Hi Nashville! Today
we’d like to introduce you to one of our new admins of our Facebook group,
Michelle Irwin. Her business name is
Created by MI...let’s meet her!
Michelle is married and she’s full-time mother to her two children,
both boys, as well as the family dog. In
addition to family and crafting, she is also a part-time Registered NICU Nurse.
She’s originally from Worcester, MA but now lives in Nashville, TN.
Michelle does all kinds of crafts, but her passion is for
embroidery. She loves to embroider children's shirts and items on burlap. She’s
confesses to not being a great sewer but she’s learning! Michelle also makes wreaths, seasonal items,
and other items with wood and vinyl.
Like many of us crafty types, Michelle comes from a crafty
family. Her mom paints and sews so she learned from watching her as a little
girl. Sometimes her husband and mom help out with prep work.
After Michelle’s first son was born she started having other
people make him embroidered pieces. In 2012, her boys got her an embroidery machine
for Mother's Day. More and more people started asking her to make items for
them and within a year it turned into a small business! Her favorite part of crafting as a business is
making custom items for people and her favorite items to make are her
embroidery on burlap creations. Children and weddings have been the inspiration
for most of her creations.
The tools of Michelle’s trade are embroidery and sewing
machines. She loves to work with burlap,
t-shirts, felt and fleece... and she loves all colors!
Michelle mostly sells online, but she has recently started
going to craft events. Her goal is to
craft for fun and make some money on the side. She’d eventually love to open her own
(online) fabric store. While she doesn’t
offer classes, she’s always willing to help anyone out that has a question.
In order to broaden her crafting repertoire, Michelle would
love to improve her sewing skills so that she could eventually make pants or
sets for babies and children.
And lastly, Michelle’s favorite phrase is ‘Jesus looked at
them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are
possible.”
Check out Michelle here:
Twitter- www.twitter.com/createdbymi
Absolutely wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love the variety and creativity in Michelle's products.
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