A GROWING FAMILY ART AND BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP By Talena Winters Photography submitted Product shots by Nikki Lewis etsy.com/ca/shop/NiTokreations E NiTo Kreationz Q @nito.kreationz
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eing creative together is nothing new for motherdaughter team Tonia Kenney, 49, and Nikki Lewis, 27. Lewis grew up watching her mom sew and DIY around the Kenney acreage in the Rocky Lane area, and she and her brother were often encouraged to make do, sparking their imaginations. When Lewis was 15, she saw antler jewelry and carvings for the first time. A few years later, she began
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experimenting with making her own. In 2017, Lewis and Kenney opened NiTo Kreationz (wordplay that’s also an amalgamation of their first names and the K in “Kenney”), selling Lewis’ custom antler jewelry and Kenney’s sewn creations. How did you get into making antler jewelry? Lewis: I struggled with social phobia and anxiety from a young age, and being creative helped me to deal with that. My dad had a shed full
