Anna Draeger and Stephanie Dixon at the Wall

the Ambassador Team

Deb Saucier Learning a new Technique

 

A couple of weeks ago,  I  along with 18 other SWAROVSKI Ambassadors ventured out to Rhode Island where SWAROVSKI North America headquarters is Located.  This facility at one time was where many of the jewelry pieces sold in boutiques across the US was designed, manufactured and Plated, over the last several years, the actual production is now outsourced to other factories around the world,  you may ask “what is a SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS Ambassador?” first of all there are only 32 of us world wide. we are known as the right arm to SWAROVSKI Elements DIY division. we are the voices and the designers of many of the products and ideas in the creative circuit. Some of us are professional designers, magazine editors, bead show hosts, bead store owners, extreme hobiest.  Our goal is to promote the Brand name, quality, sparkle and design buy teaching, creating and brainstorming new products and techniques.   

From the moment we checked into our hotel rooms, the creative energy filled the rooms with sparkle and ideas and excitement flowed as many of sparkle sisters and brother, reunited or met  friends for the first time. we were even instructed by our manager  not attach any beads or stones to anything in our hotel rooms which literally made us want to do so :)  Our group spent the first day and a half learning very technical marketing, trends, legalities and branding  the second day was really enlightening as we learned new techniques with new products that we will soon be implementing a t Creations By You and across the country.   

exploring and discussion of new products

 

val, Diane Whiting, Deb Simon, Monica Han, Brenda Schewder

 

 

 currently, Rhode Island is home to 3 very well known Colleges RISD Rhode Island School of Design which one day I would still like to attend on a non credit base.  Johnson and Wales which is known for hotel Hospitality, buisness school and Culinary arts, and Brown University.