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International Gratitude Day
Yesterday was International Gratitude Day. As a Sandal Artisan and since launching Ankalia the things I’m grateful for have probably changed a lot, compared to what they may have been in previous years. First of all, I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity given to me by ‘Papa” and his sons in Italy. If it wasn’t for them, I would never have become a Sandal Artisan. Secondly, I’m grateful for the people that have helped me along the way with Ankalia. Probably number one here is my web developer Rox at Ascend7. Rox goes above and beyond with everything he does...
Sandals by Cheryl Botha of Ankalia
Here I am introducing myself (again) and my sandal label – Ankalia, which launched 6 years ago. Ankalia is a female created, owned and managed sandal business that handcrafts luxury, limited edition Swarovski crystal leather sandals. We’re an online business based in Australia and all our sandals are designed and handcrafted by me. One of the reasons I started Ankalia is that I wanted to give women easy access to high-quality, limited-edition Swarovski crystal sandals, outside of Italy. Comfort is so important when it comes to shoes and so many women want an alternative to super high heels. That’s where...
The Palm on Callington
City Beach Photoshoot Location As a Sandal designer I guess it makes sense that I have a keen interest in design across a lot of other areas as well. That said, I love beautiful homes and I love architecture, construction, renovating and interior design. Recently I was lucky enough to do a Sandal photoshoot at a stunning home in City Beach, which is a beautiful coastal suburb here in Perth, Western Australia. The home we shot at is called The Palm on Callington. It’s a Palm Springs inspired beach house and it’s available to hire for photoshoots. It has a...
Celeste Barber Tribute Sandals
A Tribute to Celeste Barber My newest Sandal design are black beauties and they’re called Celeste. I named them after Comedian Celeste Barber as a thank you for her amazing fundraising efforts during our devastating bushfires in 2020. Celeste was on Instagram everyday creating global awareness of the bushfires to her 8 million followers all over the world. Her efforts raised more than $51 million dollars. So as a tribute to Celeste I’ve named this black design Celeste and the profits from all Celeste sales will be donated to Wires Wildlife Rescue and Australian Red Cross. A big thank you...
Silver Swarovski Crystal Sandals
Limited edition sandals made in Australia by me Due to popular demand and many requests by so many Ankalia women I’m thrilled to say my Sylvia Sandals are back. I love them even more now and I get such a thrill making them and hearing the story of where you plan on wearing them – be it a beach wedding, a luxury resort holiday or simply out to lunch with the girls. I make the Sylvia in silver leather with silver Swarovski crystals and gold hardware. I also offer the choice of flats or a cute little 2cm heel. I...
Something Blue for the Bride
"Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” This is the traditional rhyme that details what a bride should wear to her wedding for good luck. The historical thinking with this rhyme is the old item provides protection for the baby to come. The new item offers optimism for the future. The item borrowed from another happily married couple ensures good luck and the colour blue is a sign of purity and fidelity. In 2011, at the wedding of Catherine Middleton and Prince William, the bride (Kate) had: Something old – Carrickmacross lace in her wedding dress. Something new –...
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