Bean Earrings
$95
Bean Earrings
18K Gold-plated Brass
Matte Antique Finish
2-1/4 inch Charms
Hooked Backs
18K Gold-plated Brass
Matte Antique Finish
2-1/4 inch Charms
Hooked Backs
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The Story
This bean is oh-so-very French, modeled after the slim, sexy haricot vert. There is no bean equal, with her sexy lines and curves. Life is a little less serious with these dangling from your ears. The string of the bean beautifully circles the bean tip.
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How to Wear
With spunk, please. It’ll spark conversation and collaboration.
Any simple outfit can become more outlandish. These beans are about confidence in being quirky.
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Curiosities
Beans come from the same Peruvian ancestor. They are Phaseolus vulgaris.
In 1819 Thomas Jefferson wrote, “I have lived temperately, eating little animal food, and that … as a condiment for the vegetables, which constitute my principal diet.”
In The Virginia Housewife, published in 1824, Mary Randolph, a first cousin of Thomas Jefferson’s, had this to say about the French or snap bean: It should be picked young and prepared with the strings plucked, not “Frenched” by slicing them longitudinally. “Those who are nice,” she wrote, “do not use them at such a growth as to require splitting.
The Rolande is one of the sweetest varieties of haricot vert, revived from a French seed saver. Janet’s favorite sources for seeds are Territorial Seed Company; Baker Creek Heirloom; and Johnny’s Selected Seeds.
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