Bees

Hello! 

Just popped in to do an update about bees! I have a new roommate, Britta, and she is in love with bees. She has inspired a bee obsession in me. Britta just got a bee tattoo from local tattoo artist JK5 at Saved Tattoo in Williamsburg.

The Snail and The Cyclops has a cute little blurb about beekeeping journals from the 19th century. Check it out!

Hand-Cut Paper Bee, not for sale, Elsita (Master Paper cutter!)

Bees, 340 pounds, Cardigan

John Derian has a nice collection of bee things.

Waste Basket $385

Coasters, $100 for set of 4

Paper Weight, $60

Do you remember this pull toy from Fisher Price? Photo courtesy of Fleaflyflofun! on Flickr.

             

Honey Bee Oatmeal Milk and Honey Soap, $3.75 - $4.50, Wilmoth Farms

The Bees Buttons, $5, PotatoPotato

I love these bee and bear illustrations by my friend and Portland artist, Julianna Swaney. She has several other bee inspired illustrations for sale at her Etsy shop, Oh My Cavalier. These ones are not for sale at the moment. You can check out what she is up to at her drawing blog, Oh My Cavalier.

Britta does facials at a spa in Manhattan and has her own space doing natural facials using raw and edible materials! She highly suggests manuka honey face masks. Spread it on your face, licking the spoon when you are finished, and rinse off after 15 minutes. Honey is a natural antioxidant and manuka honey is so powerful you can use it on burns and other wounds. I did one just the other night and my skin feels great!


Internally active manuka honey is used for Gastro-Intestinal Disorders, such as Acid Reflux, Esophagus Ulcer, Heartburn, up-set Stomach, Stomach Ulcer, H. Pylori (helicobacter pylori), Gastritis, Duodenal Ulcer, Diverticulitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Externally active manuka honey is used for Wound Care such as Burns, Wounds, amputation stump wounds, Ulcers, Diabetic Leg Ulcer, Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Sores, Bed Sores (pressure sores, decubitus wounds), Scars, MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staph Auereus) infected wounds, post-operative scar wound healing.

Manuka Honey has an antibacterial effect 4 times greater than standard Antiseptic (minimum 18% carbolic equivalent)

Manuka Honey Active 16+, $30, Wedderspoon

This would be beautiful in a frame!

Photo Illustration of Bee, $10, KZukowski

I love the exposed wood on this piece!

Bee in Green, $45, Kim Fox Art

Bee 23 by BingBang Wallet, $25, UO 

The Birds and the Bees Ring, $16, My Lavaliere

Bee Skep Necklace, $22, Mamas Little Babies

Colorful BeeHives Photo by Hdrdoc on Flickr

Stamp bees everywhere!

Bee Rubber Stamp, $2, NoraJane 

Antique Brass Honey Bee Necklace, $14, Fairiesnberries, Montreal

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is one of my favourite girlie books! About four years ago I convinced my book club NOT to read this book. I picked it up last year after repeated recommendations and fell in love with it- instantly feeling embarrassed for eschewing it at the book club! If you were in my book club and my superior debating skills convinced you not to read this book, I TAKE IT ALL BACK. Read it!

Bonus: While it is a fictitious book, it is full of really interesting facts about bees. 

Pick it up at Amazon for $0.01 (YES ONE CENT) with $3.99 shipping

Now go embroider bees on everything you own!!!!!!

Design by Kunderwood via Flickr

As if you didn't know Matriyoshka's are the new owls/octopii/woodland creatures/antlers! Without further adieu I give you the way overdue nesting dolls installation:

These adorable little brooches can be bought from

Doolittledeisgn's etsy shop.

How decadent is this pillow from European plumo? I can just image it on a comfy couch overlooking a blooming garden. At $117 I'll pass until it goes on sale, but rest assure knowing that shipping to the states is ONE cent.


Nesting tins!?! Plumo knows whats up!




These adorable fabrics prove nesting dolls can be both whimsical and soft hearted. Fabrics can be bought at Starlit Nest's etsy shop.

This hand painted Russian doll necklace ships to you from Malta for only $26! Found here with another cute but overwhelmingly babushka charm bracelet.

This clear faceted bauble is everything I ever wanted in a nesting doll ring, other than actual miniature nesting dolls on a ring.... Pick it up here for only 19 bucks.

These interesting new takes on the stereotypically human nesting dolls are made by Russian Irina Troitskaya, who can by found on livejournal as user iguanno. I looooove these! I need to contact her to ask if she sells them because i am IN love with them!




If ever I need a tiny purse to carry only my cellphone in, one of these will be it! So cute Fambee!

Thought nesting dolls were too country kitchen for your home, eh? If only they came in other colour palates. Find this modern take on nesting dolls here.

From my own home collection:

These babushka salt and pepper shakers sit on my dining table year round and make me smile every time i need to flavour my terrible cooking. Although they have been around for a while you can still find these at anthropologie. 

* Photo courtesy of Breakfast at Anthropologie.


My sister picked this family of nesting dolls up for me on an Alaskan cruise! I love how each family member looks like they are giving you the click of the tongue with that pointed index finger.

aaaand finally, what's a post without cats!

*not available in stores*