Adding pretty to protection

Kim Boudreau, owner of Kreative Design in the Value Check Plaza in Sydney River, is designing custom non-medical face masks with lace and bling. "At Kreative Design we have always tried to be fashion forward,” Boudreau said. “When I realized the importance of wearing a protective face mask and that we were going to have to wear them for many months, I knew we would need to design a mask that would be both pretty and protective. Our motto is, 'If you have to wear one, shouldn't it have bling all over it?'" Boudreau has owned Kreative Design — a boutique and jewelry design and repair studio — for 10 years. “We are fashion and jewelry with a little bit of extra,” she said. “Everything from our jewelry to our purses to shoes have a little extra to them.”