The 46th Annual CMA Awards Event Guide

ARTISANGROUP www.theartisangroup.org

A Sponsor of

The 46 th Annual

Country Music Association Awards

Talent Gift Lounge October 29 - November 1, 2012 Bridgestone Arena

Nashville, Tennessee

about us...

An exclusive close-knit community of nearly 1,000 talented independent world-wide artisans, The Artisan Group™ provides a collective sampling of handcrafted products to celebrities and members of the press at major award show Gift Lounges such as The Academy Awards*, The Golden Globes*, The MTV Movie Awards*, and The Primetime Emmys*.

Members of The Artisan Group showcase a broad spectrum of specialties, including handcrafted jewelry; spa and bath products; designer stationery and paper goods; crocheted and knitted apparel; children’s toys and apparel; ceramics; purses and totes; hand-poured candles; decorative fused glass; book-binding and journals; illustrations and paintings; hand-dyed scarves; fine art photography; hair accessories; pet apparel and toys; sewn goods, and woodworking products.

The Artisan Group also offers its members guidance and advice in the areas of sales, marketing, social media, and public relations.

Need help sourcing a specific type of handcrafted product or gift? Contact us, and we’ll email you links to our member’s shoppes that best match what you’re looking for.

We’re happy to help!

If you’d like more information about The Artisan Group, or any of the artists included in our exhibit, send an email to info@theartisangroup.org.

Sincerely, Valerie Guerrero Founder, The Artisan Group

* The Artisan Group is not in any way associated with MTV, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, or The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

- Our Featured Artisans Valerie Guerrero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BeezKneez Designs Ashley Berthelot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fancy Designs Marie “Wee” Caloggero. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wee Bindery Deanna Crowe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barefoot Bath & Body Sandy D’Andrea & Stevie D’Andrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jewels For Hope Andie Dietz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Java Jane Designs Kathryn Doll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Designs Jody Edwards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Edwards Fine Art and Illustration Vickie Barber-Ellis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunshine Jewels Wendy Emerson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willow Creek Jewelry Beth Engel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paper Angels Photography Brittany Estes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peas & Carrots Amanda Feeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esscentual Alchemy Janet Galla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinkets N Whatnots Jessica Gattone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SparetireDesign Sandra Schell-Geiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SilverSchells Jewelry Designs Kimberly Girouard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kiki Bird Jewelry Anne Jansen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key of A, LLC - SureShot™Jewelry Danielle Kritz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . River Valley Designs Christine Lorenzo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SariBlue Biff Rendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biff Rendar Photography Lisa Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LKS Originals Kharisma Sommers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Popnicute Artisan Jewelry Sarah Struett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Four Black Paws Jessica Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shaka Soap Kelly Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cassia Aromatics Rachel Turner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Music City Suds Andrea Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Designs Megan White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anna Grace Designs Shawna Ziemer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wags and Wiggles

Valerie Guerrero BeezKneez Designs

Founder, The Artisan Group BeezKneezDesigns.com Valerie Guerrero spent over a decade as a Senior Operations Manager at several of the top investment banks in the world, and then as a graphic designer for Cisco Systems in the Silicon Valley, California. She founded her popular graphic design business, BeezKneez Designs in early 2008, offering customized invitations, announcements, holiday cards, and other paper goods. Valerie has since expanded her business to include eight additional shoppes, offering niche products such as birth announcements, wedding invitations, and kids party invites. She volunteers with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program in her spare time.

Ashley Berthelot Fancy Designs Fancy-Designs.net Ashley Berthelot is a 23-year-old graphic designer from Angola, Louisiana. She runs Fancy Designs, an online specialty paper goods shop. Ashley’s goal was to combine her craft into a marketable product and thanks to her partnership with Zazzle, those dreams became a reality.

After a few short months she was invited to join the ranks of the Zazzle ProSellers, the most succesful sellers in Zazzle’s online market. Since then, her business has been featured on multiple websites and her award-winning products are shipping all over the world.

Marie “Wee” Caloggero Wee Bindery WeeBindery.etsy.com Wee is the artist and creator behind Wee Bindery, a studio specializing in unique handbound journals, sketchbooks and more. Her passion for art began early in life and has never stopped. Before the age of ten Wee was already sewing clothes for herself and her dolls, writing and making books, quilting and so much more. As a book artist, it allows her to incorporate many mediums into her work. Her books can be found in homes around the world. Look for Wee’s work in the following publications: Making Mini Books: Big Ideas for 30+ Little Projects by Lark Books and In Effect-Ground Breaking Finishes & Materials in Graphic Design by Dopress. Books. Member of the Guild of Book Workers.

deanna crowe Barefoot Bath & Body BarefootBathAndBody.com Barefoot Bath & Body evokes carefree, simpler times.

Owner Deanna Crowe is an unabashed soap lover with a passion for creating natural, handcrafted body care products using her own recipes, free of artificial ingredients and colorants. Her hot and cold process and glycerin soaps, teacup candles and lip/body balms meet exacting standards and offer fresh, slightly vintage appeal. Rustic, untrimmed edges; mellow yet playful colors and cloud like swirls are Barefoot Bath & Body bar signatures. Skin-loving ingredients like shea butter, olive oil and goat’s milk pair with scents from exotic patchouli to bold mint, presenting the perfect antidote when modern life threatens to overwhelm.

Sandy D’Andrea & Stevie D’Andrea Jewels For Hope JewelsForHope.net Jewels For Hope creates handmade jewelry and donates portions of the profits to over fifteen organizations. Sandy D’Andrea founded the company after her experience as a caregiver for her mother, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease.

Sandy, a free-spirited, loving wife and mother, is a selftaught jewelry designer who believes “giving back” is most important. Sandy’s eldest daughter, Stevie, shares her vision of giving back and joined the team early on. They both put their hearts and souls into their designs; each creating pieces incorporating their own personal styles. You’ll see their charity designs on celebs such as Disney star Roshon Fegan and news anchor Meredith Vieira! Look Great & Donate!

Andie Dietz Java Jane Designs JavaJaneDesigns.com Andie’s handcrafted custom artwork features stunning letters of the alphabet photographed from architectural details and vintage signs. Artfully arranged to spell names and words, her personalized creations are shared with clients around the globe to celebrate life’s biggest moments. With a passion for architecture, typography, and photography, Andie developed her signature photography style through years of travel and exploration. Her whimsical photographs highlight elements of forgotten architecture that are both rusty and weathered, and delicate and ornate. Andie been featured in galleries and highend gift boutiques throughout the U.S. and is one of the top handmade designers on Etsy.

Kathryn Doll Kathryn Designs KathrynDesignsJewelry.com Kathryn wakes each morning filled with gratitude for the opportunity to create and share her art with others. Following a fulfilling career as an Art Therapist and Social Worker, she found a second calling as a jewelry designer and small business entrepreneur. She approaches each piece of jewelry as a work of art, emphasizing luminous color, craftsmanship, and imaginative design. Using innovative techniques in polymer clay, precious metal clay, and resin, she has created a unique line of statement jewelry. Her work is a study in contrasts.

It is quirky, yet sophisticated, and created with modern materials informed by old world design.

Jody Edwards Jody Edwards Fine Art and Illustration jodyvanB.etsy.com Jody Edwards a.k.a jodyvanB grew up in a small town, surrounded by rolling farmland. She describes her rural childhood as “idyllic” and believes it is the driving force behind her art. Married, with two young sons, Jody paints late into the night -- small, detailed studies of simple things -- an acorn, a butterfly’s wing, a feather; items that bring her joy and remind her to slow down and appreciate the world around her. Her feather studies have garnered the most attention and are collected worldwide. With a highly regarded eye for detail and a crisp, contemporary style, Jody believes everyone should own a small, original piece of art!

Vickie Barber-Ellis Sunshine Jewels SunshineJewels.com Vickie Barber-Ellis is the owner of Sunshine Jewels and shoppe mistress of a hidden gem affectionately named StudioV. It’s in this place, just a short distance away from beautiful Sedona Arizona, that she magically transforms metals and gemstones into beautiful pieces of artisan jewelry.

An intuitive designer who has followed her creative passions since the early 1970’s, Vickie gives special attention to the details of each piece.

By hand selecting each component and using a variety of traditional jewelry making techniques, she increasingly pushes the limits of artisan design resulting in truly unique and collectable pieces.

Wendy Emerson Willow Creek Jewelry WillowCreekJewelry.com Wendy Emerson is a nurse by profession and the artisan designer behind Willow Creek Jewelry. She specializes is hammered sterling silver and copper metalwork, metal fold forming and gemstone bezel setting. Being able to transform a sheet of metal into a piece of wearable art using fire and an array of hammers and tools is a passion for this artist. Her style is heavily influenced by nature, the great Southwest and a touch of Gypsy Boho Chic while her designs are principally guided by the metals and gemstones themselves. The result is contemporary eclectic jewelry pieces that are as original as the individuals who wear them. Wendy resides with her family in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Beth Engel Paper Angels Photography PaperAngelsPhotos.etsy.com Imagine a world where teardrops are filled with glitter, cotton is the snow of the south, and that old dirt road contains magical childhood memories. Southern gal Beth Engel, photographer behind Paper Angels Photography, sees that world and captures it in her photographs.

Paper Angels Photography didn’t start out that way though. It all started with capturing sweet smiles on the playground and toes in the sand. Beth’s two children then inspired her to see the magical world around us, the way they do. Every picture has a story behind it and every title has a meaning which gives a truly magical experience.

Brittany Estes Peas & Carrots PeasAndCarrotsShop.com As a stay at home mom of four, Brittany found herself designing and creating many a handmade wonders as a form of self-preservation. Suddenly the love of her creations inspired the opening of her shop, and that was the birth of Peas & Carrots, Brittany’s fifth baby.

Her style ranges from couture to the everyday. But with all of her work there is one constant; she loves to design pieces that put the “extra” in extraordinary.

From coast to coast you can find Peas & Carrots worn by everyone, big and small and Brittany takes great pride in knowing her self-preservation has brought as much joy to others as it has her.

Amanda Feeley Esscentual Alchemy EsscentualAlchemy.com Amanda Feeley has been into natural scents her whole life, having grown up on an Iowa farm.

After majoring in music during college, she discovered that her love and knowledge of music translated into another language: the language of scent. Composition of music and perfume are created using many of the same terms and concepts.

Amanda often uses great works of art, music, and literature as inspiration for her perfume creations.

The rest, as they say, is scented history.

Janet Galla Trinkets N Whatnots TrinketsNWhatnots.etsy.com A button is an incidental item in the world of fashion. But for artist Janet Galla, these tiny trinkets remind us of life’s biggest moments. A nervous bride’s shaking hands as she buttons up her dress. The tug on a father’s jacket as his child stands for the first time.

Janet began to hunt down buttons in 2005 at estate sales and vintage stores, and weave them into wearable art evoking the beauty of these moments.

Today her line of button rings and necklaces, sold under the TrinketsNWhatnots brand, are recognized in numerous jewelry and wedding websites. They also adorn the necks of several celebrities, as well as thousands of other women who understand the joy a lovely closure can bring.

Jessica Gattone Sparetire Design SparetireDesign.com Jessica Gattone honed her design and fine art skills while earning her BFA at The School of Art and Design at Alfred University. Jess’s work embodies her eye for design and radiates inspiration from nature, music and life. After working in the graphic and media design field, Jess wanted to become less digital.

Opening her own graphic design studio, Sparetire Design, allowed her to focus on design and stationery.

Offering a variety of bespoke invitations, personal stationery and paper goods, Sparetire Design is featured on prominent wedding blogs, is Wedding Wire-rated and a recipient of the Bride’s Choice Award also from Wedding Wire.

Sandra schell-Geiss SilverSchells Jewelry Designs shop.SilverSchells.com Sandra Schell-Geiss is a self-taught jewelry artisan and founder of SilverSchells Jewelry Designs. Since early childhood she has had a love and passion for jewelry.

Dabbling in many types of jewelry techniques, she tried to find a fit for her inner artist as well as express her true artistic abilities. She eventually found that in metalsmithing, wire wrapping, and Indian techniques.

Many of Sandra’s jewelry pieces come from recycled items, repurposed into new jewelry. Creating pieces from metal scraps, or items found at estate sales, and antique shops; she loves to take the discarded, the old, the tarnished, and the things considered useless and turn them into works of art.

Kimberly Girouard Kiki Bird Jewelry KikiBirdJewelry.com Kiki Bird Jewelry is handcrafted with love by Kim Girouard. For Kim creating jewelry lets her imagination run free. The process is playful and spontaneous but tempered by an intuitive sense of balance. Even the most asymmetrical designs have an equilibrium that makes them easy to wear. Every whimsical twist of metal, each carefully placed accent, reveals a bit of Kim’s creative journey. Kim hopes wearing a piece of Kiki Bird Jewelry will spark your own creative spirit!

Most pieces of Kiki Bird Jewelry are one-of-a-kind.

Kim uses only the highest quality materials, including Vintaj® natural brass, Swarovski crystals, Czech glass beads and an array of interesting baubles from around the world.

Anne Jansen Key of A, LLC - SureShot™Jewelry SureShotJewelry.com Key of A® is a St. Louis-based jewelry and accessories company that specializes in the upcycling of a smorgasbord of vintage/refound objects into a full line of fashion forward designs for both men and women. Anne Jansen, Founder, is a 30-year artist and has always been a creative visionary when it comes to transforming the “old” into the “new”. In keeping with her trash to treasure nature, Anne presents her newest line called SureShot™, the only patent pending/ copyrighted jewelry collection of its kind in the United States. Working with spent shotgun casings, this time Anne turns “armament” into “ornament”, making this unlikely component the centerpiece in this 85-piece rustic and hip jewelry collection.

Danielle Kritz River Valley Designs RiverValleyJewelry.etsy.com The jewelry creations of River Valley Designs reflect a minimalist aesthetic but just as strongly they speak to the heart. Whether it’s a Mom necklace for her or a monogrammed tie tack for him, clean lines and classic forms with a lighthearted touch define ownerdesigner Danielle Kritz’s bespoke line. But look closely and see painstakingly applied, hand-stamped sentiments that express something singular about the wearer. Kritz meticulously handcrafts her designs from sterling silver using a range of metalworking techniques. Her joy is capturing the wearer’s unique story with her hand-stamping tools to create a piece of heirloom quality jewelry that will be worn today and treasured tomorrow.

Christine Lorenzo SariBlue SariBlue.storenvy.com Christine Lorenzo has always lived a vicariously creative life. Working in international high-tech, she longingly admired all things artistic – culture, history, film, music, fashion. In 2011, as if by siren’s call The Nazar Boncuk, better known as The Evil Eye, spoke to her. Things happen quickly when the stars align; SariBlue came to be - an earthy, bohemian, wearit-everyday jewelry collection centered on the power and theory that is Nazar. As an adornment this amulet is believed to guard against negative energy.

Using these glass beads handcrafted with ancient, eco-friendly methods, SariBlue links past and present in a distinctive way while offering its wearer talismanic protection.

Biff Rendar Biff Rendar Photography BiffRendar.com Biff Rendar is a photographer based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. where he lives on a small family farm with his wife of 20 years, and several rescued animals. Biff ’s work has recently been featured at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, and is currently on display in the Pennsylvania Governor’s Gallery at the Governor’s office in Pittsburgh. Biff specializes in fine art photography that ranges from landscapes, animals, music, nature, architecture, portraits, to every day items. It’s an amazing range of subjects that can keep your eyes dazzled for hours.

Recently a customer told Biff that she “loves to see her world through his eyes.” A photographer could not receive a finer compliment.

Lisa Smith LKS Originals LKSoriginals.com Lisa Smith is a self-taught jewelry artist and founder of LKS Originals. With a focus on unique and bold statement designs, with attention to detail, each piece is handcrafted in her Colorado studio. She is inspired by the beauty and energy of natural gemstones - gifts from nature.

Her newest line, Orgone Energy Jewelry, incorporates gemstones, crystals and various metals to create truly unique, powerful and energetic jewelry.

Each and every piece from LKS Originals is a one-of-akind piece of wearable art.

Kharisma Sommers Popnicute Artisan Jewelry Popnicute.com Kharisma Sommers is the artist behind Popnicute Artisan Jewelry. She is a self-taught jewelry designer with a degree in Visual Communication. Her passion and her education produce well thought out and well composed jewelry. Kharisma was born and raised in Indonesia where the culture helped develop her artistic taste. Evoking both Eastern and Western influences, her collections appeal to buyers around the world through the medium of wire and metal sheet, creating a unique ethnic jewelry with modern sensibility. In 2011 Popnicute was named Favorite Handmade Jewelry Artisan in About.com’s Reader’s Choice Awards and her artwork was featured in Wire Art Magazine.

Sarah Struett Four Black Paws 4BlackPaws.com Sarah Struett’s enthusiasm for hand-crafted dog products began in 2007 when she first became the lucky mother of a Labrador retriever named Leila.

Struett, a teacher from Michigan, started Four Black Paws in 2010 by combining her dogged passion for her pets with a courageous dose of entrepreneurial spirit.

Since then, her passion has exploded onto the web with her online store, Four Black Paws, a one-stop virtual pet-shop that offers custom-made pet products including collars, leads and accessories.

Jessica Taylor Shaka Soap Shaka-Soap.com Jessica Taylor, mom of two and founder of Shaka Soap, immediately fell in love with the amazing culture and beautiful landscapes of Hawaii. The appreciation for the land and sea is time-honored by the Hawaiian people, and something Jessica desperately wanted to creatively emulate. Thus began Shaka Soap. What began as a soap venture quickly became a passion for Jessica. She went from cold process soaps, to glycerin soaps, to lotions, lip balms, and more; constantly researching every aspect of her craft from initial ingredients to finished product. Living on the Big Island of Hawaii, her creativity is constantly stimulated, keeping her eager and excited to create even more.

Kelly Taylor Cassia Aromatics CassiaAromatics.etsy.com Kelly Taylor traveled the world, got lost at sea, traversed India, the Orient, and Amazon. In her former life (before marriage and kids) she served as volunteer for an international humanitarian organization. Her love of the nations and their indigenous flora and fauna are brought to life in the fragrant creations she makes in her kitchen for Cassia Aromatics, launched in 2008. She serves spas, boutiques, shops, pharmacies, corporations and even art galleries. Customers report their skin feels great when using her all natural mild soaps and lotions made of exotic butters & essential oils. Kelly never uses SLS, SLES, detergents, petroleum or animal by-products. 10% goes to 501 3(c) non profits.

Rachel Turner Music City Suds MusicCitySuds.com Rachel Turner is the unofficial soapmaker of country music and the founder of Music City Suds. She was raised in rural Tennessee, the sounds of classic country and bluegrass reverberating through her childhood.

When she began making handcrafted, all-natural body products, she wanted to pay homage to that music.

And Music City Suds was born. Music City Suds not only provides fans with a roster of soapy country hits, but also creates custom items. Rachel has worked with Barbara Mandrell and Trace Adkins to produce exclusive soaps for their product lines. Whether promoting a new single or adding unique merch to your line, Music City Suds will give your fans a new reason to sing in the shower!

Andrea Wagner Andrea Designs AndreaDesigns.artfire.com Andrea was born in Lima, Peru, South America. She learned her craft while attending high school in Lima.

She especially loves to work with the yarn from the alpaca. Besides the fiber being one of the best in the world, the Peruvian alpaca symbolizes the animal kingdom on the Peruvian flag. She specializes in fine art scarves, shawls, that use alpaca, angora, cashmere, Italian and French acrylic yarns, and natural wool. Andrea decorates her creations with silk, fabric, sequins and beads, making her creations unique.

Andrea makes her creations by hand and also uses a knitting machine for creating, sweaters, shrugs, dresses and more. She is working toward becoming a Master Knitter.

Megan White Anna Grace Designs AnnaGraceJewelry.com Megan had no idea that the jewelry and metal craft class she signed up for in 2005 would be anything more than a distraction from the full load of undergraduate courses she was taking that semester. Having immersed herself in Literature and Poetry for the previous several years, she had a clear plan. After a week in the class, she had a torch and a new passion instead. She continued to study and learn traditional and experimental techniques as her girls grew up and flew out of the nest then spread her own wings. Having always loved words, Megan now takes inspiration from her favorites whether poetry, literature, or pop culture to create images with metal full-time.

Shawna Ziemer Wags and Wiggles WagsAndWiggles.etsy.com Shawna Ziemer is the owner of Wags and Wiggles, a popular pet business specializing in dog and cat toys and accessories. She has a varied background in accounting, administration and interior design.

In 2010, Shawna was able to combine her love of design, fabric, and passion for creating into a new career.

Wags and Wiggles’ success can be attributed to Shawna’s sense of style, eye for color and attention to detail. Products can be found in the houses of many celebrities as well as in homes all over the United States and Europe.

Artisans who also provided gifts in the celebrity gift bags:

Abbie Chesney

Heather Duby-Tharpe

ShareYourStrings.com

BeadzAndBloomz.com

Eye on the Sparrow Designs began in 2007 in an effort to preserve the memory of a musician through the donation of their guitar or bass strings to make gorgeous jewelry pieces. Designed to give back to the community, Eye on the Sparrow Designs works to help musicians reach their dreams - one step at a time. Eye on the Sparrow Designs has just released their first CD called The Sparrow Project, CHANGE THE WORLD honoring the late Dallas musician Carter Albrecht, and is distributed with every piece of jewelry sold.

Heather Duby-Tharpe has spent her life working in a wide variety of artistic media.

Despite her success working with beaded jewelry and floral design for twenty years, this multi-talented artisan found herself embracing a new medium - copper. Singlehandedly hand-cutting, buffing, sanding, etching and applying patina, Heather finds great joy in the surprise that emerges each time from the process of copper jewelry creation. Her detail and craftsmanship make each piece not only unique, but exquisite and affordable.

Charity Helvie

Lauren Hoehn

MadiBella.com

LapisBeach.etsy.com

MadiBella specializes in handmade custom boutique clothing for girls and boys using 100% cotton designer fabrics. In 2009, the self-taught creator, Charity Helvie, left her career in investment finance to raise her family and launch her business.

Jewelry designer Lauren Hoehn of Jarretsville, Maryland has taken the art of knitting to a new level by creating a beautifully intricate beaded knit jewelry line. Every Lapis Beach piece is hand-strung and knit by Lauren, resulting in original and unique wearable art.

Eye on the Sparrow Designs

MadiBella

MadiBella’s peasant dresses have become her signature item as well as coordinating headbands and wristlets that moms and daughters can both enjoy. To be a small part in her customers’ special events such as birthdays, first days of school, and portraits is her favorite reward.

Beadz and Bloomz

Lapis Beach Jewelry

Best known for her hand knit bracelets, cuffs, rings, necklaces, which Hoehn describes as “simply chic, modern designs that are versatile from day to night.” Her one-of-akind pieces draw the eye with their unusual texture and exquisite color sensibility.

Artisans who also provided gifts in the celebrity gift bags:

Katie Hughes

Melissa Hull

VintageRoseWraps.com

BragAboutIt.etsy.com

Vintage Rose Wraps was started by two sisters with a love of fabric and a desire to create hip + humble headbands for every day, every girl. These two are passionate about what they do and proud to have a product made in the USA. With the help of other women and mothers, they’ve created a product well-known across the country and can be found at the county fair or high-end clothing and gift boutiques.

Whether worn by PTA Presidents or P!NK, you’ll see why girls young and old have fallen in love with Vintage Rose Wraps.

Melissa Hull is the creative mind and driving force behind Brag About It Hand Stamped & Custom Jewelry. Melissa started creating jewelry after the birth of her second son. She began to design pieces to “brag about” her family and keep them close to her heart. Quickly, a love to create grew into a full time passion and Brag About It Hand Stamped & Custom Jewelry was started. Melissa is dedicated to designing and creating, one of a kind, hand stamped, personalized keepsakes for YOU to BRAG ABOUT IT, too!

Lisa Kennally

Heidi Kingman

LisaAnnSkincare.com

MyBeadTherapy.com

Lisa has created a line of high quality beauty products made with nourishing shea butter and antioxidant ingredients that are designed to make skin look and feel its very best! As a young girl, Lisa and her mother would make their own facials using steam, egg whites and other ingredients from the kitchen. Her love for using natural products continued to grow and in 2005, Lisa founded Lisa Ann Skincare.

Never one to take the road most traveled, Heidi ventured a path through art, science and law, to jewelry design. A curious explorer who runs on coffee and finds work/life balance through meditation with hammer and pliers!

Vintage Rose Wraps

Lisa Ann Skincare

Lisa is supplying products for spas and their treatments and also direct to consumers.

Brag About It Hand Stamped Jewelry

My Bead Therapy

Heidi began My Bead Therapy as her studio refuge and route to share her creative curiosity. Now Heidi’s intricately soulful designs are popping up from Hollywood to the U.K. Her first published design will appear in the December 2012 Bead Trends Idea Book.

Artisans who also provided gifts in the celebrity gift bags:

Carolyn Moran

Elizabeth Pings

CareMoreCreations.com

NaturesSplendour.etsy.com

Carolyn Moran, the self-taught designer of Care More Creations, lives in Alaska with her husband, where the breathtaking scenery inspires her handcrafted wire wrapped jewelry using natural healing gemstones. With time Carolyn developed her own unique style allowing the personality of each stone influence her designs. Using her hands and her heart, along with a few tools, she swirls and tucks the wire into unique settings to showcase the natural beauty of each stone, ensuring them to be unique and dramatic treasures.

Elizabeth Pings started her jewelry business while living as an Expat in Bangkok, Thailand. Her interest in natural gemstones and jewelry lead her to attend the Gemological Institute of America, Thailand Campus, where she received a Graduate Gemologist degree in 2005. Since returning to the United States she has been involved in creating beautiful jewelry designs using Cultured Freshwater Pearls, Akoya Pearls and Colored Gemstones. She prides herself in creating unique custom designs for her clients.

Katherine Song

Cami Tout

KatherineSong.com

Camilee.com

Toronto designer Katherine Song infuses her stunning jewelry designs with a richness and color that reflect her spirit and passion for life.

California-based Camilee Designs has been carving out new trends in the artisan jewelry landscape for nearly a decade.

Care More Creations

Katherine Song Originals

A former fashion designer, Song is a winner of a Swarovski™ sponsored design contest as well as a Swarovski Elements™ branding partner. Her signature designs are available online, at high-end boutiques, and have been featured design projects for Swarovski™ (Austria), Lark Crafts (U.S.), Fire Mountain Gems (U.S.) and John Bead (Canada).

Nature’s Splendour®

Camilee Designs

Owner and designer, Cami Tout, creates jewelry with intricately wire-wrapped gemstones and hand-fabricated precious metals, merging classic style with modern fashion, and detailed artistry with delicate simplicity.

The mother of a cancer survivor, Cami is also passionate about children’s cancer research and donates a portion of sales to finding cures and comfort for children affected by the disease.

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Artisans who gifted members of the press and media: Judy Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WrappedElegance.artfire.com Britt Baker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ideology.etsy.com Ashley Berthelot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fancy-Designs.net Lucy Chapman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RosyToesDesigns.com Collette Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FireflyMyst.etsy.com Kathryn Doll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KathrynDesignsJewelry.com Amanda Feeley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EsscentualAlchemy.com Deborah Gray-Wurz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BeadIndulgences.com Valerie Guerrero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BeezKneezDesigns.com Susan Harbourt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SusanHarbourt.com Gretchen Hind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GretchenHindDesigns.etsy.com Katie Hughes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VintageRoseWraps.com Melissa Hull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BragAboutIt.etsy.com Anne Jansen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SureShotJewelry.com Colleen Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2SistersHandcrafted.com Kristina Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ShopRachelClaire.com Jenny Jafek-Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TheCrimsonPoppy.com Heidi Kingman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MyBeadTherapy.com Irina Kupryukhina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beautyland.us Faith Marcus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FaithMarcusDesigns.com Alexis Mendez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BBelleCouture.etsy.com Kathy Messick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KathsElegantAccessories.com Anita Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NatureImagesByDesign.etsy.com Jennifer Racette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AlisonJulienCollection.com Molly Richter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LittleBearsMom.etsy.com Amy Sheneman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OurLittleMesses.com Katherine Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KatherineSong.com Margarita Sunderland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RitaSunderland.com Erica Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PaperAndPlace.com Cassandra Tomlinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TomlinsonPhotoDesign.etsy.com Vicky Topp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KrystalEnergy.ca Maleah Torney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MaleahTorney.etsy.com Angie Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LaughLovePhoto.etsy.com Rachel Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MusicCitySuds.com Shawna Ziemer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WagsAndWiggles.etsy.com

Artisans who included their business cards in the gift bags: Nancy Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NanGatesDesigns.com Tracy Bailif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MercurysGlass.com Kirah Campbell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .APrettyShoppe.storenvy.com Lucy Chapman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RosyToesDesigns.com Heather Glenn & Kim Lawson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MyVaru.com Susan Harbourt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SusanHarbourt.com Marguerite Hummel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zibbet.com/XquisitelyLadyM Erica Husband. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UniQCreations.etsy.com Kim Jakum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Metalmorphis.etsy.com Jenny Jafek-Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TheCrimsonPoppy.com Colleen Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2SistersHandcrafted.com Fran Karkoska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K9KnitKnots.etsy.com Laura King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LoralynDesigns.etsy.com Debby Macfarlane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BuggyD.etsy.com Kathy Messick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KathsElegantAccessories.com Dina Muzzy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SweetLightCandleCo.com Talia Olson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eoClothingCo.com Anne Onorati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LittlePrincessPea.etsy.com Helena Pion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zazzle.com/HelenaPion Jennifer Racette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AlisonJulienCollection.com Renee Rokero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KoloheGurl.com Stephanie Rountree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EdenSongSkincare.com Christi Schimpke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minabea.com Joyce Taber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TheCottonThistle.com Erica Taylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PaperAndPlace.com Maleah Torney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MaleahTorney.etsy.com Shanna Torres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ShannasTieDye.etsy.com Ginger Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LiterallyInspired.etsy.com Karin Wiseman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BlossomShop.etsy.com

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Gives Back

The Artisan Group donates to several worthy charities every year, targeting the aid of children, animals, and the environment. Our mission is to help create awareness and to raise funds for many valuable ongoing programs.

Our members generously donate products from their shoppes, and we as a group then donate our exclusive swag bags full of handcrafted products, valued at over $800, to these charities to auction off during their fundraising efforts. We’re pleased to announce our gift bags were auctioned off for thousands of dollars to help these worthy charities.

Our team has participated in annual fundraising events hosted by Let’s Move Together (Arthritis Foundation), The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Columbia Basin, National MS Society, and Summit Animal Rescue Association.

To learn more about these great charities, or to find out how you can help, please visit:

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

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