Designing a Life Worth Living
The best sale day has arrived
But only for 24 hours!!
And it’s here! I’ve having a difficult time not clicking that “Purchase” button on the beautiful Carryall Travel bag. You see, Sseko travel collection doesn’t go on sale, even for us Sseko Sisters! This is a rare opportunity to own a gorgeous piece of luggage.
Should I bite the bullet and bring this baby with me to Mexico??
It’s an Epic day!
Get ready for bags, purses, wallets and travel bags!
This is the day you’ve all been waiting for … it’s the day for bags and totes! Beautiful handmade leather products from artisan women in Uganda and Ethiopia. These aren’t even items going permanently away with the upcoming season, but standard pieces of our regular line AND our best sellers!
Please note these will go on sale TONIGHT at midnight and run 24-hours. At 12:01am Monday morning, the sale will be over and the next one begins.
So rumor has it the Sheba, Convertible Tote, Cross body bags, Eden Backpack, Carryall Travel Bag, Saddle Crossbody … and many many more! I mean really, the Carryall is regularly $349 … tomorrow it could be 35% off a huge leather weekend bag! And let me tell you, my husband LOVES his weekender. It’s like walking through the airport like one of those uber-trendy jetsetters.
If you picked up the Sheba in black during the holiday sale, then perhaps you want to grab the Sheba in Oiled Cognac? It’s such a great time to buy yourself a little something new.
All of Sseko Designs are from small batch production and intentional practices. These sales don’t come along often, and for good reason. Sseko Designs is bringing good jobs and safety to women and their families.
Grab the deals while you can!
Organization Matters
I never leave home without my purse in order.
It’s time to shake things up (okay little pun to the earthquake in the PNW that’s all over the news) with some organization, brought to you by Sseko small accessories on sale today. Wallets, notebook holders, yoga bags, cute moon purses to hold everything from essential oils to all of those little things now residing at the bottom of your purse and so much more!
This sale runs for only 24-hours - but you could see benefits for years!
And you know when sales come up, you have to start thinking of ways to take advantage of deep discounts. How about that gift list that you’ve got tucked way back in the back of your mind? Birthdays, back to school teacher gifts, Christmas gifts for friends, teachers, nail artists, hair stylists, co-workers, etc.
Click the link to shop today … right now actually because after midnight it will be too late!
It all started with a pair of shoes …
So it’s appropriate to start our 1st day of sales with shoes!
Today marks the first day of the Sseko birthday sale! Get ready for some big deals this week - but today we’re starting off with the items that started it all
With our small batch production and intentional practices, sales don’t come along very often.
Our current sale day will run through tonight at midnight PST and a new sale will pop up every day for the next 7 days, running 24 hours each. Discounts will be deep because turning 10 is a big deal.
Stay tuned and have fun!
All You Need is Love
20% of all orders go to Erin’s Kids in Burma
Tomorrow marks the last day to purchase from Sseko Designs under Janet Rosen’s Trunk Show. Sseko Designs and I will be forwarding 20% of every purchase to Erin Terzieff’s foundation … All You Need is Love.
On Sunday, Erin shared the beautiful story of how she made the decision to travel to a small village in Burma to see the conditions families were living in. She started working with a lovely young person in California who also saw the need and whose family started the effort to start a school in Thailand - just across the river from this tiny town.
Some of the things Erin spoke about touched the hearts of all our guests who attended the event. How a simple meal for 1 child costs as low as a US quarter, and how their most important funding need are uniforms. Not so the children can have nice clothes, but because on their walk to school and home each day, kidnappers would pass them by because simply by wearing a uniform it shows someone will be looking for them if they go missing. A uniform costs $2.50.
You may be thinking, “I don’t need another purse” or “I just don’t have a lot to spend right now”. But let me help you factor in how you can help …
Buy a $29 Leather Tassel Clip = 2 uniforms and 4 meals
Buy a $49 Leather Tassel Clutch = 4 uniforms or 40 meals
Buy a $34.99 Makeup bag = 2 uniforms and 8 meals
Every little bit helps! Not only are you helping Erin’s kids in Burma, but also the ladies of Sseko Designs in East Africa! Keep in mind, you may not need anything for yourself right now, but any of these lovely items above could be a gift for your next friend, sister, mother, co-worker, niece, graduation gift … give a little and get a little.
All sales need to be wrapped up by 8pm tomorrow (Friday, February 22nd). If you need help choosing your favorites, shoot me a message! You know where to find me.
Snowmaggedon Shopping
Something to chase away the snow storm blues
A foot of snow dumped at our house within 18 hours yesterday. My day includes laundry, catching up on new movies On Demand and keeping the snow off our dog Homer’s hair (I’m not sure why our Shiz Tzu’s hair doesn’t collect snowballs like our Maltipoo.)
Both of my beautiful businesses just launched their Spring collections! I received my Sseko Designs spring collection and everything I received is so gorgeous. The Sseko story is completely inspirational and making a purchase benefits women in Uganda, Ethiopia and India. Chloe + Isabel’s spring collection was inspired by Lisbon and although small, has tropical hints that make me think of summer even when stuck in a foot of snow.
Cross Your Fingers
Facebook Live Unboxing
If the stars are aligned I will receive my Sseko Spring/Summer 2019 shipment by Thursday! It’s all up to the shipping company at this point and with all of the new weather happening in the midwest, there’s a big chance that it could be delayed. BUT even if I don’t get the shipment in my hot little hands by the party time on Thursday, there’s still plenty of graphics to share with all my guests! And of course, I’ll have lots of time to answer all your questions about fit, quality, impact and help you place your orders.
Valentine’s day is just around the corner and Sseko shipping generally takes less than 4 days for customers.
I’d love to see you online on Thursday!!
Contact me if you’re not already invited to my Facebook Event!
Five Fashion Trends for 2019
Mom always said “Everything comes around again”
2018 and 2019 are taking us back to my high school days. I’m not entirely sure anything that came out of the late 80’s early 90’s were worth repeating - but designers have taken the best and made them not so embarrassing. Let’s take a look how you can join the movement without looking like Boy George or Cyndi Lauper.
The Fanny Pack
My husband is so excited
Funny story about the FANNY PACK is Dave’s friend Chris vowed never to be seen with Dave with a fanny pack. He LOVES them! We still have a few tucked away in a closet for vacations or big community events. I was completely onboard with Chris - fanny packs were a thing of the past and should be left there - until I saw the one sold by Sseko Designs last year! I fell in love and hunted a tan one down after they sold out. I then gifted a black one to each of my sister-in-laws for their birthdays in December because they’re always on the move with little kids.
Not only is Sseko completely on the mark, but fashion designers like Gucci, Rebecca Minkoff, Marc Jacobs, Kate Spade, JJill are all creating some trendy and updated styles. Sseko is once again bringing back the fanny pack - and if you’re still not sure - ours is convertible. The skinny leather belt can be removed to be worn separately and the bag used as a clutch or wallet in a pinch.
Whatever your style or need - there’s no better time to be “hands free”!
The perfect flat
Sensible & yummy
While not quite the jellies of the 80’s, but still this is a fashion trend that everyone can do and do without any pain. I’ve been wearing stacked heels and wedges for so many years - I have to watch myself in flats - I tend to trip! But I recently purchased a pair of beautiful navy blue, patent leather, pointed toe flats. Reminiscent of Ducky Dale’s loafers from Pretty in Pink.
If your job doesn’t require dressy attire in the summer - I would suggest you take a look at Sseko’s beautiful leather summer sandals. Full leather uppers and ribbon sandals can be dressed up or down and are convertible, comfortable and beautiful.
Oversized bags
The carryall that goes from office to beach and back
I don’t remember this being a specific trend, just that an oversized bag made me look skinny. When the kids were little, I always carried an oversized bag and it was generally filled with my wallet, diapers, toys, snacks, a random kid sock, cell phone rolling around the bottom with my keys and my calendar. Let me tell you that I never carried a diaper bag - I have my standards. LOL
I have a beautiful red & white striped Kate Spade bag and a gorgeous navy blue canvas Dooney bag in my closet. The Dooney is my favorite travel bag and Kate comes with me on our boat or the beach. For everyday, I stick to my Sseko leather pieces. Later this month, I’m receiving the latest Spring collection including a marvelous magenta Shopper Tote, the Shopper Crossbody, the goregous Eden backpack, the Bucket Bag in the new slate blue, Market Tote in Plume … oh and the Day Tote in the black & ivory stripe woven design from the partners in Ethiopia. (Geez, now that I see it in print, that seems like a lot of choices!) LOL - I guess I’m going to be ready to take this trend by storm!
Pastel Florals
Miranda Priestly would be so underwhelmed
So cliche, I know. Florals for spring. However, designers are making sure these florals last way beyond the spring season. Pastels are definitely not my thing - never has been - but I have my ways of being trendy. I even purchased a really pretty pale pink sweater from JJill recently - my mom’s favorite color. Any color can be pulled off with a great pair of jeans to tone down the pastel of it all. And while I try to avoid small floral prints, a beautiful monochromatic or two-tone floral will do wonders for 2019.
Geometric gems
Can’t get more New Wave then this!
Get ready for crazy colors in bold geometric prints! Look out for Boy George and New Wave boy bands to come out of hiding. My daughter and I found a great sweatshirt in Victoria at the Roots store that is SOOOO 1980’s ski lodge chic. A boxy, short, red number that looked like something out of the movie “Hot Tub Time Machine”. Of COURSE we picked it up and she’s been looking completely trendy all over her college campus.
I may have picked up 4-5 things from the new Sseko spring line with the most beautiful geometric print. It’s called Plume and the background of navy is my jam! Pile on the beautiful green, peach, slate and purple geometric floral-like designs and I’m in love. Sseko also graces us with 2 other floral prints, the Blossom which is a thin black large floral pattern over a cream background with touches of pink and Secret Garden, a beautiful display of green and yellow over a pale peach base. Both are swoon worthy and fit the bill for both floral and geometric trends.
Time’s Running Out
On 2 of the best sales of 2019
I wouldn’t normally hit this 2 for 1 on my social media … but I’ve been pretty busy and so here it goes.
Two of the loves of my life have been put on the back burner for awhile, but that doesn’t make them any less amazing.
Chloe + Isabel is having it’s Semi-Annual sale until Saturday, January 12th. Up to 75% off some of some gorgeous styles from the last few years. These are not pieces that are going out of stock, but clearing out warehouse space for new spring styles.
I’ve always said that C+I is home to some of the most gorgeous designs backed by amazing quality and lifetime warranty. I still wear mine daily … you can be assured that each piece is heirloom quality and you won’t be sorry (especially at 75% off!)
Sseko is the latest love of my life and the Sseko Ssisterhood grabbed my attention with it’s story and handmade goods. I never leave home without a Sseko purse - and am holding my breath for all the new beautiful spring collection pieces I’ve pre-ordered. But, the Fall/Winter pieces are calling my name! I can’t believe there are so many gorgeous designs left in our warehouse - because with Sseko - often times when inventory is gone - it’s gone!
I actually can’t believe that the Eden Backpack is on sale! That baby is only $162! That’s incredible since it retails for $250! This is a HUGE fine leather backpack, pretty much good for any occasion. Made with so much love by artisans in Ethiopia. My favorite Sheba Purse is also on sale … the last time it was on sale I easily sold 5 of them! Everyone loves them - I carry mine daily.
Can we talk about the clothing for a bit - I never in a million years thought I’d wear a Kaftan but I have jumped in that pool with both feet! This is a beautiful dress that I have worn like crazy since I took a chance.
Summer with sandals - check!
Summer with wedges - check!
Wedding - check!
Swimsuit cover up - check!
Lounging around the house - check!
BBQ - check!
Church - check!
Movies - check!
Shopping - check!
Flight - check! (can you imagine showing up for your next flight ready for the upgrade to 1st class looking fully put together in a beautifully comfortable dress?)
So pretty much this dress can go anywhere. Now currently available in the Monet and the Dandelion prints on sale.
I want to talk about 1 more piece - the reversible longer blazer in black/dandelion print. It’s worth checking out and adding to your spring/summer/fall/winter wardrobe. Great for travel and I could easily see this being worn with shorts or skirts or pants or a dress for any occasion. Perfect for office or a night out with the girls … on sale now while supplies last!
