Business Cards

I have been putting off getting some proper business cards made for a while now. I made my own out of kraft card and rubber stamps but they have run out now. I had an email offering 50 free business cards from moo.com so I thought I would give them a go, as it would only cost me the postage. Afterwards, I decided to go for some Mini Cards too, which I ordered separately. They are incredibly cute and eye catching which is why I thought they would be great for The Bee Hive.

Here are the finished article

You can have a large number of images on the back of the cards, so I chose a few of my favourite photos of my makes. What do you think?

I chose the standard delivery which was expected to arrive on the 23rd March however they arrived a mere two days later! Quick delivery and great quality cards - spot on!

Moo were lovely enough to pop in a little discount code should any of you lovely readers want to get creative on their website. Following this link will entitle you to 10% off your order :)

First Craft Fair of 2012

 Yesterday I attended my first craft fair of the year. I shared my table with my good friend Anna. Together we were The Bee Hive Crafts and Sunflower Crafts.

Button Bracelets, Sunflower Crafts

Shambala Bracelets, Sunflower Crafts

Rings, Sunflower Crafts

Whimsy Wallets, The Bee Hive Crafts

Lavender, The Bee Hive Crafts

Felt Rings, The Bee Hive Crafts

Coasters, Sunflower Crafts

Handmade Bags, The Bee Hive Crafts

Earrings, Sunflower Crafts

We had a lovely day nattering and even managed a few sales too ;) Our next fair together will be on Saturday 7th April in the centre of Hinckley again, at Praha. A charity event in aid of Breast Cancer Research.

Last Minute...

Last night was spent getting as much as I could done! Unfortuantely, the power kept going out, which meant that my sewing would come to a stand still. So I had a play on Photoshop on my laptop whilst Mr Bee was fussing around before going to bed. I managed to botch together a little logo, what do you think? Please bear in mind that I haven't used anything like that since I was at Uni, so a good few years ago now, and am VERY rusty! I need to work on the bee and make it more interesting, but I think it is cute for a first attempt!

When the power started to work again, I was working so flat out that my work station looked like a bomb had hit it, with stuff everywhere on the go!

 I did however manage to get these little coasters made, I am really happy with them and am hoping to get some more put together this afternoon.

 And all this whilst my two little men were having a little sleepover together! How cute!

Top and Tail!

Still got lots more to do before this evening, maybe I will see you there!

Latest Makes

Christmas Bunting

 Floral and Polka Dot Cushion

'Stocking' Decoration

All of the featured items have been made using fabrics that I have picked up from 'The Sewing Cafe' on Castle Street in Hinckley. It is such a lovely little shop, with the most beautiful selection of fabrics and bits and bobs. I purchased the christmassy fabric and the floral/polka dot fabric when I did the Sewing Machine Cosy course, and have been dying to use them! I nipped in the other day to pick up some more felt to get creating!
I am really pleased with the 'Noel' bunting, I am going to make a couple more for my craft fairs. If you are interested in purchasing any of my makes, please visit my Facebook page :)

With the left over floral and polka dot fabric, I started sewing a little wallet, however it bent the needle on poor old Percy :( Which means I will have to pop into John Lewis in the morning for a new one. I was totally in the zone though, so dug out Clive from the wardrobe. However he didn't want to cooperate either, so it will have to wait until tomorrow.

Clive

Quiet Weekend

This weekend we have been;

Obsessed with a certain Bee teeshirt! (Louie not me!)

 Being a little ambitious with footwear, and loving it!

 Making pretty marble coloured playdough after Mamabee spent so long making all the different colours

 Playing with our newest toy (since January!), Maypole.

 Eating breakfast in the kitchen, on the stool, like a big boy

 Yummy pastries from the garden centre for brekkie, yum!

 Sleeping like the planking phenomenon

 Enjoying this yummy vicky sponge that was made in 3 mins! I think Nana is quite proud of her microwave cakes

 Crafting in the garden

 Making commissioned cards for a premature little boy :)

 Using new techniques

 Playing with the animals

Farmer Giles was riding the pony!

 Making more business cards

 Enjoying having the park to ourselves

 Getting too hot and needing to cool down

Still missing Papa Bee a lot, he is having fun working at V festival, so far, we have heard that he has seen Kids in Glass Houses, Florence and Jessie J, we are jealous little bees! Another week and a bit and he will be home.
Time for an early night I think, snuggle down and watch a film I think!

Hargraves Craft Fair

This is the craft fair that I am working towards, find more details at www.hargravesfairs.blogspot.com or follow my facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bee-Hive/153172804754354?ref=ts

Home Alone

This weekend, Grandpa is down from the homeland, and today, Grandpa, Papa and Mr Bee have gone to Duxford for the day, to see the airplanes! 

Which leaves me at home all day, to have a day to myself (the first one since Louie was born!!!) to get a few bits and bobs done.

I had my craft group this afternoon, and Mom made some goodies, jam tarts and a very fresh and crumbly cherry shortcake, yum yum yummy.

So I got to work making some bits for the craft fair which is 12 weeks today! The first thing that I got on with was this bunting, ready to hang around my table when I do the stall. Just so everyone knows who I am ;) 

I used calico and felt letters and hand stitched each letter to the pennant. My luck was in when my cousin dropped round a BIG box of binding tape for me, a reel was unbleached and perfect for this little project. And perfect timing too!

So then I decided to crack on with starting a makeup bag, which I have been pondering over for a while now. I love this Melly and Me fabric and think it would make a lovely washbag/makeup bag set so last week I bought a shower curtain to line it with, otherwise it would get too mucky in there, and that really annoys me! So I set about sewing the shower curtain material. I had thought about doing it by hand as I expect that Percy (the sewing machine) might eat it... but with the help of a bit of parchment paper...

 Voila! One lining all done. You just need to rip the paper from the seam when it is sewn. Easy as pie.
And here is the finished article.

I think it is very pretty. It is interfaced and lined with white cotton, then lined again with the PVC shower curtain for added protection. There is ribbon detail on the side, and there is hand stitching around the zip in a contrasting yellow to please the eye.
I am really pleased with this little bag, however it does look a little bit wonky. This is only my second ever zip, and bearing in mind that I made this bag without using a pattern, I think I have done pretty well. The problem is that one end of the zip is sort of sewn in, and the other pokes out slightly.
I don't really need it for myself (although I love the fabric...) and would like to sell it. Ordinarily, I would like to get about £10 for this, as it did take a lot of time and effort to make, however if anyone wants to barter I would be more than happy to drop it down :)

It is nearly 7 o clock and my boys still aren't home! I wonder if they have gotten lost or just having too much fun :)