that I just never grew up. Seriously. I'd paint and doodle and cut and paste and make things all day long, and never tire of it.
Things keeping me busy (besides the house & family):
Hope you're all having a wonderful week!
haha, I wasn't kidding when I said your odds were great for winning this month if you'd left a comment in June - especially with only 6 blog posts . . . for the entire month :)
. . . to the June contest winners:
Ikkinlala - free pewter art pendant
LuckyGirl - 4 pack of note cards (pick any 3 or 4 card design, but receive 4 cards)
Ann - Set of 3 Pocket Mirrors or Art Magnets (any design)
Thanks
so much to everyone who submitted comments in June, and best wishes for
winning in July. Remember, each comment you leave counts as one
automatic entry, so if you have a minute, please leave one now (and the first 3 to comment on THIS post receive an extra 5 entries!) :)
Winners can select their items in the respective shops (Gift shop for pocket mirrors and notes; Pendant shop for pendant) - just order your item, and I'll mark it paid and ship it to you. If you'd like a design(s) not listed, just tell me what they are in Message to Seller at checkout. Your order will be marked PAID.
Also, on this 4th of July holiday, a special day for those of us here in the US, I'd like to recognize my brother (who is serving in Afghanistan) and his son (who is serving in Iraq) and thank them for their courageous efforts. I love you two and pray for your safe return!
Again, my thanks to all of you for reading Bee's Buzzings and your wonderful post comments :)
hugs!
Bee
Got so caught up with getting some more new pendant designs finished that I'm late getting this update posted! The above pendants are named Katherine, Danielle and Christina, in honor of our sweet teenage daughters. Available at BeeDazzlesPendant Shop, of course :)
Well, the biggest news after the last update was Jim and I got away for a fabulous weekend after the girls left to be with their other parents. When Jim's aunt found out we were looking to get away, she kindly offered us her 5 bedroom home, on beautiful Lake Vermilion, while they were out of town. It was amazing - all the fresh air, and the peace and quiet. Nothing to wake us up but the loons. Naturally I was up at 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning and heard them (not so Jim, LOL).
Well it's been back to business since then. I'm hoping to get some new 12x12 prints into the print shop one of these days, but have been super busy with the outside shops and orders of late - both good things!
Hope all is well with you, and look forward to some more comments before drawing the next contest winners in a couple of days!
hugs,
Bee
Wow, I was quite shocked, and I'll admit even a little embarrassed, when I realized it had been over two weeks since the last update. Talk about a short contest period! All of you who have left comments will likely have better than a 1 in 20 chance of winning some free goodies at the end of this month :)
Catching up a bit here - the first week of June we were quite busy with gardening and household chores, and also with my birthday and the end of school. We celebrated my birthday with a day of relaxation and, more importantly, no cooking! Lunch was my favorite Santa Fe Chicken Salad (via Applebee's Carside To Go) and Jim cooked steak, salmon and shrooms on the grill later that night. The girls decided a cake was a necessity, so they ran out for a delicious ice cream cake which we all enjoyed!
Two nights later was Kristi's big celebration. The girls' middle school is actually 7th, 8th and 9th grades, so the 9th graders have a 'Grad Party' in the form of a Dinner Cruise on the St. Croix River. Kristi and her 350+ classmates had a great time, and Danielle got a glimpse of what she'll be enjoying next June. The next day, which happened to be the final day of school, was the 9th grade trip to ValleyFair and the 8th grade trip to Como Zoo. A perfect end to a fabulous year of excellent grades, concerts and athletic events.
In the studio, I've been concentrating on re-building inventory in the shops after downsizing everything earlier this spring. And as seen in the new header (above) I've also been super busy reformatting documents, labels and packaging with the new BeeDazzles logo!
I'll be back soon - and don't forget your comments - if you want to win a free Art Pendant, Note Cards or Mirrors - winners will be drawn in just one short week!
One of my favorite things about this house is our extra large front porch. It's 22' wide and 10' deep, and when we were meeting with the architect, the builder did his best to convince me that a smaller version would work 'just fine.' But after having built three other houses, I had a good idea of what would make this one extra special. Haven't regretted the extra expense for even one minute!
And today was an extra special day - our peony bush's blooms finally opened, and I just had to photograph the front garden with the Miss Kim lilac, the peony and the siberian iris all in bloom at the same time. Three of my most favorite flowers! Now if I could just somehow get tulips to bloom simultaneously, it would be perfect.
We're expecting some much needed rain this weekend, and even though it'll likely rain on my birthday, it's actually a very welcome 'gift' of sorts. And on Saturday, Kristi and I are running in our second 5K together.
I'm hoping to report a MUCH improved time, this go around :)
Hope your gardens and summer evenings are just as wonderful where you are.
Oh, almost forgot my favorite part of summer gardening - the redwood planters flanking the walkway steps. Fifteen years ago the girls gave me these for my birthday. At the time Kristi and Katie were 7 months and 4 1/2 years old, respectively. I have the cutest videotape of both of them sitting IN the planters. The clown that she was, Katie suddenly looked at me, stood up slowly like a sunflower, and said, "I growed!" with a big smile on her face. Next thing you know I hear a loud THUNK, and I realized I'd videotaped her losing her balance and falling out of the planter and start crying. It's funny to watch now, but at the time . . . LOL
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NothingButSoap entered last night's give away at just about the last possible moment - and was selected as the winning entry by the Randomizer! I don't know about you, but I always feel better when I enter in the middle of the contest, even though I know the laws of statistics give each entry an equal chance.
This proves that fact! Congrats . . . I'm off to visit her lovely Etsy shop!
Hope everyone has a great day, and thanks for all your lovely comments. I love the feedback to see what's most liked :)
Congratulations to the May contest winners:
Dianne B - free pendant
RC - 4 pack of note cards (pick any 3 or 4 card design, but receive 4 cards)
Sharon Foster - Pocket Mirror
Thanks so much to everyone who submitted comments in May, and best wishes for winning in June. Remember, each comment you leave counts as one automatic entry, so if you have a minute, please leave one now :)
Dianne, RC and Sharon can select their items in the shops - just order your item, and I'll mark it paid and ship it to you.
SPECIAL CONTEST FOR TONIGHT: one winner will be selected from all comments left tonight (entered by 8 a.m. eastern time tomorrow morning) for an additional prize - one set of note cards AND a pocket mirror. Simply tell me which Pocket Mirror design is your favorite (click on link to see them all)
Again, my thanks to all of you for reading Bee's Buzzings and your wonderful post comments :)
hugs!
Bee
It seems I've been either in the studio, or in the garden of late. Both very enjoyable to me, so no complaints at all! We've had a very dry couple of months up here (driest May in 75 years in Minneapolis!) so the extra attention was certainly necessary outside. And inside, well, the numerous new listings in the Etsy shops should speak for themselves. I've definitely been enjoying a creative streak of late!
Tomorrow . . . be on the lookout for the May contest winners :)
Hope everyone is well and enjoying nice weather where you are!
hugs,
Bee
Just a few of the designs going into the shop this week.
We've been jumping to and fro the past week or so with the weird weather. First it's hot (well over 90 degrees!) and we were rushing to get all the newly planted trees and flowers watered. Coupled with some ' Bermuda Triangle ' spots on the lawn that somehow miss the getting watered by the sprinkler system, well, let's just say it took a fair amount of time - and the truth be told some cash bribes to the kids - to keep everything from turning brown.
Then came yesterday and today. Was it really only 66 degrees?? I had to go outside with a coat on to keep from shivering.
It's supposed to be back to 88 tomorrow, so maybe my little hummingbirds will come out to visit my window feeder again. They're so fun to watch, but tend to hibernate when it's too chilly out.
Hope it's warm and sunny where you are!
Just couldn't resist doing up some of these bees as pocket mirrors :)
They're available in the Shop and measure 2.25" - can also be done as magnets and even lapel pins!
Hope everyone had a fabulous, relaxing weekend.
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. . and don't forget, the next Art Pendant giveaway winner will be
selected on June 1! There will also be some Note Cards, and a Pocket
Mirror and/or Magnet given away (designs of the winners' choices). So be sure to leave comments on any post :) Good luck!
