INTRODUCING...............

Hello, as you will have noticed we are a bit pants at keeping the blog up to date. Well we have had a bit of good fortune and whilst we are all busy making things, creating things and generally trying to keep on top of things we have had a flash of genius..................

"get some help"

But who?

Well the person would need to be at least a friend, a crafter, have an insite into the workings of me, Bev and Sam as a family running the shop, be prepared for new ideas and products to turn up out of the blue and write about them, in fact generally be a bit bonkers to want to take it on. Who on earth would be daft.......sorry, I mean generous enough to do it........................

Ta Da .................................. Deborah Gill ~ Come on down..........

Yes as of today Debrorah, Debbie, Debz (I'm sure she will let us know what she prefers) will be our guest blogger and I hope you will support her as you have us.

Thank you Deborah and I believe, it's over to you.......................................

Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning.......

.....and a Demo Day the Day after!!!

So the poster says it really, come down on Friday the 30th from 10am until the cake is all gone......I plan to make plenty though!!!  Make and Takes with proceeds to Macmillan

Why be a part of it?

Macmillan Cancer Support helps improve the lives of people affected by cancer, both those living with cancer and also their families and carers.

Macmillan provide medical, emotional, practical and financial support and push for a better cancer care system. For anyone, at any time, for as long as you need them, they’re the team that gives you the strength and energy to face the fight and get through it.

WHAT WE'LL HAVE FOR YOU AT BEE CRAFTY

* Tea

*Coffee

*Cake

* £1 Make & Takes ALL PROFITS TO MACMILLAN

It will be on as long as the cake holds out so you can join us for half an hour or all day it's up to you. x

Oh and what a treat ...... Look at whats going on this Saturday!!!!

 



So there you have it, short and sweet but most definately to the point!

See you there guys

Sam xxx

Crop Day......

.........Sunday!!!

Evening guys, how are we all???

Well as normal it's been the first Sunday of the month so the shop has been buzzing all day, we had a a very full crop today with lots of chatting, and crafting and tea drinking going on.....just an average crafters day then really??? 

We have started to intake quite a bit of Christmas stock which some of you (did you go to the show at the Motorcycle Museum?) might have already seen.  The new Warren Christmas Collection from Craftwork Cards, Decoupage, Cd's and more....all sure to be making it's way to the website very soon!!!

Have you seen the Classes and Crops Schedule lately?

you can book any of these by clicking here

Well that's quite enough for one day.  Hoping you've all had a lovely weekend

Take Care

Sam xxx

Do you remember.....................

................me? 

Just kidding!!!

How are you all - it's been ages - too long in fact!

So then do you remember the days when milk was available in cardboard cartons???  I do and when I first saw that crafty versions were around I was so excited about them.

I set about my scrap paper drawer (do you all have one of those and the stack never seems to go down?) and had a mess about and now I honestly can't stop making them - so much so that the teachers at school got them for thank you presents this year.....

I absolutely love making them and they are so cute - but they are versatile and can be embellished for many a situation.......I am a bit addicted so can't promise not to upload pictures of more!

On that note - we have a workshop running on Saturday 13th August where you will learn how to do so - and like me hopefully will love them too.  The workshop details will soon be added to the website and you will be able, as always, to book online or over the phone.  If you can't wait for this then do give us a call to book 01789 778074.

With that I'll leave you to have a little look and like I say there's a good chance I'll put some more pictures on over the next couple of days - just to show you how different they can be.

Take Care

Sam xxx

Have you seen the SMASH books?

One of the biggest things being launched at the American Craft Trade Show CHA was the K&Co Smash books, however whilst some people rave about them others have been doing a similar thing for years with altered notebooks.

A smash book is a book for ideas, so you can allocate them to specific projects, e.g Weddings, House Move, School etc or you can also just do a general SMASH which is what I am doing.

You stick, note, doodle, etc things that catch your eye take your fancy etc, you can't always use everything you want on a Scrapbook layout so I see a SMASH book as all the bits in between. Also as I would never handwrite on a layout (worse than a spiders scrall :) ) I will in my smash book which I hope my daughter will like when she's older

I have Decorated a spiral bound notebook in a very non me way which was soooooooo much fun. I am something of a symmetrical balanced sort of card and layout person, but I have done my SMASH book is very scribbled school book stylee, my husband sets its messy but I love it. It will definately not be to everyones taste but it was so much fun to do something different :)

SO here are the piccies

I will definately be making more of these possibly with more defined topics in mind but I do like just having somehting I can make notes, stick ideas, bits and pieces of other things in, will update every now and then with NEW photos of the inside :)

Bev x

There is a 50% SALE on all 12x12 in store until 30th JUNE, online and in our fabby Bidford on Avon shop

x x x

NEW Kit

Good Afternoon Bee Crafty'ers

After the popularity of our kit last week Julie has been busy putting together a new one.

Bee Crafty Blips & Beeps Kit

Includes

1 Hero Arts Robot Stamp

1 pack (5) Scallop On the Edge Cards by Craftwork Cards

3 x A4 Coloured Card

12x12 Coloured Card

2 x A4 Backing Papers

Blips & Beeps ~ Control Panel

Blips & Beeps ~ Robot Stripes

Blips & Beeps ~ Robo Boogie

Blips & Beeps ~ Gear Grid

Blips & Beeps Gear Die Cut

3 x Die Cut Cogs

3 x Buttons

3 x Eyelets

2 x Gem Brads

2 x Brads

2 x Mini Wooden Pegs

1 x Bottle Cap

1 x Swirly Clip

1 x Wire

Assorted Ribbons: Green, Red & Blue, Blue& Green, Grey Blue

As with the last kit there are a limited number available so if you would like one order as soon as possible they are available on the BRAND NEW Bee Crafty Kits Section of http://www.beecrafty.co.uk/

The NEW Class schedule is also proving to be really popular and we can't wait to see you all old and new faces alike so if you want to join us don't me afraid of being a NEW face as we already have quite a few newbies either just coming to Bee Crafty or jus starting out with their new hobby.

Bee Crafty Classes & Crops June 2011

Thank you for having a read please let us know if there is anything you would like us to do or if you would like to ask shop@beecrafty.net or even just ask on the Bee Crafty Wall on facebook

Bev x

Just A Quickie......

.....to let you know the card kit from the May 11th  post has now sold out.

We will however be posting a new one later today.....Yayyyy

Julie-Ann xx

June Classes

Good Evening Bee Crafty Followers,

I hope you have all had a nice weekend, on Friday I promise details of the NEW Craft Class schedule that we put together last week, I have posted a piccie of the schedule on to Facebook but it is now loaded onto the website ready to book .

First of all we have our Evening Crafting/ Crop Sessions THIS THURSDAY

And we have added a range of Create A Card Classes that are 1 hour long sessions that are ONLY £3 on a range of different topics PLUS there is also word Hangers, Decorated Notebooks etc. This £3 includes all you will need to complete your project all you will need to bring is you, and at only £3 each you can brings some friends :)

The New Workshop schedule includes both Morning and Afternoon Classes

and also classes on Saturdays

One of these is using the beautiful Tres Chic Range by Craftwork Cards to decorate a wooden framed mirror, to complete this is longer than an hour and is on Saturday 25th June and only £10

including Handmade Paper Roses

You can find all of the workshops online on the Crafting Classes Section and are bookable online and you can pay via PAYPAL or the HSBC Secure Server or you can of cours pop into our fabby Warwickshire Shop to book in.

Bee Crafty

Smallbrook Business Centre

Waterloo Road Industrial Estate

Bidford on Avon

B50 4JE

01789 778074

http://www.beecrafty.co.uk/

shop@beecrafty.net

Bev x

Card Kits & Fruit Scoop

We have been very busy at the Hive this wek, trying to get the shop and workshop space looking prim, proper and blooming gorgeous, (well Julie & Debs have) I have been as is usual plugged in to my laptop, posting on forums, updating the website and generally catching up with all the things from when I was off last week (PaperWork Bllleeeeuurrgh)

Julie was very busy whilst I was away and has made up several excellent value kits for

Card Making,

These kits are great value you and include a book, all the decoupage sheets featured inside, backing papers, double sided tape and a glue stick for only £10 (the book alone retails at £8.25)

There is a limited number of these sort of kits available, which are available in store b ut I will try and get them on the website too (and as there is FREE P&P until 31st of May you could grab an extra bargainours bargain)/

We are putting together a Workshop/Class list for the next couple of months and have decided instead of the long workshops we will be running hour long Making Sessions more often where we complete a card or small projects or for example perfect our ProMarker Skin.

If there is anything in particular that you would like to see  on our lists please contact us, also if you have a group that would like to visit or would like us to visit please get in touch as we are happy to run Make & Takes and Offers.

It's also been a fabby day for new products, we have had the awesome Fruit Scoop Collection from Craftwork Cards, with rich bright Fruity Colours and softer Sorbets, the patchwork style embellishments can be used for all sorts of cards, pages and projects and the Petal 1 Template is great for inking masking and drawing around.

The quickest way to keep up with Bee Crafty News and events is to join us on our Facebook Page which is where I post first about Bee Crafty.

The NEW Bee Crafty Challenge is up and running you can follow the link on the website. It runs all month long and you can win a £25 Bee Crafty Goody Bag

Any questions, advice or general chit chat feel free to get in touch with us

01789 778074

shop@beecrafty.net

Bev (& Julie)

http://www.beecrafty.co.uk/

x

Shop is open Mon - Sat 9.30am - 5.00pm

1st Sunday of the Month 11am - 4pm

Holidays and Craft Space

Good Afternoon Bee Crafty'ers

How are we, well it's finally rained here in beautiful Warwickshire, had to be done otherwise we were destined to become a desert people :).

I (Bev) have been away for the last week in beautiful (but exceedingly windy Cornwall), it wasn't all bad Wednesday was absolutely stunning we could see (and could have walled if I felt the need) all the way around the by to St Ives

Believe it or not David and Abi are also in this picture, all the way down by the water getting water for Sandcastles.

Well we returned home and I am so happy to be back at Bee Crafty, I am so lucky too not everyone looks forward to work after a holiday but I do :).

Well after unpacking and washing (bleuurrrgh) I opened up my craft room and it turns out there are NO tidy up fairies for craft rooms, I left them a note and everything in the hope that in they would come and sort through the mounds of stash left, but alas no and this is how my craft room looks

So I am going to tidy it . . . YES I AM, you see if I keep saying it, it's possible it might just happen, I will upload photos to the Bee Crafty facebook page as progress is made and you can always post pictures of your craft space and we'll sort and tidy together, in fact lets all post pictures of our Craft Rooms/Space/Messy Drawers and we will have a prize draw at the end of the month :)

SO I will set up the album now and don't foget to load your picture :)

Bev x:)

www.beecrafty.co.uk