If you’re new here, my name is Grace, and here’s a little introduction to Gracious May!
I started Gracious May in my basement as a teenager, after falling in love with the idea of creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind first shoes for babies.
What began as an after-school creative outlet—making shoes for friends—soon grew into a business as others began asking to purchase them!
Gracious May was my childhood nickname, so it was a natural fit for the brand.
As demand for Gracious May shoes grew, I had the opportunity to move production overseas and manufacture at a much larger scale. But I made the decision to keep Gracious May shoes handmade in the USA.
For me, this commitment is about more than where a shoe is made. It’s about preserving the beauty of American craftsmanship and creating meaningful work for the talented women who sew each pair—most of whom are mothers themselves!
Behind every pair of Gracious May shoes is a real woman, using her God-given talents to create something beautiful for another mother’s child. That is something I believe is worth preserving.
Over the years, I’ve expanded beyond infant shoes to include toddler and little girls’ sizes, and occasionally even custom-made shoes for women.
Thank you for following and I look forward to sharing the joy of shoemaking with you. 👣
-Grace
“And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish Thou the work of our hands for us—yea, the work of our hands, establish Thou it.” Psalm 90:17
