Based in Peru, Vermont, Karen Utiger makes sterling silver jewelry with dichroic glass, art glass and semi-precious gemstones. 

Products: Lyon Pond Studio specializes in rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Many are one-of-a-kind.

Most Popular Item: Spinner rings, used for meditation, to ease anxiety, and even to help stop nail biting.

Best Advice: Make something you like or it will be drudgery. Be flexible. Keep learning.

Design Process: Reed has a knack for mixed media to explore time and space. She uses vintage tintype photographs, for many of her necklaces, and tea tins, for pendants.  Her lavender sachets are crafted from vintage handkerchiefs; tote bags from recycled tweed and other fabric. Earrings are set with semi-precious stones and Czechoslovakian glass beads.​

Inspiration: 
​"I attended an amazing craft fair in Rhinebeck, Ny in the early 1970s. The craftsmanship blew my mind."

Most Popular Item: Honey. Puckerbrush bees are kept high on a hillside, far from any pesticides and other potential contaminants, and protected in glass jars.

Another popular item is the elderberry syrup, which is grown and produced on site and then infused with, what else? Honey!​

History:
Festivals and craft fairs have always held a special place in Linda Gilmore's heart because she attended them with her mother.

​"As we searched for the perfect gifts and treasures, and made friends with many of the vendors along the way.  We love that we can be a small part of family gatherings and events, and try to create a sampling process that is filled with laughter and good tastes."

Inspiration: The Gilmores decided to tour Puckerbrush at festivals full time because "it is simply a joy to travel across the region and meet customers and their families as we convince them to try a sumac or chokecherry!"

The couple is "constantly amazed at the beautiful roads and byways of New England, and the small towns and cities that we’ve now explored has been a constant adventure."