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Keikaikoa Designs "respect nature" Atlantic Fashion Week 2016 A collection of images translated into "tween wear", celebrating our life here in Hubbards, Nova Scotia

KeiKaiKoa Designs... AFW Nature collection our Ode to Nova Scotia... Hi I am Keilana MM or (Kei), at 11 years old my life has been filled with  adventures and now with the help of my mom we are starting our own tween line #KeiKaiKoadesigns. We will be promoting my love of nature and animals. So stay tuned as we launch our first collection at the Atlantic Fashion Week 2016.  www.atlanticfashionweek.com Please click on the link below for the write up, thank you! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/atlantic-fashion-week-11-year-old-designer-1.3859545

All photos are taken by Krista Corcoran Photography. We revisit these incredible shots and thanking Hafiia Mira again for her artistic direction with the models.

I first had the pleasure of meeting Dee at the Atlantic Fashion Show last year (2015). I was intrigued with her creations as she is a surface designer and having represented various wall paper designs years ago, I wanted to know more about what she did and how she came about it. Surface designer? When you see art everywhere on wall paper or textiles (pillows, bedsheets, repetitive illustration on cards, even temporary tattoos...) You can view her blog at  https://deewilkie.wordpress.com/about/  and find out who she is and what she does in depth.  Not only is this girl full of talent but also has a full heart. Check out a new article written by AV Blog: https://alexvautour.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/introducing-dee-wilkie-the-designer-who-just-keeps-going/ Since our showroom is on the beach...and our Keikaikoa Open House was featuring new Atlantic artists and artisans, I asked if she would partake and a few weeks later a package arrived with her beautiful scarves...soon we hope

Open House at Keikaikoa was a fantastic day! It really was the perfect warm and sunny day and we featured artist  Larry Fogg, the former owner of St Lawrence Kitchen in Hubbards. We had some pop ups by Birdie and Beach Glass Candle Company was a big hit! Dee Wilkie, surface designer was showcased at the event. Thank you for all those who brought donations for Feed Nova Scotia for our local food bank. Thank you for Maureen Dunn for cleaning out your closet and giving generously and dropping off the goods at SMBfoodbank.ca  Special thanks to Allan Carver for his giant Bubbles! Did you know that our neighbour Allan made the mechanical dinosaur for the discovery centre?  Check out his creations on his You tube Channel  https://youtu.be/pDpzIjqJUf0                                                                    www.larryfogg.com https://deewilkie.wordpress.com http://www.beachglasscandles.com

Here with "Coffee with Melanie" another segment with a local candle maker Mark Beaudry. We interview Mark and talk about his eco friendly candles. Mark and his partner Erin Wilson can be found at the Local farmers markets  like Wolfville and Alderney Landing farmers market. Come visit them today as their candles are not only from a sustainable resource but smells delicious as well! Our patrons love it and we want you to love it as well!! Now available at Keikaikoa.com

Our recent video about the showroom...what we do and who we are...Enjoy!

Melanie MM aka Mekizo Keikaikoa has had a busy winter months exploring, creating and bringing back some goodies from far and away places. We have also added a new vlog (video blogs) into the mix. This will allow us to interview local artists and seeing how they get their inspiration, why they got started and how?