Lavender and Bees

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My neighbour always grows the most beautiful lavender, which I was fortunate to pick and dry this year.  My aim is to make some lavender bags but also want to put a piece of tatted lavender on the front of them. These are my attempts and think I have decided which is the best one. 









The lavender attracts hundreds of bees, so my hands were in the middle of some very vocal buzzing insects, but they did not worry me and I was not frightened about getting stung.











Comments

  1. Lace-lovin' Librarian ~ DianeAugust 31, 2019 at 1:44 PM

    All are beautiful!

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  2. Jane McLellanAugust 31, 2019 at 10:04 PM

    Good job on the tatted lavender! I saw lavender fields near Cape Town last week, but they were hard to recognise with the because the bushes had been cut right back.

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  3. MichelleSeptember 1, 2019 at 6:14 AM

    I like all of them, which is your favorite?

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  4. picotsnkeysSeptember 2, 2019 at 8:27 AM

    I vote the dark one on the right. If you mount it flat on the bag, it looks a better proportion. Just my (humble...ahem) opinion.
    You're braver than I for getting in among the bees. They seem to sense I'm a threat every time. I even try to talk to them and ask permission, but they act first and ask questions later. That means they don't survive our encounter. I decided long ago that I didn't want to contribute to fewer number of bees in the world, so I leave them be.

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    1. Sally KersonSeptember 3, 2019 at 8:17 AM

      Thanks it does seem that the dark purple is the favourite. The only bees that frighten me are the ones that are drowsy and hide amongst your clothes and then sting you! Much better when they are busy flying around!

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