2023 SEMI-FINALISTS

- Castle & Key - Frankfort, Kentucky
- Buck Bourbon - Lawrenceburg, Kentucky
- Woodstock Lavendar Co. - Somerset, Kentucky
- Art Eatables - Louisville, Kentucky
- Pappy & Company - Louisville, Kentucky
- Bee Great - Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Back Pocket Provisions - Richmond, Virginia
- Mixicles - Cincinnati, Ohio
- Derby Balls - Louisville, Kentucky

- Bluegrass Engraving - Radcliff, Kentucky
- Bubo Handmade - Goodlettsville, Tennessee
- Designer Baskets By Derek - Lexington, Kentucky
- Emily Ridings - Lexington, Kentucky
- Enrique Gonzalez Art - Lexington, Kentucky
- Greenfield Woodworks - Mercer, Pennsylvania
- Matchstick Goods - Lexington, Kentucky
- Melissa Crase Art - Richmond, Kentucky
- Misc. Goods Co. - Louisville, Kentucky
- OHBoN Studios - Atlanta, Georgia
- Paigemakes - Lexington, Kentucky
- Paul Burns Art - Richmond, Kentucky
- Stephanie Hilen Art - Lexington, Kentucky
- Sunhouse Craft - Berea, Kentucky

- Chad Eames Woodworks - Lexington, Kentucky
- Dixie Reserve Co. - Owensboro, Kentucky
- Girouard Home Living - Lexington, Kentucky
- Lexington Silver - Lexington, Kentucky
- Misc. Goods Co. - Louisville, Kentucky
- Oak & Moore - Versailles, Kentucky
- Pappy & Company - Louisville, Kentucky
- theBAR2GO - New Orleans, Lousiana

- Artworks By Charissa Riley - Lexington, Kentucky
- Brackish - Charleston, South Carolina
- Considering Flowers - Baden, Pennsylvania
- Crafted By Arielle - Hoboken, New Jersey
- Forme Millinery - Louisville, Kentucky
- Leather By Design - Lexington, Kentucky
- Polly Singer Couture Hats - Georgetown, Kentucky
- Stick & Ball - Mill Valley, California