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title: "COVID Creations: The Bumble Bee Project"
url: https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/2020/09/23/covid-creations-the-bumble-bee-project/
date: 2020-09-23
modified: 2020-09-23
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  - "How to build things from free pallets"
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# COVID Creations: The Bumble Bee Project

## The Bumble Bee Project

> I went to my local hardware store and bought a roll of chicken wire, wire cutters and some wire to connect everything. I sketched the bee concept I wanted and began sculpting. 
>
> Tiffany Hanken

In this second series of COVID Creations, I had decided during quarantine that I could probably be a sculptor... As mentioned in my [first entry in this series](https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/covid-creations-pallet-day-bed-in-a-day/), Interior Designers need to work on their own spaces to... This time of COVID-19 has made that more apparent than ever in my own home.

In the journey of expanding our own living space to the outdoors, I also wanted a unique sculpture to accent my backyard. Not an expensive sculpture that needed to be imported or something nice that had little no meaning. But rather, something I made that I could revel in my accomplishments with.

So once again, the creative juices began to flow...

![Chicken wire and cutters for bumble bee project](https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_9149-768x1024.jpg)Basic tools to begin my project

I have always had deep respect and appreciation for bees. Not only do they pollinate to make food for us, they also give us an amazing decadent treat - ***honey***.

I had a random surge of creativity one day and decided I want to make a garden sculpture to add to our newly planted secret garden

![Bumble bee sculpture from chicken wire](https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_2145.jpg)Chicken wire sculpture.

![Bumble bee sculpture from chicken wire](https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_1138-768x1024.jpg)Another view as a wire-frame.

I had a vision of a living sculpture with plants and moss growing out of it… I thought maybe chicken wire could help me achieve this look.

![mossy bumble bee](https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_2385-rotated.jpg)

Being as I have never done anything like this before - it soon became an experiment. I went to my local hardware store and bought a roll of chicken wire, wire cutters, and some wire to connect everything.

I sketched the bee concept I wanted and began sculpting.

![sketch of bumble bee](https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_2139-1-rotated.jpg)My bumble bee sketch!

![The bumble bee project](https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_2400-rotated.jpg)

![Flower-covered mossy chicken wire project.](https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_2402-rotated.jpg)

![Moss covered chicken wire sculpture](https://tiffanyhankendesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IMG_2387.jpg)

### The end result?

This is not for the faint of heart and I highly recommend wearing gloves. I did get a series of scratches and wounds but in the end, it was worth it. Now my husband and I have a mossy bumble bee in addition to our charming little oasis to lay down and gaze at the stars. Simple ideas can be very cost-effective and can fulfill much-needed warmth, specifically when spending most of your time at your home.

#### Read COVID Creations: The Pallet Day Bed In A Day

Hopefully this COVID-creation by THD will leave you inspired. Need help?