Claire Amelia's Portfolio
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Claire Amelia is a passionate mother of three, devoted to nurturing her family while embracing creativity and sustainability. As a skilled couture dressmaker, she draws on her extensive experience from owning multiple businesses, including a bridal shop. Claire has navigated challenges and emerged stronger, using her journey of healing from past trauma to inspire her work and connect with others.
Embarking on this journey has sparked a profound desire to rebuild both ourselves and our communities. By empowering each other to reclaim our autonomy, we can foster opportunities for wealth—both in experiences and the resources to enjoy them. Together, we can nurture our families and create a brighter future for all. Let’s step into our spiritual calling and harmonize our mind body, and soul’s desires.
2026
ClaireAmelia.com Launches
Portfolio online portal, showcasing creativity & building wealth.
Sustainably documenting life home educating, home steading and building freedom with modern technology.
Accredited Business & Spiritual Life Coach
Commenced Early 2025, completed a worldwide coaching course which gave me more tools to help support business owners to really step into their alignment & souls desires when building business.
Rewind Time!
2024
Businesses Go Into Freeze Mode
Healing commences.
2023
Bridal Emporium Boutique Closes
Due to the affects of the pandemic, cost of living etc whilst navigating early motherhood with 5-6 weeks maternity leave between all 3 children, I wouldn't recommend it.
2022
Oren Chael Born ~ Our 3rd Full Moon Baby
Oren's name came from researching Nordic meanings, due to family ties, chose Oren for a boy or having a girl, Oryn.
2020
Emporella & Claire Amelia Couture Launches
Online wedding B2B & B2C ecommerce multivendor marketplace, designed by myself & coded by developers. Wedding dress collection designed by myself, sustainably made in the UK.
Both brands created by raising own capital, and becoming own investor, this was a time to raise awareness about manufacturing in the UK within the wedding industry.
Invested over £250k for the brands prior to pandemic, unfortunate timing as the businesses did not qualify for government support being 12 months infancy.
Charitable Events & Fundraising
Raising money through hosting events.
Years of event planning, from catwalks, exhibitions,
working with charities to raise awareness and much
more.
2019
Eda Everly Born ~ Our 2nd Baby
Eda's name came from her father, an old soul like her name.
Investing In Multiple Businesses
My first business The Bridal Emporium was doing extremely well, doubling net profits year on year, so I became my own investor, to build multiple businesses, employment, within the wedding sector that complimented British made products, manufacturing & design.
Investing In Business Coaches & Spiritual Teachings
Education around building multiple revenue streams, bricks and mortar, coaching, spiritual and business connection.
I invested in myself, paying for high ticket business coaches.
Over £30,000 invested.
2018
Florrie Rae Born - Our 1st Baby
Florrie comes from a 1950's Birthday card I collected signed auntie Florrie.
2017
Shortlisted High Street Entrepreneur Of The Year
Natwest GBEA GreatBritishEntrepreneurAwards.Com
2015
Entrepreneurial Spark
A few good years with Entrepreneurial Spark, building, learning, pitching and networking with other business owners.
Showcase Event Photoshoot Planner
Event plans organised through Bridal Emporium from showcases, catwalks, wedding fairs, charity evenings, photoshoots..
2014
Bridal Emporium Boutique Opens
A bridal shop celebrating handmade, vintage and British designers. Offering made to measure, alterations and much more.
2011
Started Working Within The Wedding Industry
From sewing bridal gowns for couture houses, working in fast paced bridal shops with back to back daily appointments, from sales, to alterations, alongside freelance design work in the costume sector.
2011
Textile Award Awarded For Textile Integration
University Of Hull, Gifted Kimono Of Art By Dale Carolyn Gluckman
2008
Historical Costumier Degree
Very hands on experience, designing, manufacturing and researching the methods of clothing manufacturing throughout the ages. Including set design, textiles, historical research...
2006
Fashion Design & Tailoring
Learned the disciplines from flat pattern, designing and manufacturing. Distinctions & OCR's.
2005
Travelling Thailand, Australia & Indonesia
An experience never to be forgotten, backpacking for several months with family and friends.
2002
Playing For Rounders England & Lancashire Cricket
Many years building athletic skills, team moral & achieving high status within rounders, cricket, netball, trampolining and much more.
1987
Born
Lancashire, as a younger sister, cousin and family member to creatives, and a proper northern family.
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