Mefie in the Huffington Post and a Special Discount for you!

New Wax Print Handbags Now Available Online

The UK spring season is now well underway.  We have now had two out of our three glorious spring holidays and we are fast approaching our final well deserved break. 

The arrival of spring also marks our new season of Spring/Summer stock online. Our wax print handbags are a great option to brighten up an outfit or for your holidays!   To celebrate our new designs, Mefie are offering our loyal readers a 20% discount (using code WAX20) on the entire wax print handbag range.  

This promotion is available both online and in our local markets so pick your bag up before they go!

 

http://www.anansi.co.uk/catalog/wax-print-bags

http://www.anansi.co.uk/catalog/wax-print-bags

And Finally....We're in The Huffington Post!

We have great news to share!  This month we were featured in the Huffington Post Lifestyle Section.  We were very excited for our beautiful raffia tote bags to have such great coverage and we are sure that it is the beginning of other amazing things to come!

Huffington Post Article

Our first Contest! Enter to Win a new Raffia Tote

Hello Folks!  We are happy to announce our first promotion.  Mefie has teamed up with ACU BIEN for our first contest to win a handwoven raffia tote bag, perfect for the Spring/Summer season.  Below is the link -- ENTER NOW!!!

https://a.pgtb.me/M2Btkd

Spring has Sprung at Mefie!

Spring has Sprung at Mefie with March Madness

Although many are still suffering with snow in North America and rain across the UK, March is generally known as the beginning of spring.  March also marks the beginning of the American basketball playoffs known as March Madness. This year at Mefie, we have decided to run our own March Madness campaigns.  

Throughout the month of March we will host a series of online events with bloggers from around the world.  Adjunct to the online events, we will run give-aways and discount codes to coincide with the other promotional activities which will happen throughout the month. 

To keep abreast of all of our contests follow us on our social media accounts:

www.facebook.com/mefieuk
www.twitter.com /@mefieuk
Instagram.com/mefieuk

FairTrade Fortnight....the story of Foncho   The 24th of February marked the beginning of FairTrade Fortnight.  As an ethical brand we wanted to inform our readers about the initiative for 2014.  This year the Fair Trade organization has launched a campaign to ensure equality in the banana trade and fare wages for farmers.  The campaign highlights issues with UK supermarkets, where the price of bananas has almost halved in the last 10 years.  Hence, the cost of a banana has been reduced from approximately 20p per banana to 11p per banana.   This reduction in price has lead to the depression in wages for farmers and in turn means that many farmers remain in poverty. To find out more about the campaign go to the FairTrade website http://bit.ly/1bTgGCs

Where we'll be in March... This month Mefie will be at various markets around London (weather permitting) so come by and say hi! Fridays and Saturdays in March - Portobello Road Market Sunday, 9th of March - Alexandra Palace Market We also look forward to announcing new stockists and events throughout the month so stay tuned!

MefieUK A Handbag Story - How our tie and dye marbled design is made

Our first video to tell you a little bit more about the Mefie journey and some of the artisans that we work with...we hope you enjoy!

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    Twitter.com/@mefieuk or
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For more stories, updates or discounts!!!

Press Release: The Mefie Leather Range

Introducing the New Mefie Leather Handbag Range

Taking African Print and Design to New Heights

Mefie [mé fíéy which means my home in Twi] began in 2012, as a lifestyle brand focused on handbags and housewares using African prints and weaves.  The company’s vision is to create a brand that showcases the beauty of African crafts in a way that can be appreciated worldwide and to celebrate the craftspeople that make them. 

The business first began with a line of wax print cushions and handbags made in Ghana. Building on the initial success, they introduced a line of hand-woven goods -- colourful hand-woven raffia totes made in Madagascar and hand-woven Kente cushions also made in Ghana.  Most recently, they have launched their higher end leather line.

The leather range is designed to be integrated into a women’s everyday wardrobe while adding an afro-chic twist, commented the designer and owner, Samantha White.   The new leather line is created using top-grain leathers and suede mixed with tie and dye and digital prints.  This range is perfect for the fashion-forward professional woman who wants a handbag that can take them from work to play and day to night while still inspired by the iconic prints popularized across the continent. 

The designer, Samantha, created the line after leaving her corporate role as Business Development Director of a Pharmaceutical Market Research firm.  ‘As a working professional, I yearned for pieces that celebrated my heritage and individuality while being ‘work appropriate’ she commented.  Hence, the Mefie leather line works to strike that balance—creating beautiful, durable, mixed print handbags.  The leather satchel is large enough to carry a laptop, while the smaller cross-body bag is suitable to carry a tablet along with all daily essentials and the clutch bag is designed for small items needed for a night out.

The full leather range is available on sale now at www.mefie.co.uk as well as at various boutiques in the UK.  For more information please contact us at info@mefie.co.uk

Photos done by: Nina Kadatko

MUA and Hair: Ekaterina Novinskaya

Models – Nelo Tshi and Daniella Race

 

 

Gift Edit: Get Inspired for Christmas

Get Inspired for Christmas

The Christmas lights are on and the streets are crowded... the holiday season is underway and we have loads of special gifts for you!

   

A Gift Hamper with a twist...

This season we have launched our 'Gift Hampers with a Difference.'  Each piece has a story and has a use which will create a special, thoughtful gift or a focal point in your home.  The idea--you choose the cushions and the basket that you like and we will gift wrap and ship your hamper for free!  

You can choose from our wax print cushions with beautiful velvet backs or our luxurious woven kente cushions handcrafted by artisans in Bonwire, Ghana.

...and the best part...there is a 10% discount off of the regular retail price using the code below.

Enter GIFT10 to redeem your discount for the gift basket.

Handbag Envy

This Christmas we also have our full range of luxury leathers, raffia totes and wax print handbags to suit every occasion.  Our satchels are big enough to carry a laptop and A4 books while our raffia tote will serve as a chic shopper.

They are all beautiful and  individual...just like you!

Introducing the new Mefie Fall/Winter Handbags and Two for One Christmas Fair Tickets

New Fall/Winter Stock Available Now!

October was a very exciting month at Mefie.  We were back in Ghana working with our team of artisans to construct our new line.  This season we have brought back our ever-popular laptop bags, introduced new designs for our tote bags and have created new versatile clutch purses. We have also introduced new designs to our ever-popular interiors range with new tie and die cushions (seen in the photograph below) as well as new wax print and kente cushion designs for you to enjoy.

As always, the trip to Ghana was amazing, hence, we wanted to share our experiences with our fabulous followers and we have videotaped our artisans to provide more information about the intricacy of their craft.  We are now in the process of editing so the video will be available shortly and we will create another post with a link for you to view.

As well, we had our first photo shoot with models and the pictures are GORGEOUS!  Here is a sneak peak of some of our shots!

Everybody Loves a Discount...So We're Offering One...and a Few Tips   for a New Entreprenuer

Over the last few weeks we at Mefie have had the opportunity to attend a few entrepreneurial events and they have been great networking and learning tools.  We attended the Grazia Magazine workshop 'Stop Talking and Start Doing' with Shaa Wasmund and had a chance to talk to the panel and to ask questions about increasing the awareness of an online business.  There were a few great tips that we took away from the event but in particular, one idea Shaa suggested really resonated with us...she said that we should provide flyers to the customers we meet in person at the markets in order to continue to engage online.  Hence, we developed the flyer below!  Let us know your thoughts!  We also wanted to take Shaa's suggestion a bit further and offer our discount to you our blog readers so  that you can benefit from the discounts provided to offline customers!  Enjoy!

Fall/Winter Product Line

Great words to hear...Discount...Christmas Show Tickets available

It is that time of year again!  November is the start of the  Christmas rush and we at Mefie have begun to attend Christmas Fairs in the lead-up to the festive season.  Believe it or not Christmas is only 6 weeks away!  We just completed our first Christmas market--Spirit of Christmas held from the 5th-10th of November and are about to begin our second show--the Rare Brand Market at Goodwood Race Course in Sussex. For our lovely readers we are offering 2 for 1 tickets to the Rare Brand Show held from the 13-16th of November.  We hope you can come along to our Christmas market and  that it will provide a springboard to your Christmas shopping! Spirit of Christmas ...Wishing you an Afro-chic Christmas! That's all for now!   And remember if you like our business tell a friend to tell a friend...we are new and so need you to help spread the word!