Hello and welcome to my first post on this blog.

My name is Sabine and I own a fair trade shop where I sell crafts from African co-operatives. We specialise in fashion items because I found that most fair trade jewellery items and ceramics don't show the real talent and fashion sense that African people have.

Fair trade fashion does not have to be dull and boring. Our fashion items are exciting, vibrant, trendy, colourful or demure - but most of all really affordable and at the same time unique and full of personality.

All our products are made by hand and either from sustainable resources or recycled materials. This is important as we don't want to encourage people to waste their countries' natural resources but enable them to "live of the land" so to speak. Meaning they can produce saleable items without plundering their environment or killing wildlife.

I would like this blog to become a focal point for people who share my enthusiasm for fair trade products. Your opinions and ideas, suggestions and problems are all important. Please don't hesitate and add your blogs, but please write in a civilized manner, don't abuse others for having different opinions and don't post anything of a pornographic nature (these post will be immediately deleted).

Otherwise - enjoy! And I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards
Sabine