ERRE Fashion Online Store

Yesterday the ERRE Fashion Online Store went live!

ERRE is one of South Africas exciting new signatures which launched at the A/W SA Fashion Week collections in October 2013. ERRE is all about power dressing and quality staples that every woman needs in her closet. Take a look at a few of the pieces available online.

Shop their limited edition runway pieces now, and it gets better. There is a 25% discount on selected items purchased until 12 am today(20 June).

I cannot wait to make a purchase, the problem is where to draw the line? I absolutely love every piece of the collection. Go on hurry, make a purchase, what will you be adding to your basket?

ABAYA REFASHION 1

Today we getting crafty with old outdated abayas. Ready to give it a twist? Here's how:

What you need:
*An abaya/ dress or t-shirt
* Newspaper
*Scissors
*Needle and thread
*Chain
*Chain clasp


Step 1
Cut a triangle out of a newspaper. Pin the triangle to the back of the abaya/dress/t-shirt.

Step 2
Cut the abaya/dress/t-shirt according to the newspaper

Step 3
Stitch around the edges

Step 4
Using the cut out fabric, make two loops to attach the chain. one on the top and one at the bottom.

Using clasps, hook the chain on to the loops.

Ta-Da! Another crafty 'I'm so proud I did it myself' piece in your closet!

SPICY ROASTED CHICPEAS

A healthy tasty snack coming your way. Spicy Roasted Chickpeas Ingredients: 1 cup Canned Chickpea 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
Method: 1. Drain and rinse the chickpeas 2. Mix all the spices together and coat the chicpeas in the mixture 3. Spread the chickpeas on an oven tray. Roast in a preheated oven of 200 degrees celsius for 45 minutes 4. Toss every 10 minutes. 5. Sprinkle a tablespoon of olive oil over the roasted chickpeas.

CHOCOLATE x3... YUM!

Chocolate cake, chocolate icing & chocolate sauce! Find me a choc-lover that can resist this one!!

Cake Ingredients:
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

4 egg yolks
1 cup castor sugar
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

4 egg whites
1 teaspoon baking powder

Method:
1.Sift together the flour, cocoa, salt and 1 teaspoon baking powder.
2. Beat the egg yolks, castor sugar, oil, boiling water and vanilla essence well.
3. Beat the egg whites with 1 teaspoon baking powder until stiff and fluffy.
4. Fold in the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture.
5. Lastly add the dry ingredients.
6. Empty into a greased bundt cake tin.
Bake for +/- 30 minutes



Chocolate icing Ingredients:
125g butter
3 cups icing sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
3 tablespoon warm water
1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:
1. Cream the butter and until light in colour.
2. Gradually add icing sugar and cocoa alternatively.
3. Add warm water and vanilla essence. Mix until smooth and light.


Chocolate Sauce Ingredients:
155g Nestle cream
100g cadbury milk chocolate
Oil

Method:
1. Break chocolate into pieces. Drizzle with oil. Microwave until melted.
2. Empty cream into a bowl. Whisk until smooth.
3. Add melted chocolate to the smooth cream. Mix well.


Assemble:
1. Cut the cake in half horizontally.
2. Sandwich with icing.
3. Cover with choc sauce.
4. Garnish with grated white chocolate/nuts/strawberries.

Finally dig in!!

SCOUTED- SISTERS IN HIJAB

"This is the perfect outfit for today, but I don't have a scarf to match!!!!" This my dear readers is a common cry among sisters who don the hijab(headscarf). Looking for scarves is another nightmare! To make our lives easier we have online stores, but online hijab stores in South Africa aren't plentiful. Sigh..

Through scouring the internet I have found one store that I particularly love. "Sisters in Hijab". Today on the blog we have one of the beautiful and successful sisters, Fatima Peck, of the sister duo behind the Sisters in Hijab store.

Please tell us a bit about yourselves and "Sisters in Hijab":
I, Fatima, work in a very fast paced tourism and events industry whilst
my younger sister, Nurunisa, studies Film & Media at UCT. We both lead quite busy lives, but felt that we needed a hobby we were both passionate about. This is how Sisters in Hijab came to life,, an online scarf and hijab accessories retailer.

How did Sisters in Hijab begin?
"Sisters in Hijab" was originally created when my sister and I began to wear hijab and began to look for scarves that really spoke to our style. Since we are of the generation that goes to the internet first for ideas, we noticed that all the online scarf stores were located outside of South Africa. So we thought, why not start one ourselves? The online store also doubles up as a blog, on which we showcase how one may
style the scarf with a particular outfit. The website has really grown since 2012, we have now partnered up with "Aashiqah G Collections" headbands and "Bespoke Hijabi by WH" to sell their offerings on our site. We believe that the only way to grow in this industry is to collaborate with ambitious Muslimahs that share our passion and values, and this is why we continue to open our doors to new entrepreneurs.

What a lovely initiative by these young entrepreneurs! 

How and where can you be contacted?

http://www.sistersinhijab.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sistersinhijabSA?ref=hl
https://twitter.com/SisterInHijabSA
http://www.pinterest.com/sistersinh/
http://instagram.com/fatima_sih

These lovely sisters where recently part of a fashion show where parts of the profits were donated to Gift of the Givers. Not only do they provide such an excellent service to the South African community, they are also making a difference!

Please show them some love.