______ Makes the World Go Round

So......

what........

for you?

No.....it's not honey although that was a good guess.

You are too funny......it's not coffee either!  Although it does make my world a little better.

Give up?

Why it's...............

of course!

So where did this all come from?

Well my dear Worker Bee has a globe collection (his B.A. is in geography you know) and I allow (you all know exactly what I mean) him to display his collection in our living room.  (That way I can make sure all the Green Bay Packers paraphernalia stays in the garage!)

After the sudden (BUZZ of) inspiration for the Teacher Breakfast at Baby Bee's school, those globes have been on my mind.  Then yesterday another BUZZ hit (while I was at school - one can't help when the inspiration BUZZ hits).  You see, I've been loving these mini pennant banners I have been seeing all over the place and I thought, "Sweet Bee, this is a project you can pull off in a matter of minutes and girl, you need a project!"  I borrowed an old thesaurus from Sewing Bee (I'll just tell her she must have lost it in the move when she moves to the new little house - okay - not really - she gave me the thesaurus) and I cut out some isosceles triangles (California third grade standard) from pages I folded in half.  Glued them to some baker's twine I already had and used a red sharpie to write LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND.  Easy peasy!  (yeah, I'm not sure where I dug out that old chestnut of a saying from, but I am apparently trying to revive it)

Well thanks for coming by!  

I hope you get hit by the BUZZ of inspiration soon too!

I'll bet you'll find a lot of inspiration over at 

Show and Tell Friday

 

hosted by the buzzingly creative Cindy!

I'd

for you to enter my giveaway too, since you're here.  Just click on the giveaway button  or here to leave a comment on the giveaway post.

P.S.  Only 5 more days of school!!!  Yipee!

Guess Where I Went!

Yep!  The only Hobby Lobby in California opened up about 25 miles from my house!

Road Trip! 

(Well, that's not much of a road trip, but still!)

 This used to be a Mervyn's which was a department store in California similar to Kohl's.

Ummm.....not the prettiest architecture I've ever seen.  

Sort of mid-1970s mall style, wouldn't you say?

Uh oh - apparently every one else in California decided to come to the one and only Hobby Lobby too!

Ahh - not really - but it sure was crowded!

Hamina, hamina, hamina (try reading that out loud and you'll figure out what I mean) I loved these!  

Maybe because I have only seen the sun one or two days during my three week Winter Break.

 Ooooooo......this ended up in my shopping cart and I used my 40% off coupon. 

This is a garden finial and that faucet top just cracked me up!

I was tempted, but I resisted.

Anybody need a jar?

And that isn't even all of the glassware they had.  

Canning jars, apothecary jars, candle holders, and on and on!

They even have doll houses!  

I mentioned to Worker Bee that I want a doll house and he said, and I quote here, "Why the ______ do you want one of those?"

(I don't usually need to use a blank to quote my husband, so you can tell how excited he was by this idea.)

I'm not sure he's willing to help support a second household.  What do you think?

This also landed in my cart.  Couldn't use the coupon because it was already on sale.  This is for Baby Bee's birthday at the end of February.  I'm going to use it for the invitations.  Yeah, I'll let you try to figure out that one while I try to figure out how my plan is going to work. 

 Now these spoke to me, especially the black ones, but they also didn't end up in my cart.

Ahhh....here's all of California at the check out line.  Or maybe it just felt like it.

So, dear friends, what's the BEST thing you've ever picked up from Hobby Lobby?

Oh, I forgot to show you the paper clay I bought so I can make a snowman head like Elizabeth at

Bluebird Papercrafts.  

Well, I've really got to get back into the school groove because I'll be seeing my darling third graders on Monday!  I've missed them.  Hope they've missed me too!

Oh! And I haven't written my thank you notes yet either!  Better get to it!

Thanks for buzzing in and thank you all my new followers!  

I'm making my homemade macaroni and cheese with asiago, gruyere, and cheddar cheese for dinner.  Should I set a place for you?

Also, I probably won't be able to visit and post as much this next week as school starts back up again!
I'll miss you guys, but I'll be back!

Hobby Lobby Coming to California!

I've lamented this publicly before......why can't California get a Hobby Lobby?  

I've whined. 

I've pleaded.  

I've pouted.  

And it worked!

Hobby Lobby is coming to Visalia, California before the end of the year. 

(Their first store in California.) 

That's only about 30 minutes away from me!  

Woo!  Hoo!

There will be some very busy bees here at Sweet Bee Cottage!

Who's up for a road trip?

Getting Ready for Reader Bee's Birthday

Reader Bee, my niece, is turning 11 in about 10 days.  She is a very creative girl and she typically decides on the theme of all her parties.  

This year she is having a carnival theme.  She is borrowing some of our lawn games and has a cupcake walk planned.  She has other activities in mind too.  (I might be drafted for face painting.)

Reader Bee and I enjoy crafting together - a lot!  So she came over today and we made ice cream cone wraps for her kid party and her adult/family party.  

You might remember I made these for the Fourth of July.  Reader Bee really liked this idea so we just printed the pattern from Martha and used our own scrapbook paper to make the wraps.

(Be careful you don't get lost in the ice cream cone wrapper forest.  Just follow the scent of chocolate and you'll be safe.)

She is a girl after my own crafty heart!

In the meantime, another creative girl devised a way to carry both her babies at once and keep her hands free.....

I knew all those trendy scarves would prove to be practical.

I'll be joining the party over at 

All Things Related

for

Anything Related Tuesdays.

Hope you can join the party and see all the great projects.  Rebekah and Bridgette always put together a great event!

Thanks for buzzing by today!