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The Lilac Thief is a Warren, RI based business that focuses on botanical art and design

09/07/2025

The flower stand is open! We’ve got bouquets, baubles, and cloches. Come get yourself some color on this grey rainy day.

307 Main Street in Warren

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02/07/2025

This week’s bouquets include cornflowers from The Lilac Thief gardens. Pick one up at 307 Main Street in Warren, and learn more about the cornflower below!

The cornflower, also known as bachelor’s button, is an excellent addition to herb and vegetable gardens. Their nectar attracts pollinators, and the blooms are edible. The petals have a mildly spicy, clove-like or cucumber-like flavor and can be used in salads, on cakes and deserts, and in cocktails and mocktails. They are rich in nutrients including folate, vitamin C, calcium, and biotin, and add a beautiful splash of color to any dish.

The cornflower also holds deep significance in mythology, folklore, and spiritual practices across cultures and centuries. Cornflowers have long been associated with emotional and spiritual healing. Their indigo hue is linked to the third eye chakra, symbolizing inner wisdom, self-knowledge, and transformation. Used in rituals, they promote love, hope, patience, and optimism.

The nickname bachelor’s button is derived from the flower’s folklore. In Victorian England, eligible bachelors would wear a blossom on their label to signify that they were looking for a romantic partner. Cornflowers were also used to predict romantic outcomes. Folklore claimed that placing a cornflower in your pocket overnight could reveal the fate of a budding romance—if the flower remained fresh by morning, the relationship had a promising future. If the bloom wilted, this symbolized that the relationship would as well.

The flower’s botanical name Centaurea ties the cornflower to the centaur Chiron, a powerful healer in Greek mythology. According to legend, Chiron used cornflowers to treat wounds inflicted by poisoned arrows. The ancient Egyptians used cornflowers in burial rites where they symbolized rebirth and the resurrection of the dead, and wreaths of the flower were found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb. 💙

10/05/2025

A few of the participants from our workshop last Thursday at with the beautiful wreaths they made! We had so much fun seeing what everyone created! The delicious wine and gorgeous setting at Shepherd’s Run really elevated the experience.

07/05/2025

Pulling together materials for our spring wreath workshop at - This one is sold out but we are hoping to do more workshops soon, so keep an eye on this page for announcements!

17/04/2025

Bringing the rainbow to Bloom Burlington 🌈

13/04/2025

Restocking some spring inspired wreaths for Bloom Burlington! Get your tickets, most time slots are already sold out.

30/03/2025

Come see us at next weekend in PVD and April 26th and 27th in BTV! We’ll be selling all kinds of dreamy and witchy dried floral goodies alongside many other amazing vendors!

Limited tickets remaining and both events might sell out, so get your tickets now at https://www.bloomflowerandhome.com/tickets

23/01/2025

📢 Announcement

Bouquets will be available .farina pasta shop the week of Valentine’s Day!

Last year we sold out fast so if you’d like to ensure you get a bouquet please pre-order on our website!

Pick-ups will Feb 13th & 14th @ our home studio in Warren RI

19/01/2025

Valentine’s Day Collection is live for pre-ordering ♥️

Heart & Soul spell baubles
Love Letter blessing bundles
Floral arrangements + bouquets

Link in bio for online ordering

21/12/2024

Holiday blessing bundles are still available! These make the perfect ‘little something’ gift ♥️

Each bundle is unique and handmade with botanicals grown and dried by us!

They will come wrapped, bagged and finished with a bow - ready for gifting! Just pick-up in Warren, RI or request local delivery.

We accept Venmo or cash

08/12/2024

These dried peonies are perfection for holiday wreaths ♥️ 🎄✨

Come see us tomorrow Holiday Market from 11am-5pm!!

11/11/2024

Now that we’ve had some time to breathe, there’s something we’d like to say:

Here at The Lilac Thief, we stand against bigotry, hate, greed, and corruption. Like many of you, this week we have felt despair, fear, and anger as more than half of US voters chose to stand with Trump. But we still believe in the resiliency of the human spirit and the power of resistance. We are reminding ourselves that positive social change never happens because the majority of a population supports it, but rather because a much smaller group of committed people demand it. As we enter into what will surely be an unstable and uncertain time in American history, we commit to fighting for equality and social justice whenever we can, in any way we can.

We also believe in the healing power of plants, ritual, and magic. A spell is simply a way to direct energy and intention to a specific outcome. We chose dahlias and zinnias for the background of this post because of what these flowers represent. Dahlias correspond with growth, fortitude, perseverance, and love. Zinnias represent strength, steadfastness, endurance, friendship, goodness, and constancy. These are some of the very last flowers in the garden as the days grow darker and colder, reminding us to look for joy and beauty even as times get tough. 🖤✊

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