FEATURE THE WINNER RIGHT HERE ON LOCAL 4. CONTEST RULES ARE POSTED ON THE CONTEST PAGE AS
WELL. WELL, MANY OF US DREAM
ABOUT TRAVELING TO PLACES FAR
AWAY, MAYBE ASIA, AFRICA OR THE
CARIBBEAN AND, OF COURSE,
BRINGING BACK SOUVENIRS OR OTHER
SPECIAL ITEMS TO ALWAYS REMIND
US OF THE ADVENTURE AND YOU
DON’T HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME OR,
YOU KNOW, DIVE INTO THE YOU KNOW
. FOUR OH, ONE K RIGHT TO
ANOTHER TO GO TO ANOTHER CON
CONTINENT OR, YOU KNOW CARIBBEAN
OR ANYWHERE. THESE THINGS ARE
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND WE
HAVE THIS LOVELY LOCAL STORE
OWNER HERE AND SHE’S DONE ALL
THE WORK FOR US. THAT’S RIGHT.
THAT’S RIGHT. JOINING US IS
YVETTE JENKINS, FOUNDER OF LOVE
TRAVELS IMPORTS TO TELL US HOW
IT ALL GOT STARTED. THANK YOU
FOR BEING WITH US. OH YOU’RE
WELCOME. THIS IS EXCITING. IT’S
OUR PLEASURE NOW. THESE ARE YOUR
PERSONAL TRAVELS HAVE TAKEN YOU
ALL AROUND THE WORLD. SO THEN
WHAT WAS THE INSPIRATION TO SAY?
LET ME BRING PIECES OF THIS BACK
TO DETROIT AND SHARE MY
ADVENTURES WITH EVERYONE WAS
REALLY MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
BECAUSE I STARTED TRAVELING AT
17. AND SO WHEN I WOULD GO
PLACES AND DIFFERENT THAN
ANYBODY ELSE HAD BEEN TO, THEY
WOULD ALWAYS ASK ME. HOW CAN YOU
BRING US SOMETHING BACK? AND SO
IT BECAME KIND OF A FUN THING TO
EXPLORE AND FIND SOMETHING
DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE THAT THEY
HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE. I LOVE
THAT. SO UM, YOU CARRY A WIDE
VARIETY OF PRODUCTS HERE, LIKE
YOU KNOW, HOMEGOODS, CLOTHING.
WE SEE JEWELRY HERE, SO TAKE US
THROUGH SOME OF THESE THINGS.
AND I’M ALSO, UM, ASSUMING THAT
THESE ARE ONE OF A KIND. THESE
AREN’T MASS PRODUCED. EVERYTHING
IS ALL HANDMADE. THIS IS SPECIAL
BY ARTISANS WALK US THROUGH SOME
OF US AND IN FACT, OVER HERE WE
HAVE SOME OF THE FELT GOOD. I
SELL A LOT, BECAUSE REALLY, THIS
IS ALL ABOUT JOY. THAT IS WHAT I
FIND WHEN PEOPLE PEOPLE’S FACES
LIGHT UP WHEN THEY SEE LIKE THE
FINGER PUPPETS OR THE FELTED.
GOOD THEY GET REALLY EXCITED AND
THEY START PLAYING AND HAVING A
GOOD TIME. BEAUTIFUL WOULD BE A
GOOD NECKLACE WOULD BE OR TABLE
OR A SCARF. YES YES, YES, YES, A
HAT, HE WOULD TURN FABULOUS FOR
SURE. YEAH AND IT COMES IN ABOUT
EIGHT DIFFERENT COLORS. AND SO
YOU CAN ALSO PUT IT ON YOUR
TABLE. IF YOU’RE DECORATING LIKE
MOTHER’S DAY IS COMING. YOU
KNOW, YOU COULD PUT THAT. HEY I
LOVE IT. IT’S A SCARF. ONE DAY.
IT’S A TABLE DRESSING. I LOVE IT
AHEAD TO YOUR HOME. THERE YOU
GO. AND THEN THIS IS ONE OF THE
ITEMS. WE SELL A LOT OF THE
FINGER PUPPETS. PEOPLE JUST HAVE
AN JUST A FUN TIME PLAYING VERY
BEAUTIFUL. UM RIGHT HERE. WE
FEATURE SOME ARTISANS FROM HAITI
. REALLY COOL IS THAT WE’RE ALSO
SUSTAINABLE WITH WHAT WE DO. THE
COW HORNS NATURALLY FALL FROM
THE COW AND THEN THEY COLLECT
THEM AND THEY HAND CARVED THEM
AND MAKE REALLY BEAUTIFUL
JEWELRY. THIS IS GORGEOUS,
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS JEWELRY AND
LET PEOPLE WEAR BOTH SIDES SO
YOU CAN WEAR THIS WAY. EITHER
SIDE LOVES THAT FORESEEABLE. YES
GORNO ROUGH SIDE OF POLISH LOVE
IT. LET’S GET TO MY FAVORITE
WITH JONES. ALWAYS STUFF FOR THE
HOME ABOUT THESE. THIS IS A NEW
COLLECTION THAT I’M CARING. THIS
IS FROM A GROUP IN MEXICO. SICKO
IT’S A COLLABORATION BETWEEN
MEXICAN ARTISAN. AND A FRENCH
WOMAN. THIS IS CALLED THE PIPE
PROJECT, AND THIS IS A
TRADITIONAL DESIGN. IT’S A GROUP
OF ABOUT 12 ARTISANS. UM AND
WHAT WAS SO COOL ABOUT THIS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN COVID HIT WORK
FROM HOME SO YOU COULD CONTINUE
TO BE ABLE TO EARN INCOME THAT
WAS REALLY ONE OF THE CHALLENGES
HUGE DEAL WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL
SCARVES AND OTHERS. BUT THERE’S
SOMETHING I REALLY WANT TO GET,
TOO. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR YOU AND
FOR YOUR BUSINESS AT THE ITEMS
ARE FAIR TRADE CORRECT EXPLAINED
TO US ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO
MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR. WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN? WHAT THAT MEANS IS
THAT THINGS ARE ETHICALLY
ARTISAN, HANDMADE. THEY’RE PAID
A FAIR WAY TO FAIR LIVING WAGE
AND IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT’S
REALLY IMPORTANT. WE’RE VERY
INTENTIONAL WITH HOW WE DO THIS
, UM SO THAT PEOPLE PEOPLE ARE
ABLE TO LIVE IN SUSTAIN
THEMSELVES. I LOVE THAT. I LOVE
THAT. THAT ABOUT FAST FASHION
EXACTLY EXPLOITS AND IT IT’S NOT
GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. I LOVE
THE RESPONSIBLE HOWELL. ASPECT
OF THIS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, AND
THAT REALLY WAS PART OF THE
IMPETUS OF US STARTING THIS. IT
WAS TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, TREAT
PEOPLE FAIRLY. WE LOVE THAT. AND
THE STUFF IS BEAUTIFUL. SO YOU
CAN FEEL GOOD WHILE YOU’RE
SHOPPING NOW, REALLY QUICKLY.
HOW CAN PEOPLE LEARN MORE ABOUT
YOU AND VISIT YOUR STORE LOCATED
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AVENUE OF FASHION, AND OUR
WEBSITE IS WWW DOT LOVE TRAVELS
IMPORTS .COM. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US AND SHARING ALL
OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL ITEMS. THANK
YOU. PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU AND