Wire Works Custom Jewelry Receives Blue Ribbon Award

Many of the shows we attend present various awards to the vendors for specific achievements. Prestigious awards such as best display, best utilization of space or best customer service are coveted by those who are receiptants.  This year at the NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW AND RODEO, Wire Artist Craig Kime, manager of our wire jewelry booth was given a new award.  I’ll let Craig tell the ‘Rest of the Story’.

“Let me tell you a short story about my last show, the NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW AND RODEO, in Denver Colorado.

Saturday January 23rd, around four p.m. was one of our busiest times of the day.  The rodeo had just started and Kelly, Donna and myself were swamped with customers.  I looked up in time to see Angie Que, the commercial exhibits manager, and her assistant in front of our booth.  This is not always a good sign!  My first thought was, ‘Oh my gosh, now what have I done’.  They patiently waited until I finished with the customers. When I finally got a break I greeted them and asked ‘What can I do for you ladies today’.  Much to my surprise they proceeded to present me with the BLUE RIBBON for Mr. Congeniality!!!  Later in my conversation with Angie and her assistant I asked, ‘How I was chosen for this prestigious and surprising award’? Their reply was, ‘ We selected you because you have the biggest line of Bull Shit in the whole show!’.

I am quite honored by the award and will do my best to keep the Bull Shit going day by day.”  While I would like to say this would take some effort on my part, it doesn’t.  It’s just one of those natural abilities!”

Just to add a note to this story, I have to say that I have know Craig for a very long time and other than my husband, Jim Thompson, I have never known anyone that could spin a yarn quite like Craig Kime.  It amazes me that either one of them can carry these story’s (based in fact) out  while they design the wire  jewelry items they are well known for.

I personally want to thank the Denver Stock Show Commercial Exhibits manager and her staff for recognizing Craigs unique and well defined talent for stretching a story.

Janyce