Hi, I'm Karen and I made all of the items you see in this shop.

I'm really enjoying putting together mixed metals jewelry pieces, mainly bronze and brass. Finding vintage and antique coins are a treat because they become unique jewelry too. Look around, maybe you'll see something you like! I also have been sewing since I was a child and will be adding hand-sewn fabric items from time-to-time.

I grew up and still live in Jacksonville, Florida. My mother was a teacher and my father was a carpenter. Therefore, I grew up in a household of modest means. The value of an education was not a choice, but a requirement. If something was broken, you fixed it or you went without. Needless to say, I've always been comfortable around power tools.

Today, I teach Earth Science to seventh graders and spend my weekends honing my skills in my wood shop and studio. My business is Hendywood which is another shop here on Etsy, so don't let that name throw you. I'm also a wife, mother, and grandmother.

Years ago my students nicknamed me Mrs. Hendy. I have kept that name ever sense and consider it a privilege to be called Mrs. Hendy. Once I started my woodworking, another teacher suggested combining Hendy and wood creating the name Hendywood. HendysHome branched off from Hendywood when I started putting together creations that were mainly metal, not wood.

Enter my shop here HendysHome.Etsy.com
See my woodwork at Hendywood.Etsy.com

Be sure to check my website and blog (links on the right side) to learn much more about what I do!

Email - (HendysHome@comcast.net)