DaySpring and Thomas Nelson have tied with three gift finalists each in the 2013 Christian Retailing’s Best awards sponsored by Christian Retailing magazine.

DaySpring’s three finalists are the Love Came Down teapot (General Gift Product); Love Came Down dinner plate (Seasonal/Holiday); and Wooden Cross (Wall Décor).

Christian Retailing magazine is offering a complementary listing to gift companies and others exhibiting at the 2013 International Christian Retail Show.

Christian retailers will be creating their game plan for the June 23-26 show in St. Louis, so don’t miss this opportunity to get the word out about your booth number, events, show specials and more. Please go to www.christianretailing.com/icrs/ to post your ICRS information.

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Carpentree adds to its number-one seller by Akiane Kramarik with the artist’s latest offering entitled “I Am.” The Tulsa, Okla., company’s current top-selling item is Akiane’s Prince of Peace, which is available in various price points.

Available May 1, I Am (#23427) is the new addition to Carpentree’s Akiane product lineup.

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) has hired Bostrom Corp. as its new association management firm. Bostrom, an 80-year-old professional-services company with offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C., will assume management of GCA in July from GLM, which has managed GCA since 2010.

GLM is relinquishing management of GCA in order to focus on its core competencies as a producer of events and tradeshows—including the National Stationery Show (NSS) and NY NOW—and to resume its longtime role as an active member of GCA.

Art & SoulWorks brings to market on May 1 new Scripture-inspired magnets by Akiane.

The “Prince of Peace … and other inspirational Art by Akiane” collection features 10 designs from Akiane Kramarik, whose painting of Jesus is referenced in the Thomas Nelson best-seller Heaven Is for Real.

Swanson Christian Products recently expanded its children's wooden puzzle product line.

The Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based distributor added five new puzzles to its existing line of six designs. Each wooden puzzle offers Bible-centered themes with screen-printed graphics on wood-based materials.

Voting ends Easter Sunday in the 2013 Christian Retailing’s Best awards. Anyone connected with the Christian retailing industry—including authors, editors, literary agents and distributors—is invited to vote up until midnight March 31 for what they think are the best products in the Christian retail market.

Suppliers and authors have nominated 2012 gifts and other products—books, Bibles, music, DVDs, children’s products and more—as well as Backlist titles in the 2013 awards sponsored by Christian Retailing magazine.

Click here to vote for the best products of the year.

Finalists in the 2013 Christian Retailing’s Best awards—formerly known as the Retailers Choice Awards—will be announced in April, and winners will be announced at the International Christian Retail Show in St. Louis in June.