Hands on!

Just got another sample of our

yet to be launched 

Lalana Scarf.

This scarf is hand spun

& handknitted 

by a nepali woman in a village here in 

Kathmandu Valley.

 I could really smell that it had 

been made in the countryside so we will 

have to wash it once before we send it from Nepal

 to Norway.  

Somehow I wish you 

could get a to feel that authentic 

smell too.

Hoping to go and visit the women 

group after some weeks 

& show you more of the process 

behind who made your

A/BARENESS Knitwear.

Monsoon greetings from Nepal

S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO BE PLAYFUL

* Playfulness fuels creativity *

Have a funny weekend!

Karoline & Anne-Marthe x

How to re- oxidize your jewellery?

Our RANI stack ring oxy color.
This is how it looks like when it is 
brand new.....

....and this is the same ring
after being worne for some time....

Dark oxydized jewellery will loose 
color over time. That is just how it is. 

Want to bring the dark color back? 
And in an eco friendly way?  

You can do it you  home and it is super easy and almost for 
free. You will pretty much only be in need of
a couple of boiled eggs and Tupperware box. 


The first time I tried it I am not sure what went wrong, 
but the ring didn't darken that much
 and you do not want to let your jewellery stay in that box
 for too long... 
I waited like 1,5 day and as we all know, 
the smell of rotten eggs is, yeah, 
really REALLY disgusting!!! 
Hahha, almost had to leave the apartment for
the rest of the day (; 
But the 2nd time I tried it out and I just chopped
the eggs a bit, putting them in the box with the egg whites
it only took between 4-6 hours as described in the 2nd link 
below.
 ( In the 2nd link there are also some techniques by using chemicals, but we prefer the eco-way ) 

http://www.wikihow.com/Oxidize-Silver-with-Egg-Yolks

http://crafting.squidoo.com/oxidizecopperbrass

Tips! 

Oxidized brass should not be cleaned with chemicals as that can remove the oxidazion itself. Just use buffing cloth if you want your piece to shine a bit more. 

Tips! 

You can deliver your jewellery to a goldsmith and they can re- oxydize it for you.

Don't forget that you can always write to 

us if any questions or feed back?! 

abareness@abareness.com

Karoline & Anne-Marthe x

Sweden Summary

Stockholm on it's best

Got a new camera. Oh so sharp pics! Happy Happy! 

Stockholm Selfie;
Catching the "red eye" from Oslo to Stockholm + a lot of wind
= Funny Hair Day (: 

Cheers! 

On Friday I was in beautiful Stockholm, 

walked around taking in the vibe &

 searching for cool shops 

that could be a possible match for

 A/BARENESS.

I also visited the 4 shops I had 

on my list from before.

One of the shops already placed an order so I had 

to celebrate with a beer in the sun.

More about Stockholm and our new retailer 

later on- now off

to the metal workshop here in Nepal!

See ya! 

Karoline x

Working Holiday?

While I(and you?)were dreaming about

some easy breezy days by the 

ocean, the Norwegian magazine

Det Nye have been out traveling

making fashion editorials and using

our Ambu bracelet in 

the styling. Yay! 

Thank you!

Today I am in Stockholm, visiting

potential retailers and meeting

up with @johanneswe, a 

swedish jewellery designer also

focusing on slow fashion, fair trade

 and sustainability.

She's been in business since 2009

and to see how far she has come by now

was a pure inspiration and motivation refill!

Who needs a holiday now??

Not me ;)

Wired and pumped about going back to

Nepal and have a closer look at the 

designs we are going to add to 

our collection in 2015. 

Will post some sneak a peaks from the knitwear 

factory & the metal workshop.

Landing in Kathmandu Monday morning.

Happy weekend to you!

Karoline x

A/BARENESS + JUST FASHION

Want to know more about ethical fashion and
the stories behind the brands??

You can click into one of our online
retailers

JUST FASHION

They aim to be a platform of ethical fashion
 &
to make it easier for the consumer to
navigate in the fashion jungle;
You want to buy fashion that empowers women?
Or focus especially on water solutions
or labour welfare?

Check out

http://justfashion.no/xdesigner?d=27

Happy conscious
slow fashion shopping (:

YOU GOT THE POWER?!!

SHOPPING TIMEOUT- Inspo Refill?

Dressing up with flower prints

doesn't necessarily make cute-

 Mixing up

classic clean cut garments with simple 

accessories & our vintage inspired

Inu Ring for some true

FLOWER POWER! 

This article is from the fashion

section of a Norwegian newspaper

named Finansavisen so they

mainly write about economy and

a dash of fashion. 

Maybe you already got

similar styles in your wardrobe?

I got inspired for some true POWER dressing!

Today I'm halfway trough my 1 year

of 'SHOPPING TIMEOUT' 

Feels really liberating and the list of 

what I think I"need" for my wardrobe

 is still less than 5 items. 

Can't believe I lost my denim jacket just before 

I left KTM and as I 

was using it a lot is is truly missed. 

Maybe this is the 

one thing I will buy in 2015 as it "has to be"

 replaced?

Hmmmm...gotta think about that one. 

Meanwhile..  

Be inspired! I am!

Karoline x

And the Inu ring is available in our

webshop here:

http://www.abareness.com/accessories/inu-ring-detail