Pretty Organization Giveaway!

I am so in need of some organization.  

I'm working on it, believe me.  It's a work in progress.

But I have to share one of my favorite ways to get organized is to use labels.  I LOVE labels!  I mean really......don't tell Worker Bee.....but if I wasn't already married, I might marry my label maker.  I even named my label maker - with a label, of course - Mr. Pedicure Jr.  Why Mr. Pedicure Jr.?  Well who doesn't love a pedicure and who doesn't love a label maker.  Am I preaching to the choir?  Can I hear an amen?

Well I found some pretty little labels that I know you will love to help get you organized.  Cath Kidston labels.  Yes.....really.....for you!

Plus, I think you know how much I loved the sweet little doodads from the Michaels $1 bin that reminded me of Cath Kidston or Greengate and.......I got some for you too!  You'll get a pen, a notepad a pencil pouch, and some cupcake liners.  Don't you love it????

All right, all right.....I hear your impatience.....how do we sign up???

1.  Leave a comment on this post (and definitely leave a way for me to contact you) about what you really need to get organized OR what needs labels at your house.

2.  For a second chance to win, take my giveaway button and post it on your blog, come back and leave me a comment so I know.

3.  Giveaway open to United States and Canada only (sorry World).

4.  Giveaway ends on Saturday, Feb. 4 at midnight PST.  Winner will be notified on Sunday, Feb. 5.

Thank you so much for buzzing in to visit

and let's get organized together!

Here's a picture of Mr. Pedicure Jr.  

Isn't he marvelous?

A Little Glitter, Some Ribbon, Pretty Paper, and a Cricut Machine

Oh, yes, I've been buzzing.....making a few little things for a new section on my etsy shop for Sweet Bee Cottage Crafts!

Wanna' see? 

I made some little banners/pennants/buntings!  

And really, just an aside here, what are these called?  

What's the proper name?  This is one of those things I sometimes wake up and think about.  (Okay, I don't really wake up, but I have wondered.)

A little something for Valentine's Day.....

And a couple little somethings for a tea party.....

one in scalloped circles....

and one in scalloped squares.

Available now on my etsy shop!

AND.....I'm having a 10% off sale - just use the code "happynewyear."

Can you tell I'm excited?  

Thanks for buzzing by!

C'mon! Let's Go to Michaels!

Girls, we need to chat.  C'mon, let's get a latte (or tea for you tea lovers).  

Okay, okay.....you twisted my arm........we can have a chocolate croissant too.

But after we finish, we need to get in our cars and go to Michaels.

Why you ask?

This!

And this!

This too!

IN THE DOLLAR BINS LADIES!!!!

If you find some, won't you let me know????

They look a little Cath Kidston, a little Greengate (from Denmark), and just plain old adorable.

What a great way to welcome in the New Year with such sweet little pretties.  So go get some!  

NOW!  

P.S.  And, for you vintage lovers, I'm finally getting some of the treasures I've picked up estate saling (yes, it's a verb - at least in my world) up on my etsy shop.

I hope you can buzz by and see what's new (er....really they're old....but new to me and you).

My New Year's Wish for You

Dear Friends and Family,

I wish for you to find your creative side

I wish for you to hear the music

I wish for you to spend time with friends and family

I wish for you to find simple joys

I wish for you be prosperous in countless ways 

I wish for you make connections to something or someone you care about

Happy New Year!  

May 2012 be a year to remember!

Oh.....and I wish that you will come back and visit me this next year too.  ;)

Some Christmas Gifts from Some Dear Bees!

The other day I shared with you what I made for the Singing Bee and the More Creative Bee.  Now let me show you a couple of treasures they gave me for Christmas.

Now the More Creative Bee certainly deserves her name.  Wait till you see this......

She found these in a thrift store and

 handpainted them - all of them!  

Aren't they adorable???

Where she found ice skates is beyond me.  We're not exactly a hotbed of figure skating here in Central California.  

She painted snowmen all over these skates for the Singing Bee.  We BOTH loved them.  

Now you know why her name is so well-deserved!

Now the Singing Bee noticed how much I loved these little placards when we spent the day shopping together.  I almost bought them for myself, but I didn't and she went back and got these for me.

The window was cleaned earlier this year - honestly! With so little rain, how did it get so dirty???

Aren't they cute?

I can use them for placecards or I can use them on a buffet or I can just write a message for you.

Thank you so much More Creative Bee and Singing Bee!

You are both MAHVELOUS DARLINGS!

And thank you so much for buzzing in!

Want to know what I'm making for dinner tonight?

Found this great magazine....

and we're trying Barbecue Chili.  Beans, ground beef, and a homemade barbecue sauce all in the crockpot.  Oh yes - a bacon garnish - what's not to love?

What to Give Dear Bee Friends

The More Creative Bee and the Singing Bee have been dear friends of mine for many years.  We all met in college and don't live too far from each other, but we don't get to see each other as much as I would like.  Then again, that makes those times more special.  I certainly don't want to take either of them for granted and have so much fun when we get together.

Well, with late summer/early fall birthdays for all three of us and the Christmas holidays, we always get wonderful holiday (Christmas,Halloween, Thanksgiving) or seasonal gifts for each other.  But this year, I wanted to go in a different direction.

Let me show what I found at Hobby Lobby to inspire me.

They had a whole section of Christmas decorations that were Americana.

Which inspired this.....

I made 4th of July decorations for them!

 These are paper mache houses I also bought at Hobby Lobby.

 I handpainted each house (definitly handpainted - check out those stripes)

 and hand glittered them too.  (Also something I need to practice a little more.)

 I made a little banner for each house with vintage images I printed and glued to a tinsel pipe cleaner.

 My paint dripped onto the floor so I made a floor out of some scrapbook paper I had on hand.

I added a flameless candle to light it up at night.

 I also made these tealight holders too.

These are canning jars I hand painted USA on and added some more flameless tealights to.  

They aren't exactly what I thought when I planned them.  I originally cut out stencils from my cricut but the glass paint kept running under the stencil so I made stamps out of sponges instead.  

 And, sadly, I ran out of time to finish my last project, but I gave them an I.O.U.  

 I found this tutorial on pinterest and I will be making this for them on my cricut with the lace cartridge.

 I have to tell you I had so much fun making these for my Bee friends.  

Now I just wish I made one for myself too!  

Thanks for buzzing by!

Hope your Christmas was merry and bright!

Linking to:
Sumo's Sweet Stuff
C.R.A.F.T.
Sugar Bee Crafts
Ruby Jean - Sew Crafty Tuesday