We’re excited to share our new small book tote collection. These bags are all made from fabrics donated to the Make Welcome Refugee Sewing School, our sister organization. A few of the totes come with matching wallets. They all have deep slip pockets so items won’t get lost in the bag. You can also use …
We’re Persona Grata Goods. That name – as we explain in our About Us write-up – means “Person Welcome”. One of our key missions is that refugee women are welcomed and and supported as they transition to making the United States their new home. But our mission is bigger than that. We believe that women …
Recently, one of the women on our staff was cleaning out her purse. Earrings, kleenexes, mints, earbuds – lots of stuff had gathered. It took a while to sort the necessary out from the trash. Women of today are busy and their purse contents reflect that reality. While our carpet purse design is definitely geared …
Words are powerful. They can make the difference between someone giving up or instead pushing on through hard times. As Proverbs 25:11 says, “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” It’s a beautiful thing to speak the truth that someone else needs to hear. Think back to the …
So we’re in the middle of a big change as we seek to create purses and accessories that are made in the most sustainable, fair trade way possible. Other than the fair trade group we partner with in a mountainous province (read about the Embroidery That’s a Lifeline project), we’ve become very concerned about sourcing …
Our tapestry carpet bags have been some of our best sellers. We love the look of the rich upholstery textile tapestries, and as they’re made from a sturdier, tougher fabric, these carpet bags can be long lasting. Recently though, we began to dig a little deeper into the origins of the carpet bag, and we’ll …
Style with a purpose, inspired by the vintage look of Mary Poppins & Downton Abbey! Our carpet bag collection features carpet handbags made with upholstery remnants and donated fabrics, designed to keep you organized and on the go. Crossbody carpet purses to top handle carpet bags, we’ve got unique and functional fair trade handbags. Our …
One of our top selling items on the Persona Grata Etsy store is our collection of Carpet Bags! Our first released collection was a globe spanning affair. An individual in the United States donated a large amount of upholstery textiles to a sewing collective in Burundi. The ladies in that group designed and sewed up …
