HMS Voyager Etsy Shop Now Open...

The Vision 

All products brought to you by HMS Voyager have been carefully sourced during world adventures. The goods have been purchased fairly from local traders in various areas to help support local economies as well as craft production, which stabilizes crucial foreign street markets but also gives my buyers the chance to procure fair-traded, unique and exclusively exotic items. 
HMS Voyager offers an array of antiques and modern day items that capture the style and beauty of the countries the creative director visits.  

Please take a look at my store here and start shopping for some truly unique items. 

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Textile Shopping

      As you may know I am a patch work enthusiast. Thus while travelling in India I have been collecting patches and fabrics so when I return I can create a patch work quilt to commemorate my time spent away. Here is a little glimpse of the patches I purchased this week in the small little town of Hampi, south India.

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Lust for Eastern Decadence

       During this trip to India, my love for the traditional Indian dress has reached a new height. The women are beautifully dressed and I find myself endlessly transfixed on their sparkling saris and gem- encrusted jewelry. The women even wash clothes in dirty rivers, milk goats and carry large baskets on their heads while dressed as glamorous as an Eastern princess. These glamour pusses have inspired me to infuse some of their style into my limited travel wardrobe because I have felt rather boring compared to them, and as I have limited space in my rucksack I can't buy anything that is bulky, so jewelry is my best option.  Thus, this week I have bought many Indian head-dresses for myself to add some eastern decadence to my limited outfits. But fear not, I have also brought a fab collection of head-pieces for my Etsy store, which will open February 2013.

Vintage handmade gypsy headpiece

Indian Pictures above from www.oldindianphotos.in

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Sneak peak...

     This month I have been busy buying  lots of worldly treasures for my Etsy store. I have spent hours rummaging in shops, haggling with shop keepers, buying pieces I can afford and staring in awe at the items that are simply out of my price range.  Hopefully, most of the items I purchased will actually appear on the Etsy site and not into my own personal collection ...wink wink! Anyway, I thought I would give you guys a little sneak peak at what I have been buying--but sorry, you will have to wait until February 2013 to purchase, when the pieces go live.

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Treasure Shopping

      I was the Head Buyer at Beyond Retro for many years, which meant I had the chance to travel the world finding treasure for their stores. I was often sent to India to purchase new ranges of accessories for our upcoming Summer collections. This was the favorite part of my job because I love hunting for treasures and then seeing them sell on the shop floor. 

     I left Beyond Retro five months ago to pursue my love of travel; however, it seems I can't shake my buyer's eye. So as I eyed up many a shopkeepers' gems and jewels in Nepal, I couldn't help but purchase this antique Tibetan necklace. The necklace I feel brought me some luck as it inspired me to start buying interesting accessories to sell on my Etsy store, which will fund further travelling.

     Over the next few months, while I am in India (I fly to Varanasi September 20th!) I will be hunting out some extraordinary accessories and other eastern delights to sell--but I think I will happily keep hold of this Tibetan necklace, as I think it is rather special. 

        Will keep you all posted on the pieces I buy in India.

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