I am Yvette-Michelle and I spend my days sewing, crafting, designing, blogging and taking care of my two sons ages 13 and 6. I started this blog as a way to share creative projects, provide resources for my students, and to inspire others to explore their creativity.
I love all things crafty. Through this blog I have had a chance to share crafty finds and promote the work of other creative individuals. I also share my passion for sewing, crocheting, crafts and home decorating. I will admit to having a fabric addiction and I am slowly forming an addiction to yarn as well.
My husband Don and I moved from the busy lifestyle of Toronto to his childhood home, in a quite little place called Shanty Bay, just off Lake Simcoe in central Ontario. We moved into our home in 2010. The house was designed and custom built by my father-in-law, and is the home that my husband grew-up in. It is a wonderful family home with lots of childhood memories for my husband, and I feel fortunate to be able to raise our boys in the same home that my husband grew-up in.
With a little bit of know-how and lots of crafty spirit, we have been making upgrades and doing mini makeovers. Little by little we are creating the home we want and living a creative life. Our home is a reflection of our personalities, with touches of family history. It is a place where we create and spend quality time with our little family.
In 2010, after my youngest son Miles was born, I decided to work from home and forgo the daily commute to Toronto. It took me a little time to figure out what I wanted to do and in 2011 I started Crafted Spaces. I have had lots of fun as well as moments of frustration giving life and form to my creative business. I teach sewing classes and creative design workshops. I also offer website design and creative business development services.
I hope that you will stay a while and check out some of my post. I also hope that you will be inspired to create and that you will share with me some of what you do as well.
Here are a few of my favourite projects:
DIY Coasters
DIY Spring Wreath
Sharpie Embellished Dish DIY
DIY Daffodil Bouquet
At Home: Laundry Room Makeover
12-Week Home Organization Challenge
Sew-Along Burda T-Shirt
Little tidbits!
- I am Canadian, but was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago (the last in the chain of Caribbean islands).
- I am an only child and I grew up spending most of my spear time crafting, sewing and drawing.
- I learned to machine sew when I was eleven and I have loved it ever since.
- I am not a morning person and create late at night or wee hours in the morning.
- I love fabric and ornate ribbons are a close second.
- The biggest clutter in my house is fabric, too much of it and not enough space to store it.
- I love floral prints and I am not a big fan of animal prints.
- I do a major part of my housekeeping at night generally when everyone goes to bed (and I like it that way). I find that I get a lot done and I have no interruptions.
- I generally prep everything at night and my husband gets our sons off to school in the morning.
- I do sleep, just not a full eight hours (with the exception of weekends).
- My weakness is milk chocolate in any form, but especially with almonds.
- I am inspired by nature, and I love gardening.
- I enjoy taking long walks with my family and taking pictures of nature and my boys.
- My strength comes from my amazing family and how blessed I feel to be sharing my life with them.
Thank you for stopping by!
Yvette-Michelle, xoxo
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