Serendib House Easter Sale Offers 20% Off Gifts, Jewelry, and Workshops

Fresh lime and lemon marshmallows are not the typical calling card of a handmade jewelry studio, but that was exactly the draw at Serendib House's Easter weekend sale in the Arts District. The studio offered 20% off its entire inventory over three days, covering handmade jewelry, scarves, and home accents sized for Easter baskets, powder room styling, and hostess gifts.

Mary Anne Mohanraj, who runs Serendib House, structured the weekend as a layered event rather than a single markdown. Alongside the discount, four flower preservation workshops ran at $25 per session across the three days: Friday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., Saturday at 4 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. At that price, the sessions sat well below the $45 to $75 range that comparable boutique craft workshops typically command, with registration available through the studio's website in advance or in person on the day.

The weekend also folded into a broader Arts District stamp-card initiative. Shoppers who visited six participating stores and collected a stamp from each earned $10 off a meal at one of the neighborhood's local restaurants, turning a single retail stop into a full afternoon itinerary.

The handmade jewelry and scarves at the core of the sale addressed two different gifting registers: small enough in scale to tuck into a child's Easter basket, considered enough in craft to work as a grown-up hostess gift. The marshmallows, in fresh lime and lemon, gave first-time visitors a low-stakes reason to walk through the door. For a boutique in an arts district, that combination of edible sampling and handcrafted goods is a smarter acquisition strategy than a discount alone.