A Quiet Gift for a Loud Season

Does this time of year feel louder than most to you?

It’s not just the bustle - it’s the headlines, the weight of the world, the challenge of staying present in a moment that keeps asking for more.
So many of us are holding a lot right now.

Every year around this time, I feel it too - that pull between joy and exhaustion. The urge to make everything beautiful for the people I love, even when my own cup feels dangerously close to empty.

That’s what inspired this tradition.

Each year, we create a small number of mugs or teacups - little vessels for peace - as a small thank-you to this community that values what’s real.
This season, you’ll receive one with any order of $200 or more.

Because I want you to have a tangible reminder to slow down. To remember that you can’t pour from an empty cup.
That rest isn’t indulgent - it’s essential if we want to keep showing up for the people and causes we care about.

This year’s design is inspired by shibui (pronounced shee-boo-ee) - the Japanese idea that true beauty is quiet, refined, and built to endure.
It’s a kind of beauty that asks nothing of you - only that you notice it.

When my daughter showed me a viral $400 polyester blanket and said,
“Mom, I want one like this - but real,”
it stopped me.
Because that’s the tension, isn’t it?

In a world obsessed with instant comfort and constant consumption, we forget that real comfort takes time.
It’s presence, not perfection.
It’s choosing depth over noise.
And maybe, at its heart, that’s what this season is meant to be - a return to what’s real.

Shibui feels like the embodiment of why I started Twofold in the first place -
to create a pause in the noise.
To remind us that softness, rest, and care aren’t luxuries.
They’re how we refill our cups - so we can keep loving, creating, and caring for others from a place of fullness.

So if the world feels a little too loud right now,
I hope you’ll take a moment to fill your own cup.
To wrap your hands around something warm,
and remember: peace begins with you.

Dream Big,
Katy
Founder, Twofold Cooperative