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 You picked! We listened! The first ever Craft Alliance Customer Choice Award Winners are: |
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#1 MoonSpoons Betty & Julia's beautiful and functional carved Cherry wood utensils were created in honor of their friendship and make a great gift. Visit the Gallery Shop for a great selection or Shop Online. |
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#2 Alexis Bittar Just named the Council of Fashion Designers "Accessories Designer of The Year," Alexis Bittar's handcarved Lucite jewelry has been a Craft Alliance Gallery fixture since 2000. Visit the Gallery Shop for our current selection or Join the Waiting List and we will let you know when the Fall collection arrives! |
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#3 A.S. Batle San Francisco artist Angelio Batle creates some of the most unique sculptures in the world. His nature-based shapes reflect his training as a Biologist and they draw! Carved from solid graphite, every side of the sculpture can be used to draw or write making these a favorite among young and old, poets and architects, dads and grads... pretty much anybody. Visit Craft Alliance Gallery for your own Graphite Object! |
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#4 Maruca Designs Handbags for Sale! Maruca Designs are the best around and each handmade in Boulder, Colorado from all America milled fabrics. Each season is unique, so Join the Waiting List for the Fall collection, coming soon! |
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#5 Michael Michaud Drawing his inspiration from the natural world, this beautiful jewelry line is the most wonderful golden-green. Michael Michaud's jewelry is textured like falling leaves and as delicate as a feather. Join the Waiting List and we will let you know when Michael sends us more beautiful jewelry. |
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#6 Fred Imhoff A Flamework Glass Artist, Fred Imhoff makes jewelry out of intricate and colorful Murrini canes, lovely enough to suit any discerning eye and absolutely perfect for every budget. Join the Waiting List for Fred's new collection, he's making it right now! |
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#7 Sam Stang & Kaeko Maehata Augusta Glass Studio: University City has watched this favorite son evolve into a skilled Glassblower on an International scale. Along with his talented wife, Kaeko, Sam works locally and his incredible Murrini and Zanfirico vessels can be seen in the Gallery at Craft Alliance and in collections around the world! Learn more about Sam Stang and Kaeko Maehata or Join the Waiting List and we will contact you when Sam and Kaeko's new work arrives. |
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#8 Beehive Kitchenware Sandra Bonazoli and Jim Dowd make functional pewter utensils as cute as their name, Beehive! Adorable images of birds, cupid’s arrows and piglets make baking and entertaining more fun. Visit the Gallery Shop or Shop Online for Beehive's adorable utensils. |
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#9 Norbie Schmidlin After a year of experimentation, Norbie Schmidlin opened his kiln and discovered stars in his Nebula Bowls! Norbie's Gemstone Nebula Bowls are incredibly beautiful catch-alls for jewelry, change, candles or just for admiring! Visit the Gallery Shop to see Norbie’s Nebulas. |
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#10 Mark Poulin Berkeley-based cartoonist, Mark Poulin is a true staff favorite! His unique characters, like Ponycorn the Unicorn, Bandit the Racoon and Tom-Tom the Cat burst from his jewelry in bright colors. Visit the Gallery Shop to see Mark’s playful jewelry. |
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