Naughty & nice

Gifts offered to A-list stars at awards shows give an isle jewelry maker a chance to be seen

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 27, 2012

~~<p>Renee E. Rokero was living vicariously through the tweets and Facebook comments of actors talking up the swag, or gifts, they'd picked up Sunday in the Luxury Celebrity Gift Lounge at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony.</p>
<p>"I was so excited seeing others getting paparazzi photos and celebrities tweeting swag-bag gifters. I'm just waiting my turn," said Rokero, creator of Kolohe Gurl Jewelry, who was given the opportunity, as a member of invitation-only The Artisan Group, to include her business card in each of the bags, the first step toward presenting her work to the stars.</p>
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Renee E. Rokero was living vicariously through the tweets and Facebook comments of actors talking up the swag, or gifts, they'd picked up Sunday in the Luxury Celebrity Gift Lounge at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony.

"I was so excited seeing others getting paparazzi photos and celebrities tweeting swag-bag gifters. I'm just waiting my turn," said Rokero, creator of Kolohe Gurl Jewelry, who was given the opportunity, as a member of invitation-only The Artisan Group, to include her business card in each of the bags, the first step toward presenting her work to the stars. Login for more...