About Me

Hello I just want to introduce myself and give you a little background of why I love doing what I do.

My Name is Shirlene, I started crafting in 2005. I started with designing and making my jewelry and of course, I love jewelry, especially bracelets, it was love at first sight when it came to making jewelry. I was making jewelry for myself, my 2 daughters, family, and friends, I even tried to make jewelry for my husband, but he was not having it, he said “I am not a jewelry person”. Then I thought, I could do this for anyone who appreciates handmade jewelry like me, it was fun, and I enjoyed being able to create something that I did. So, a year or so passed by, I opened my first online shop on ETSY and I love it and still do it until this day. I have done many crafting projects for family and friends, from making birthday invitations to weddings and planning parties, along with many other things.

I have always wanted to make t-shirts, so I invested in my first printing machine, which was the Yudu Personal Screen Printer, that was many years ago around 2006 or so, I am not sure if they still make it or not, but I am sure that many crafters remember this machine. It was huge, blue and white, I always wonder if there was a better way, it took a lot of ink, and special paper and you had to have a lot of patience, I must say. So, I decided to stop and continue with what I was doing with my jewelry and other crafting projects.

I thought about making t-shirts again back in 2020 but making it my business not just a hobby, when COVID hit it was a scary time for us all especially when things started to shut down, we were limited to going out of our homes and more. Also, my husband and I found out in 2021 that he had a brain tumor. I thought this was just too much to handle at that time, since I was also working on my handmade jewelry. But I started thinking! A light turned on in my head! and I said why not, I can do this, I am strong, I knew I had to keep myself busy and to help me cope with dealing with my husband’s medical condition. I love t-shirts with unique and inspiring things on them, I enjoy making shirts, it’s fun, and therapeutic for me, and I enjoy putting smiles on people’s faces, my grand-kids kept me motivated because I was always making shirts for them, and may I add I also work a full-time job as well. So, here I am and S & M Unique Shirts, LLC came alive, I owe all the glory to God for seeing my family through and yes there were lots of bumps on the way and God guided me through it all.

I thank you all and hope you continue to support my small business.

Shirlene