Hand-dyed yarn inspired by music, seasons & faith. Books, Music, & fiber for makers who treasure wonder.
Lynchburg, VA
📚🎶🧶 With Love + Joy, From Our Little House to Yours
My earliest memory of baking is from when I was so small I still sat in a high chair. My great-grandmother, Berneice Pearl, handed me a tiny rolling pin and a bunny-shaped pie tin. I pressed pie crust into it and filled it with blueberries — my very first blueberry bunny pie. From that moment on, her kitchen became my classroom. Ev
ery December, our freezer filled with boxes and boxes of Christmas cookies — sugar cookies from my Great Great Aunt Ina’s recipe, gingerbread, and more. Those sweet traditions shaped me, and they are at the heart of Pink Pearl Homemade today. The name Pearl honors my great-grandmother, whose love raised me, and whose joy still fills everything I create. My middle name, Anne Pearl, is a daily reminder of her. Through every batch of cookies and every handmade treasure, I hope to pass on the love and joy she poured into me. At Pink Pearl Homemade, you’ll find sugar cookies (our forever favorite), cheese straws, seasonal bakes, and custom creations designed in collaboration with you. Because sometimes the sweetest joy comes not just from tradition, but from helping someone’s vision come to life. Pink Pearl is more than a bakery. It’s a legacy, a home for whimsical comfort — where recipes and creativity meet to spark delight — and a place where love + joy are always the main ingredients.
06/18/2026
🧶 14 Days to 40: Following the Clues 🧶
I spent a lot of my life waiting for permission.
Permission to create.
Permission to call myself a writer.
Permission to believe the things I loved mattered.
Then I realized something:
Nobody was coming to hand me a permission slip.
💬 What are you waiting for?
06/17/2026
🏮 15 Days to 40: Following the Clues 🏮
I love finished projects. But I think I love the making even more.
Because every sweater, loaf of bread, story, or sketch teaches me something.
Patience.
Perseverance.
Wonder.
We’re not just making things. Something is being made within us, too.
💬 What has your latest WIP taught you?
06/17/2026
This week’s PEARL Update on WIP Wednesday.
✨ P: Finished my self-drafted Blythe Sweater in my new Pearl Flax base
✨ E: Dyed 50 skeins in 10 colorways
✨ A: Fell even deeper down the faux stained-glass rabbit hole
✨ R: Finished Foxglove and started Wisteria
✨ L: Survived my first-ever yarn festival as a vendor
And now I’m packing for a week of barbershop music at Harmony College East.
What creative project are you working on right now?
06/17/2026
🕵️♀️ 17 Days to 40: Following the Clues 🕵️♀️
I was driving home, thinking about an Advent yarn collection. Then I had a thought:
“What if I wrote a story?”
And suddenly everything clicked.
For the first time, all of the clues made sense together.
💬 Have you ever had a moment when everything suddenly clicked?
06/15/2026
🏮 18 Days to 40: Following the Clues 🏮
Some of the most meaningful moments in my life didn’t happen from a stage.
They happened around a table.
Over coffee.
While making something together.
In spaces where people felt welcome.
Looking back, hospitality wasn’t separate from my calling. It was one of the clearest lanterns lighting the way.
💬 Who made you feel welcome when you needed it most?
06/12/2026
🏮 19 Days to 40: Following the Clues 🏮
I’ve forgotten a lot of facts over the years.
But I still remember the stories.
The books that stayed with me.
The people who shared their experiences.
The moments that changed how I saw the world.
Stories help us remember. They help us connect.
💬 What story has stayed with you for years?
06/11/2026
🕵️♀️ 20 Days to 40: Following the Clues 🕵️♀️
For years, I felt like I lived between worlds.
Creative and practical.
Maker and minister.
Storyteller and organizer.
Looking back, the problem wasn’t that I didn’t fit in.
It was believing I was supposed to fit into just one box.
