Happy Easter! Queen B celebrates this Easter with beautiful eggs from some of our sales. In the U.S. Sunday, April 9, is officially Easter, when Western Christian churches […]
A Thirst-Quenching April Fools
Happy April Fools! Well, it’s that time of year again and we busy bees are here to facilitate public awareness of our stuffy, dignified ancestors mercilessly pranking one […]
Blue Willow
Blue and White Painted Scenery A traditional Chinese Fairy Tale brought to you by QBO: Once there was a stern father who lived with his daughter in a […]
Introducing Hannah! Our First Portland Organizer!
It is a pleasure to introduce you to Hannah! She is the newest edition to our team and will be helping to bring the kind, compassionate, and caring […]
Teeny Opener, Great Huge Can
On the go can opener A happy QBO ‘David and Goliath’ story: first is ‘David’, this handy, tiny-but-mighty tool; SO tiny we don’t sell them individually but we […]
Gyotaku Fish Print
A stamp made of real fish This original work of art from a recent Beehive sale was created by Oregonian Timothy D. Buehler, who signed it in pencil. […]
Finnish Beauties These two kettles from different sales have different histories but both hail from a place Americans primarily associate with saunas: The Republic of Finland. A Nordic […]
Zulu Wire Baskets
Intricate baskets made from outdated technology This little work of art is from one of our Beehive sales. If you are unfamiliar with these unique Zulu baskets, you’d […]
Pinup Girls for Calendars
Pinup Girls for Calenders From a past Queen B sale comes this 1946 calendar, printed over 70 years ago as American servicemen (and women) returned home from World […]