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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 […]

Helena Fox Fine Art Open House – November 13 & 14, 2020

Open House with Charleston Silversmith Kaminer Haislip CHARLESTON, S.C. November 13th and 14th —Helena Fox Fine Art is pleased to announce Open House with Charleston Silversmith Kaminer Haislip Drop in from 12-4pm on Friday or Saturday to meet the artist and shop her collection. Oyster Jewelry by Kaminer Haislip A native of South Carolina, Kaminer […]

Helena Fox Fine Art Gallery – November 2020

Helena Fox Fine Art – Charleston, SC Helena Fox Fine Art, who represents my handcrafted silver designs and regularly carries a curated selection of my silver hollowware, flatware, home objects, and jewelry in their stunning downtown Charleston art gallery, is hosting a special Open House event featuring my artwork Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November […]

New Christmas Ornaments for Holiday 2020

New Silver Christmas Ornaments for Holiday 2020 Kaminer Haislip has two new silver Christmas ornament designs for Holiday 2020! Continuing her design style of the silver silhouette, Hurricane 2020 and Holidays on Ice have been added to her stable of Christmas ornament offerings. Each ornament is hand pierced from sheet silver and the shape refined […]

Custom Christmas Ornaments

Jack & Ginger Etched Silver Christmas Ornament Custom Christmas Ornaments Custom Christmas ornaments are a wonderful heirloom gift that will be cherished and enjoyed for many holidays to come. Not only is a sterling silver Christmas ornament a lasting, quality present, but it is an extremely memorable one. These beauties sparkle and shine with merriment […]

Silver Wedding Gift Ideas

Silver Wedding Gift Ideas Despite so many weddings being postponed or held in a much smaller gathering than originally planned due to coronavirus, giving a gift to the happy couple is still a must to show your support and celebrate their marriage! Silver is a classic heirloom wedding gift and my functional silver objects are […]