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July has two birth flowers — also called July birth month flowers: the larkspur, for positivity and an open heart, and the water lily, for purity, majesty, and rebirth. The water lily is the one Chive Studio makes in ceramic — designed in Toronto, shaped by hand, permanent, gift-ready in a gift box. Every month's flower is in the complete birth flowers guide.

May has two birth flowers — also called May birth month flowers: lily of the valley, for sweetness, humility, and the return of happiness, and hawthorn, a longstanding symbol of hope and protection. The hawthorn is the one Chive Studio makes in ceramic — designed in Toronto, shaped by hand, permanent, gift-ready in a gift box. Every month's flower is in the complete birth flowers guide.

June has two birth flowers — also called June birth month flowers: the rose, the enduring symbol of love and devotion, and the honeysuckle, for happiness and devoted affection. The rose is the one Chive Studio makes in ceramic — more than six designs, shaped by hand, permanent, gift-ready in a gift box. Every month's flower is in the complete birth flowers guide.

Birth flowers — also called birth month flowers — are the flowers assigned to each month of the year: January snowdrop, February primrose, March daffodil, April daisy, May hawthorn, June rose, July water lily, August poppy, September aster, October marigold, November chrysanthemum, December narcissus. Most months also have a traditional second flower. Chive Studio designs all 12 in Toronto and shapes them by hand, carried by 200+ galleries and botanical gardens worldwide, permanent and gift-ready.

November has one birth flower — also called the November birth month flower: the chrysanthemum, from the Greek for “gold flower,” standing for loyalty, friendship, joy, and longevity. It is the one Chive Studio makes in ceramic, in Buttercup Yellow — designed in Toronto, shaped by hand, permanent, gift-ready in a gift box. Every month's flower is in the complete birth flowers guide.

Vintage Christmas ornaments are mouth-blown glass pieces at least twenty years old — hand-silvered, hand-painted, and made the same way since the 1800s. Here's how to spot the real thing, what separates vintage from antique, and why the good ones always go up high on the tree.

Pink Christmas ornaments are tree decorations in blush, rose gold or hot pink. Chive makes them in mouth-blown glass, silvered inside so tree lights pass through warm. The figural range — boombox, whale, donut, robot — are the ornaments guests ask about.

German glass ornaments are defined by a method — blow, silver, lacquer, paint, cap — not a country of origin, and that method hasn't changed in two hundred years. Mouth-blown means uneven walls, uneven silvering, and a glow no machine replicates. The flaw is the whole point.

Dog Christmas ornaments in mouth-blown, hand-painted glass — golden retriever, pug, dachshund, chihuahua. Chive Studio has over 200 ornament designs, every one mouth-blown and hand-painted. Hang it out of tail range.

October has two birth flowers — also called October birth month flowers: the marigold, sacred to the Aztecs and the flower of Día de los Muertos, and the cosmos, named from the Greek for order and harmony. The marigold is the one Chive Studio makes in ceramic — designed in Toronto, shaped by hand, permanent, gift-ready in a gift box. Every month's flower is in the complete birth flowers guide.

A step-by-step guide to hanging Chive ceramic wall flowers. Every piece has a keyhole slot on the back — it slides over a screw and locks flush. For a collection, floor layout and paper templates before you touch the drill. No contractor, no drama.

Let's dive into the world of ceramic wedding favors that your guests will cherish. Or at least feel too guilty to regift.