SouthernCharmedByMNP

Welcome to Southern Charmed, a boutique with handcrafted jewelry from me— a rock and mineral-loving, hard core, science geek! I chose the pineapple 🍍 and the name Southern Charmed to represent my business in honor of my Mamaw and Papaw. I was raised in the South, and my Mamaw, the matriarch of our family, embodied Southern charm. She opened her home and heart to everyone and always had something fantastic cooking in the kitchen. There was a brass pineapple on her credenza as you walked through the front door, and she told me it was a symbol for “welcome.” Mamaw was also an aficionado for unique jewelry, and I’d like to think she’d proudly own and wear some of the pieces from my collection. My Papaw was a true Southern gentleman and worked his whole life to provide for our family. He was always tinkering with or fixing something, and he loved to surprise us with gifts from his travels —he once brought me a baby goat 🐐 named Pancho. Another time, Papaw planted pineapples 🍍 around the great grandfather oak in my front yard, and the plants produce the sweetest fruit I’ve ever tasted. It’s no coincidence that his favorite saying to me was, “You be sweet.” Both Mamaw and Papaw are gone now, but every time I see Mamaw’s brass pineapple, pick one of Papaw’s, from the yard, or stamp the pineapple charm on my jewelry, I lovingly think of them. 💛