SO happy that when we wake up tomorrow . . . it'll be March.
Spring will be here before we know it. And I for one, cannot wait. My thoughts are quickly turning to flowers, flowers and more flowers. In the meantime, here is a sweet daisy pendant to keep me happy. Set in pewter behind a crystal clear hand-cut glass dome. Ahhhh . . .
Think I'll take a little time this week to plan some new garden beds in our backyard :)
Boxed sets of A Dozen Art Cards, in my Etsy shop. This is a pre-selected mix, but if there are some designs in the shop you would prefer, simply select your own set of 12 notes for the same price. A great gift idea for a teacher, relative or friend. These boxed sets also make excellent hostess gifts. Before designing my own note cards, I always had a stash of assorted notes on hand for last minute emergencies.
Have a favorite design? I'd love to hear it. And this week we will have a giveaway contest - one person selected randomly from comments left on ANY blog post this week will receive a FREE boxed set. Announcement next weekend. Love knowing what designs people like - so please share.
And a special holiday gift to all readers - here is a Coupon Code to use during Etsy checkout for 20% off your BeeDazzles shop order (CODE is "Holiday20") and is good through December 5.
Hope your holidays are bright!
Bee
It was a busy day here - but only partly spent working in my Art Studio. Since we're hosting a group for Thanksgiving tomorrow, I was also very busy cleaning, getting recipes figured out and cooking potatoes and pies. But first I wanted to get a few new Mini Note assortment mixes photographed and listed in the Shop. Here is one of the two new sets, the other is of the Swirly Bird series.
I'm thankful for many things, first and foremost my wonderful family and friends. But also way up there on the list is having a job that allows me to work from my home studio and be here when our kids need something. As most moms know, it seems just about every other week during the school year there's either a late start, a teacher in-service day or some type of vacation day.
And today? It was a gorgeous scene outside (as the sun was getting ready to set) but the weather we're having here in Minneapolis kept me looking out the window and checking my cell phone until the girls were all safely home, or in Danielle's case, safely to Florida, where she will be until Sunday.
If you are here in the States and celebrating tomorrow, I wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving. And to all others, a wonderful day and remainder of the week! I'm also very thankful to all of you!
♥ Bee
Love these little birdie mirrors and just had to share! Busy morning so far packing and shipping out some Etsy orders, and also designing new Stationery for the shop. Hope to have time to paint after Thanksgiving is over, but VERY much looking forward to some relaxing time with family and friends on Thursday.
Which is your favorite? Leave a comment below for a chance to WIN a 4 pack of these little lovelies! One winner will be chosen from comments left here (a second from comments left at BeeDazzles Facebook page!) Winners to be announced tomorrow morning, 9 a.m. Good Luck!
Hope you like the new designs. Most are in the shop, the rest will follow shortly.
Each magnet holds over 8 (yes, 8!) sheets of paper. Super small, super sweet and super strong! Get yours now :)
I had so much fun painting the designs for these sweet Love Notes earlier this week! New heart mini notes (or gift tags) are just in time for Valentine's Day and come in 15 different designs in red, hot pink, purple and light pink. This line joins the other sets of mini notes and gift tags already in the shop (Dragonflies, Owls, Mittens and Assortments). Available in the shop at BeeDazzlesGifts, they retail for only $8 for a sweet box of 15 notes and envelopes.
I've used the other designs to surprise the girls with a note of cheer from time to time - they always love getting an unexpected word of encouragement tucked into their bag or backpack. And with the addition of these Valentine notes - I'm thinking up some great ideas to use these for a little surprise for Jim.
Are you planning on playing cupid this year, too?
We had a very eventful Thanksgiving Day. Starting at 4 a.m., to be exact. The morning was quiet and the kitchen filled with delicious aromas as I baked both a pumpkin and deep dish apple pie. Had to get a jump on things as Kristi was running in a 5K around Lake Como in St. Paul at 8:30. I'd opted out - any time the temps fall below 35 degrees I'm just not interested in jogging outside - but went to cheer her on in my down coat, mittens and a pair of shearling boots, which kept me toasty-warm!
Soon we were off to an early family Thanksgiving dinner complete with many very tasty side dishes. My favorite was the stuffing with wild rice that my sister-in-law and her husband had prepared. Absolutely delicious!
As far as the blog - I'm trying to get caught up on contest win information, and hope to do so in the next day or so. Appreciate those of you who know I'm behind and yet remain patient with me! Thank you.
For those of you in the States - hope you and yours had a fabulous Thanksgiving feast! And my early Holiday Greetings to all of you for a fun yet restful season ahead :)
♥ Bee
I love this one SO much!! Available in my BeeDazzles Pendant shop, in limited numbers :)
Blog readers can save 25% - today only - on this or any other pendant at BeeDazzlesPendants, or on note cards, pocket mirrors or mini notes/gift tags at BeeDazzlesGifts - just type "Bee's Buzzings" at Etsy checkout and I'll send you a revised PayPal invoice.
Limit one discounted pendant per person (and $10 maximum at BeeDazzlesGifts).
It's a great time to start Holiday Shopping!
House progress - we've been busy moving items back into the house - had to get everything out of the storage unit we rented while our house was on the market. Will be listing some things on Craig's List, and have even more items heading to Goodwill. The great news is that with all the re-arranging we'd done for prepping the house for showings, it looks fresher and even more inviting than before. Life is good and I am now very excited about decorating for the holidays.
Personal progress - have been getting on the treadmill and continuing to eat well and lose more weight. Am up to 2 miles jogging and have achieved a 6 pound loss after three weeks. This is pretty eventful for me as I usually lose momentum after the first week or two :)Family progress - both Krist and Danielle have new 'driver' updates. Kristi passed her driving test yesterday and was happily tooling around the neighborhood solo (we're taking it slow!) And Danielle, who passed her permit test recently, had her first opportunity to drive after Kristi and I got home. It was a nice bonding moment for the girls - and probably a day neither is likely to forget. They both did great, but my stomach was still in knots.
You'd think after going through this with the first two, I'd just take it in stride . . . but oh well, that's just not happening LOL :)
CONTEST progress - and lastly, here is the first of 3 opportunities to win a FREE BeeDazzles item:
The first person to comment (below) can go select ANY art pendant for FREE. Just click here to view my Pendant Shop, and then transact the pendant of your choice and I will mark it PAID and ship it to you (you'll need to have an Etsy account to do this). And if you're not first - well, just be on the lookout in the next few days - there will be two more winners!
Thanks again for stopping by, and hope you have a great day!
Bee
