Excited about both the Baby Store AND these girls coming in and must say the creative process is one I’ve always loved and gives me sleepless nights at the same time! Hope you all love the mix and balance of prints in some of your favorite styles! As always there are matching hair accessories, but […]
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Growing up for me christmas was a time for family and food, and ofcourse lots and lots of play. We traveled home to rural Lusikisiki or eMatatiele to be with cousins and grandparents. Where we spent most of the time being sent on errands, dodging those errands, having our cheeks pinched and being sent by
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So I have been working on something for a while now. The goal has always been to have a baby shop in the end, and while I love dolls, I believe I can now fully explore a couple other visions I’ve had for Imibongo kaMakhulu Dolls. My overall process starts of course with including all
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These beautiful summer styles are now in! We tried to have a nice balance of African Ankara prints as well as some very relevant summer stripes and florals, a little something for everyone to find their own cuddly brown friend. Excited about the new boy doll Sibu with his super cool suspender denim bottoms and
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Our attempt at a short holiday turned into a working holiday with the kid recently. Our departure had already been booked when we got exciting news that an amazing book store in Jhb wanted us to come over to launch our product in their store. Here are some shots of us at the lovely Book
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I thought I would put down some words on how my journey has gone down so far into Mompreneurship and where it began. Imibongo kaMakhulu Dolls was probably born around the time of my pregnancy with my daughter in 2016, Johannesburg, when in my fourth month it really dawned on me that I am really
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Guess what- WE’RE COMING TO JOHANNESBURG!! Catch us on Saturday the 26th of October at Book Circle Capital for a joint book reading of Imi’s sore Tooth as well as the launch of Imibongo Dolls! Yes, you read correctly, your little ones can now find their own Imibongo Doll at their favourite trendy book nook
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RUNNING THEMES. By now we have found some running themes in the books we choose for our daughter. Its mainly hair/ self love, educational books, Xhosa Words & Xhosa Tales and Short Stories about positive character. (I’m not sure what category Peppa pig falls into.) HOW MANY. We have 19 books (so far) in her
Super excited about these girls! We really wanted to add something a fresh and more spring/ summer ready to the range. While the one combination of colours reminded me of peaches or an orange tree and in that sense of home, a perfect companion with our little ones who’ll be travelling emakhaya these coming holidays.
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Running a business from home and being a parent has its “special”moments. One of them looks like this; me typing up a business plan last year with a one year old napping on my chest, my laptop on her back/my thighs. Sometimes its sewing with her next to me, cheering the machine on every time
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