I have a love/hate relationship with bees. I am a gardener, so I love bees from a nature perspective. And, honey happens to be my sweetener of choice. But for all the good bees may do, some of them are extremely annoying! I have a major issue with carpenter bees at my house – they drive me crazy this time of year! And, a bee almost killed my favorite little puppy when he got stung in the throat by one! So, there is that!
Putting all the bad feelings aside, I know many people who keep bees and, who doesn’t love a good bee motif?
After I created some of the double clam shell decoupaged pieces from the last post, I started playing around with some of the single ones and created a set of shells as a gift for a bee lover.
I made a couple shells with bee designs and created a hanging shell as well to create a nice trio of ‘bee’ shells! (FYI: clam shells are much tougher to drill through than oyster shells! I forgot just how tough!)
I am happy with how these clam shells turned out and I am looking forward to creating some cute packaging for the set!
I think I may continue with my shell creations for a time – especially now that beach walks are more frequent with the milder weather!
Thanks for stopping by!
Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie
