FOLLOWING MY PASSION
THE SOUNDS OF MY MOTHERS SEWING MACHINE GO BACK AS FAR AS I CAN
REMEMBER AS BOTH MY MOTHER AND SISTER MADE MUCH OF THEIR OWN CLOTHING. IN
THE EARLY 70'S IT WAS A DAILY OCCURANCE BUT SEWING DIDN'T APPEAL TO ME UNTIL
YEARS LATER WHEN MY THEN 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SENSORY
SENSITIVITY TO CERTAIN FABRICS. I DECIDED TO BEGIN SEWING TO HELP HER
DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM BY FINDING COMFORTABLE FABRICS AND DESIGNING OUTFITS TO
HELP HER.
WITH MY BACKGROUND IN INTERIOR DESIGN, MATCHING FABRIC AND COLOR
WAS A NATURAL FOR ME. I DESIGNED "ONE OF A KIND" HANDBAGS USING
GENTLY UP-CYCLED MATERIALS. I INITIALLY MADE THEM AS GIFTS FOR MY
MANY NIECES. THEY WERE AN IMMEDIATE HIT. SINCE 2008, I HAVE MADE
OVER 2000 PIECES SOLD BOTH LOCALLY AND ABROAD. I EXPANDED MY HANDBAG LINE
TO INCLUDE "ONE OF A KIND" JEWELRY....MY HOPE IS THAT THE WEARER OF EACH
CREATION GETS AS MUCH ENJOYMENT OWNING ONE OF MY PIECES AS I GET DESIGNING AND
MAKING IT.
NO PATTERNS ARE USED IN ANY OF THESE PIECES....ALL ARE
CONSTRUCTED FROM UP-CYCLED FABRICS, MATERIALS, METALS, BEADS, STONES,
SEASHELLS, VINTAGE BUTTONS, ORNATE TRIMS, LEATHER, SUEDE,
ETC. MANY OF MY CLIENTS HAVE GIVEN ME ESTATE PIECES TO DESIGN
A "ONE OF A KIND" PIECE OF ART THAT IS WEARABLE AND MEMORABLE. EACH
PIECE HAS A HANG TAG CREATED BY USING RE-CYCLED CORRUGATED CARDBOARD THAT CAN
BE RE-USED AS A BOOKMARK, TRIMMED WITH A UP-CYCLED PIECE OF JEWELRY, ORNATE
BEADING OR VINTAGE BUTTONS.
REMEMBER AS BOTH MY MOTHER AND SISTER MADE MUCH OF THEIR OWN CLOTHING. IN
THE EARLY 70'S IT WAS A DAILY OCCURANCE BUT SEWING DIDN'T APPEAL TO ME UNTIL
YEARS LATER WHEN MY THEN 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SENSORY
SENSITIVITY TO CERTAIN FABRICS. I DECIDED TO BEGIN SEWING TO HELP HER
DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM BY FINDING COMFORTABLE FABRICS AND DESIGNING OUTFITS TO
HELP HER.
WITH MY BACKGROUND IN INTERIOR DESIGN, MATCHING FABRIC AND COLOR
WAS A NATURAL FOR ME. I DESIGNED "ONE OF A KIND" HANDBAGS USING
GENTLY UP-CYCLED MATERIALS. I INITIALLY MADE THEM AS GIFTS FOR MY
MANY NIECES. THEY WERE AN IMMEDIATE HIT. SINCE 2008, I HAVE MADE
OVER 2000 PIECES SOLD BOTH LOCALLY AND ABROAD. I EXPANDED MY HANDBAG LINE
TO INCLUDE "ONE OF A KIND" JEWELRY....MY HOPE IS THAT THE WEARER OF EACH
CREATION GETS AS MUCH ENJOYMENT OWNING ONE OF MY PIECES AS I GET DESIGNING AND
MAKING IT.
NO PATTERNS ARE USED IN ANY OF THESE PIECES....ALL ARE
CONSTRUCTED FROM UP-CYCLED FABRICS, MATERIALS, METALS, BEADS, STONES,
SEASHELLS, VINTAGE BUTTONS, ORNATE TRIMS, LEATHER, SUEDE,
ETC. MANY OF MY CLIENTS HAVE GIVEN ME ESTATE PIECES TO DESIGN
A "ONE OF A KIND" PIECE OF ART THAT IS WEARABLE AND MEMORABLE. EACH
PIECE HAS A HANG TAG CREATED BY USING RE-CYCLED CORRUGATED CARDBOARD THAT CAN
BE RE-USED AS A BOOKMARK, TRIMMED WITH A UP-CYCLED PIECE OF JEWELRY, ORNATE
BEADING OR VINTAGE BUTTONS.