Greetings from Kenana!

Right before Christmas Kenana was a little bit busy, Paddy and Kerry making sure that everything is in order and done before Christmas. There were also a lovely little Christmas party before the ladies went home of holidays. 

And the babies had developed so much! It's lovely to see the babies and kids growing up healthy and happy. 

Next spring we will be exiting, there are new ideas in product development at the very moment. New materials, new design and new possibilities! 

Overall, it has been a great year in Kenana and the Knitters have gone from strength to strength. There are now over 600 women registered with the project. It’s astonishing to be part of such project that has such big impact in people’s lives.

Terveiset Kenanasta!

Joulun alla Kenanassa oli hulinaa, Paddy ja Kerry koittavat saada kaikki työt kuntoon ja järjestykseen ennen lomia. He järjestivät neulojille ihanan joulujuhlan.

Ja kuinka lapset olivatkaan kasvaneet! On ihana nähdä, kuinka vauvat ja lapset ovat kasvaneet viimekäynnin jälkeen terveinä ja iloisina. 

Ensi keväästä tulee jännä, uusia ideoita tuotekehitellään koko ajan Kenanassa. Uusi materiaali, uusi design ja uudet mahdollisuudet!

Loppujenlopuksi edellisvuosi oli Kenanassa loistava. Neulojat ovat kehittyneet edelleen ja projektissa on jo yli 600 rekisteröitynyttä jäsentä. On aivan mahtavaa olla mukana tälläisessä projektissa, jolla on niin iso vaikutus ihmisten elämään.

Weranna's Fall Winter 2014-2015 - photoshoot with Paulina Arcklin

The back of Paulina Arcklin's head - as always.

Fall Winter 2014-2015 trends…well, we did our own again. Weranna's style.

Old vintage furniture. Recycled furniture. Talk about innovative use for Hello Kitty hola hoop, for example ;). And Paulina got to use her paintbrush. And also another favorite - DYLON fabric dyes.

Natural materials - mostly wool, alpaca and felt in textiles. Wild olive tree, sesame tree and ceramics for the kitchen and accessories.

Hand-made soaps, all natural ingredients.

Colors - earthy and natural. Mixed with some orchid and pink flavors.

We carried all the stuff you see on the photos into a day-light studio  - 3rd floor in Amsterdam. Oh, and of course before that we had carried them out from 2nd floor apartment in Amsterdam.  Those of you, again, who have done this and know what I'm talking about know that it was one day of sweat and serious exercise. After all the preparations beforehand, that is.

It was also a day of many drinks (it was HOT that day in Amsterdam), delicious salads and tons of candy and nuts. The usual stuff.

We are currently working on the catalogue, and it will be BEAUTIFUL. Almost as beautiful as the new range of products we will be introducing to the store ;).

Stay tuned!

Weranna's Fall/Winter 2014-2015 eCatalgoue will be out soon!

Weranna's Summer 2014 inspiration eCatalogue

Werannas 2014 Summer Inspiration

Have you taken a look at our summer 2014 inspiration catalogue yet? Weranna's is Wheeling the World :)! We wanted to share with you the different countries Weranna's is working closely in.

Summer 2014 is coral. Summer 2014 is sunny and funny. Summer 2014 is definitely all ethical.

Follow our journey also in Facebook ;)!

Beautiful Kikoi beaded lanyard key holder - kaunis avain- tai henkilökorttikoru

Kikoi beaded lanyard key ID card holder

Kikoi beaded lanyard key ID card holder

Kikoi beaded lanyard key ID card holder

http://www.werannas.com/en/ethnic/jewelry/kikoi-keylanyard.html

Here I will let the photos speak for themselves again - no more of those synthetic lanyards around your neck, when you need to have your key and/or ID card available at all times!

These beauties are hand-made in Kenya of natural seeds, paper pearls and all possible hand-made and recycled material - recycled glass, hand-made ceramic and glass beads, recycled metal beads and bone.

The fishing line used holds 4 kg, so you can be sure it holds :).

I recommend!

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Nyt annan kuvien puhua puolestaan - ei enää niitä ikäviä synteettisiä avain- ja kulkukorttinauhoja kaulan ympärillä, jes! Mun avaimet on aina hukassa, ellei ne ole kaulan ympärillä (okei, on ne silti hukassa), ja nyt ne voi tehdä sitä nätisti ja ihan niinku julkisilla paikoillakin!

Nämä kauneudet on käsintehty Keniassa siemenistä ja paperihelmistä, ja kaikenlaisesta käsintehdystä ja kierrätetystä materiaalista - kierrätyslasista, käsintehdyistä keramiikka- ja lasihelmistä, kierrätysmetallista ja luusta.

Käytetty kalastussiima kantaa 4 kg, niin ei ihan heti katkea :).

Suosittelen!

Shop display for earrings

Shop display for earrings - Kikoi Outlet

Again working yesterday in Kikoi Outlet, and had one of those days when I felt the need to MAKE something. 

A round in the hardware store  - some mole net, a new staple gun and proper steel cutters and I was all ready for my adventure with the beautiful Luna Design frames perfect for the project!

Remove the glass, cut a suitable piece of the mole net, and staple it to the back of the frame - my kinda 10-minute DIY project ;). And - let me tell you - working with proper tools REALLY makes a difference!

Shop display for earrings - Kikoi Outlet

Shop display for earrings - Kikoi Outlet

Shop display for earrings - Kikoi Outlet

Didn't our new shop display turn out nice? Adding some hooks, this would make a perfect key frame for the hall way, as well. Pretty <3. Actually - initially this idea was planted in my head in the hall way of my cousin, who has a large board for all kinds of notes etc. made like this!

OR - if you are an earring enthusiast, why not get a smaller frame, and make one for yourself? I've got some extra meters of mole net, come by if you would like to get some ;).

Shop display for earrings - Kikoi Outlet

Shop display for earrings - Kikoi Outlet

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Tänään oli pyslauspäivä Outletissä, eikö tullutkin nätti?

Aluperin sain idean serkultani, jolla on eteisessä ISO tällainen kaikennäköistä muistettavaa varten. 

Ja miksei, jos on korvakorujen ystävä, tekisi itselleen tällaista vähän pienemmistäkin kehyksistä? Tai laita tuohon vähän koukkuja, ja tehdä tästä avainten säilytystaulu (onkohan olemassa sanaa 'säilytystaulu'?)

Kikoi bread baskets made of sisal - sisal leipäkori

Kikoi sisal bread basket with hand-made rye crackers

I admit - no point in this post. Just had this sisal bread basket from Kikoi on the kitchen counter, together with our Erika Vaitkute linen napkin and some hand-made rye crackers from Kenkävero. And it just happened to look really pretty in the morning sun, many different shades. Had to take my camera out.

Have a beautiful week :)!

Kikoi sisal bread basket with hand-made rye crackers

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Eipä kauheasti pointtia tässä postauksessa. Paitsi että tämä sisalleipäkori Kikoilta sattui olemaan tuossa keittiön tasolla, täytettynä Kenkäveron käsintehdyillä näkkäreillä. Ja se vaan näytti nätiltä tuossa aamuauringossa. Piti vaan napsasta pari kuvaa.

Kaunista viikkoa kaikille :)!

Kikoi sisal bread basket with hand-made rye crackers

Agnes basket made of river reed - nothing like it!

Agnes basket

Agnes basket

Sometimes you find the best basket ever - and just can't live without it anymore. This basket is hand-woven of river reed coming from river Sondu Miriu of Victoria lake in Kenya. Winter or summer, the reed basket with strong leather handles is now-a-days my portable office. So I can really say, this product has been tested - for a year, carrying around 10 kg in it constantly. As good as new, I can say.

You know what is the best thing about it (in addition to it's beauty and strength, of course)? The sides have been made a little bit lower on the other end, so it is easy to carry it on your shoulder. It fits nicely under your arm.

No, you don't see these kinds of details very often :).

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Tämä Agnes kori on ehkä maailman paras kori. Ensinnäkin se on megaiso, joten siihen mahtuu tämän naisen kannettava toimisto. Kesät talvet, kyllä.

Ja paras asia tässä tilaihmeessä? Sen laidat on kudottu himppasen matalammaksi toisessa päässä, joten sitä on helppo kantaa olkapäällä. Mahtuu nääs käsivarren alle mukavasti.

Eipä tällaisia detskuja näe tuotteissa ihan hirveen usein :).

Agnes basket