Leah Ashley Jewelry Designs Creates Stunning Custom Jewelry

The last week in Tucson at the CBG show was definitely exhausting. It was however not as bad as I thought it would be. I thought it would be a bunch of vendors out for blood because they hadn’t gotten paid and a bunch of retailers with no blood to give because they had no cash after a very disappointing holiday season.

Instead it was a group of people who wanted nothing more than to work together to get through the next few months until business picks up or at least until everyone can get caught up. It was so fun to hear what other retailers are doing to drive business and what lines are working for different people. It was also fun to see how the vendors are hunkering down and working on inexpensive but super pretty merchandise to sell while people are watching their pennies.