Mary & Martha

Mary & Martha began life in 2006 as Blessings Unlimited, a home party company created by DaySpring. DaySpring, by its own account, grew out of a question two pastors asked in the 1960s about how to make Christ known, and it joined the Hallmark family in 1999. The direct sales business ran from DaySpring's base in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and recruited women to sell Christian home decor and gifts at home parties.

In the summer of 2013 Blessings Unlimited became Mary & Martha. The new name came from the sisters in Luke's Gospel who opened their home to Jesus, and the company's "Heart of the Home" message built on that picture of welcoming people in. Many sellers simply carried on under the new name; one Consultant featured on the company's join page in 2024 had joined in November 2007.

“To bring eternal hope and encouragement to every home, every day.”

Mary & Martha vision statement — Mary & Martha website (maryandmartha.com), 2024

For the next eleven years Mary & Martha was DaySpring's direct sales division. It printed seasonal catalogs, ran a blog of recipes, prayers and hosting ideas, and partnered with Compassion International, which sponsors children in poverty. In its final years it called its sellers Ambassadors and described an "Ambassador-Affiliate business model."

Mary & Martha sold home goods with a message. The company said its products combined "quality and style with the timeless truth of Scripture." Most were made for everyday use in the kitchen, at the table or around the house.

• Kitchen and tabletop: canisters, utensil caddies, spoon rests, mixing bowls, dinnerware, serveware, wooden boards and pitchers.
• Home decor: wall decor, framed prints, candles, lanterns, vases, baskets and welcome mats.
• Mugs and drinkware: verse-printed mugs and tumblers.
• Gifts and paper: greeting cards, stationery, calendars, planners, promise boxes, totes and gift wrap.
• Faith: Bibles, devotionals, journals and Christian books.
• Kids: children's books, educational toys and plush toys.

Signature collections in the last year included Grace & Gratitude, Simply Elegant and God Made Just One, a children's line. Featured products on the 2024 home page included a "His Mercies" coffee canister, a "Cook Serve Love" utensil caddy and a "Rest in the Lord" spoon rest, which give a good feel for the style.

Sellers were called Consultants for most of the company's life and Ambassadors by 2024. They held Gatherings, Mary & Martha's word for home parties, in person and online, and took orders through an optional personal website. Hosts had their own login on the company site. Sellers could also run local fundraisers, and the company encouraged them to take part in "Ministry Challenges" to bless people of their choosing.

Business Kits

The join page archived in August 2024 offered three Business Kits. The Welcome kit cost $49 and held six best-selling items valued at more than $130. The Social Selling kit, on sale for $59, held nine items valued at more than $190 and was aimed at sellers working online. The Deluxe kit cost $179 and held 18 items valued at more than $525 plus extra business supplies. All three shipped free with catalogs, a getting-started guide and online training, and add-on packs of kids' products and books cost $29 each. A monthly bonus offered $100 in free product for $250 in sales in a new seller's first 21 days.

Pay

Mary & Martha promoted income "side hustle or full time," with pay every Friday, free product, incentive trips and team building for those who wanted to lead. Exact commission rates and leadership bonuses were set out in the company's own plan documents, which are no longer online. Direct Sales Aid's earlier records listed personal commissions of 25% to 35%.

Mary & Martha wound down quietly at the end of 2024. Archived copies of its websites show the sequence. In August and September 2024 the main site at maryandmartha.com was still recruiting Ambassadors and showcasing new products. By late November 2024 the shopping site at mymaryandmartha.com was advertising a clearance event with "50% off all 'Last Chance' category items." From November 9, 2024, maryandmartha.com redirected visitors to DaySpring's website instead of loading its own pages.

Direct Sales Aid could not find a public announcement explaining the closure, and the company has not given a reason. As of October 2, 2026, neither maryandmartha.com nor mymaryandmartha.com loads at all. DaySpring itself carries on as a Hallmark brand, selling Christian cards, calendars and gifts online through Hallmark, but there is no Mary & Martha seller program to join.

Former Consultants and Ambassadors kept whatever stock they had bought. Mary & Martha pieces still turn up on resale sites. If you want the history before 2013, read our biography of Blessings Unlimited. If you want a live party-plan company in the same space, compare the home decor and storage companies on Direct Sales Aid.