Happiness! As spring is almost here. And loads of happiness as An Indian Summer Bazaar just opened again for Feb-March, with a very different collection of hand picked goodies
India Contemporary
India Traditional
Happy Shopping!
[while I catch up on my sleep! :-)]
P.S: Thanks for your continuing interest in the products from the Jan bazaar! As mentioned on the bazaar site, you can look through the products at my flickr site, and drop me an email in case you are keen on purchasing something, or would like me to source something for you from India!
Striped stole in the winter sun, on my favorite rug, with my favorite flower
[From left to right- Code: D25-26; D06-07; P12; P13; D15; P21] First of all, a huge THANK YOU for the amazing response to the bazaar! I am overwhelmed by all the lovely emails and comments you have sent me...It truly feels like I have opened shop for my friends, and not an unknown virtual world :-)
The update for today is:
The bazaar would go offline from 11:00a till 4:00p IST. I will use this time to ready the bazaar for the final opening. From 4:00p IST (that is + 5.30 hrs GMT), you can start buying from the bazaar!
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*Happy Shopping!* The bazaar is live now!
Click on the link above or on the left sidebar to travel to the bazaar
And do tell me how you like it! :-D
Quick preview of some of the goodies you can buy from the bazaar
The Good News:
I am getting closer to completing all the prep required to get An Indian Summer Bazaar online and running :-). Some %^&* logistics still need to be closed, for which my fingers and toes are all crossed and I am touching every piece of wood I can lay my hands on [while my best half works to figure them out]!
If everything goes as per plan, and the Gods smile, and the birds sing, and all the good stuff happens, the bazaar will go online at 2p IST on Jan 15th! (yippee and yips!)
The Not So Great News
I am still waiting for the ^%&* licence that will allow me to sell within India. Can you imagine it is easier (relatively) to set up to transact outside India than within India! So, unfortunately, my fellow countrymen and women will have to wait for next month's bazaar :(
What to expect in the bazaar?
1. I have handpicked unique items straight from the craftsmen for the bazaar :) My bit towards Fair Trade
2. For the soft launch tomorrow, I have products under furnishing, wall art, decor knickknacks and some interesting items for personal use. You will get a chance to browse leisurely through the products tomorrow...the bazaar will start accepting orders from Jan 16th
3. Each item is unique, which means that I don't have a ready mass stock for any one item. The first person to place an order will be the lucky buyer. You will find simple and clear instructions on 'how to' on the bazaar site
4. I will ship every Tuesday and Friday, in lots, to be able to get better shipping rates for you :)
5. The bazaar site and operations are quite simple (that means non high-tech!) and personally handled right now. That means no shopping cart right now... but all payment and shipping is secure and trackable
6. Want something and didn't find it on the bazaar? No worries! Just drop in a request form to your *Personal Shopper* (i.e. Moi!), and I will help you procure that special product :)
Have a question or a suggestion? Drop in a comment! :-)
The national highway. Images of the road...during summer and during the monsoon :)
I needed a nice looking left arrow. And I couldn't find one. So I created one with all those hep online tools you can find these days ! Am quite proud of it...umm...ignore the non-straight lines...that is part of the design (did i get away with this one?!)Now, I needed a left arrow because
I want you to please look left, and tell me if you like my latest oh-so-desirable objects!
(and, ahem, if you have by any chance, noticed something about a bazaar...)
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