French Bee Skeps…a give away
Since ancient times, bees have been kept for their honey. Honey was originally collected from the bees’ nest in hollow trees. To make collecting the honey much easier artificial nests for the honey bees to live in were made. Before wooden hives came into use, European and British beekeepers used inverted straw or wicker baskets called a “skep”. Skeps are baskets placed open end down with a small hole at the bottom for the bees to enter. They are the earliest and most simple form of the bee hive. The skeps were weatherproofed with a thatch or mixture similar to that used on house walls. It is rare to find an original old woven bee skep because most were destroyed when the honey was removed. Recently, the interest in skep making has increased and their use has expanded into home and garden applications.
We love all of applications for bee skeps used in the home and garden. Bee skeps are being used as garden accessories, in interior vignettes and as pedant lighting indoors and out.
LaCaze bee skep pendant light.
Since we began our blog, we have been amazed at the support of other bloggers and our readers. We love sharing our passion of architecture, interior design and gardens with everyone and are so excited to be able to connect with others who share our passion. To thank our followers and in honor of our reaching over 600 subscribers, we are thrilled to offer a give a way from our online shop LaCaze. We are giving a way a pair of French bee skeps as picture above in image 11 and here. Drawing will be held on August 12th. Good luck to all!
To enter the give a way:
1. Leave a comment on your favorite bee skep application or creative way to use a bee skep
2. Be or become a Google follower by clicking on follow on the right side bar or subscriber by clicking on subscribe on the right side bar.
We hope you are enjoying coming on this journey with us each week as we take a stroll Under the Spanish Moss.
Making today great!
Renee and Angela
image sources: LaCaze, Bill Ingram, Bobby McAlpine; The Home Within Us
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I think they work wonderfully well as lamp shades. I love the diffused light they give out. x Sharon(PS You know I’m a follower and a big fan!)
I am a new follower. I found you through french essence and my french country home. Love your look, it is very inspirational. I
love the texture of bee skeps on the courtyard nestled between glazed anduze pots and antique terra cotta pots. I also love to use them on the brunch buffet table behind a silver stand of tea cakes and honey. Looking forward to your next posts. Cheers, ~Jen
Hello Angela and Renee,
These bee skeps are sensational….I love them on the chest of drawers or sitting on the floor…I would probably use them as a pair on a commode in my dining room…Love them…of course I am a follower and more importantly a fan! xv
Beautiful giveaway!! These bee skeps are gorgeous and I must confess I have seen them used in design often but frankly didn’t totally know what they were, just that I liked them! I love all the examples you showed above, all the settings and rooms are just gorgeous. I like seeing them in a kitchen or on a chest next to other objects, maybe on a stack of books. Great giveaway….thanks. Am a devoted follower!!
What a fabulous giveaway. I such a fan our your blog, and of bee skeps. Adore them in so many spaces and of course, as lighting…wonderful!!
I’m a follower and I love your blog. Beautiful inspiration and writing. I like bee skeps best on a tablescape or tucked into a corner on the floor. They have such a wonderful textural appeal. Beautiful!
I LOVE your blog. Your writing is beautiful and the pictures are always inspiring. Thanks for sharing your gift of words and decorating!
New to the site and I LOVE it! I like to use them on the buffet in my breakfast/sunroom, they add texture and interest.
Good morning Girls!
I love these and especially like them used as pendant lighting. But how much fun to be used in the garden too!
Blessings to you both for a wonderful day!
xo
I LOVE your website and am a new follower. I am in the process of having drawings done on a new home.
Am so excited I found this site for some inspiration. I love the idea of the skeps in the kitchen on a huge wood block island
sitting beside my wood and glass bowls of fresh berries, apples, and nuts. And maybe a glass honey pot with a wooden
honey spoon. Makes me smile thinking about it!
I have loved bee skeps for many years, but have never actually seen one in person. I would love to keep one out in the garden during the sunny months and then use it inside for it’s wonderful texture and patina during the colder months of the year.
I am a happy follower of your blog. I found you through the blog Greige and was hooked on your wonderful style immediatly!
I LOVE the bee skeps!! I have sooo many ideas for them. I would probably use them on a table in the family room.
I am a follower of your lovely blog.
I am already a follower and a facebook friend.
I have never seen these before or if I did I did not know what they were. So I do not know how I would use them if I won. But I love the look and now the meaning of them. I think I would display them like the photo of the bee keeper skep with the saint statue. Thank you for the chance to win something beautiful from your shop. I love your blog…and shop! ox
I will add a link to your giveaway on my blog sidebar. ox
I had never seen those bee skeps before, they are beautiful, I like them as pendant lights or simply on a vignette.
XXX Ido
I’m a follower and you must hate me because of my crazy long comments
Thank you for the beautiful giveaway!
XXX Ido
I have always wanted to have a bee skep for my garden but they are quite difficult to find. Sooooooo I am thrilled to have found your blog and your shop!
Hi there, I’m a new follower and love your blog and styling ideas etc. When I saw these bee skeps (I didn’t know that was what they were called by the way) I knew I had to leave a comment – as I found two bees crawling on my bedroom carpet when I came home this evening. I set them both free back into the outdoors – but what a spooky coincidence to have that happen and then see these beautiful structures.
If I was lucky enough to win them – although I’m overseas and that may exclude me from the giveaway
– I would love to have them as a decorative item in the home as they are so lovely.
As an avid gardener, I’d want to use it outdoors. Love the French version.
Karen
Love your blog and the bee skeps!! Thanks for letting me know what they were…had no idea, but loved them! I love them in the garden or just sitting on a table!
I have seen many different types of skeps…and we bought one which is covered with some type of substance like mud.
It’s in our warehouse in Belgium and Johan has not sent it because he thinks it might create issues with customs. It’s lovely!
He uses it as a prop here and there with his vignettes. I don’t think he fears anything, I think he just wants to keep it! He is sly
that way, but we love him and he does so much, we pretend we believe him.
Greetings my belles!
Trinidad
Meg and I love your blog and are already followers!! Our favorite skep is the last image. You all seem to always post such beautiful and inspiring pictures. We hope you can check out our blog too…http://pchateau.blogspot.com ….
Brooke
i’m a new “addicted” and love, love your blog… french decor and all you share… and i love the bee skeps. they look great in all the ideas presented. i think the shades are the most unique!!
So excited about this giveaway! Absolutely adore the bee skeps. Would love to have one for the table on my porch.
I have always have a love of bee skeps, but I have never seen a bee skep light. How wonderful that would be in a potting room or sunroom a garden room–assuming I had any of those. This would be a most wonderful start!
My goodness! My comment needs proofreading! Please correct my mistakes.
I have always had a love of bee skeps, but I have never seen a bee skep light. How wonderful that would be in a potting room or sunroom or garden room–assuming I had any of those. This would be a most wonderful start!
I have recently found your blog when it was highlighted on another blog…I can’t wait for each new posting. I have seen these bee keeps in pictures but had no idea of what they were – thanks for another idea! I love the use of the skep as a light over the chair. If I had one I would use it in a grouping on a marble topped table in my family room.
I love these!!!!! I would display mine in a similar fashion as the picture above with it nestled near a statue. I’ve got the perfect spot….Just sayin’ Tee hee
I love the bee skeps but especially as pendants over bar or table.
I love the rustic country look of bee skeps, just as part of a vignette or garden decor. I really enjoy your blog.
I love the lighting fixtures–unique and the light is so warm and soft. Mary
I am a new follower (for a week or so) and love all the beautiful images you post. They always remind me of growing up in the south with the live oaks and of course Spanish moss! I get so much inspiration here. I love the way the skeps look on a tablescape or on the floor. Of course, if mine were on the floor they would soon be filled with action figures from my boys so does “action figure hideout” count as a creative use?
I started following you fairly recently, and am delighted to have found you…bee skeps, how romantic they are…I have one I actually found in a thrift store, but nowhere as nice as yours. I move mine all around in the garden to highlight plants that are looking especially good, move it into the house to decorate, but love the pics of them used as light shades…Gayle
Hello Renee and Angela,
I love the bee skeps!! And that picture with the bee skep on that table in the space with the open door is amazing!
There are so much lovely things to discover at the LaCaze shop!
xx
Greet
gorgeous images..never knew that much about bee skeps..thanks for enlightening me..
good luck with your giveaway..
best,
maureen
You are right about me WANTING this giveaway….my favorite application would be to have it in my house
Seriously though I would probably use it in a vignette next to some old books or on my DR table….LOVE IT
I have tweeted this fantastic giveaway….still love them! xv
Hey sweet ladies! I tweeted this fun giveaway this morning and would love the chance to win!! Talk to you soon.
Best,
Christina
I absolutely love these bee skeps! They add the perfect amount of earthiness to a room. You two beautiful ladies have such amazing taste… I enjoy your blog so much! Thanks for all the inspiration!
lol,
Desiree
Great post, I’ve always been of fan of bee skeps…all that texture! I love them in a garden or potting bench setting, where you can move them to fill in a hole in the garden or anyway you need an impromptu sculpture.
Ladies, this is the most fabulous thing(s) I’ve ever seen. Love this post! And the giveaway. You know I’m a follower, a big cheerleader for you guys, and I’m posting about this over at Splenderosa right now. Awesome. Love you both…….
Forgot to tell you how I would use them…on my dining table. I have 4 silver-based ram horn candlebra, with silver tips. These skeps would be beautiful and in the same feeling as my candlesticks. Also I already have the beautiful chargers made of some kind of lacquered cane, round ones. Oh yes, they would be wonderful on my black lacquered tabletop. I’m already planning an event.
Oooh, right next to my fireplace these will go! Love them! Love your site for inspiration!
Hi – I just love the look of the skep on the entry table with some vintage flower pots! I’m a new follower – found you via French Essence. Thanks so much for the opportunity!
I just love the bee skeps in interior vignettes. I have also seen them used to cover dishes on picnic tables. Thanks for the chance to own one.
xoxo Dianne
I just love the bee skep – though I never knew that was the proper name for them!!! I am such a huge fan of texture and love having a variety of textures in my decor. I would love using these for hanging lanterns – simply gorgeous!!!
xoxo Elizabeth
I WOULD PLACE ONE DISCREETLY IN A ROOM WHERE THE PARTY IS BEING HELD AND HIDE THE BIRTHDAY CAKE BENEATH AND THE OTHER, THE BOWL OF FRUIT AND CREAM TO SERVE WITH THE SURPRISE CAKE .
THE REST OF THE TIME I WOULD MOVE THEM AROUND THE HOUSE AND GARDEN TO SUIT THE OCCASION.
BEE X
i adore them as pendants….
but i might give a go as a HAT.
xxxx
Happily just found your blog and your shop and am now following! I’ve always had a “thing” for bee skeps – can’t explain it- just love them … though I like the various applications as lighting pieces, etc., I prefer them as they are without alteration. They are simply good to look at … and I’d so love having them! What a nice thing to do …
Hi Renee & Angela,
I am a new follower and love your blog and the give-away! I would use them on my front porch in a vignette with flower pots by a couple of chairs. How welcoming would that be?!! Keeping fingers crossed in Atlanta!!
Angie
Hi girlies,
I am on vacation in Oregon and trying very hard to stay away from the computer. Don’t even ask why I am even checking in – but I could feel something was going on…!
What a generous giveaway!!! All I can say is – pendant, pendant, pendant! I love the look and the texture – and they create such great ambiance.
Go girls, go! You will always have my support.
Warm hugs to you both,
Mon
I love the look of Bee Skeps and would display them in my flower garden next to my St. Francis statue. I would also use them on my outdoor dining table.
Thanks for the nice giveaway,
Jen
Girls, you have outdone yourselves with this giveaway…love, love bee skeps. Every image was beautiful but I particularly like them as pendants. How fun! Congratulations on your great following. You deserve it. You have a fabulous blog! Mona
Hello my friends! I go weak in the knees for bee skeps! There is something about them. Just sitting on a table, floor, bookshelf, stairs… anywhere, a bee skep is a gorgeous addition. And your’s are extraordinary.
I am usually not greedy or lustful over a giveaway, but I am so hoping I win this one. Sorry, I know that sounds very self centered! But really, these bee skeps would find such a loving home. I am off to see what else you have in your shop! Thank you for a chance to win… and congratulations on your blogging successs! So well deserved!
Of course I am a faithful follower!
xo Yvonne
My mom always had bee skeps in her garden, so they remind me of her and her wonderful decorating! I would, as I have often done w/ my mom’s ideas, switch it around and hang it from the ceiling! As a pendant light, of course.
I am a subscriber.
I have only recently found you(via Cote de Texas I think) and adore your style! I check your site every evening now and just signed up to receive your emails.
I am a bee keeper and am passionate about all things bee’s (my name Debra means “the Bee, one who is industrious). I have, until this posting, only been familiar with American made skeps. The French skeps are enchanting. If I were lucky enough to win the skeps I would mount the pair on individual handmade wooden bases (2″ tall and 1″ larger then the base of the skep, run a light fixture post through them and turn them into table lamps. The lamp shades would be in scale to the skep and most likely be covered in a rustic faded toile that is in the same tones as the skeps themselves. I would edged the top and bottom of the shades with a little pop of lovely colored velvet ribbon, maybe pink or lime green for fun.
New subscriber here…one of your bee skeps would be perfect sitting on an existing tree stump as a accent in my wildflower garden! What a find your blog is…love it.
This is such a wonderful space, I’m thrilled to have found you via ‘greige’….am now a happy follower!
If I am the fortunate recipient of this amazing gift it would become a welcoming feature in my entrance as it is so unique and would no doubt make a fantastic conversation starter….my surname is Bezer!
Alternatively it would be lots of fun to create a light fixture as the light coming through the rustic elements of the weave would be soft and subtle.
Happy day!
xx F
love love love these skeps! they look great in the garden pictures and i have a giant sycamore tree that i would love to hang one from. i’d also love one to decorate with on the top of an armoire or buffet table. so happy to learn about them. thanks for the fun giveaway!
I have two old crumbly ones that I keep in my greenhouse. I am totally fascinated by them and would adore having another. A new follower here, what a beautiful blog!!
i would definitely use it for a kitchen light! it is beautiful!
oh I love these. I love them in the kitchen as pendant lights or on the fridge. I remember seeing some in a show house on Kiawah IS SC. they are great!
I am now a google follower.
I would use them outside to hang as pendant lights for our outdoor movie nights!
What a great give-away!! I would put them on top of a china cabinet in the dining room.
They really are beautiful.
I love the bee skeps! I think they look fantastic in an outdoor setting (potting table) that can be moved indoors as well (next to console)–best of both worlds-great piece!!
Hi! I found you through Greige and I am so glad I popped over. I have enjoyed looking through your blog. I have signed up as a follower so I don’t miss a single post.
What a wonderful giveaway. I love the look of the Bee Skep as a hanging pendant…
Penny
Just became a follower! Love your sight, and would love to use the bee skep in my screened porch setting, right next to my french cafe chairs! Nannette
Out sight seeing this morning and I am so happy to have found you. Your site is beautiful. I did sign on as a follower and just had to pin some of the images here. I love Bee Skeps. Cannot wait to see more from you!
Wishes for a wonderful day ~ Rebecca
I would love using the skep for a light fixture. Found your site through Griege blog. Your site is lovely. Thanks for the giveaway.
What a treasure! I would add the Skep on my stone entry table. What a charmer! I’m so glad I found your blog and have added you thru Google Reader. Sigh…
I love the idea of using bee skeps as light fixtures. Quite beautiful!
I am a new follower!! Love your blog. I would love to win these, so many options of what to do with them!
Renee and Angela,
This is a fantastic giveaway. That bee skep can be used in so many interesting ways throughout the house. I think I would use it as a decorative piece in a corner maybe in my entrance.
Good luck to everyone!
I collect Bee Skeps!! These are some of the most beautiful I have ever seen! I place them in the garden and around my house, they are such a rustic, ‘Frenchy’ bit of decor! Love your beautiful blog.
I am new follower of your fabulous blog. I adore the bee skeps in their natural setting in the garden, but they are also lovely as pendant lights. Beautiful selection of photos!
I have always been a collector of bee skeps. First as little ceramic honey pots in the shape of skeps, then out in the garden as decoration. I would love to win a bee skep. I would put it in my garden and use it for staging for my upcoming photo shoot for Tuscan Style magazine! I’m your newest follower. Your blog is amazing! ~Delores
I like the idea of having a skep on the front porch. A little vintage and rustic on a more modern porch can meld the two styles together. Thanks for this giveaway opportunity!
I think beeskeep look best in the garden, among garden phlox & larkspur. They are a beautiful reminder of the garden when set in the house in wintertime.
I LOVE these!!! I think I would first use it at a newborn prop in my photography business. I can see it laying on its side with a soft natural burlap material in it…just waiting for a newborn to fall asleep in it
I think these bee skeps have such great texture. I think one of these wpould be so charming nestle in with my collection of cake stands on my dining room buffet! I love these!
I absolutely love the bee skeps. Thank you for informing me of them and their use! I would love them out in my court yard with my ivy and moss.
I adore the bee skep next to the statue of St. Francis of Assisi. I would love to put one inside on a table or by a piece of furniture. I’ll plan to mention your giveaway in my post tomorrow.
Bee Skeps are best in the garden in a natural setting. So glad to know about your blog and your online store.
mb from Dallas
I’m your newest follower (I found you via Greige)! I love the bee skep used as lighting over the dining table and simply placed in the garden next to that amazing Hydrangea bush. So beautiful.
lamaisonboheme at gmail dot com
The photo with the bee skep next to St. Francis of Assisi is my favorite, and I think using these decoratively indoors is unexpected and cool. I am a new follower via Greige… and I’m looking forward to more creative ideas and inspiration!
I love the bee skep on the brick and the one sitting next to the hydrangeas. My hydrangeas are blooming right now and the bee skep would look perfect next to them. If you have a chance please stop by and see our garden post. My daughter and I are also new bloggers.
Love the skep next to St. Francis. He’s my favorite saint and I have several garden statues of him.
Wow! Came over from Greige and am just enamored with your site! You now have another new follower. These bee skeps are just amazing as decorative accessories, and what I wouldn’t give to have one made into a light fixture. What a generous give-away- thanks for the opportunity to win one.
~ Sue
Hello,
I just found your blog through Greige. It’s really lovely! I think bee skeps work beautifully as pendants.
Love the rustic French look of these bee skeps. Perfect for my little garden but equally great indoors in the off season. Love your site!
I love them over the kitchen island…..we are building a new home full of rustic, livable items and textures….what a wonderful statement the skeps would make in our new kitchen….
Love to learn about new uses for old things. I would like one for my garden. I’ve been growing flowers to attract bees, more hummingbirds, and butterflies. It would be wonderful to add a woven structure so decorative yet functional. I’d hope for honey, but would be happy to just enjoy the simple beauty of the old design.
Wow! Your blog is amazing! I am in love with the idea of using bee skeps over our kitchen island. The island is actually an old baker’s table with a stainless top. The rustic quality & texture would be a nice way to offset the industrial feel of the stainless steel top.
I just found your blog today. I have some really small skeps that were made to use as Christmas ornaments but I never knew the history of their design. I like them on a table mixed in with other items or used as a chandelier. I like the image with ine over the chair. I’m excited ton read your blog now that I’ve signed up!
Heart be still . . . in any manner or manor, skeps are a “natural” choice and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the idea for lighting. Inspirational choice for a series of them in the kitchen (or the english pantry, or on each side of the bed) in the soon to be new house. FABULOUS! . . . heart be still.
They are beautiful…very rustic..perfect chipmunk home…: )
Thank you so much for this generous giveaway. I would use them in my great room, as a part of an arrangement on an antique cupboard I have.
Funny my mother-in-law gave me one of these and I had no idea what it was but it’s pretty in a garden bed, just have to remember to bring it in during the winter. What I truly want to know about is your Spanish moss hanging from the trees, I see it in one of your images and it’s beautiful!
I’m a new follower and can see that I’m going to enjoy reading your blog posts.
I love the bee skeps and would probably put one in my kitchen…it’s very rustic!
Favorite application? The light fixtures. Definitely the light fixtures!
I love the idea of turning the bee skeps into pendent light fixtures. In fact, I have the perfect place in my bathroom (which I am currently remodeling) that would look so cute with a hanging bee skep as a light fixture. Great give away, thanks for the chance!
A sunroom light fixture would be perfect.
I’m a new follower and am loving your blog posts! And, a give away…fantastic! It would be fun to incorporate a bee skep into a patio, sun porch or garden outdoor light fixture for use in the summer months.
Happy summer!
Happy Friday ladies! What a fantastic giveaway. Depending on the size, I would likely set under a console table next to a stack of books or use as a cloche, atop my antique ‘margarine’ ironstone dairy slab.
Thanks for the chance.
Hugs~
Tricia
Love the skeps used as pendant lighting.
I love bee skeps and have used them in decorating. I love the idea of using one as a pendant lite! I’m also a follower – love your blog!
My name, Melissa means honeybee. I love to collect “bee things.” I have been looking for some sort ofbpendant lights that have both texture and sculptural quality. I think I just found what I have been searching for! A cluster of bee skeps in varying sizes would be absolutely beautiful above my family dining table. Fingers crossed!
I love the bee skeps, expecially used as light pendants. It’s always a treat to see what is next on your blog. Thanks! ~Erin
I have always loved bee skeps, and used one for years to cover the head of my well, which just happened to be in my front yard close to my front door! It lasted for 14 years, being taken inside during our terrible midwest winters. Last winter I forgot it, and it was destroyed during our blizzard!
I think I would use one of this pair on my screened porch as pendent lighting, and the other to cover my well head!
Love your blog!
Love your blog! So much inspiration…new follower via Greige. Would love the bee skips to use as lighting. Love the idea! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway.
Hello!
Being a California beekeeper for over 15 years, I of course love anything to do with honeybees. I would hang the bee skep as a light pendant in the middle of my gazebo which is by the fountain where our honeybees come to get a drink of water.
Thanks for the chance to win your fabulous givaway. I’m excited to have found your blog!
Bon Chance!
Great giveaway, Renee and Angela! Love, love!
Would love this for my table on the patio!
Already a follower of course!
Teresa
xoxo
I would put it in on my entry console, so gorgeous.
i just became a follower, your blog and shop are divine!
Victoria x ( Vintage Girl)
There are so many wonderful uses for these, but I’m really loving them as a pendant.
I am happy to learn what skeps are called. I’ve always liked them but never knew. I would have to rotate mine from the garden to the inside depending on the season and where I’m spending my time.
Love these beeskeps–they are so rustic with beautiful proportions. I have loved beeskeps for my whole life. To me they have wonderful texture and color that enhance both indoor and outdoor spaces. I am definitely happiest when I am in my garden and I would love having them to enjoy while I am there and to remind me of the garden as part of my indoor decorating. I would definitely include them on my large console table where I display things I love–a birds’ nest, rustic candle sticks, and a smooth river stone I found in the shape of a heart.
I am in process of remodeling the house as you already know, Renee. I’ve painted and rearranged and am desperate for unique lighting. These bee skeps would be a great attribute to the eclectic nature my home is taking. Hope I win! Remy
I am a new follower and I have to say—I love them anywhere–in the garden, in the house as part of decor, LOVE them as light fixtures, just love Bee Skeps…
In my courtyard next to the lavender, as a chandelier in my entrance window, or to hide my winter knitting, gosh, I may need several of the wonderful bee skeps. I love the rustic feel they bring to an area.
I’m already a follower! My logo is a bee so I often use bee skeps as display props for my jewelry or knitwear. I’ve added yours to my wish list! They’re beautiful!!
The bee skeps make a lovely accessory for the interior. I like to put battery operated tealights inside one for a nice illumination.
Beautiful objects! I would certainly use them in my garden. Love the first image!
I created a link to your post and give away on my post, Friday 6th August and hope that some of your followers came via my blog.
Have a wonderful weekend and many thanks for your – always – lovely comments.
Greetings,
Karin
New to your blog and just loving it! I love them in all the photos but would use it in my garden. Thanks for a great give away!
Dear Ladies…Once upon a time (15 years ago) I lived in Savannah, Georgia. That is the last time I had a bee skep. I left it in the garden for the new owners. A very large, ginormous toad had taken up residence in it and he could not be uprooted to Chicago, much too cold for such a southern gentleman. If I were the lucky winner of the bee skeps (very generous, by the way) I would be very selfish and keep them indoors. Your post is heavenly and your store LaCaze offers beautiful items. I am signing up for your blog right after this comment is posted. Thank you for the images……Susan
It will look so great with a light under….beside my new pool ! It will suit perfectly in my english garden !
I absolutely agree that the form of the bee skep looks great anywhere! the natural material and the hand-made quality add so much to the garden or interior as contrast. I have loved them forever, even when I did not know what they were!lol I am a new follower and I found my way here from greige….as I am living in New Hampshire, I love seeing and vicariously enjoying your outdoor lifestyles in LA or CA!! Beautiful!!
I have wanted a bee skep for a while now…it will be a lovely addition to my large coffee table or studio worktable(my husband is building this for me, with a zinc top)!
I am a follower!
I love they way the look in the garden. This would be a great addition to my little French inspired herb garden.
I am your most recent follower. We have mutual friends and I have seen your name in comments. I am looking forward to knowing your blog.
Your giveaway is so unique and has so many uses. I particularly love it guarding St. Francis of Assisi
Helen xx
I love all of your ideas.
Love them as rustic sculpture, as in the one paired with the St. Francis, and as pendant lights.
Hi!
I found your blog through Karin at La Pouyette!
The Bee Skeps are wonderful. I think I would have to see them first, unpack them and let them speak to me. I can think of several ways I would use them…and knowing me, I would move them around! I can see them sitting in front of my fireplace or decorating my front porch between two rocking chairs, or setting on top of my china cabinet, which is in my living room with ginger jars right now, or even in the center of my dining room table! Wouldn’t that be awesome!
Beautiful blog!
Blessings,
Martha Passman
Great giveaway. New subscriber found you via French Essence. After being unemployed for almost a year, we are finally getting back on track and will be celebrating our 1st year anniversary late…these would make a great gift as my wife loves all things French and now has me hooked! Thanks again for the opportunity!
LOVE these skeps…hope I win. I hope you have saved the best for last and I win!
Love your blog ladies,
Denise
just became a follower! I love beeskeps! I’ve been collecting them for years. I always have 1 or 2 in my garden. And I have several antique ones on top of a cupboard in my dining room. I use them to dcorate during the holidays. In fact I just purchased a silver one.
I found your site through a greige recommendation – it’s truly beautiful!
If I was to win the giveaway, what a perfect compliment it would make to my new home’s concrete counters. I’ve been searching for items to soften the few long, hard spans – a bee skep it should be!
Thank you for the inspiring photos.
Hello Angela and Renee! I just found your blog and love it! I posted a picture Monday of skeps in a garden. It is one of my favorite pictures.
I am a new follower and will add your giveaway to my blog’s sidebar.
Before we downsized, I had two herb knots that mirrored each other, circled by boxwood, and at the center I had bee skeps. I looked down at them from my bedroom window and the skeps always made me smile. I can still see the shape of my boxwood circles on Google Earth (now looking down from a satellite!), but the skeps are gone. I did not even know where I could find another! Love your blog!
Love the bee skeps, (and your site). For now, I think I would use one in my fireplace with lots of plants, etc. for a beautiful focal point. But, so many possibilities come to mind…thank you so much for the opportunity to win! Definitely becoming a follower…..
Beautiful site! The smaller Bee Skep would make/be (pun intended)the perfect light for my little foyer. I’ve been looking forever & this is the casual, European look I so love!
I love your photos, I think you covered every way possible to use them. I have loved skeps for as long as following the gardens in Williamsburg and my trips to Europe seeing them scattered in gardens. I need a new one, it seems like when I find one my intention is only to use it inside for decorating and table arrangements. But it isn’t long before my herb garden starts calling for it. I usually prop mine on bricks to lengthen their life a little longer. I just love seeing one in my garden. I also love them near my potting shed mixed in with my cloches. Oh what the heck, I love them. Going to follow. Kathy
I’ve never heard of a Bee Skep, but love them! The hanging pendant application is a lot of fun, or just sitting on a table, like a cloche. Thanks for teaching me about something new!
Glad I got back just in time to be a part of this.
I love the look of them as part of a vignette!
Hi Angela and Renee
I have been a follower of your blog almost from the start and I love to visit you and get inspired.
I’m also glad I got back from my vacation in time to be a part of your give away. The Bee Skeps are wonderful and have a lovely texture. I love them as lamps and they looks great on the table along with the monk.
I also believe they will be great on a big raw table set with a slightly rough service. They could for example hide a appetizer ore a surprise on the plates to each guest.
I’ve never seen them in Norway, but my Danish friend who lives in France, told me about them. It would be great happiness for me to have them in my home!
Have a nice day!
xx
Lene
These are gorgeous! I can imagine them as pendant lights under a covered patio, as lamp shades or simply as accent pieces. I’m a huge fan of your blog and am most definitely inspired by your site!!