wish you all a merry Christmas and a lovely happy new year!!

I am planning to meet up with friends, eat, drink and probably do something very spontenious.

This is my first Christmas away from home..I am hoping it will rock!!

Nway,,have fun and be safe!!

Happy holidays y'all!

xx. Jaypea.

What I got from Woodin

You are now well aware for my love for African print fabric ,

and more of my love affair  with woodin fabrics.

The other day when I popped in at the shop at Accra mall,it was clear that they were bringing in new stock and the pile was characterised with bright hues of colours for the christmas season.

My aim was to get a relative these fabrics.She has been on my neck for this fabrics since the day I landed here as everyone knows West Africa is the native land of vitenges (read African print fabrics)

My favourite is obviously the orange one.If this fabric was mine, I would make a long maxi skirt out of it with a small bustier top like this one.

Then I would go to the beach wearing a sun hat, big shades and a bloody lippy and bliss would not be enough of a name to define exactly how that moment would feel like.

Which among the four fabrics tickles your fancy?

Let me know by leaving a comment.

Ciao.

xx

Girls in African print.

This dress had me at Hello!!

oooh,,the wind and the train...

On saturday, I got to attend a beautiful cocktail wedding.

On this day too, I met Sharon in person.

I had heard so much about this beauty and I was so eager to meet her.

and the best part is that my Kenyan 'accent' isn't too deep for her to understand as I often get 'what did you just say'  blank stares. 

Before we could even finish on the pleasantries, I had already expressed my liking for her dress design and she offered to take me to her seamstress as soon as I was ready.

The dress has a detachable train, so if we had decided to hit the club after the event, she would just let it loose and viola!!

I had a peplum dress sown for me out of a fabric I bought at the woodin shop in Accra mall.I got the pebble necklace from a stall in town.The bright colours blended well with my fabric, my ring ,my bracelet,and my neon ombre nails..

What do you think of the prints? Leave a comment.

Woodin crush

Last week I went to look for African printed fabric for the weekend wedding invite that the boyfriend and I got from his colleague.

So we took to our heels and headed straight to the woodin shop at Accra mall.

The woodin shop is just at the entrance, and the colours of fabrics are so attractive that it’s almost impossible to just walk past the shop.

They sell their fabrics based on the number of yards you need, the most being 6 yards and the least, 1 yard

.

Based on their ads, my take is that their target market is for the young vibrant youth,

who love to be chic and stylish.

But really, I think I would not mind buying my mum a fabric from this shop when going back to 254.I think she would love them.

 Their display of the products is very neat and well arranged so one is able to locate what they need quick and the attendants there are ever so helpful.

Since I visited the shop today, I realised that they had brought in new stock which was highly characterised by lots of orange and blue.So if you have been looking for cloth with this two colours,,

race you to the till!!

If you ever visit Ghana, and you want fabric,just think Woodin.

You will not be disappointed.

 I will post pictures of what I bought myself later.

If you want to check out fabric varieties, view their website  here

Disclosure: The views expressed in this post are my own opinion.This is not a sponsored post.

My Letter to Santa

Dear Santa,

I hope this post finds you well in the north pole.I would like to go ahead with more pleasantries, but knowing that there are other tonnes of letters waiting for you to read, I will cut to the chase.

I would like any of the following

 a Nikon D5100 or a Canon Rebel T3i /T4i.

A nice core i5 laptop,

Rocket shoes,

 and

A bike resembling Batman's in the movie, The dark knight rises.(I sincerely hope you have watched that movie,,It's epic)

Ofcourse I have put into consideration that the weight of all these things might cause your sleigh to crash ,I that's the case, Dear Santa, then this is all I ask,

A fat bank account and a thin waist...Please ,Please, Please,

Do not confuse the the two!!!

Signed,

Qoey

All I need for Christmas

I remember the good old days when all I wanted for Christmas was a new outfit and lots and lots of balloons. Then, I did not need to buy a Christmas tree because we had a eucalyptus tree right in our compound. Family was ever present and playing hard nothing to do with blowing cash. Those have to be the jolliest years of my life.

* Bliss*

Fast forward 22 years, I have a long list made up of things I want and things I need. Despite the knowledge that I should prioritize things I need rather than want, at times I get a bit over myself with the wants. Not to mention the thin line that there is, based on every individual’s situation.

So I ask myself what do I really need for Christmas?

Love.Joy.Happiness.Gratitude.Optimism.

And of course I want the air to fill up with the smell of a feast bad for the arteries but good for the soul.

These are the things I need.
What do you need for Christmas?Leave a comment.