Daisy + Glass

This is an experimental flower.
I was inspired while walking through the flower shop.
It is a gerbera daisy that has a glass beaded center.
I like the way it turned out. :):)

the most perfect striped ribbon

From my hoard of striped ribbon...

beautiful+vintage+velvet

Icing roses

HOLIDAY SALE!!!!!!!!! :)

It is sale time at the gilded bee shoppe! :D

HOLIDAY SALE! Use coupon code: GBHOLIDAYSALE20 for a 20% discount on ANY order. FREE SHIPPING on U.S. orders of $35 + and on international orders of $65 +(order must total 35, or 65 in goods/before shipping to qualify, free shipping will be given as a refund after order has been placed).
FREE EMBELLISH GIFT WRAP KIT with ANY purchase.

I'll be running this sale for at least this entire weekend (yay! not just black friday :))
Special through December 4th: For readers of my blog, leave me this comment in the message to seller, IAMTHEBEEHOLIDAYTRIFLE1210, and I'll be sure to include an additional free goodie along with the embellish kit. :);)

Thanksgiving

My Family has, to some degree, lost the traditions that I was familiar with as a little kid. This year we've been working overtime to bring back that wonderful holiday experience, and to make everything more relaxed and enjoyable and pretty than it ever was before. So often we get in a hurry, and don't take the time to really appreciate and expiriment.

So, my sister and I worked for a while on Wednesday into the am hours to make sure we had all of these special foods prepared. I used a lot of Ina Gartens recipes.
They were rich (the turkey and dressing and the gravy, and the very good date nut bread), and way better than the recipes I've made before (thanks Ina! :)).



I decorated the table with the dessert and some fruit.
My sister collects vintage china and glassware, so we hauled out a few pieces of her collection to use for dinner.



My favorite: good chocolate. These shiny little bits are the best chocolate covered dried cherries I've ever had.


~.~.~.~.~Happiest of Thanksgivings to you! ;)~.~.~.~.~

Let it sparkle

I *love* little white lights.
I have been stringing them around the ceilings of multiple rooms of the house.

two blooms

white + hydrangea

green and black, black and white

We've been plotting the holiday sweets...
Pies and whipped cream and ice cream...
my part of the dessert was chocolate...
lots of chocolate...

black and white

Giveaway! @ Much Love Anna

Another giveaway!
This one is for a fabulous little wrap kit @ Much Love Anna:
http://muchlove-anna.blogspot.com/2010/11/giveaway-gilded-bee-goodies.html



The goods:
12 hello tags
48 forget me not flowers in a clear top tin
12 glassine envelopes
24 kraft tags
24 cream tags
24 asst. lacewing butterflies
12 asst. mini envelopes
10 yd.’s red/ white striped bakers twine
10 yd’s mint/ white striped bakers twine
10 yd.’s light blue/ white striped bakers twine
10 yd.’s chocolate/ white striped bakers twine
2 yards dot medallion garland
12 sea salt buttons
1 roll white corrugated paper ribbon

dreaming of wrappings...

I spend a lot of time thinking about interesting ways of wrapping parcels...
I'm designing some new flowers, twine samplers and kits that will be added to the shoppe (next week?).

I've also been spending a lot of time thinking about the thanksgiving wonderfulness of next week. I have a small pile of gourmet chocolates that I'm hoarding to serve along with the pies...
they are so pretty, I may have to take some photos of them.

a fall banner

I was in the mood for some november-ish earthy colors...
so I made a new banner for this site too. :)

GIVEAWAY @ Danielle Oakey Interiors

Yes, really! another giveaway :D
To enter to win two sets (your choice colorwise) of lovely butterflies,
drop by this post @ Danielle Oakey:
http://danielleoakeyinteriors.blogspot.com/2010/11/gilded-bee-giveaway.html

{entries taken until Nov. 23 :)}

GIVEAWAY@ Caleb and Danielle!!!

A little holiday treat for you!:
To enter to win a $20.00 gift credit to the gilded bee shoppe,
go to the Caleb&Danielle blog! :)...
http://calebdanielle.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-favorite-things-giveaway-monday_15.html

{giveaway entries are taken until Saturday, Nov. 20th, so be sure to enter asap ;D}

more twine samplers

I made some new twine samplers for the shoppe...
I'll be making even more quite soon...
(I love being inventive with the color combinations, what are some of your favorites?)

shoppe banner

I designed a new banner for the shoppe...
I like the finished design :)

estelle butterflies

I was in a butterfly making mood.
I wanted some candy-colored ones.
These are what I created (they're a good sized butterfly-- 3.75 inches or so in diameter)
{new in the shoppe :)}

confectionery twine

here are a few of the new cotton twines that I'm adding to the shoppe,
these are interesting colors/combinations...
:)

English Roses

More roses! Woot!
I made these ones along with the sparkly ones I just posted.
Only I went a little different route, I dyed these.
It is a new tecnique for me (I've tried many), and even though it is a little more time consuming than creasing or cupping petals, I'd say it is a keeper.
The flowers look a lot more lifelike.

glittered roses

I finally have a new batch of roses in the shoppe.
These are a little larger than the usual mini roses (they're about 1 3/4 inch across)
and are quite sparkly. I wanted a specific sort of glitter, something silver-y but with hints of other colors, so I ended up mixing my own (the batch I made was just enough for the group of flowers).

dot chenille

When I got this ribbon, and felt the texture...I think that I want clothes made from this stuff, it's softer than velvet. So yum.
{new in ye olde shoppe ;)}

candy and gems tinsel

It's hard to capture just how twinkly and sparkly this trim is...
So pretty...
{new in the shop :)}

pom pom's

So cute ;)
This is one of my favorites: the wired pom pom trim
fresh in the shoppe...