Meet Tiffany Kay
I'm Tiffany Kay; a human design projector, clairvoyant, Aquarius sun, Gemini rising and Pisces moon. I can sew, reupholster, communicate with spirit, and I tried to put all of that on one business card only to learn, well, that I didn't want to right now!
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I live in Arundel, Maine and am raising my beautiful daughter with my soul partner, Mike. Our family isn't complete without our vizsla, Luna and our cat Georgia, as well as our beloved pets in spirit: Sadie, Kaya, Otis, Tyson, Lilian, Mazey and our baby boy Aiden. Together, we spend time exploring Maine through camping (we built our own campervan!), canoeing, snowmobiling, dirt biking, hiking, and beach days, biking, you name it, we love to be outside. We volunteer in our local community through various organizations and are proud to give our daughter a life and upbringing that feels aligned for us.
I’m inspired in so many ways by my family, nature, and fabric... and lose track of time when my creativity flows figuring out fun new things to make. I enjoy various mediums to express my creativity such as cooking, painting and photography and of course upholstery and custom sewing-- but my deep passions lies in using my clairvoyance to help people see how beautiful they are, how empowered they are, and to help them with any level of growth in this life, through the hardest moments. I have the best time seeing how beautiful we all are.
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Since I was a young child, my parents have always relied on me to find things in the house they misplaced. I always knew where things were, almost immediately. It was my normal. There were always comments about how I knew where things were, but I never stopped to consider how. It was only until my late 30's into my 40's that I realized I didn't actually remember where things were. I just knew. I would see videos play in my mind's eye of where things were and would simply say out loud where the video showed me. Fun right?
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Throughout the rest of my life I could always "see" beyond what people were saying to me. Before becoming a stay at home mom and eventually finding upholstery in 2021, I worked in administrative positions in state and local government. My offices were always full of people baring their souls and working through their problems. I had no idea at the time that I was actually holding these sessions sometimes 10 times a day in various prior employment for coworkers. Over the years since I have been self employed these "sessions" have spontaneously happened in parking lots at home depot, grocery stores and in various random places where strangers would take up 45 minutes sharing their life with me in moments of desperation. Many were considering suicide or had attempted it. Many were so stricken with love for others that they didn't care for themselves in the same way. One woman was sitting in the middle of the road, giving up right then and there. I spent time with these people listening and when they finally realized they had been talking for so long they would take a breath, apologize and I would simply just be me. I could see so much about them that they couldn't see, and it was all so beautiful. They were all so amazing and they had no idea. I took the opportunity to share that. And even now while I write I feel such gratitude for the ability to witness their immense beauty. And I got to also share the things I saw about each of them.
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One thing was the same in each of those interactions. I could see what they needed to hear. And I knew the time to say it. And when I did, their hearts opened. The tears flowed. There were hugs, requests for my number, asking to call me or go for a walk with me or who I was, where I lived and eventually things like " I feel like I should pay you for this".
Eventually I will end up holding this space for others again, but until then, LISTEN to your inner voice. She knows a lot more than you give her credit for :)
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Huge endless blessings to you in all times, spaces and dimensions,
xoxo,
Tiff
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My decision to launch Tiffany Kay Expressions offers me the opportunity to share my passions and talents with you in a meaningful way. I bring an authentic approach to transforming your furniture and bringing your ideas to life.
I am also passionate about mental health awareness. If you or someone you know is suffering from mental health crisis, call 988 or 911. To learn more about mental health services available in Maine please visit NAMI Maine - Mental Health Matters to ME - You are Not Alone
How Upholstery Started
My grandfather, who passed in 2019, used to reupholster a lot of his own furniture, fix everything in his entire house and any vehicle that came in the driveway. Although he only had one working eye and 8 full fingers, he found a solution for anything that needed fixing. And after that was done he could sing and play guitar with anyone. I remember Grampy teaching me how to thread a sewing machine with his good eye in the damp earth basement under their 1800s family farm.
Although I've been sewing since seventh grade, my first sewing machine was gifted to me in high school. Small hobby projects were my focus – but I really wasn’t that focused on sewing back then!
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I discovered upholstery when my grandmother gave me two small mid-century modern chairs, about ten years ago. We were in our 20s with a dog and two cats... we had no business owning fabric furniture, so I wrapped the chair in vinyl. The chair had three seams in the curvature of the back that I 'eyeballed'. The bottom edge was finished with some cheap nail heads, and it honestly came out way nicer than I expected! Kaya, our vizsla loved the chair. She didn’t actually fit, but she always made it work for her.
When I became a stay at home mom in 2016, my creativity began to flow more and more. Spending slow days at home with my infant, something clicked for me and I picked up sewing again during fleeting naps over the years. I tore apart chairs and splurged on fabric to re-do the two chairs from my grandmother. I lost complete track of time taking them apart and learning how to put them back together. I learned how much enjoyment I get doing this work and creating with my hands. It wasn’t until we suffered the loss of our third long standing family pet in a year that I finally promised myself I would pursue this work as a passion and share my work.
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The most unexpected aspect of this work is what I’ve learned about myself. I’ve experienced a significant amount of unexpected personal growth in a few short years. My choice to pursue this work is incredibly personal. I’ve learned how much I value my time, my talents and my energy. My offering here will not be for everyone. I am committed to a rhythm and a flow of connection with clients where we work together to create a piece to inspire you at the stage of life you’re in, recognizing that will change over time. I’m passionate about transformation. Bringing a fresh, energetic approach to recreating your existing furniture not only helps keep furniture out of landfills – it puts you in charge of your space.
A home is a sacred space. Lets work together to make your space inspire you and reflect who you are and where you’re at. And whenever that changes for you – meet me back at the shop and we can line up another transformation.
My Favorite Project
My aunt called one day and said she had an old couch on her sun porch she needed to offload and she knew I had done a few chairs by then. I said sure – send me some pictures and I’ll let you know! She sent a picture of a stunning Victorian settee, and I was there the next day.
I stopped by a fabric store and bought 7 yards of beautiful navy velvet with a tint of green colorways in it. I knew as soon as I saw the fabric it was the one. I tore down the project for hours and learned so much.
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The way the couch was thrown together reminded me of the way my grandfather would just use whatever material he had around to accomplish a goal. And now that I’m thinking about it – I really am feeling that my grandmother did the same in her kitchen. She was a master – any food really, but baking was her jam. The way she would just throw together a lunch for whoever showed up was magic. So in a way, taking apart the couch reminded me of them – and so many people like them do their very best with what they have.
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I took a lot of photos and saved the fabric for pattern making. I wasn’t starting a business at this time and this wasn’t for a client so I did what my grandparents would do. I used what I had around. We had recently finished insulating our campervan with sheep’s wool and had a lot of extra that I used in the sofa. I fell into bliss going through the process. I learned to carve time out of my day to work on the sofa and fell in the flow of creativity. It was exactly what I needed.