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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Fundraising for St Jude's Tanzania

I've been in rural NSW for the past two weeks, fundraising for the School of St Jude in Tanzania. This amazing school provides a free education to the very poorest children in their part of the world. The dynamo who runs this school, Gemma Sisia, is an incredible woman and a true inspiration to me and to many others too I'm sure. So far with this fundraiser we've managed to buy the school some of the much-needed items listed in their 2011 Fundraising Appeal - some land for the students' sports field, some secondary science equipment, and some sports field fencing (to keep the cows and goats out!).

I would like to thank all the lovely ladies & gentlemen of the Ben Lomond area and the Barraba area, for getting involved in our events and shopping up a storm for this worthy cause. I'd also like to thank the wonderful designers who provided their beautiful items to this fundraiser, and note that we do still have just a handful of truly magnificent pieces left if anyone would like to make a last minute purchase before I return the unsold items to their designers at the end of this week. All the fundraising efforts that come in this week will continue to go to St Jude's 2011 Appeal.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Makims at Moreden Artisan Market - Fundraiser for St Jude's Tanzania

Image courtesy of www.schoolofstjude.co.tz

In February 2002, Gemma Sisia (nee Rice) from northern NSW in Australia, founded The School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa. As a charity funded school, St Jude’s provides a free quality education to approximately 1,500 of the poorest children of Arusha, Tanzania, while also providing boarding for over 900 students. Additionally, the school now provides employment to over 340 Tanzanians and purchases the essential goods required to run the school everyday from the local community. The ripple effect of these benefits on the community and beyond has been incredible.

The Makim family has come together to create an Afternoon Artisan Market to raise funds for this very hardworking school.
21 May 2011, 2:30pm - 5:00pm.

"Moredun"

1419 Moredun Road

Ben Lomond, NSW Australia

Judi Makim will be our hostess with the mostess.
Airdrie Makim will be bringing Joolz jewellery, designer clothes from a number of beautiful (and generous) brands, and designer handbags up from Melbourne. Neroli Makim will be down from Brisbane to autograph her book, 'Your Creative Success'. Afternoon tea will be provided, and of course as it is the Makims there will be the odd glass of bubbly about.

Entry to the Artisan Market is free, there will be a donation box and up to 100% (some designers have donated their entire sales, some have donated 50%) of the proceeds of all sales made on the day will go to St Jude's.

Friday, May 6, 2011

Fashion for men in the 70s - superhot or supernot?

So I got this email from a friend of mine this morning - absolute GOLD.
I have to share it with you guys, its too good not to!

Don't skip the copy that accompanies these gems from a bygone era, particularly this first one below.
Oh, and I love "Men in belted sweaters". And those Eleganza shoes? Pimpin!

Are YOU man enough to fill it?

"Just make sweet sweet love to the camera, Steve. Yeah, that's it man!"

This stretch terry jumpsuit comes with or without hood - so you can be as gangsta as you wanna.

Not only is that a damn fine hat, but that open-necked shirt gives me heart flutters. At least, I think that's what's going on...

The ties. Oh, the ties.

Jack's got his proud face on. Suzy cannot believe that collar!

Unfortunately we were so eager to include the caped suit that we had to cut away most of the seated beauty who had fallen to the floor in a swoon over how fly our boys are looking here.

Shoes = $34.95 Coat = $94.95 Suit = $57.95 Absolute Pimpin-ness = Priceless

Jerry and John laughed at Greg, as they scored all the pretty colours. Oh, how they laughed!

"Mama always told me that I'd know my true love by the belted sweater he wore - with so much dashing charisma, how could I say no?"


"Hey, where did all the weed go? You promised us, man!" "Aw shiiit, looks like Bruce got started early"

Nothing says 'happy families' like matching sleepwear!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Front page of T&M Mag

Mucho excited to log on to Facebook this morning and find out from one of my fave models that we've made the front page of T&M Magazine with a photoshoot I styled a few months back.

Nice work team!

Photographer: Kirra Jayde
Makeup: Raeoni Davies
Hair: Samuel Sparrow Krutop
Model: Lauren Elizabeth Aitken
Stylist: moi

UPDATE
Not only did we make the front page of their website, but this shoot also ended up on the cover! Super-chuffed. Looking forward to getting my copy!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Time for a giveaway for you!

Its time for a giveaway!
Yes m'dears, it has been a while - so time for a lucky Joolz lover to score some treats!

The cold weather has started again so we all need brooches to decorate scarves, jackets and beanies. This pack of 4 joolz brooches should sort you out! And a luscious lipgloss pack from DJs to keep your smile pretty and shiny as the temperature drops. RRP for this little pack of loveliness is $50 - but its free to one lucky Joolz Fan.

As usual, all people who comment go into the draw. I'll take comments from both here and the Facebook Fanpage. The winner's name will be drawn at random using The Hat on Thu 14 April at 6pm.
Ready... set... GO! Good luck everyone!

Terms & Conditions:

• To enter you must be over 18 years of age, entry excludes employees of Joolz and its affiliates or agents, the families of such employees and any other person connected with this promotion.

• The Promoter will not be liable for applications not received, incomplete, or delayed. Last date for receipt of entries is 6pm on 14 April 2011.

• To enter, please leave a comment at this blog or on our Facebook fanpage.

• All entries received by this date will be entered into a prize draw and the winner will be chosen using a random name generator (The Hat).

• The winning entry will receive the brooches and lip gloss as pictured in the above listing.

• The prize is as stated and cannot be transferred, sold or exchanged. There is no cash alternative. No bulk or third party entries accepted.

• The winner will be notified through this blog and/or the Joolz Facebook fanpage and/or email on 14 April 2011.

• By entering this competition, entrants agree to be bound by the rules and by any other requirements set out here.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Beauty shoot with Lucia, Raeoni & Katie

I got together early on Friday morning with Lucia, Raeoni & Katie to shoot some beauty images. It was a little chilly in the early morning, and we were hoping for some sunshine, but we managed to work around these small problems!

Katie and joolz ring

Pearls, pearls and more pearls. Plus some other stuff.

Bird bodysuit, red socks, heels, and joolz.

Adding a splash of colour

I'm in love with adding a splash of colour, and it seems that I'm not alone. I've noticed when checking out photos of what people are wearing around the world at the moment that there is definitely a big interest in colour out there right now. Those of us living in Melbourne love our black, and I doubt I'll be changing drastically, but I'm trying to make sure to break it up with some colour whenever I go out at the moment. Adore these ideas:

image courtesy of style.com

image courtesy of The Sartorialist

When I started planning it, I was pretty sure that my next collection was going to be black and white. But different colours kept creeping in. I can't seem to help it, its going to be bright and colourful instead! Hahaha, completely not what I had originally planned, but that's the way things go when designing a new collection sometimes!

New joolz multi-coloured agate cross necklace, coming soon!

I am looking forward to sharing the new collection with you, I have had lots of fun making it. Not long now!