Winter Chronicles, 31bits Winter 2011 line

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S T O R I E S O F J O Y, C R E AT I V I T Y & D E T E R M I N AT I O N p a g e four T H E S TO RY p a g e four D E S I G N I N S P I R AT I O N p a g e s ix PA R T O NE : T H E E S S E N C E p a g e s i x te e n PA R T T W O : T H E G A L L E R Y p a g e t wen ty - four W I N T E R L A Y E R S : O U R F AV O R I T E P A I R I N G S p a g e t wen ty - s ix PA R T T H R E E : T H E C L A S S I C S

J E W E L R Y HA ND MA DE I N U G A NDA F R OM 1 0 0 % R E C YC L E D PA P E R .

T H E S TO RY 31 Bits Designs is a socia ll y minded business designed to give interna ll y displaced women in Northern Uganda an o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o u n t e r p o v e r t y. B y g i v i n g o u r b e n e f i c i a r i e s a cce s s to th e i n ter n a t i o n a l m a r ket , th e y a re a b l e to e a r n an ins tant income, providing homes, food, and education f o r t h e i r f a m i l i e s . O u r p r o g r a m e q u i p s wo m e n b y p r o vi d i n g

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l i ter a c y e d u c a ti o n , f i n a n c i a l a n d v o c a ti o n a l tr a i n i n g , h o l i s ti c c a r e , a n d s tr o n g s up p o r t s y s te m s , e m p o w er i n g i n d i vi d u a l s to f u r th er th e i r c a r e er s a n d a t t a i n s o c i a l e q u i t y.

D E S I G N I N S P I R AT I O N Th ere i s s o m eth i n g ex h il a ra t i n g a b ou t pi c k i n g u p a n ew b o o k . M a y b e i t ’s th e f re s h s ce n t a nd th e c r i s p p a g e s , or ma ybe it ’s the mys tery of the s tory about to unfold. Either w a y, y o u h o p e t o f i n d a s t o r y i n s i d e t h a t w i l l c a p t i v a t e y o u r i n te re s t s , te a c h y o u s o m et h i n g n e w, b r i n g a b o u t e v e r y k i n d o f e m o t i o n , a n d i n s p i r e y o u r e v e r y d a y l i v i n g .

T h e m o re t i m e we s p e n d l i s te n i n g t o t h e s t o r i e s of o u r d e s i g n e r s i n U g a n d a , t h e m o re we re a l i z e h ow m u c h we c a n l e a r n f r o m t h e m . Th e i r j o y i s c o n t a g i o u s , th e i r c r e a ti vi t y i s i n s p i r i n g , a n d th e i r d e d i c a ti o n i s i n f l u e n ti a l . W h i l e e v e r y b e a d i s b e i n g r o l l e d , v a r n i s h e d , a n d s tr u n g , s t o r i e s a re b e i n g s h a re d , s pi r i t s a re b e i n g l i f te d , a n d e m p owe r m e n t i s h a p p e n i n g . E ver y n e c k l a c e h a s a s to r y. O u r w i n t e r c o l l e c t i o n b l e n d s w a r m a n d p o s i t i ve c o l o r s wi t h c r i s p a n d ex h i l a r a t i n g d e s i g n , a l l owi n g e a c h pi e c e t o te l l a s t o r y of i t s ow n . I n o u r W i n te r C h ro n i c l e s , we h o p e yo u c a t c h a g l i m p s e o f t h e j o y, c r e a t i v i t y, a n d d e d i c a t i o n f o u n d i n t h e w o m e n w e a r e i n s p i r e d b y d a i l y.

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2011 PA R T O NE : T H E E S S E N C E J OY- G R E AT DE L I G H T C A U S E D B Y S O M E T H I N G E X C E P T I O N A L LY G O O D .

Our Winter Coll ection brings a certain essence r e f l e c t i n g t h e j o y p r e s e n t i n o u r w o m e n i n U g a n d a .

Their ability to find jo y in the mids t of h ardship is t r u l y i n s p i r i n g . H e l e n , o n e o f o u r n e w e s t d e s i g n er s , w a s a tr u e e x a m p l e o f j o y a s s o o n a s s h e s te p p e d i n to o u r h e a d q u a r ter s . W i t h e v e r y i n t e r a c t i o n , w e h ad another glimpse of her cheerful spirit and warm p e r s o n a l i t y. H e r j o y i s s i m p l y c o n t a g i o u s . Yo u w o u l d n ever g u e s s h i d de n b e h i nd h er s m il e a re s tor i e s of h ardship and ch all enges. Her husband passed awa y a n d H e l e n i s t h e s o l e p r o v i d e r f o r h e r f o u r c h i l d r e n .

She loves to sing and dance, and her jo y is found in her work and the ability to provide education for h e r c h i l d re n . O u r ye l l ow M e a d ow s we et n e c k l a c e w a s c re a te d by H e l e n , a nd p er f e c t l y c a p t u re s h er wa r m s m i l e a n d c o m p e l l i n g j o y.

CA ME L L I A | $ 3 8 A v a i l a b l e i n Ye l l o w , S k y B l u e , & N a v y

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2011

ME A DOWSWE E T | $ 2 6 A v a i l a b l e i n Ye l l o w , A p p l e , & Te a l

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2012 2011

P O ME G R A N AT E | $ 3 8

O R C HA R D B U N C H | $ 2 9 A v a i l a b l e i n A p p l e , Wi n ter Gr e en , & N a v y B l u e

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2011

PUDDLE WRAP | $24 A v a i l a b l e i n Te a l & C r e a m

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2011

ROSEBURY | $24

T HI C K E T | $ 2 6 A vai l ab l e i n N a v y & C r e am

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2012

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2012

U S I N G FA S H I O N & DE S I G N TO E MP OWE R WOME N TO R I S E A B OVE P O V E R T Y. KNOW THE STORY BEHIND P R O D U C T S Y O U B U Y.

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2011 PA R T T WO : T H E G A L L E R Y C R E AT I VI T Y - U S I NG I MA G I N AT I V E A B I L I T Y TO MA K E S OME T HI NG NE W .

I n T h e G a l l e r y, w e a r e d i s p l a y i n g s o m e o f o u r m o s t i n tr i c a te d e s i g n s y et . We a re i n c o n s t a n t a we o f t h e c re a t i v i t y f o u n d i n e a c h of o u r d e s i g n e r s . Wo m e n l i ke C h a r i t y h ave p u t th e i r c re a t i v i t y o n d i s pl a y s i n ce d a y o n e . W h e n s h e e n tere d ou r p ro g ra m , s h e h a d n e v e r r o l l e d b e a d s b e f o r e , h o w e v e r, h e r a tte n t i o n t o d eta i l s a n d wi l l i n g n e s s t o l e a r n a l l owe d h e r t o p i c k u p t h e c r a f t q u i c k l y. B e c a u s e o f h e r c re a t i ve p e r s o n a l i t y a n d e ye f o r d e s i g n , we h a ve g i ve n h er th e re s p o n s i b il i t y of m a k i n g s o m e of th e m o r e d i f f i c u l t d e s i g n s , s u c h a s o u r l a y e r e d Tr u f f l e necklace. She is fearl ess in using new colors and l e a r n i n g n e w s t y l e s . C h a r i t y ’ s d r e a m i s to o wn a c l o th i n g s h op wh er e s h e c a n s e l l s e c o n d - h a n d c l o th i n g a s w e l l a s h er o wn d e s i g n s . H e r c r e a t i v i t y a n d a m b i t i o n a re a d m i ra b l e a n d we h a ve n o d o u b t s h e wi l l b e s u c c e s s f ul .

TRUFFLE | $42

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2011

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2011

R O C K PA L E T T E | $ 3 8

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2012

CA R A ME L D U ST | $ 4 9

01 WINTER

2012 RIPPLE | $44

B LUE B R E E Z E BA NGL E S | $ 2 8

WI ND S PA R K | $ 3 0

S HA D OW K NOT | $ 2 8

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2011

APPLE DRAPE | $38

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2011

1 . L A Y E R & C O M B I N E T H E D I F F E R E N T C O L O R WA Y S O F O R C HA R D B U N C H ( P G . 1 1 ) A v a i l a b l e i n A p p l e , Wi n ter G r e e n & N a v y 2 . A D D A F U N P O P T O A C R I S P L I GH T B LUE CA ME L L I A ( P G . 8 ) U S I NG A ME A DOWSWE E T ( P G . 9 ) NE C K L AC E I N A P P L E

WI N T E R L AY E R S O U R F AV O R I T E P A I R I N G S F O R T H E S E AS O N

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PA R T T H R E E : T H E C L AS S I C S DE T E R M I N AT I O N - P E R S I S T E N C E I N FOLLOWING A COURSE OF ACTION

I n eve r y l i n e , we l ove t o c o n t i n u e s o m e of o u r “ g o wi t h e ve r y t h i n g ” d e s i g n s a s we l l a s p u t a s pi n o n p a s t f a vo r i te s .

The Classics section emph asizes the co n s i s te n c y of h a rd wor k a nd g re a t d e s i g n . We a re c o n s t a n t l y m o t i v a te d and encoura ged by our Ugandan d e s i g n e r s ’ c a p a c i t y t o w o r k h a r d .

E ve l i n e , w h o m a d e t h i s s e a s o n ’ s y e l l o w Timber necklace, shows consis tency and determination in everything she d o e s . H er g o a l i s to s a ve e n o u gh m o n e y to a t te n d a U n i ver s i t y, e a r n a d e g r e e i n e d u c a ti o n , a n d b e c o m e a te a c h er.

We a re i n s pi re d b y h e r w o r k - et h i c a n d excited to s tand a longside her as she p u r s u e s h er d re a m s .

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JUBILEE | $26

BELLA | $54

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GROVE | $32

DA P H NE | $ 1 0

G WA Z Y T WI ST | $ 1 4

DA R B Y | $ 1 4

TIMBER | $28 A v a i l a b l e i n N a v y B l u e , D u s t , A p p l e & Ye l l o w

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CYPRESS | $28

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B U Y A NE C K L AC E S HA R E T H E I R S TO R Y GIVE HOPE 3 1 B I T S . C O M

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