Allison Korn Designs Blog

The Vulnerable Truth About My Last Collection
Hello! Somehow we flew from January to May and I'm still in shock! The world around me in Vermont turned green overnight and I'm here for it! In this email I'll share some honest personal challenges (hopefully opportunities in disguise!)...
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A Little Zen For You
Sometimes the hardest things in life seem the simplest, and the simplest things seem the hardest. Take my Zen Coil Pendant for example. While it is simply a coil of silver in a circle, whenever I make one of these, I seriously question why humans didn't evolve to have three hands, because it would make it so much easier to make these necklaces! 
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The Story Behind the Deep Knowing Necklace
The opening day of the Brattleboro Farmers Market I set up all my work with my new prices. I was literally shaking. Who was I to try to sell my work for these prices? What was I thinking? I had just made a new piece that I loved, the largest piece I had ever made up until that point, but it didn't have a name yet. I placed it on my display that day. I had designed and made it during my inner turmoil of deciding to raise my prices so that I could continue to make jewelry. 
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My Word of the Year for 2023
For the last few years I have chosen a “word of the year” that is what I want to put out into the world and that also guides me. One year was Abundance, another year was Wonder. Last year was The Extraordinary (two words, I know, but I felt the The was necessary!). It has been truly astounding how putting energy into an idea or word has helped manifest that into my life. Each time, a few weeks before the new year, some word or energy becomes very clear and it's as if the word chooses me
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