It is with great pleasure that I welcome and introduce Andrea to you from Ziezo Designs. Andrea, is also offering a gorgeous giveaway, a red pencil roll filled with 12 coloured pencils!
The beginnings of my business
Our move from South Africa to Kenya, five years ago, allowed me to stay at home full-time with my three kids (the last one was born a few months after our arrival). It was here that I had a chance to re-connect with my creative side, which I had neglected for a good decade while studying and working.
Our choice to choose Waldorf Education for our children was another important contributor to my creative path eventually leading to the magic combination Waldorf and one’s own creativity can become. An entrepreneurial friend and my husband encouraged me to create a label and sell my goods. The Ziezo label was the next step and it became my new passion, which I can combine in wonderful ways with being a mum.
Who or what is your inspiration?
My main inspiration comes from my children and their respectful, wondrous, and innocent view of the world and nature. Creating something that enhances their imagination and creativity is such fun. Lately, more functional items have also become part of my creations based on the children’s path to requesting functional items in addition to fantasy items. The pencil-case roll is one of those most recent functional creations.
What is your creative process?
When I get ideas, I try to work them out in my head and then as I go along. It’s a hands-on process through trial and error. The prototype then evolves as I continue to work on the initial idea.
I also prefer to work with natural materials and you will find a lot of East African cottons such as kanga and kikoys in my creations as well as hand-dyed silk and wool-felt. I further try to re-use pre-loved fabrics such as denim and felted wool jumpers in my creations. The materials often spark my inspiration.
What do you enjoy most about your business?
I enjoy the crafting time itself. It’s a time for me to balance and to come to an inner calm. The business side is a nice side effect where you get to know lovely people all over the world who appreciate your work. Each time one of my creations is sold, it triggers great excitement and deep gratitude for the trust expressed in my work.
Are there any new exciting products you would like to tell us about?
My products are developing as my children grow older. As my daughter is starting to use pencils more and more, my most recent product is the pencil roll. A simple practical yet colourful and fun way to keep the pencils tidy.
I have also started experimenting with dyeing felt in rainbow colours as my rainbow coloured butterfly wings have been in high demand. My first felt rainbow products are crowns, but I am certain that other items will also develop once I have more experience in dying the felt.
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Giveaway:
Giveaway Description:
Ziezo Designs is giving away a red pencil roll filled with 12 coloured pencils.
The pencil roll is made out of traditional East African kikoy fabric and lined with recycled denim. The roll can be closed easily by little hands through the button and elastic loop system. The wooden triangular pencils are easy to hold for little hands and are PEFC certified for being made of wood from sustainably managed forests and controlled sources.
To Enter this Giveaway:
Please leave a comment, if you would like to earn extra entries, please share on Facebook, Twitter, Pin on Pinterest or share on Instagram. Remember to leave a comment for each time you share:)
The winner will be chosen on the 4th of April and will be announced in this post.
This giveaway is international.
Congratulations to:) 🙂
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this post! Your pencil roll is beautiful. I have an artistic son that I’d love to give as a gift if I’m chosen. The fabric is lovely. Thank you for sharing
Andrea, thank you so much for sharing your story here with us and for offering this beautiful giveaway, I absolutely love your pencil roll, it’s beautiful as well as portable, easy for children to use and can be carried along anywhere.
Oh so wonderful, cheers Marie
Lovely giveaway! I love the african fabric! Xxxx
We’d love a pencil roll! Both my girls have Ziezo’s butterfly wings and they are just beautiful!
I tweeted the giveaway!
I pinned it!
What a lovely pencil case – great for my daughter!
I would like to win the pencil case
What a lovely giveaway. Thanks!
very pretty 😀
I am in love with that birthday crown…beautiful! What an amazing give a way!!
I love that the offered products grow and change with her children. (:
Cute pencil roll! My little artist would love it! 🙂
I love that pencil roll! It’s beautiful!
what a wonderful give-away and great to read the story. Thanks for the opportunity. Should we be lucky enough, the pencil roll and contents would be used and well used, here.
beautiful pencil roll! nice giveaway, thank you!
This is so beautiful..my daughter would love it:)
Such a great giveaway 🙂
That is beautiful!
shared on Facebook!
OH, what a lovely giveaway!
I shared on my blog FB page.
I love her work!
repinned on Pinterest.
Beautiful!
Lovely give-away!!!
Saw this on pinterest and will repin regardless of winning anything. It’s a beautiful pencil roll!
I shared it on my facebook! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Like-Mama-Like-Daughter/435552479820961?ref=hl
This would be a perfect gift for my son. Please include me in the drawing.
oh what a beautiful item – I’d love to win – thank you for the opportunity!
tanya
What a lovely pencil case and loved the African fabric color. Great for my daughter!
Shared on Facebook =)
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Shared on Pinterest (in Giveaways folder)
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Tweeted!
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I love this method of keeping track of my hooks and needles!
What beautiful things! Thanks for sharing.
Very pretty pencil case. This would be great for me to keep at my house when my great neice comes to visit. She likes to draw and color. Thank you.
Cute! Thanks for the chance.
great colors in that pencil roll! fun!
Cute and fun pencil case!
Love the pencil roll, and I use colored pencils all the time! I shared on facebook also. Thank you!
What a lovely useful thing! I would love to gift this to my granddaughter, ty!
What beautiful items. My little one is heading into first grade and would love these pencils and roll. Thanks for the chance.
I really like colored pencils and triangular ones sound great for arthritic hands. Though I would put the pencils in the mug I use for that purpose and use the gorgeous roll for my crochet hooks if it would accommodate them. I could enjoy the lovely colors so much each time I took my hooks out for a project.
What absolutely gorgeous pencil rolls, the colours are really lovely – well done Ziezo.
Oh, I just love the vibrant colors of the fabric!
Beautiful products!
Oh, I’d love to give this to my son, who is in grade 1 🙂 I can just picture him unrolling it to practice some writing! Thank you for the chance to win one!
I pinned it too!!!
The primary colour combination is very appealing in this design and would be great for small children. Simplicity makes for an effective design. I’m sure my little grandson, who is creative but who also likes order, would be delighted with this pencil roll. Thank you for offering this item as a giveaway.
Love it! Looks great!
This is really beautiful!!!!
Love the red fabric! Thanks for the giveaway!
Gorgeous giveaway – thanks for the opportunity 🙂
My children have started on their Steiner journey this year and this pencil roll would be a lovely addition. Inspiring!
Would love to win! 🙂
Thanks so much!
Kindly,
Katy
woooooow,fab giveaway, I love this blog…
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I tweet: https://twitter.com/dakha/status/318414013660790784
I would love to have this because I’m an artist, so it would be great for lugging my brushes or pencils around!
This beautiful pencil roll would be perfect for the resident 6 year old artist at our house. Beautiful!
Who can’t use more red in their life? : )
Tweeted!
And shared on facebook!
This is adorable 🙂 I love the colors
Great way to travel with little ones!
I shared on facebook
I shared on pinterest
I shared in twitter
Beautiful! Thanks for giveaways!
Beautiful products! Thanks for the giveaway!
My niece would love this..
so cute,please enter me!
I could really use this case.
My daughter loves to draw and this would be perfect for her! Thanks so much for the chance:)
I would love to win. thanks!
I shared on facebook!
I would love to win this for my kids! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!!
I shared on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maegan.morin.7/posts/143306912508218
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/fahlinstar/status/318602880942739456
Anything art relatedness always loved in this house. Great giveaway!
I found you because of a giveaway, and then I find another beautiful giveaway. Wow! I love the crown – it is so cool!
Looks like a great gift for one of my kids, or maybe I would just keep it for myself:)
Nice giveaway!!! *-* thank you
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Thank you for the chance!
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It is so lovely useful . I’d love to win one 🙂
Noor @ Noor’s Place
this is so beautiful!! Would love to experiment and try putting some knitting needles in this adorable case!
Lovely piece!!!! I am so glad I discover you , you are very talented!!
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this post! Your pencil roll is beautiful. I have an artistic son that I’d love to give as a gift if I’m chosen. The fabric is lovely. Thank you for sharing 🙂
The apron is just delightful-I love the fabrics you have chosen. Are they from near you in Kenya or from all over the African continent ?
Thank you for this giveaway….
I Facebooked about this giveaway-Lynda Halliger Otvos is my fb name. I put the link up at 10:13 am PST Monday.
Beautiful! My son would love it!! 🙂
what a great pencil roll!!!! thanks for the chance to win!
Adorable. I can envision it with eyeliner pencils with brushes and a mascara too! 🙂
Thanks for offering this neat item.
I would love to give this to my niece.
I pinned this http://pinterest.com/pin/464855992757876260/
wonderful looking case from faraway. Nice.
I love this pencil roll! I need one sooooo bad hahah
Beautiful pencil roll!
I love this. I think it would also work great for my crochet hooks!
tweeted – http://twitter.com/jamiainc/statuses/318868284499980288
thanks for the chance
What a wonderful and useful gift. My granddaughter would love such a creative pencil case. thank you.
Carolyn Boutilier
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what a lovely prize, would like to enter please 🙂
i pinned it here for an extra entry
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I love hearing about a mama fulfilling her creative side (and also helping the mamas who don’t have time to craft). Thank you!
We had our grand kids to stay this weekend and I realized I did not have coloured pencils! How awful! considering i home-schooled my own children I am embarrassed. That pencil roll is totally awesome and would be put to good use, although I am not sure it will be only used by the kids. I can think of lots of things I might like to draw :0.
Wonderful products! Thanks for the chance!
Such a great giveaway, and what a fun blog. :-).
All these things are so beautiful!
I’d like to enter in the giveaway. I love the pencil case but, as I haven’t children, I’m thinking to use it for hooks and keep the pencil to my inspirations pattern drawns ! 😉
I’ve posted it on my facebook page (Viovioleta Patch)
Lovely case!
I love Ziezo! I hope to win!
I would love to win so I’m entering:))
I would love to win so I’m entering:))
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This is great!
Love this!!!
my son would love it
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What great items – I esp like the Waldorf Birthday Crown
I’d love a pencil roll for my grand daughter.
I posted on FB: https://www.facebook.com/clenna/posts/442590709156261
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I tweeted: https://twitter.com/ClennaEmery/status/319283258166763521
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I pinned it: http://pinterest.com/pin/98164466850420500/
I would love to use this at my office!! thank you 🙂
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The cloth is so colorful and pretty! ambrerose at(aol)dot(com)
Such beautiful work! Thanks for the giveaway
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I would love to win this for my little ones!
I love the pencil roll! The crown and the rainbow wings are also amazing!
Pinned!
And shared on fb. :0)
I would love to win this for my sister!
Hi Andrea, where do you sell your items? My family lives in Nairobi and I wouldn’t mind a crown;)