Spring Awakening

With warm weather approaching our wardrobe calls for brighter colors amongst the dew of flowers and the buzzing of bees. Many of my new pieces play have a surprise of color and floral elements to add a glow to your face and widen your smile.

~ 1) Candy coated treats for Easter, glitter coated and robin's egg blue; a touch of Candy Confection to make your eyes flutter.

~ 2) A working bee on his way to the bee hive, Gold Honey Pyrite earrings to be reminded of the warm days to come and pollen, too!

~ 3) Romantic and feminine! Organic Dogwood Morning Earrings made from vintage revamped bracelet links.

~ 4) Who can't resist white chocolate mixed with a hint of raspberry. These White Peeps are perfect for the season and will ad a little whimsy to any outfit.

BURIED TREASURE: Honey Bee Adornments

Today's Buried Treasure Ideas will have you BUZZING up a storm! Seems as the weather gets warmer, we all look towards nature for inspiration, whether be the tweeting of baby birds, organic shapes of budding flowers and yes the buzzing of bees. Below are some ideas that you can use to create classic honey bee adornments.

~ VINTAGE FINDS: Recently, I visited my local flea market and came home with some pleasant vintage pieces, I found this beautiful vintage brass linked bracelet shaped like honey combs and matched it with a long strand of cream and amber pearls. Taking a timeless bracelet and matching it with a couple of beads near the clasp can add a whimsical feel to any outfit. I also found a great faux pearl pendant brooch and matched it with an adorable enamel bee; this would be perfect to romance any lapel. 

I D E A S   T O   M A K E    S O M E T H I N G   N E W:

~ SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW: The beautiful thing about etsy is there is something for everyone, personally I love combining vintage finds with something new. For example, the Queen Bee earrings seen above have stunning vintage honeycomb like texture beads in a delicate crystal from Red Art Productions; I've matched them with newer brass bee gardening charms from Bare Naked Findings topped with a gold bead cap.

I also love these glass apricot beads from beadtopiavintage, not sure yet what I will create with these but a lovely idea would be to create a teardrop necklace and match the beads with a fluttering butterfly pendant, like this aged white Repousse Butterfly from the Patina Queen.

~ GO SIMPLE: If you are into a more simpler look for spring or summer how about this bubbly Meil Honey Ring from Les Precieuses, the use of the warm cluster of jade beads is perfect for that one outfit accessory. I adore the simple elegance of this Bee Blossoms Bracelet from Lara Lewis; choose from three colors to accent this charming oxidized brass bee pendant to adorn you wrist. Just by adding subtle hints of color matched with a larger center piece can have super stylish results.

I hope you've enjoyed these honey bee adornment ideas and create something special of you own. Join us next time for more Buried Treasure Ideas when I talk about using timeless finds in and enchanted secret garden theme.

NEW ARRIVALS: Rare Species

Just in time for spring, check out these new beauties that have been buzzing all around!

~ 1) Birds chirp and flower seedling bloom, Welcome Spring with this robin ceramic pendant necklace kissed with blue speckled glass beads.

~ 2) Swooping sparrows, posies, roses and butterflies; this Flutter and Flight necklace is truly adorable and will bring out memories of spring to come.

~ 3) Fly amongst pink Peonies and Butterflies that float through the air.

~ 4) Bizzzz buzzzz, bring in spring with this Beloved Honey bracelet strung with crystal melon beads inlayed with gold matched with silver speckled beads and topped with a bee charm.