7/16/2009 - Symbols of Hearth and Home

Doll sized furniture or a model house is symbolic of domestic peace

Shells signify bliss and beauty in the home

A candle holder and fire mean warmth at the center of the house

A beehive and honecomb represent a honeyed life in the house

A spider's web symbolizes an enchanted relam, madey by the pressitence of the homemaker

The four elements (air, water, fire, earth) contained in one space means riches within the home

And thatching reed tied around with beautiful ribbon is symbolic of "joy under this roof"