Our lovely 14K gold bees with pave stripes hover on two separate discs of oxidized sterling silver. A wonderful gift for a gardener, bee lover, or Queen Bee in your life.
This is a beautiful lariat necklace from Portland designer Leslie Paige. The necklace features 3 graduating pearls, bezel-set on a delicate 14k yellow gold chain.
Botanical Essence: "Harmony"
These hard Japanese walnuts are one of squirrels’ favorite treat. Most of the nuts get eaten on the spot, but few were fortunate enough to be hidden underground and sprout in the coming spring.
Botanical Essence: "Live with the wind."
The puffballs serve as a parachute for the dandelion, and close like an umbrella in rain. When in fair and sunny weather, the puffball would open up again and the seeds would be blown away by the wind.
Botanical Essence: "Secret"
The globe thistle has thorny flowers, but each of these thistles is a small bud, before the flowers bloom. After the flowers open, the globe thistle is transformed into a soft, fluffy flower.
Botanical Essence: "A Happiness Charm"
Huayruro is a type of leguminous seed, which is native to South America. The unique red color seeds have been cherished as talisman accessories since the ancient Inca Empire period.
Botanical Essence: "Powerful Life"
The fruit has approximately a dozen cubicles and each will tear vertically upon ripen, in order to spread their seeds. The seeds are covered by solid seed coats, which can survive up to 20 years under ground in soil.
Botanical Essence: "Everlasting Sun"
The “Immortelle” flower takes its name from the word “immortal”—meaning “everlasting.” “Helichrysum” is the scientific name of the plant. These small golden flowers are like the sun that never burns out.
Botanical Essence: Wishing upon the moon
The name "Luna," is from the Latin word for moon, as the thin disk-shaped fruit looks just like the moon. When ripe, the exodermis and seeds fall off and leave the silky white semitransparent endodermis standing.
Botanical Essence: "A Pure Love"
The rose has been appreciated since ancient times, even making its appearance in the Epic of Gilgamesh from ancient Mesopotamia. The flower is also famous for being loved by Cleopatra—“a woman of surpassing beauty.”
Botanical Essence: "Love"
The pink pom pom part of the Globe amaranth is the calyxes. The tiny light yellow speckles that peak through in between are the real flowers. Since the color is semi-long lasting, it has been widely enjoyed as dried flower.
Botanical Essence: "Loyalty"
American sweetgum’s leaves turn into beautiful red and orange colors in the fall. The spiked compound fruits are composed of numerous capsules and the seeds spill out during fall season when the fruit dries and open.
Botanical Essence: Forever Charming
Sea lavender is native to Mediterranean region. Since the color of the flower is rather long lasting, it is also widely enjoyed as dried flower. It has also gained its fame as the "everlasting flower."
