An Artisan's Perspective on Celebrity Event Fun
Have you ever wanted to take a glimpse at what goes into Celebrity gifting events? Today, I will give you a small glimpse from a Handcrafted Artisan's perspective on what it entails.
Being a member of The Artisan Group has given Alyce n Maille the opportunity to participate in many amazing events. Not only are the events awesome, so are my fellow team members! I have come to think of them as family, my circle of trust. Everyone is so supportive and helpful, not to mention extremely talented. I have to say, this has been a really eventful and fun year for all of us in TAG (The Artisan Group).
Being a member of The Artisan Group has given Alyce n Maille the opportunity to participate in many amazing events. Not only are the events awesome, so are my fellow team members! I have come to think of them as family, my circle of trust. Everyone is so supportive and helpful, not to mention extremely talented. I have to say, this has been a really eventful and fun year for all of us in TAG (The Artisan Group).
This September,myself and many other artisans took part in two main celebrity gifting events. There was the 2013 GBK NYFW Luxury Lounge as well as the 2013 GBK Primetime Emmys Celebrity Gift Lounge. There is a lot of details and preparation that go into setting up these events. From beginning to end, I can't even imagine how much hard work Valerie Guerrero the founder of The Artisan Group puts into it!
As an artisan, there is a lot of thought and care that goes into these events as well. The preparation starts with the difficult process of deciding what we will create all the way down to what color bow or tissue paper we should use when deciding packaging. We literally are meticulously handcrafting our wares and hand stamping boxes months in advance. All of this preparation can seem a bit daunting at times, but in the end, it is well worth it since we love what we do.
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| Alyce n Maille Chainmaille Bracelet - GBK NYFW 2013 |
For me though, I have to say that the most fun time is the actual day of the celebrity events. You would think it was Christmas time with all the magic in the air. If you could only see us. It involves myself and all of my TAG (The Artisan Group) family patiently waiting "virtually" together online. Most of us on our fifth cup of coffee (myself included) looking for any important news and tidbits from our tireless leader Valerie and her lovable minions. We have a blast chatting and commenting as time passes until the first update is posted. It is so much fun to hear that a particular celebrity and the press now have your product. That same item that took you hours to carefully handcraft, or that business card that took you forever to design is now in their hands. It is an amazing feeling.
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| Alyce n Maille Chainmaille Earrings - GBK Primetime Emmys 2013 |
As the fun settles down, and the events come to a close there is a sense of accomplishment. We did it! The Artisan Group has successfully introduced more celebrities to handcrafted artisans. It is a little bitter sweet to know that it is over. But now we can all take a sigh of relief as we sit and hope of hearing from one of the lovelies that were gifted our handcrafted treasures or even a glimpse of them in a photograph with our goodies. It is time to relax a bit, or at least until the next fun celebrity events approaches.
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| Nancy Pearson from Bravo TVs Million Dollar Listing NYC |
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| Group thank you from actress Alysia Reiner |
I want to give special thanks to Valerie Guerrero and the rest of the team from The Artisan Group for believing in us and giving us a platform to shine. I would also like to thank all of the media and celebrities who took the time to respond back to us. It truly means the world to us. And to those who went above and beyond to write about us and post photos of our products, words cannot explain my deepest gratitude. Thank you for supporting handcrafted artisans!
I hope you enjoyed this fun little sneak peak into the world of artisans. Thank you for reading!
Jen ♥
