★ S.C.R.E.A.M ★

The street art scene in the Kathmandu

valley is exploding & cycling around

we are spotting new colorful & inspiring

 art every day! 

This one was a bit more 

familiar to my eye though as 

it is different styles

of replicates of

the 

famous piece of art 

"The Scream"  

by the Norwegian painter 

Edward Munch

(1863-1944)

I'm sure Mr. Munch himself,

would have love to 

see this piece

on a otherwise grey

concrete wall in the middle

of Kathmandu city anno 2014. 

Do you like street art too? 

Follow us & share your

favorite street art 

on Pinterest? 

http://www.pinterest.com/abareness/

Karoline & Anne-Marthe x

♥ Stories Of Nepal ♥

Do you have any regrets?
“I never got a chance to go to school. 
I had to help my mother with the household. 
And I learned many things from helping her. 
Also from taking care of my siblings, 
the house, the animals.

 That was my education.Life was my education.

 My only regret is that 
I could not go to school. 
No girls went to school then.”

- Sanu Kanchi Tamang, Agitaar, Nuwakot



For more stories go to www.storiesofnepal.com
© Stories of Nepal

#whomadewhatyoubought?

Here you see Dharma Dudraj in action.

 He is one of the "seniors" at 

the metal workshop we collaborate with 

him in Nepal and here he

is working on one

 of our 

new silver designs to be

 launched in Norway

in 2015. 

****Handmade is Heartmade****

Slow Fashion Love

from Anne-Marthe & Karoline

Lucky one?

Just try to remember to be happy for
the small things and if you are
amongst the lucky & fortunate ones,
maybe there is something
you can do for somebody
elses fortune? 

// RANDOM NEPAL //

Been going trough some old pictures
so here's a
small selection of some random shots
from back in 2010.

Enjoy and hope you find 
some of the pics funny too..
Going left? ;)

Karoline x

*** HAPPY DASHAIN FESTIVAL ***

Happy Dashain
to all our
Nepali co-workers & friends!

What is Dashain you wonder?

It is the most important festival/holiday
in Nepal- it is not only
the longest festival, but also the
most anticipated one.
 The most common comparison
is to compare it to our
Christmas holiday
as it is all about family gatherings
& food,
but less of the gifts...

Dashain symbolizes the victory
of good over evil and the main
Goddess worshiped by the Hindu Nepali people
 is Shakti,the Goddess of power
or empowerment, but the
Newari tribe & buddhist Nepali people
have different Gods & rituals.

These days the factory &
Metal Workshop are
closed and we are gonna take
some time of as well and take part
in the festival; 
Tomorrow we are going to our Nepali
families house to
make puja( blessings ).

Will post more pics later on.
Btw, the pics are from the Metal Workshop
and we are captured with some of
 the metal smiths 
that are making all the A/BARENESS
Jewellery. Hope they all get a great holiday! :)
 

Karoline & Anne-Marthe x

★ Style Inspo ★

It is always interesting and inspiring
to see how the fashion stylists put together
outfits & how they choose to combine
our designs!

Like the way the stylist has combined 
our wide "Aakar" Bracelet, which
shape is actually the outlines of the
map of Nepal 
and our "Himanchal" hilltop bracelet. 

And the best thing is that you do not 
necessarily need to buy the same clothes
 & 
accessories to 
create a similar look. 
Usually it is the silhouette and the
combination of different structured
fabrics, your favorite colors and/or patterns
and finally to top it off with your own
personality that creates a nice outfit
and
 great personal style, 
rather than copying directly. 

I have now been on a "Shopping Time-Out"
for the whole of 2014 
and it truly makes me more creative with what
I already got in my closet, but also 
more true to my own style, even
though my outfits do vary from 
just casual, 
to casual chic, sometimes more rock chic
 &
then again I occasionally feel like 
dressing up in more feminine outfit too.

I've been on a "Shopping Time-Out" before 
& I realize now doing it for the
2nd time that it really makes
me re-connect with my clothes even more
than before. 
Good feeling! You might want to try it too :)  

Karoline x