Nelly is a new member of the angel family, but already she has made herself well noticed. Clients seem to love her combined elegance and simplicity. Nelly is made by Rietbron Craft, and she is inspired by a beautiful tiny flower the crafters made before they became part of Karoo…
Also in 2017 there are – of course – new members in the Karoo Angels family. Different styles and personalities – here they are!
Meet Amorey!
In between Amorey’s white feather dress you will notice some sparkling crystal glass beads – she wanted a…
Wondering what the Karoo Angels names mean? The names are not whatever names – they are all rooted in the Rietbron and Vondeling communities, and many of them are named after the crafters themselves. Here is the full list of all the names:
We are very proud to annonce the Karoo Angels catalogue for 2017. As you can see, there are also this year some new family members – we welcome Amorey, Karen, Jo-Anne and Nelly!
You can download the catalogue here.
Vondeling Optel Craft and Rietbron Craft are at full speed working with this year’s Christmas-orders, making sure that clients will get their orders in time also this year. The Christmas Season is so different from country to country – in Scandinavia the Christmas season starts in early October, in France…
All the family members of the Karoo Angels have their own distinct characters, like shape of wings, head adornments, and not least – the colours used on beads and sequins. Most of the colours used are very “neutral” – like crystal, silver, white, cream – to blend in with typical…
Martina is our distributor in Germany, and in February this year she visited Rietbron Craft for the first time, and spent the day with five of the crafters – Ronel, Estel, Brenda, Melanie and Elsie. She also picked up some samples of the new 2016 angels, which she later presented…
The drive to the Angel Factory – both the Vondeling and the Rietbron branch – is an experience in itself. The road conditions are not always great – and there are numerous stories about flat tyres in flooding rain. But the trip itself is always great. You are surrounded by…
Kjersti writes: In the Norwegian lowlands the spring has come – the fruit tree blossom is beautiful props for Justine, Janine and Estalien Tiny. Some people think that the Karoo Angels are only Christmas decorations. In the beginning I also thought so. But I work with the Karoo Angels every…
It is early April – in South Africa we prepare for autumn and winter, and say farewell to the summer. On the other side of the globe, in Norway, we finally say goodbye to winter.
For many years the Karoo Angles were sold only in Scandinavia – if…