Life in the Craft Lane

Established in July 1996, Kievlan-McGuffee Design Services, Inc is a full-service design company providing consultation, promotions, marketing, television and video presentations, new product development and promotional materials for many leading manufacturers in the Arts & Crafts industry. K-Mc was was the first consulting company to recognize the importance of scrapbooking as a category and was sought after, not only by manufacturers, but by other consulting companies in the industry.

Our extensive client list included:

Dave Larson Productions, KS Productions, EK Success, Fiskars, Accu Cut, Spellbinders, Woodworks, Lara's Crafts, Loew-Cornell, McGill Crafts, Provo Craft, American Traditional Stencil, b&b etchall, Mark Richards Ent, elmer's, New Image Group, All American Crafts, Leisure Arts, Xyron, Bluegrass Publishing, Marvy Uchida, Chartpak, Plasteel Corporation, Prym-Dritz, Joy SA, Kunin Crafts, Michaels, Shanghai Better Arts and Crafts and more.

PRIMEDIA AWARDS:

    • Art Books  • EK Success, The ABCs of Creative Lettering    • 1997

    • Kids Crafts  •  Xyron, No Limits Kits     •  2001

 Additional nominations include:   EK Success  •  Ready to Make Frames

Education is one of the most important aspects of the Arts  & Crafts  industry. Jean and Julie taught Super Shops (HIA), Mega Seminars (ACCI) and classes at major trade and consumer shows to promote product for the manufacturers they work/worked with. Julie also presented business seminars for CHA on video presentation, and the importance of demonstrations and design to increase product sales.

Both Jean and Julie authored and extensive list of "how to" craft books on a variety of crafts for both publishers and manufacturers.

Individually recognized as some of the industry's "Brightest and Best" by CHA, Jean and Julie continue to work independently on their individual design business as well as working together as one of the industry's most successful and talented teams.