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French BEE Apothecary Jar | Antique Blue Quilt
Just as the garden is starting to burst into life, I've gone bee crazy! Those busy bees are so helpful in nature. Did you know that bees pollinate almost three-quarters of the plants that produce 90% of the world’s food? Not just trendy in stripes, bees are pretty important to our ecosystem. This past weekend we were at our local nursery here in California, and a whole swarm of bees were hovering over one side of the rose department. It's really awesome to see them swarm, although we didn't get too close.
Bees are also a charming decorative symbol. The bee was chosen by Napoleon as the emblem of the sovereigns of France because it represented power, tenacity, resurrection and hard work.
BEE Napkins| Chambray Placemats |Gilded Plates| Gilded Glasses| Silver Vermeil Salt Cellars
If you love bees, it's easy and great fun to incorporate bees in your home decor as a personal touch. You can decorate everything with bees. Use beeswax candles, bee linens, bee prints, and bee jewelry.
Bee Skep Guest Soaps | Farmer's Bee's Wax Votives | Bee Melamine Plates | BEE Rhinestone Napkin RIngs | Tortoise BEE Napkin Rings | Farmer's Skep Bee's Wax Votives
New Linens Collection| BEE Rhinestone Napkin RIngs
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April 27, 2023
Bees are a favorite for sure. I decorate using them on upholstery also. Do you remember the first time an adult Shared a piece of the honeycomb? It was delicious to my young taste buds. Setting a table for friends with the gilded plates and glasses would be so very special.
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Alice, I don’t have anything upholstered in bee fabric but I’ve seen some chairs with bees on the fabric that I love! And yes, I love honeycomb too. I think I was already an adult before I tasted, that, now I love putting pieces of it on charcuterie boards. Happy BEE season to you! Xo Lidy