happy birth day
maybe it’s the upcoming birth of my baby, but i got inspired to create an official birth day card recently. each card is one of a kind and carefully handcrafted with scrap pieces of upcycled gauze fabric, vintage unbleached muslin and blush pink lace. twenty-one antique buttons formed on wire with a scrap paper flame … Read more
beautiful
{everything has beauty…} ~ confucius pendrops couture is about to take a short maternity leave, but i wanted to share my latest creation with you. i’m simply calling it “beautiful” and it is available (as supplies last) at whole foods in franklin, tennessee. “beautiful” will also be available at my etsy shop once it re-opens. … Read more
key to my heart
the latest pendrops couture card, key to my heart, will be available at whole foods market in franklin, tennessee this friday, february 3! they are handmade in batches of 3 or 4 at a time from upcycled and vintage fabric scraps and antique escutcheons. aren’t they lovely!
whole foods
just in time for valentine’s day, pendrops couture cards are available at whole foods market in franklin, tennessee! as always, pendrops couture cards are handcrafted in small batches from the stuff most people throw away. antique fabric snippets that embody the simple loveliness of decades past. yellowed pages that fall from well-loved books. one-of-a-kind embellishments … Read more
what if (or a necessary place)
what if the best-sellers are wrong? what if the majority is wrong too? what if all – all – the politicians are wrong? what if it’s the marys and mother teresas and ministers of mercy around the world who have more to teach us than greedy, power-hungry men? what if celebrities and athletes are not … Read more
mercy day
a walk on the shaded path at my favorite park. sensing my baby as i breathed and walked. lunch with my husband and son. songs in the car that make my son clap and smile and laugh. the scent of a lavender beeswax candle. deep breaths between toddler tantrums and chaos. the reminder that i … Read more
rough day
it’s been a rough day. no two ways about it. a bad therapy session. a tantrum-ing toddler. a hormonal shift. the perfect recipe for mental-spiritual-emotional calamity. six o’clock brought with it the arrival of my husband from work and the chance to remove myself from the frustrated grasp of my mostly loving and kind little … Read more
pendrops backstory: carte de fleur crocheted collection
so, why a card with a crocheted flower on the front? isn’t that a little too bulky for an envelope or the average mailbox? perhaps it is a little indulgent, this crocheted flower attached to a 4 x 6 piece of recycled cardstock. maybe it is a bit oversized for a card. and, yes, there … Read more
pendrops etsy shop
