Send Melanie Child to NZ Eco Fashion Week!

Hello Pledgers,

Well we are all back and recovered from NZ Eco Fashion Week! We had a great time, showed the 10 piece collection and networked with some awesome sustainable designers. Since returning I have managed to get into the Star with fellow designer Senorita AweSUMO where we discussed sustainable fashion and NZ Eco Fashion Week which was great follow up, also Dunedin Wears the Pants did an amazing blog post about my label. Links to those are here:

http://digital.thestar.co.nz/olive/ode/str_daily/

http://dunedinwearsthepants.com/2014/08/10/pure-genius-melanie-childs-upcycled-fashion-label/

There are also a couple of things in the pipeline as a result of showing in Wellington, which is awesome!

To the pledgers who are getting rewards - I am really sorry I haven't gotten them out to you yet! Most of them are ready, I just need to get a few things and print some images, and then I will send them out. 

So I just wanted to update you all, thanks again for your support!

Mel

With four days to go, the target has been reached!! Thank you so much for pledging, if you have chosen a reward I will get the info in a few days, and then most probably your reward will get to you after Eco Fashion Week..unless you chose a postcard of course :) People are still most welcome to pledge, anything over and above will go on better equipment and materials, and growing my label further. You have helped me achieve this goal, and I really appreciate it!

THANK YOU

Mel

About to construct this denim dress, one of the last garments in my collection. Soo many pieces..

The target is so close now! Only $175 away. Fingers crossed!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend,

Mel

Wow, the last couple of days have seen Melanie Child featured in the Otago Daily Times, shared by the Pledgeme official Facebook Page, and mentioned in Crowdfunding Downunder's most recent article on crowdfunding campaign tips. Here are some links if you are interested:

http://crowdfundingdownunder.com/2014/06/26/promote-ur-crowdfunding-campaign/

http://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/fashion/306965/new-purpose

We have one more week to go and have nearly reached the goal of $1500, with $1175 currently pledged! Your support means a great deal to me, you all know who you are! Thank you!

Evening guys, just added a couple of new rewards.. With just under two weeks to go we're at $880. that's frickin awesome! 

Morning :) Here are a few examples of some of the rewards..please note that design/materials may differ slightly from pictures - the beauty of upcycling is that every piece is individual. 

The campaign has now raised more than half of the target, thank you all so much!

Obviously things like the choc bar and typed note are self explanatory, and the print/postcard/backstage photo haven't happened yet so you'll just have to wait and see!

We are now more than a third of the way to meeting the target! That's so awesome, thanks for believing in my dream :D I will post some pictures over the next day or two of some of the rewards so you can see examples of what you might get. Have a good evening everyone, Mel

I just wanted to take a moment to say a big thank you to my pledgers so far! It is so heartwarming to see the support coming in and I really appreciate it.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend,

Mel