The Story

Hi, I'm Mandie.

For fifteen years I built my career helping big companies run beautifully — strategy, operations, the whole corporate life. It was good work. But somewhere between the video calls and the airport coffee, I realized the things I actually wanted to build were quieter: a peaceful home, unhurried time with my kids, and work made with my own hands.

So I came home. And in the quiet that followed, Petals & Pinecone Studio grew — first as watercolors on the kitchen table, then as a little shop, and now as a growing collection of art, journals, and planners for women who want their homes and their hearts to hold a little more grace.

Everything here starts the same way: a verse that steadied me, painted and typeset until it's something you'd be proud to frame, gift, or write your prayers in. Nothing distressed, nothing dated, nothing preachy — just beautiful things that point gently toward a good God.

When I'm not painting, I'm chauffeuring kids, losing bookmarks, and drinking tea that went cold an hour ago. I'm so glad you're here.

Grab the free Grace Collection prints while you're visiting — they're my favorite way to say welcome.

— Mandie