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Caring For Your Swarovski Crystal Sandals
Your Ankalia Sandals are timeless classic beauties and they are designed and made to stand the test of time. To ensure the Swarovski crystals remain in beautiful condition over a long period of time and to prevent scratches, chips or other damage, please follow these guidelines: Always pack and store your sandals in the cloth bag included with your purchase to avoid scratches. Polish your Swarovski crystals frequently with a soft, lint free cloth to maintain the original lustrous finish. Avoid packing or storing your sandals with other hard surfaces and avoid any other contact with hard objects that can...
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
Lime Green Summer
Citrus or lime green was the hottest fashion colour in shoes and accessories this Summer in Europe. I loved seeing my favourite Instagram girl Leonie Hanne in lime green sandals and now sparkly lime green boots heading into Winter. I make my Amanda Sandals in a stunning shade of apple green. Surprisingly this shade of green seems to go with everything, even blue. I hope you get some summer fashion ideas from these photos. I’ve teamed my Amanda Sandals with lots of dresses in different colours and patterns to hopefully inspire you for Summer. Happy green Summer! Lots of love,...
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...