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New Christmas Ornament Designs for Holiday 2021

New Christmas Ornaments for Holiday 2021 Liberty Bell and Liberty Tree silver Christmas ornaments Kaminer Haislip has two new Christmas ornament designs for Holiday 2021! Continuing her design style of the silver silhouette, a Liberty Tree and Liberty Bell have been added to her array of Christmas ornament offerings. Each ornament is hand pierced from […]

Silversmithing Film Online Zoom Event – May 26, 2021

Silversmithing Film Online Zoom Event with the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Curator Brandy Culp Join the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, curator Brandy Culp, and me Wednesday, May 26 at 6pm when we debut the silversmithing video we recently filmed in my studio! During this exclusive film produced for the museum, curator Brandy […]

South Carolina House of Representatives House Resolution

South Carolina House of Representatives House Resolution Much to my surprise, I received a letter from South Carolina House Representatives Bart Blackwell and William Cogswell, Jr. notifying me of a House Resolution they and other members passed honoring my life’s work and recognition for my recent Daughters of the American Revolution award. It is such […]

Daughters of the American Revolution – American Heritage Award

Daughters of the American Revolution – American Heritage Award Captain Joshua Hadley silver necklace by Kaminer Haislip I am so incredibly proud to announce I have been honored by the Daughters of the American Revolution with a prestigious award for the annual American Heritage Competition. My sterling silver necklace Captain Joshua Hadley was awarded the American […]

Find Joy in Art Auction – May 17-28, 2021

Find Joy in Art Auction – May 17-28, 2021 “Find Joy in Art” is an online art auction organized by the South Carolina Arts Foundation in order to help support SC artists. The amazing array of artwork by some of SC’s most accomplished and established artists represents the wide variety of media employed by our […]

Silver Polishing Tips

Silver Polishing Tips Spring has sprung! Since the holidays passed several months ago and with Easter right around the corner or if you are just doing some spring cleaning, your silver may need to be freshened up with polishing. Mine certainly needs a bit of brightening and inspired this blog post on silver polishing tips. […]

“How did you get into silversmithing?”

“How did you get into silversmithing?” is one of the most frequently asked questions I receive. I discuss it briefly in my Bio posted on my website, but I get the same question so often I decided to share more of my story on my Blog.     Aiken, South Carolina, which received Southern Living’s […]

Christmas Gifts for Her

Christmas Gifts for Her Even though there seem to be many more options for Christmas gifts for her, women can be just as challenging to shop for as men. Sometimes too many options can be overwhelming, so I have highlighted an assortment of suggestions based on popular gifts for women people purchase from me as […]

Christmas Gifts for Him

Christmas Gifts for Him Christmas shopping for a man can be difficult, because jewelry options are limited, clothing is hard to fit, and unless a man has a specific hobby, it is hard to come up with an exciting gift for him. Knowing this from the many clients who have come to me over the […]

Night of 1000 Lights – December 3, 2020

Night of 1000 Lights – December 3, 2020 Kaminer Haislip is participating in the annual Night of 1000 Lights in historic downtown Aiken, South Carolina on Thursday, December 3 from 6-8pm. Sponsoring businesses will stay open late, thousands of gorgeous luminaries will line the streets, and there will be wide variety of fun holiday activities […]