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"  &amp;quot;It has been a very exciting year for this girl! Being chosen one of Country Living&amp;#039;s women entrepreneurs was just the beginning. I started dating a wonderful man in February who isn&amp;#039;t intimidated in the least bit by how much I work or that I have my own business. In fact, he thinks it&amp;#039;s inspiring and sexy! In April I was given the honor of being the featured artist at the Four Bridges Fine Art Festival here in my hometown of Chattanooga. My work was put on posters that hung from the street lights downtown! I also won a cash award for best mixed media design.  Next, I applied for and was awarded an Individual Artist Grant. Over the course of three months, Allied Arts of Chattanooga gave me a wonderful financial boost to aid in the development of my fine art endeavors. I also exhibited for my fifth year at the National Stationery Show in New York City. The Stationery Show is the wholesale venue where I write orders for my handmade books. It is also where the buyer for Henri Bendel found me and proceeded to invite me to be a part of &amp;quot;Stop the Presses!&amp;quot; \u2014 a weeklong exhibit inside the boutique on Fifth Avenue showcasing the work of seven artists/designers. The event took place in September and I was able to make a guest appearance and talk to customers about my books. It was very exciting!  I spent the summer filling wholesale orders and building inventory for the event at Henri Bendel as well as for several other festive opportunities. In October, I exhibited my fine art and my scrapbooks at the first annual Country Living Fair in Chicago. The weather was beautiful and the Country Living staff in conjunction with Stella Management put on a fantastic event! I got to meet a large number of the magazine&amp;#039;s staff, eat great food, shop with amazing vendors, and sell and talk to tons of interesting people and kindred spirits.  Now I am focusing on fine-art projects and fine-tuning Made By One Girl. Over the next few months, my Website, madebyonegirl.com, will be updated and simplified. I am also working to save money for a much-needed vacation, and I am slowing down just enough to really enjoy all the good fortune and great recognition that has come and continues to come my way.&amp;quot;  Lisa Norris   Made By One Girl    madebyonegirl.com  CHECK OUT LISA&amp;#039;S PROFILE. READ UPDATES ON THE OTHER 2006 WOMEN ENTREPRENEUR HONOREES. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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