"Don't you love the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. If I could I would send you a bouquet of newly-sharpened pencils...
~Joe Fox

As September arrives, there’s a special feeling in the air. Summer begins to gently give way to fall, and soon we’ll be surrounded by cooler days, changing leaves, football and the familiar smell of freshly sharpened pencils and brand-new school supplies. It’s a season of fresh starts, new beginnings, learning, growing, and looking forward to all that lies ahead!

At our little shoppe on the corner of Kingwood & Rhody, we love that every season brings an opportunity to connect, encourage one another, and grow together.

The Mustard Seed is more than a place to create—it’s a place where friendships grow, stories are shared, and everyone is welcome. Here, we build community and show grace, one creative class and one person at a time.

This month, we’ll also be collecting school supplies to help support students and families in our community. And when you stop in for a little coffee or tea and add a blessing to our jar, you’ll be helping even more—because those blessings will go

toward purchasing even more school supplies!

Together, we can fill backpacks, classrooms, encourage young learners,

and show a little extra grace as a new school year begins.

Our other "BIG THING" is our #duckcancer fundraiser...we have joined forces with our great friends Lori & Terry at Dragons' Breath Pottery here in Florence to raise funds for the CoastBuster Breast Cancer Walk by painting ducks!! You can find the details in our flyer...we encourage you to come in all during September to 'paint a duck' to #duckcancer!!

September is a wonderful month to learn something new or try something you've always wanted to try...I know I say it often but you can find a spot just right for you because there really is something for everyone!

Scroll through and find your spot(s), we know you will be glad you did!!

Our crafty blessing jar continues to support the fight against human trafficking local efforts as well as national and international efforts...this is a cause we will never lose sight of...

PEOPLE are NOT FOR SALE!

Be sure to drop your 'extra' in the jars this month and paint a duck to #duckcancer!

We’re so glad you’re part of our little corner of the world. As we move into this beautiful season of fall, come create, connect, share, and help us spread kindness this September—one person, one class, and one school supply at a time!

See you at the little shoppe on the corner!!

Here 's what is coming up as we start off fall at the shoppe...

Just click here!

I want to book!!

just a few specifics to point out to you as you plan...

first...our Women's Bible Study returns September 16th!!

this is a community wide study of the Christian Bible and all who are interested in learning more about the Holy scriptures are welcome!

second...you have heard about our #duckcancer event if you read the note above, but we wanted to put another reminder to put this into your September schedule so we can really send a lot of ducks and dollars to our friends at CoastBusters!!

third...we are including some of our October classes ready for sign up since they happen early in October...the first one to call out to you is our TyeDye T-shirt even with Heidi!! Designed as a GNO or DateNight even we want you to have time to find those t-shsirts that need a makeover (or we can provide one...if you indicate a size when signing up)!! We are getting our tyedye on in October!

and finally, but importantly...we have a VERY special visiting guest teacher coming in October. Patrianne Boucha, a Native American artist on the membership rolls of the Sault St Marie tribe of Michigan, will be sharing her expertise with us in a micro mosaics class. She will be visiting Florence and has asked to teach at the shoppe and we are THRILLED that she wanted to share what she loves!