It has been two years since jewelry designer Canela Lemoine established her business, Cinnamon Sticks Design, in downtown Redlands. The small boutique features Lemoine’s own jewelry designs and other gift items primarily made by women-owned small businesses, like herself. A bestseller is a kimono with printed art by a Vancouver-based artist. Other items are made by crafters in Texas, Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin, as well as locally made gift items.
The main focus for Lemoine is to create personal stories with jewelry — and what is more personal than offering workshops in jewelry making. Her upcoming workshop schedule includes teaching metal techniques and creating personalized jewelry.
There are simple workshops for fun girls’ nights out, and “for people that are looking for a little bit more in-depth jewelry making, we bring in kitchen torches and they actually get the whole process from start to finish,” Lemoine said…