We're back! And what the heck has been going on in between?!

Since we have this new beautifully design blog space by Heart & Arrow Designs, it was only fitting that I write a post! Whit was a dream to work with and if you are looking for a logo or blog design, she is your girl!! Blogging is something I really hope to get more consistent at. As you can see, my last post was nine months ago! Ahh!!

So what has been happening around Love Mich Studios? Let’s see...

In January 2014, we gifted this pretty little clutch to the stylist of the TV show The Bachlorette to consider using on the show! Did you know the Bachelor/Bachlorette have a stylist?! Neither did I! We sent the clutch off to her and sadly it was not included on Andi's season of The Bachlorette but it was still a very cool opportunity and you never know what it could lead to!

Then, in February 2014, the MiniMich Boutique was launched become wildly popular very fast! I was inspired to create this line from my own love for my pillow person that I had for many more year than I care to admit! I wanted to create something that kids could also love as much as I loved mine!

Then in April, 2014, we gifted members of the press at GBK's MTV Movie Awards Celebrity Gift Lounge! We also gifted these gorgeous makeup bags to many of Hollywood’s hottest celeb mommas for Mother’s Day 2014!

The icing on the cake was the tweet I go from Jennifer Love Hewitt! WHAAAAAT!

In the midst of all that awesomeness, I finally got myself some sewing help! Meet Jamie! She is fantastic. Not only is she the sweetest thing ever, she is has an incredible attention to detail and that makes me so very happy! My hope is that between the two of us we can switch over the ready-made products as opposed to made-to-order and shorten the time on bridal orders, fingers crossed!!

Some truly exciting things happening over here and I can't wait to see what else is in store for us! I promise to try to continue updating the blog more! I know behind-the-scenes of anything is my favorite so I hope it is yours too!

Holiday Shopping 2013 Giveaway!

Okay, get excited!

I am happy to announce that we have a HUGE amazing giveaway for you lovers of all things fabulous and small business-oriented!

This prize pack (with a retail value of $210!) includes a lovely wristlet and cozy set featuring our charcoal sparrow print from yours truly, a bold statement necklace from Two Stylish Sisters perfect to compliment that special holiday outfit, a lovely boot cuff and slouchy hat set handmade by For the Love of Crochet, a delicious Tastefully Simple My Mug Cake gift set from consultant Sue Kristoff, and a Mary Kay Vanilla Sugar Satin Hands Pampering Set from consultant Jocelyn!

I'm pretty sure we have you covered in every possible way you could want to treat yourself! There are lots of opportunities for entries, so do them all and share with your friends for your best chance of winning! This giveaway will run from Sunday 11/24 through Cyber Monday 12/2 at 11:59 pm. Also, be sure to stay tuned for upcoming sales and specials (can you say Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, people??) from us at The Love, Mich Collection as well as the other sponsors in this giveaway! Good luck!

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The Love, Mich Collection to Participate in Luxury Gift Lounge in Honor of The 2013 NY Fashion Week

  Something super exciting over here....
:: FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE ::

We're pleased to announce The Love, Mich Collection in association with The Artisan Group, will participate in an invitation-only luxury celebrity gift lounge hosted by GBK Productions on September 6-7, 2013 at an exclusive location in New York, in honor of The 2013 New York Fashion Week.

All attending celebrities will receive our handcrafted Tri-Gray Square Zippys in their swag bags.

To learn more about The Love, Mich Collection and our products, or our participation in this exclusive event, visit www.ilovemich.com  or email michelle@ilovemich.com.

Michelle Provencher, The Love, Mich Collection’s sole proprietor, is a native of Agawam, Massachusetts and a current resident of Springfield, Massachusetts.

For press inquiries regarding The Artisan Group, please visit http://www.theartisangroup.org or email press@theartisangroup.org.

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Dreams, Hopes and Aspirations...

SO I'm going to just preface this post (and all following posts) by saying - I'm going to try to keep it real with you guys. You really want to know what it's like in LoveMich land? Well, I want to share my story so there will be a whole lot of honesty up in here from now on. 

This post was inspired by Casey @ The Wiegands! She has such a beautiful blog and a way of writing that is so special and makes you feel like you know her in “real life.” I read this post and it was almost like she was reading my mind and talking directly to ME. Take a second and go read it!

I've been feeling…well…I don’t know even know what the right words are to describe it…but off lately. Analogies work for me so let me try explaining this way… you know when you are, let’s say going for a run (not often over here but good for analogy purpose) and you are half way through and it is getting HARD like you think you might not make it another step, half of you says just throw in the towel, you made it pretty far already and its time to just let it go, plenty of people quit. And then the other half of you says, look, I know it’s hard, it’s supposed to be, and that’s why the payoff is so rewarding. You can do this, keep you head down and just keep going.

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Well that is kind of what my mind is like lately. This is for a variety of reasons. It wasn't just one event but more of an accumulation of things and the upcoming 5 year anniversary of the creation of LoveMich.  I knew it would be challenging and I knew that it would be a long road to achieve the dreams I have for this business and myself. Sometimes I am that runner mid-way through the race that just doesn't know if she can take one more step, sew one more stitch, or take one more sting to her “tough skin.”  Oops looks like I went a little off the runner analogy there. Get the idea?

Then I read Casey’s post. Finally, someone else that thought like me and said it out loud! And THEN I found a chocolate in my lunch bag and it was one of those delicious Dove Milk Chocolate ones and the message inside said “Make a list of your dreams.” Like girlfriend needed a more obvious sign than that??

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Sometimes we have to be reminded that dreams are real and they are possible. If no one ever chased their dreams, would we even have actors/actresses, singers, famous designers or even the technology that we have? Someone pursued those careers or created those inventions because they believed in themselves and so did their support system. They knew that if they just kept going a little longer, it would happen.

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Sometimes I have to be reminded of that. And here I am to remind YOU too. Your dream doesn't have to be quitting your job and owning your own business. Not all dreams mean something to do with a career. A lot of times they mean being happy, having a place to call home and a family. Whatever your dream is, believe in it and pursue it, because you deserve it. 

P.S. All of the prints I sourced are shops on Etsy and the copyrights belong to them. Please be nice and don't steal the images, go purchase yourself the print and support another artist's dream!