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Local woman's jewelry shines on red carpet

Armstrong native Kim Livingstone (now in Fort St. John) jewelry will be included in the Academy Awards weekend in Los Angeles
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Armstrong's Kim Livingstone and her Fort St. John home-based business

Good news for Kim Livingstone, an Armstrong native living with her husband and two kids in Fort St. John, who ³ó²¹²õ²ÔÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t been out of Canada since 2011.

Her passport showed up in time for the ´Ú²¹³¾¾±±ô²âÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s upcoming trip to Los Angeles, where ³¢¾±±¹¾±²Ô²µ²õ³Ù´Ç²Ô±ðÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s home based business will be featured prominently during the .

Livingstone owns and operates Sand and Stone Jewelry, and she has been invited to showcase her products at the pre-party luxury gifting suite at the Millennium Biltmore in L.A. Saturday (Feb. 25).

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥œF¾±´Ú³Ù²â companies from around the world and various industries are selected to showcase at this red carpet celebration and I am one of ³Ù³ó±ð³¾,Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥ said Livingstone, who graduated from Pleasant Valley Secondary School in 2000.

She has to gift 160-to-200 items for the Oscar-nominated celebrities, who will have a personal shopper check out the products. If ³Ù³ó±ð²âÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™r±ð purchased, the celebs will use social media to praise and promote the products.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥œT³ó¾±²õ is probably the coolest invite to a show ±õÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™v±ð ever ²µ´Ç³Ù³Ù±ð²Ô,Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥ said Livingstone, who was invited to show her wares at the Emmy Awards three years ago, but could not make the trip.

After meeting her husband, Garrett, Livingstone started Sand and Stone in the basement of their Fort St. John home when she was pregnant with her son, Declan (also have a daughter, Memphis), as a way of making Christian stamped jewelry presents for family and friends.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥Àá forgot about it for about six months, until I found a gold jewelry cross (that I have to this day hanging off my rear view mirror as a daily reminder) on the floor of my »å²¹³Ü²µ³ó³Ù±ð°ùÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s ²ú±ð»å°ù´Ç´Ç³¾,Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥ said Livingstone. Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥œT´Ç me it was a sign that it was something I needed to ±è³Ü°ù²õ³Ü±ð.Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥

Today, her products are shipped around the world to shops in London, Africa, across Canada and in her hometown at .

Sand and Stone, she said, has been Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥œ100 per cent a complete blessing from ³Ò´Ç»å.Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥ÀátÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s by ³Ò´Ç»åÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s grace that I am able to make these beautiful ±è¾±±ð³¦±ð²õ,Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥ said Livingstone. Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥œM²â hands that have been able to work for 16 hours a day when I need too, the stories of love and loss that I get to hear and pray over as I make their gift. Stories that are now a part of me, they and the work I do is something I will never take for granted.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥Àá feel blessed to have the gift to create. And I am proud to show my kids that you can start something small, work long hours and as hard as you can, and it can take you places you never thought ±è´Ç²õ²õ¾±²ú±ô±ð.Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥

Livingstone ¾±²õ²ÔÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t sure how her company got invited to the Oscar weekend, but plans to ask around during her stay. One thing she thinks is cool is ²õ³ó±ðÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™l±ô get to meet 49 other vendors from around the world.

You can find out more about Livingstone and her jewelry at .

 





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