Petite Palm

21/08/2026

Haiti//Ayiti, meaning “The Land of High Mountains”

This scenic country never ceases to amaze us with her beauty- bright blue oceans against a backdrop of mighty mountains ⛰️

The views alone will make you fall in love 🇭🇹

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18/08/2026

A little throwback to those glorious days when our studio was still handcrafting lovely goods ✨

This is "Petite Palm_The making.mp4" by Holly Ravenhorst on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

17/08/2026

More from Dani about the heart behind what we do:

A few simple ways to start supporting ethical fashion:

🌺Wear what you have. Mix up your usual outfit combos, and find new life in your current closet.

🌺Thrift! There are hidden treasures waiting to be found at your local thrift store. These days, you can thrift online too. Because 2018 is beautiful and you can shop from your very own bed. Check your favorite Instagram style accounts to see if they host closet sales. Or, shop online thrift stores like thredup!

🌺Think about who made it. Before you grab that $5 shirt off the rack, think about WHY it only costs $5. Is the person whose hands are crafting that garment making enough money to put food on their table? (Hint: nope.)

🌺Tell your friends. We know stories are powerful. Share the global story of empowering makers through sustainable employment. Don’t know where to start? We won’t complain if you give us a shout out on social media. A few likes may be all it takes for your friends to start learning about ethical fashion while they scroll.

🌺Shop til you drop! Don’t feel guilty about your next shopping spree when it supports women and families. Check out our retail partners to buy Mama Zwazo, and loads more handcrafted beauties.

🌺Wear your goods with pride! Wear your new jewelry. Wrap your babe in your new blanket. Make sure people know all the gorgeous goods are coming from Haiti, where despite what you might hear through the grapevine, there is beauty at every turn.

💛💛 obviously this Journal excerpt was before our studio closed BUT thank goodness it still applies to ALL of our friends & orgs we share on our page!!

15/08/2026

ETHICALLY MADE TO SHIFT THE STORY:

“It’s not enough for me anymore that it’s a beautiful item. I want to know who made it and where it came from.” - Emma Watson

Establishing business practices that honor the makers is key to a stable, sustainable economy. Businesses that value people over profit emphasize:

Paying wages that will support a family.

Maintaining a clean, safe work space. This includes physical and emotional safety.

Offering benefits like health care and parental leave.

Fostering a thriving community within the workplace.

Honoring the environment to the best of their ability.

Using locally sourced materials when possible, and importing only for the sake of exporting at higher value.

HOW TO JOIN IN LITTLE BY LITTLE:

Our studio mantra is “Piti piti zwazo fe nich li,” “Little by little the bird makes her nest.” When we join forces, we build a better nest, little by little, day by day.

We know it’s easy to get sucked into our favorite stores for good deals on cute knick knacks and cheap tees. But is it such a good deal when the maker of those goods isn’t earning a wage that puts food on their table? Not to be a party crasher, but it’s time to rethink the story we tell with our money.

We each hold the power to purchase in favor of people over profit.

14/08/2026

Our HEART:

❤️ People over Profit❤️

If you search the internet long enough, you’ll stumble across an American Express spotlight video of the Pearl of the Antilles, circa 1982. This tourist ad features rockin’ early 80s swimsuits and big hair aided by tropical humidity, stunning beaches and beautifully crafted artisan goods.

The location of this highly touted vacation destination? Haiti.

This may come as a shock, given the common narrative surrounding our island home these days. We believe Haiti is still the Pearl of the Antilles, with much to offer the world. We’re here to shift the story about our magical home.

Over the next several journal entries we’ll highlight the sights, sounds and world shakers continuing to work for good on our tiny sliver of Hispaniola. We’ll also give you practical ways you can support the work of justice happening here in Haiti.

Let’s kick things off with a look at WHY ethically made matters.

🇭🇹 Stay tuned to this shared journal entry from Dani 💛 and know she leaves a legacy and heartbeat that has not ceased!

Head to link in our bio to donate to our artisans 🌺

14/08/2026

An excerpt from our first Journal & from our Co-Founder Dani 🪶💛

Feathers, Freedom + Fear

"Zwazo" is Haitian Creole for bird. Mama Zwazo means Mama Bird. We believe in building a nest where mamas are able to heal, flourish, feel known, use their voice, create, and grow in beautiful ways.

If you've glanced around our site, you already know this. What you probably don't know is that I (Dani) am deathly afraid of birds.

As a kid growing up in Texas, I shuddered every time I saw oak trees covered in grackles, those awful black birds that descend on hot parking lots every summer. Trips to the beach were filled with attempts to dodge seagulls. If I found out friends owned a bird, I no longer wanted to be invited to their sleepovers. Today, I'm constantly dodging the countless stray hens and roosters on our dusty neighborhood street.

I have a small feather tattoo on my wrist. I got it on a furlough from my first living experience in Haiti seven years ago. It's a reminder that freedom comes when we face our fears, and that in Jesus fear doesn't win.

This is the heart behind Mama Z: freedom.

When I first felt the Lord prompting me to start jotting down ideas for a baby line crafted in Haiti, I felt a little crazy. My husband and I already had a ministry focus, and I didn't feel like I had the qualifications to start something new.

Fear told me to give up before I had the chance to fail.

A few weeks later, my son's babysitter, who is like a Haitian mom to my husband and me, informed me that her daughter moved to the Dominican Republic over the weekend to find work. Though well educated, she'd been unable to find work in Haiti, and needed income to send her toddler son to school. Her son happens to be one of my son's best friends. My heart shattered. The weight of motherhood in Haiti hit me square in the face that day.

And so, Mama Zwazo was born in the scribbled notes of a coffee stained notebook. I didn't know what I was doing, or what this idea would become, but I knew this:

mamas deserve the freedom to love their babies away from fear of poverty.

13/08/2026

Petite Palm, was a socially conscious lifestyle brand nestled under the Caribbean sun in Port au Prince, Haiti for nine years. Due to the continued unrest our studio and boutique has been closed.

However, the heartbeat of Petite Palm remains and the hands that made your fabulous and ethically crafted goods are still living in Haiti.

If you are looking for wars to continue to support these incredible women, head to

petitepalm.org

Or link in our bio to make a donation on their behalf!

01/08/2026

✨The Mama Box✨

Go check out the mama box for more details & subscribe at the link below ⬇️

https://rosiesboutiquehaiti.com/collections/subscriptions/products/the-mama-box

27/07/2026

We want to hear:

What are some of the most meaningful things your hands have held?

Or tasks your hands have completed?

We'll go first- raising babies 💗
& creating a meaningful business that sustained families.

Now our hands are here to point you in the direction of other incredible companies, nonprofits, and difference makers just like us!

26/07/2026

We wanted to take this time to showcase our friends at Deux Mains and the premium quality products they craft with intention ✨

“Deux Mains” means "two hands" in French—because behind every piece we produce, there is an artisan who is professionally trained to handcraft beautiful leather goods from responsibly sourced materials. But this only works if you choose it. Every purchase is a decision: To support ethical fashion-To invest in people over fast production-To be part of something bigger than a product. You are not just a customer. You are part of the impact. Carry something that carries meaning.

Check out their work and their incredible story here:

https://deuxmains.com