Veronica and Me Designs started as a “mummy and me” outfit business back when I was on maternity leave from my corporate job with my first daughter, Veronica (hence the name Veronica and Me). 

Let’s just say “mummy and me” outfits were not my calling but I did fall in love with embroidery and took a route that has led me down a path of many opportunities.

As I received more and more requests for custom embroidered items and custom design work, Veronica and Me Designs evolved into a custom local embroidery services and international embroidery digitizing business. 

In recent years, I’ve also added vinyl printing and sublimation printing to my offerings but embroidery remains my core service.

These days, Veronica and Me Designs isn’t my only business.  Through my love for embroidery I started the NZ Machine Embroidery Addicts group in 2017 to connect with other machine embroiderers in NZ and I didn’t realise at the time but that was the start of an amazing community of fellow embroiderers and friends.

Veronica is now 6 years old and she even has a younger sister too (Ariel) so we’ve come a long way. 

I get asked often if I’m going to change the name of my business now that Ariel has come along and I’ve thought about it many times but the name is something that connects me to the reason I started this business. 

Veronica was my prompt to try something new in life and take a risk outside my comfort zone and the name represents the start of a journey that has taken many twists and turns but is ultimately the job I wake up every day excited to come to.

Helping others bring their special designs to life is my happy place and it’s what fuels me. From creating custom keepsakes that will be treasured and passed down through generations through to designing mementos for special events such as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.  I also love helping businesses owners get the brand that they have put their heart and soul into onto clothing which they can wear with pride.