This Saturday night Sissy’s Log Cabin swept the field at the Arkansas Jewelers Association convention in Little Rock. It was an unprecedented win that was critically acclaimed by many of the top names in the jewelry industry.
Bill Jones won the prestigious ‘Jeweler of the Year’ award…He received accolades for his philosophy that Life’s too short for ordinary jewelry…or leadership! He was even featured on the National Jeweler website here!
Bill Jones, center, accepts the Arkansas Retailer of the Year Award from Janisue Rigel (left), executive director of the AJA, and Don Overstreet (right), president of the AJA.
and Christo Kiffer, Sissy’s well known jewelry designer, dominated the design category and won all three awards and the ‘Craftsmanship’ award as well!
Sissy's celebrated designer Christo Kiffer
Here are the winning pieces in the design categories!
The Craftmanship Award
This pearl and tanzenite necklace won the Category Three award
This pendant won the Convention Choice Award AND the Category Two award!
This amythyst ring won the Category One award!
Shona Via won the 2011 C.A.R.A.T. award! Her talent was recognized for Creative Achievement in Recognizing Arkansas Talent!
The lovely, the talented Shona Via
The AJA is a nonprofit association that aims to provide educational programs and services to improve the knowledge and skills of its members while promoting professionalism and high ethical standards and businesses practices in the jewelry trade. We congratulate Sissy’s Log Cabin for once again proving that when it comes to service, selection and custom jewelry there’s no one better in the state of Arkansas.
