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(Picture Above: Jesse and Jamie Osborne)
Location:
Embroidery Expressions
13030 Georgetown Road
Owenton, KY 40359
Phone: (502) 535-6733
E-Mail: josborne35@msn.com
As we are a home-based business, please call to make an appointment before your visit.
We are often out making deliveries or meeting with customers and would hate to miss you.
Why I started Embroidery Expressions....
I started Embroidery Expressions after receiving grant money through the Vocation and Rehabilitation Department. I had previously taught 2nd grade at Mason Corinth Elem. in Grant County and 1st and 2nd combined at Western Elementary in Scott County. I graduated from Owen County High in 1991. In 1996 I graduated Suma Cum Laude from Kentucky State University with an Elementary Education Degree with a specialty in Mathematics / Computer Science.
It was in late 2000 that I started having difficulty walking, chest pains, and dizziness. I undergone a years worth of testing here in Kentucky. The doctors thought for sure I had M.S., Lou Gehrig's Disease, or an auto immune disorder like Lupus. However, with all negative results, I was sent to The Cleveland Clinic where the Cardiology Department immediately diagnosed my condition: Postural Orthostatic Tachicardia with Diastolic Blood Pressure Drop (Soldiers Heart). I was later also diagnosed with allergies, asthma, and interstitial cystitis. It was such a relief to finally have a name for my illness, and the majority of my symptoms are being controlled with medications. Although I can no longer teach, I am so thankful to have received this funding and begin working again.
My husband, Jesse Osborne II, actually approached me with the idea of starting an embroidery business after talking with our neighbor Jimmy Coyle. Jimmy and my husband discussed the fact that I enjoyed the creative aspects of teaching as well as had a working knowledge of computers. I served as Stamping Grounds School Technology Coordinator before being offered my first teaching position at Mason Corinth. My husband and I knew that the commercial equipment would be very costly and that we could not afford such a business without financial support. After all, with my illness, Jesse was now the sole supporter of our family, and we had just built a home in Southern Owen County.
I spoke with my Rehabilitation Specialist about starting the embroidery business and she suggested that I apply for a grant. I had to write a very precise business plan and present that plan to a state committee made up of various business owners. I also worked with the Lexington Small Business Development Center and a Pricing and Marketing Specialist.
After about a year and six months I received the funding. My equipment arrived in March of 2006 and my husband and I received software and machine training in June. My husband, a Tool & Die Specialist, is able to maintain the machine while I do the actual day to day operations. I am so blessed and thankful to have had so many friends and family members praying for my condition. I truly believe that the Lord is leading and guiding my life and without him I would not be here today.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee with the right hand of my righteousness. - Isaiah 41:10
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