What began as a favor to a friend became a breakthrough for local artist Kimberly Webster. Her friend had purchased a pair of Toms shoes and asked Webster to design a camellia flower as an homage to her name, Cammy. Webster’s intricate flower design was so popular with friends and family that she unintentionally launched a side business that Webster calls “a hobby with benefits.” “It’s something I can’t give up,” said Webster, who only started freelancing her custom designs for Toms a year and half ago. “I call it a fortunate accident.” Toms is a shoe company founded by Blake Mycoskie in 2006, and its mission statement is printed inside the sole of each pair of shoes produced: “With

Krazy Mary's Boutique is bringing fashion and philanthropy together this weekend. This Saturday, Aug. 1, from 3 until 8 p.m. the ladies of the trendy boutique and its sister store Sugar Shack will be hosting an awareness and pre-sale event to help bring attention to the popular eco-friendly shoe line's charitable efforts. Started in 2006, the TOMS footwear line began when founder Blake Mycoskie visited Argentina and was struck by the amount of people who didn't have something that many people take for granted: shoes. He decided to redesign the "alpargatas," the flat moccasin-like shoes typically worn by locals, and started his "One for One" program that donates one pair of shoes to a chi