Swing Dresses & Fair Trade Jewelry

Hi everyone! So this week has been a bad blogging week for me. I've been working on a few other projects, so I haven't really had a lot of time to devote to blogging. Wish I could promise next week will be different, but since next week is our youth and young adult conference (which I'm so excited for) and I'll be serving a lot in it, well... we'll just have to see how it goes. ;)

Anyway, today's post is an excuse to show off the new dress and shoes I'm obsessed with, along with some of my favorite fair trade items that I've had for awhile. This is by no means my transition into style blogging (that day will most likely never come!), but it is fun to dress up and shoot your clothes every once in awhile. So I thought I'd try it out for today's post. Hope you enjoy!

I got this amazing comfy swing dress from Target (similar here) a few weeks ago and have of course been looking for any excuse to wear it. Swing dresses are officially the most comfortable piece of clothing you can wear (outside, anyway) and as someone who needs to change out of my work clothes as soon as possible, I value that.

Guess where these cute wedges are from? Yup, also Target (similar here). I found them for only $23 so I had to get them. I'm not a fan of heels at all, but I love wedges in the summer because 1) they give me a much needed boost of height and 2) they are actually comfortable. Like I said, comfort is a big deal to me when it comes to what I wear.

And now for the fair trade jewelry. This necklace is one of my favorites, although I'm still learning how to wear it, since it's so bright and bold. It's such a lovely color though, so I'm definitely going to be trying to work it into my summer wardrobe. This necklace (along with many others sold by Amazima here) was handcrafted by women in Masase Uganda. Making jewelry helps them bring income to their households and avoid dangerous jobs.

And finally, this bracelet is a souvenir I picked up on my way back from Kenya. I couldn't tell you exactly where I bought it, since I went twice and stopped at a few different markets/airport shops. But as you can see, these colorful paper beads (yup, they're made from actual paper) are a trend in a lot of African jewelry.

What are some of your favorite fair trade/travel finds?

p.s. Isn't this art wall the cutest, most random thing ever?

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