Bee's Buzzings

Perfect Stocking Stuffers! Customized Lunchbox or Locker Notes for GIRLS!

These are the perfect little Stocking Stuffers.  Or get them for your nieces/granddaughters or for those elusive, "Mom, I need to get my friends some little gifts!!"

I remember just loving the colored pencils "Santa" always seemed to put in my stocking - I think my mom ordered them from Lillian Vernon - you  probably remember some like it - either the bright colored pencil assortment or the pastel assortment.  Printed with MY NAME! 

The truth be told, I'm not sure if I just liked seeing my name all over the place, or if the reason I really, really liked them was because I knew  there was absolutely no way my sister could claim they were hers LOL.
 
So you can understand why I was just sooo excited about these sweet notes.  Each box comes with 10 little 2" notes and 10 little tuck-flap mini envelopes!  - perfect for stocking stuffers or for when you have a bunch of girls to buy for and absolutely NO IDEA what to get them (those years between 8-14!)
 
In the shop now.  10 designs / color  combinations from which to choose.  Any name up to 10 letters in length!  And easy-peasy - just include the customization info at checkout - no need to go back and forth with emails!

So how is your shopping going???  And hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

hugs,
Bee

These are the perfect little Stocking Stuffers.  Or get them for your nieces/granddaughters or for those elusive, "Mom, I need to get my friends some little gifts!!"

I remember just loving the colored pencils "Santa" always seemed to put in my stocking - I think my mom ordered them from Lillian Vernon - you  probably remember some like it - either the bright colored pencil assortment or the pastel assortment.  Printed with MY NAME! 

The truth be told, I'm not sure if I just liked seeing my name all over the place, or if the reason I really, really liked them was because I knew  there was absolutely no way my sister could claim they were hers LOL.
 
So you can understand why I was just sooo excited about these sweet notes.  Each box comes with 10 little 2" notes and 10 little tuck-flap mini envelopes!  - perfect for stocking stuffers or for when you have a bunch of girls to buy for and absolutely NO IDEA what to get them (those years between 8-14!)
 
In the shop now.  10 designs / color  combinations from which to choose.  Any name up to 10 letters in length!  And easy-peasy - just include the customization info at checkout - no need to go back and forth with emails!

So how is your shopping going???  And hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

hugs,
Bee

Happy Thanksgiving!! And a Special Sale !!

My thanks to all you lovely readers of this blog! 

Special Savings -Thursday, November 27 Thanksgiving Day Special:  Buy Two, Get One FREE (of equal/lesser value).  Buy your two items, and at checkout include the name of the free item you would like and it will be shipped with your order.  Offer good through Thanksgiving weekend, sale ends Monday December 1 at midnight, E.S.T. (New York time). 

http://BeeDazzlesGifts.etsy.com - note cards, holiday cards, gift tags and mini notes

http://BeeDazzlesPendants.etsy.com  - art pendants from original works of art

http://BeeDazzles.etsy.com - original art and archival prints

Santa's Sleigh . . . a cute little note card

One of the images I've been working on lately . . . in the shop this week, along with many other Holiday items :)

Final Studio Pictures :)

Here are the final pics of the studio. 
It was fun to add a little humor to the environment (notice my kids discarded lava lamp.  They actually have another one in the Goodwill pile, I might add that into the mix, as well!)  It's just so cozy a space - and I have found a huge difference already in my productivity when putting together new work and shop orders.

When I worked out of one room upstairs, I also utilized space in 4 other rooms of the house and was constantly running back and forth to get what I needed.  Additionally, my two laptops were in different areas (the MacBookPro is for use with PhotoShop and my archival printer; the Dell for my HP printer and normal day-to-day activities.

Now everything is within 14 feet of me, except for the archival printer.  For the time being that is still tucked away back by our network equipment and electrical sub panel in another area of the basement.  My favorite thing of all is the multilevel workstation!!  Yayyy!  Now there's no excuse at all to stay organized and be inspired to get new artwork done :)

Speaking of which, now it's time for me to stop admiring my new spot and get back to work  - hope you all have a great day!!

Contest Winners Announced!!

Congratulations to KimberlyB  Cindi  and  WinFla

Due to my tardiness in drawing the winners - there were THREE winners this round.  And with the busy holiday season approaching, we'll do it this way again and draw three names in early January for the second half of November and the month of December.

Also new - $20 shop credits will be issued to the winners, with free shipping.  For the winners, it's very simple - go through my Etsy shops and decide what you want.  Then place the order.  If the merchandise total is $20 or less, I will mark the order PAID and ship it to you.  If it's $21 or more, I will send you a revised PayPal invoice with your $20 credit and your shipping credit applied.  Easy-peasy!

But back to the current contest - the Random Number Generator selected Kimberly's October 16th, Cindi's October 26th and WinFla's November 5th entries for the last contest period winners! 

And remember - the first FIVE people to comment on THIS post get an additional 5 entries each! 

My thanks to all of you for reading Bee's Buzzings and your wonderful post comments :)

hugs!
Bee

Due to my tardiness in drawing the winners - there were THREE winners this round.  And with the busy holiday season approaching, we'll do it this way again and draw three names in early January for the second half of November and the month of December.

Also new - $20 shop credits will be issued to the winners, with free shipping.  For the winners, it's very simple - go through my Etsy shops and decide what you want.  Then place the order.  If the merchandise total is $20 or less, I will mark the order PAID and ship it to you.  If it's $21 or more, I will send you a revised PayPal invoice with your $20 credit and your shipping credit applied.  Easy-peasy!

But back to the current contest - the Random Number Generator selected Kimberly's October 16th, Cindi's October 26th and WinFla's November 5th entries for the last contest period winners! 

And remember - the first FIVE people to comment on THIS post get an additional 5 entries each! 

My thanks to all of you for reading Bee's Buzzings and your wonderful post comments :)

hugs!
Bee

Due to my tardiness in drawing the winners - there were THREE winners this round.  And with the busy holiday season approaching, we'll do it this way again and draw three names in early January for the second half of November and the month of December.

Also new - $20 shop credits will be issued to the winners, with free shipping.  For the winners, it's very simple - go through my Etsy shops and decide what you want.  Then place the order.  If the merchandise total is $20 or less, I will mark the order PAID and ship it to you.  If it's $21 or more, I will send you a revised PayPal invoice with your $20 credit and your shipping credit applied.  Easy-peasy!

But back to the current contest - the Random Number Generator selected Kimberly's October 16th, Cindi's October 26th and WinFla's November 5th entries for the last contest period winners! 

And remember - the first FIVE people to comment on THIS post get an additional 5 entries each! 

My thanks to all of you for reading Bee's Buzzings and your wonderful post comments :)

hugs!
Bee

Stu Stu Studio

Mmmmmm, I think I'll never leave.  What an awesome haven this has become!!!

It's dark out, so the blinds are closed.  But if they weren't, you might see a few snow flurries fluttering around the birch tree. . .  
and I cannot tell a lie ~ this will be as neat as it will probably ever be in here, LOL :)  

Last but not least, I will get some of my art on the walls soon.  :)

hope everyone is having a great night!

hugs,

Bee

Catching up :)

Well, among the other things promised last week, here is the first in a series of images of the new studio!  It's still not too organized but I'm making progress a bit at a time, day by day.  About half of the furnishings are new, one-quarter came from a computer area elsewhere in the house, and the final one-quarter is furniture of Josh's that will be replaced in the spring when he moves from his furnished apartment to an unfurnished unit.  Both Jim and I wish our garage was a bit larger, lol.

This past week has continued to be busy with kids, house, studio and business issues.  Monday I worked a shift at one of the local shows where my artwork is included.  It was a lot of fun to see customers react to my items and other merchandise, and it gave me some great ideas for when I have a little free time to pursue new art and items.

Last night was 'girls night' out with Kristi, Dani and Katie.  We went to Sunsets in Woodbury for dinner, and then off to Woodbury Lakes for a night of shopping.  Jim gave us the typical 'look' when we walked in, arms full of shopping bags!  I now have two of the four kids crossed of the 'to buy for' list for the holidays.  Only two to go  . . .  :)

Today we'll be looking for updates from the Fitness Group . . . AND I'll finally be announcing the Free Pendant winners.  This contest will now be known as the free $20 shop giveaway.  Also, I will include THREE winners for this announcement - 2 for October and 1 for the first half of November. 

Keep checking in and be one of the first FIVE to comment to receive extra entries into the November 15 - December 31 contest period!

take care,
Bee :)

Contest Winners to be announced (this week) ummm - soon :)

So sorry about being behind on things here.  With all the electrical, drywall, paint, fixture and carpet issues with the new studio, and multiple deadlines (non-Etsy) of late, something had to go and 'it' was actually TWO things - posting here and business at Etsy.

This past week I had four major business deadlines.  All were exciting and I'm especially thrilled to say that my submission to wholesalecrafts.com - a juried wholesale site - was accepted and I'll soon be busy adding more retail shops to the list of retailers who carry BeeDazzles merchandise!  Additionally, one shop new stock, one re-stock and another media submission also kept me hopping.

Definitely looking forward to a little down time in the next day or two to catch up and make my new studio pretty and inviting.  Will share pics soon!!

hugs!
Bee

view from my window . . . in the new studio!

Wow!  After a long time dreaming about it, I will finally be moving from my 'open' studio on the first level of our home, downstairs to a very private room on our walkout lower level.

I've loved the light and windows and built in cabinetry in my current spot, but it is also open to two other rooms and is visible to anyone just stopping over.  And the workspace heights aren't conducive to some of the more routine tasks I face, so overflow to the kitchen has been inevitable.  Ultimately I've wasted a lot of precious time cleaning up and attempting to stay organized.  Well, maybe more time is spent *thinking* about cleaning and organization than actually doing either of these tasks . . . but, whatever!

I just love the view, and it's only going to get better again next spring.  Another week and the ceiling and lighting will be complete, and with any luck the custom counter tops for my multi-level desk area will arrive around the same time.  Jim thinks I'm a bit of a geek - I actually brought in my desk chair to envision working in the space already.  But it was a great motivator to get my current spot cleaned up and purge some out of date items.

Also, there are two very big announcements for this week.  The final results from the Fitness Group (for the current phase) will be announced, AND the 2 winners from the October Free Pendant Give Away will be selected and announced.  Yayyyy!

Hope you all had a marvelous weekend! 

Thing 1, Thing 2 and The Cat in the Hat . . . just had to share :)

For years I carefully orchestrated the selection of Halloween costumes for my kids, down to every last detail.  Now that they are teens, I am now completely enchanted with their efforts as they take matters into their own hands and come up with the cutest costumes. 

This year they did all the shopping with others and the costume making was completed at a neighbors house, so by the time I saw the final result it was when they came to trick-or-treat at our house.  I laughed sooo hard, especially at "Thing 2".  That expression was priceless.  And the entire group had a fabulous evening.

I know two of the three kids pictured are my own, but aren't they just too cute???!