Although I just posted about our new Fleur de Lys products last week, it seems that there is so much more to say about them! We had thought about using the Fleur de Lys motif for some time. However, it wasn't until we put it on our American Stoneware last year, that we realized just how widespread its popularity really is.  People sometimes ask us what it actually means. It literally means Lily Flower and, although, it is the symbol of the French Monarchy, it has shown up throughout history on many other royal coats of arms and flags.

There is not just one fleur de lys. Many different versions can be found and new ones pop up all the time. We chose four different versions on our new measuring spoons and cups. This is the first time that we have made measuring sets with all four spoons being different from each other. We're pretty excited about this new concept!

  We have just finished our measuring spoon sets, cup sets, coffee scoop, and spoon rest. They  will start appearing in stores just any day now.

Fleur de Lys

It’s amazing how life seems to come circle. When I was a teenager in a really small rural town in northern New York, all I wanted was to be French. There was a study abroad club in my high school.
I applied and was accepted. We all worked together to raise money to study overseas. We anxiously awaited our placements. Everyone had always gone to a Spanish speaking country – either Mexico or somewhere in South America. I insisted that I just HAD to go to a French speaking country. I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I was given a placement in the French-speaking part of Belgium.
For the next five years, I was sure I was going to become French. I spoke French, I cooked French food, I read only French novels, I went to French movies….and then – while in graduate school studying French Literature – of course! -  I met an American and fell in love. Now, how many years later…here I am, the proud owner of a very American pewter company. And yet, at the same time, here I am – poised to introduce our newest design in measuring spoons and cups – the Fleur de Lys pattern! The fleur de lys is the symbol of the French monarchy – and all things French. After almost 25 years in business and thousands of original pewter products later, I have to say that these are surely my all-time favorites. Who knows, maybe some of that "love for all things French" is still there!