Kitchen Stocked for Summer👩‍🍳

Our kitchen is stocked for a yummy & great weekend ahead! From margarita mix, peach salsa, and guacamole starter to our favorite bloody mary medley with vodka infused olives. Hot peach jam and bellini jam are great over cream cheese with crackers. Delicious!!

Lushly Embroidered Tops & Graphic Maxi Dress

Summer is sweet with super soft, lushly embroidered tops in black, white, and charcoal with the loveliest drape. A garden of embroidery in bright and cheerful colors we love these! The perfect price too! S, M, L.
Embroidery Charcoal Top $38.95
Embroidery Sheer Polka Dot Black $38.95
Embroidery White Top $36.95

Summer daydreams come to life in our new maxi dress with embroidered blooms or faded graphic tee dress. So comfy and cool for sunny days ahead!

Embroidered Maxi Dress $49.95 S, M, L

Soft Graphic Tee Dress $52.95 S/M & M/L

Lemon Meringue Pie with Honey Meringue🍰🍋

If you’re searching for a special dessert, then this is it! And believe us when we say it’s worth it. We use our wildflower honey to sweeten the Swiss meringue in this classic pie—the perfect topping for the tangy lemon filling.
Lemon Meringue Pie with Honey Meringue
½ (14.1-ounce) refrigerated pie crusts
Edible flowers for garnish (optional)
For the Lemon Filling:
1½ cups water
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
½ cup fresh lemon juice
5 large egg yolks
3 tablespoons salted butter
1 tablespoon lemon zest
For the Honey Meringue:
5 large egg whites
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
¾ cup Wildflower Honey (Pick Up At Bonnes Amies Kitchen)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Unroll the pie crust and fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold the edges under and crimp. Place parchment paper over the crust and fill with pie weights or beans. Bake according to package directions. Remove from the oven and let cool.
Make the Lemon Filling: Bring the water, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice to a simmer in a medium saucepan and cook until thickened. Whisk the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Add a little of the hot water mixture to the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Gradually whisk in the remaining hot water mixture to the egg yolks. Pour the mixture into the saucepan and cook over medium-low heat for 1 minute. Stir in the butter and lemon zest. Transfer the filling to the pie crust and cover directly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate while making the meringue. Prepare a double boiler. Bring about an inch of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Combine the egg whites, cream of tartar, and honey in a medium bowl that fits into the saucepan without touching the water. Cook over the simmering water, whisking constantly, 10 to 12 minutes or until the egg white mixture reaches 160°F. Transfer the mixture to a heavy-duty stand mixer. Add the vanilla and beat the mixture to stiff peaks.
Remove the pie from the refrigerator and top with the meringue, spreading all the way to the edges to seal the filling. Use a kitchen torch or oven broiler to toast the meringue. Cool the pie to room temperature or until ready to serve.
Garnish the pie with edible flowers.

Garden Saints

“So plant your own gardens and decorate your soul instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.” Jorge Luis Borges 

A garden should be cozy and inviting, a place where the fragrance of flowers, peace, and beauty should surround you. Our new prayer angels, Saint Francis & Saint Fiacre, sitting doves, rabbits, roosters, and sitting dog garden statues can enhance the beauty of your outdoor space and create a magical, almost surreal atmosphere. Each piece is a work of art made in the USA and can adorn your garden for many years to come! Lay Away Available.

“In 1911 Egisto traveled from Lucca, Italy to Chicago, Illinois where he founded his own statuary company. Because he took great pride in his craft and reputation, his castings soon set the industry standard of excellence. Artists, interior designers and museums relied upon the careful detailing and impeccable quality standards he demanded. 

Today his repertoire encompasses many collections including: Fiber Stone for the garden, Religious Statuary, Fountains, Columns and Pedestals. The factory and showroom is proudly located in Chicago where a staff of sculptors, artisans, mold-makers and casters handcraft unique designs and apply their talents to even the most custom order.

Lemon Meringue For Mom

The *most* special for Mom
We use our honey to sweeten the Swiss meringue in this classic pie…the perfect topping for the tangy lemon filling!

If you’re searching for a special dessert, then this is it! And believe us when we say it’s worth it. We use our acacia honey to sweeten the Swiss meringue in this classic pie—the perfect topping for the tangy lemon filling.

Lemon Meringue Pie with Honey Meringue

(a tart and sweet classic pie)

Serves 6

What you need:

½ (14.1-ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts

Edible flowers for garnish (optional)

For the Lemon Filling:

1½ cups water

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup cornstarch

½ cup fresh lemon juice

5 large egg yolks

3 tablespoons salted butter

1 tablespoon lemon zest

For the Honey Meringue:

5 large egg whites

½ teaspoon cream of tartar

¾ cup Wildflower Honey (Pick Up At Bonnes Amies Kitchen)

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

What to do:

1. Wash Up!

2. Bake the Pie Crust: Unroll the pie crust and fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Fold the edges under and crimp. Place parchment paper over the crust and fill with pie weights or beans. Bake according to package directions. Remove from the oven and let cool.

3. Make the Lemon Filling: Bring the water, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice to a simmer in a medium saucepan and cook until thickened. Whisk the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Add a little of the hot water mixture to the egg yolks, whisking constantly. Gradually whisk in the remaining hot water mixture to the egg yolks. Pour the mixture into the saucepan and cook over medium-low heat for 1 minute. Stir in the butter and lemon zest. Transfer the filling to the pie crust and cover directly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate while making the meringue.

4. Make the Honey Meringue: Prepare a double boiler. Bring about an inch of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Combine the egg whites, cream of tartar, and honey in a medium bowl that fits into the saucepan without touching the water. Cook over the simmering water, whisking constantly, 10 to 12 minutes or until the egg white mixture reaches 160°F. Transfer the mixture to a heavy-duty stand mixer. Add the vanilla and beat the mixture to stiff peaks.

5. Finish the Pie: Remove the pie from the refrigerator and top with the meringue, spreading all the way to the edges to seal the filling. Use a kitchen torch or oven broiler to toast the meringue. Cool the pie to room temperature the refrigerate for about 2 hours or until ready to serve.

To Serve: Garnish the pie with edible flowers, if desired. Cut the pie into wedges and place on serving plates.

All the Color❤️🧡💛

Our best selling jewelry has arrived this week just in time for Mother’s Day! Small delicate Navajo pearls mixed with authentic turquoise, freshwater pearls, and purple & orange spiny oyster make layering these necklaces so much fun! Her new summer shell anklets are new as well as delicate serape beaded chokers. One of our new Texas artist….woman owned business & handmade. Perfect to go with our silver blossom pendants or sweet spiny coral dragonfly. Let us wrap one up for you! Great price ranges on necklaces & earrings $32.00-$150.00

Treat Yourself!🌈

More New Consuela has arrived for Spring…the embroidered Songbird Crossbody & Classic Tote is our favorite. The Brett Easy Tote and Woven Colorful Wendy Tote are perfect for summertime. Let us wrap your favorites up for you or pick out a new bag for the season! Love it all treat yourself! Texas based company out of Austin, TX. Lay Away Available.

Handcrafted Biscotti

The sweetest gift…Raspberry White Chocolate or Blueberry Lemon handcrafted biscotti wrapped up with our freshly ground gourmet coffee from our kitchen!

The most delicious small batch handcrafted artisan biscotti that is unlike the hard, tasteless industrial biscotti…our focus is on texture, flavor and of course dunk ability. This is “not your grandma's hard biscotti”.

Sugared Lemon, Wild Green Fig, Bourbon Vanilla

Artistic scents have arrived for Spring in glass artisan tumblers and our favorite large driftwood troughs. Our Artisan Blown Glass Tumbler candles are truly artistic pieces that are available in a textured matte or a shiny, smooth finish. This candle container is made of thick bubbled glass, hand blown in five finishes with uneven rims – a centerpiece suited for every style. Each piece will vary slightly in its finish and texture The Artisan Blown Glass Tumbler comes in our signature fragrances according to color: shiny clear bubbled glass in Sugared Lemon; shiny silver in Ginger Patchouli, matte mossy green in Orange Grove; matte smoky grey in Wild Green Fig; and matte gold in Bourbon Vanilla.

Suggesting memories of sea-borne driftwood washed ashore and dried in the sun, our hand carved Driftwood Candle Tray is a weathered, light color, natural, renewable mango wood tray with a braided raffia tassel, handsome leather dustcover and a tied jute decorative accent. Each candle will vary slightly in appearance. This brawny candle comes in two sizes; twelve and a half inches by three inches tall with two wicks and twenty-one inches by three and a quarter inches tall with four wicks. The Driftwood Tray is hand poured in Georgia, by our experienced candle makers, with forty-four or twenty-four ounces of a clean burning, United States grown, fragranced soy wax blend with a high-quality fragrance compound oil. Our distinctive fragrances are saturated with layers of nuance, complex and intricate, and are designed to evoke a particular time and place, triggered by memories and nostalgia. 

Tobacco Bark - Dark rum, incense, sweet woody tobacco, citrus, clove, vanilla. Wild Green Fig- fresh leafy greens and black currant with amber and musk. This candle should give approximately fifty or forty hours of burn time. And, as with all our candles, the Driftwood Tray can be reused once the wicks have burned away, and it has been cleaned out, by refilling with our easy Candle Refill Kit, or repurposed as a decorative container for your table, kitchen counter or desk, to be used time and time again.

Milagros❤️

The meaning for these heart-shaped charms can be as diverse as healing for a heart or to bring passion to your life.

But mostly, a heart milagro represents love, healing, and gratitude.

“Milagros” means miracles in spanish.

…and that’s what these are. Or, are supposed to provide. Kinda of,

Maybe I should start at the beginning……

Milagros are small religious folk charms found throughout Latin America, especially Mexico and Peru. They are also used in Europe, there they are called “exvotos”, or offerings. These small charms, usually about 1/2 in size, but can be as big as 6-8 inches, are most often made of pressed tin, but they can also be gold, silver, wood and even wax. Milagros are usually purchased from street vendors outside churches, shrines, and other places of worship.

These little offerings are nailed to (or even pinned to the clothing of ) saint statues, hung with red ribbon on altars, shrines, and other sacred objects (even people, as many are made into jewelry) as part of an act of devotion. Milagros are offered as a symbol to a saint as a reminder of a special need, or as a “thank you” for answering a prayer. Sometimes they are used to focus attention towards a specific ailment, and even just carried for protection and good fortune.

Pearls, Turquoise, & Rubies

Beautiful earrings and unique necklaces have arrived today…adorned with faceted rubies, pearls, and turquoise each piece is a work of art! Ritual and Iconography are alive with these special pieces! With Adornment and Meditation, your guides, you’re invited to walk through these places to reflect on our symbols of shared femininity, fearlessness, brightness, and beauty, on being who we are, together. Travel a little of Tara’s journey, by design! Each piece of the collection reinterprets long-ago voyages, relics made modern, icons ranging from Cleopatra to Frida Kahlo; each awaits her next trip with an adventurous soul!

Blue & White

Wishing you a week filled with sunshine & cheer! This little antique blue & white was brought in to add some personality and color to it. It is perfectly filled with botanicals in yellow wildflowers, white poppies, and purple lavender. So sweet for summer...