Sweet Sea Honeybees- treasury featuring greens and blues from our wonderful team!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=59920
Visit! Click! Give our team some love that it deserves :)
Have a great weekend!
-Samantha
Showing posts with label honebee art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label honebee art. Show all posts
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Treasury! May 23 :)
Sweet Sea Honeybees- treasury featuring greens and blues from our wonderful team!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=59920
Visit! Click! Give our team some love that it deserves :)
Have a great weekend!
-Samantha
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Treasury West- May 20!
Hello Bees, we have a new Treasury!Thanks to Doris for creating this one!
See it here- click, comment, click some more and give it some love ;)
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=54645
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Team Challenge: LOVE entries!
All of the team challenge entries will be posted here- once I make sure that all entries have been posted, I'll put up a poll and run it for a few days and everyone can vote on the entries!
Winner gets a small gift from me and gets to pick the next challenge theme!!
Winner gets a small gift from me and gets to pick the next challenge theme!!
Here are our entries:
Honeybeads created a beautiful necklace:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20190656
BumbleBabyMommy created an adorable bib:
LonesomeRoadStudio created a beautiful pendant:
(Sorry folks, it's already sold!!) :)FatCatCrafts created a Valentine Bee in a Box!
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19414571
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=19414571
SamanthasArtStudio created a "Bee Mine" Valentine Card:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20363787
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=20363787
Thursday, January 29, 2009
February Challenge Entry
For the February challenge, I created two lovey-dovey bug Valentine (or any time) cards! They are in the cards section of my Etsy shop.
I created two little (about 5" x 5") works of art which I scanned in, added some text and a background to the design on my computer. Then I printed them onto fine art paper, and mounted them onto light green cardstock- it was fresh and bright and springy, but since I had Valentines day in mind, I'm going to have to go find some red cardstock and make a couple more. But getting the art itself done was the difficult and time consuming part, so here are the two cards! :)
The honey bee and rose was done in pastels and black ink.
The lady bug and grass art was done with colored pencils and black ink.
I'll probably eventually sell the original art, too- I would like to frame it and mat it though, since they are small, and I think that would make a nice presentation.
I created two little (about 5" x 5") works of art which I scanned in, added some text and a background to the design on my computer. Then I printed them onto fine art paper, and mounted them onto light green cardstock- it was fresh and bright and springy, but since I had Valentines day in mind, I'm going to have to go find some red cardstock and make a couple more. But getting the art itself done was the difficult and time consuming part, so here are the two cards! :)
The honey bee and rose was done in pastels and black ink.
The lady bug and grass art was done with colored pencils and black ink.I'll probably eventually sell the original art, too- I would like to frame it and mat it though, since they are small, and I think that would make a nice presentation.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Congratulations to Honeybeads, this week's featured member!!
Congratulations to Honeybeads for BEEing our featured member this week!
Honeybeads is a beekeeper in Central Pennsylvania and finds inspiration in the bee yard and the beautiful Allegheny Mountains surrounded by thousands of busy little muses.
Honeybeads will also be contributing to our blog with posts about beekeeping! How exciting, to get to hear firsthand about everything involved and all about the bees!
I asked Honeybeads some questions about beekeeping and crafting- here are the answers!
How long have you been crafting?
I began working with textiles in high school. I loved combining the textures and colors to elicit a feeling or get a response. I built quite a collection of fabric, leather, embroidered goods and assorted yarns and threads. Folk art and traditional themes inspired me.
How did you become interested in beading?
One night I was watching a shopping channel and they were featuring a set of jewelry tools and glass beads. I got them and loved the way the beads could add another dimension of texture and sparkle to a project. It was an opportunity to work with precious stones and pearls (my favorite) and metals. It is not nearly as intimidating as I expected and I love attending classes, workshops and conferences with skilled artists to get inspired and keep my ideas fresh. A jewelry piece can delight the eye and lift the spirit.
How long have you been a beekeeper?
I started keeping bees in 2005. I have been fascinated with honeybees since I was five years old. My little boyfriend lived next door and his father was a beekeeper. As much as I liked Greg, (we would sneak out behind my swing set and smoke candy cigarettes), his Dad had something in the kitchen that fascinated me: an observation hive. Next to the kitchen table there was a glass window to the world of the honeybees. For hours I was mesmerized watching hundreds of bees tirelessly working together drawing out and filling the comb. The amazing process that changed the blooms of flowers to sweet golden honey seemed mystical. It took nearly fifty years for me don my bee veil and become an assistant to these industrious little ladies. I feel honored to be a part of the queens’ team.
Honeybeads is a beekeeper in Central Pennsylvania and finds inspiration in the bee yard and the beautiful Allegheny Mountains surrounded by thousands of busy little muses.
Honeybeads will also be contributing to our blog with posts about beekeeping! How exciting, to get to hear firsthand about everything involved and all about the bees!
I asked Honeybeads some questions about beekeeping and crafting- here are the answers!
How long have you been crafting?
I began working with textiles in high school. I loved combining the textures and colors to elicit a feeling or get a response. I built quite a collection of fabric, leather, embroidered goods and assorted yarns and threads. Folk art and traditional themes inspired me.
How did you become interested in beading?
One night I was watching a shopping channel and they were featuring a set of jewelry tools and glass beads. I got them and loved the way the beads could add another dimension of texture and sparkle to a project. It was an opportunity to work with precious stones and pearls (my favorite) and metals. It is not nearly as intimidating as I expected and I love attending classes, workshops and conferences with skilled artists to get inspired and keep my ideas fresh. A jewelry piece can delight the eye and lift the spirit.
How long have you been a beekeeper?
I started keeping bees in 2005. I have been fascinated with honeybees since I was five years old. My little boyfriend lived next door and his father was a beekeeper. As much as I liked Greg, (we would sneak out behind my swing set and smoke candy cigarettes), his Dad had something in the kitchen that fascinated me: an observation hive. Next to the kitchen table there was a glass window to the world of the honeybees. For hours I was mesmerized watching hundreds of bees tirelessly working together drawing out and filling the comb. The amazing process that changed the blooms of flowers to sweet golden honey seemed mystical. It took nearly fifty years for me don my bee veil and become an assistant to these industrious little ladies. I feel honored to be a part of the queens’ team.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Quick Update!
First of all- Yes, we're still featuring team members!! :)
This week's was a little late, but as a head's up, the featured member is LonesomeRoadStudio! I need to get her interview questions squared away- but her feature post is on its way very soon.
Another update that I wanted to add- Last week I created a store on CafePress.com to help raise money for CCD research. My etsy items have not raised much money for the bees, and I don't have any art shows lined up this winter where I can at least hand out information about CCD, bees, and our team. Since CafePress is free, I figured, why not put up some products and if I sell any, I'll donate my cut.
So, here's the store!
http://www.cafepress.com/samanthasbees
Each item sold donates $5 to honeybee research- so if you've got any bee lovers on your Christmas List, BEE sure to check it out!
Peace, Love and Bees,
-Samantha
This week's was a little late, but as a head's up, the featured member is LonesomeRoadStudio! I need to get her interview questions squared away- but her feature post is on its way very soon.
Another update that I wanted to add- Last week I created a store on CafePress.com to help raise money for CCD research. My etsy items have not raised much money for the bees, and I don't have any art shows lined up this winter where I can at least hand out information about CCD, bees, and our team. Since CafePress is free, I figured, why not put up some products and if I sell any, I'll donate my cut.
So, here's the store!
http://www.cafepress.com/samanthasbees
Peace, Love and Bees,
-Samantha
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Bees + Team + Challenge + ♥ + August!!
Lots of our members participated in the August Team Challenge and my oh my, what BEEutiful items our creative team has produced in honor of our very first challenge!! Jewelry was a very common theme.... Bees make LOVELY accessories, don't you think!?
Member SheilaSatin created a sweet Bee Bracelet- how adorable!
LonesomeRoadStudio created a very cool necklace dubbed "The Buzz!"
Member NebulaMystic created this awesome set of earrings and a necklace:
She also created a couple of great bee ACEOs!
Member SturmDM created all these bee items (yes, each word is linked to a different bee!!) and had a couple sales, too! Way to go!:
Member SheilaSatin created a sweet Bee Bracelet- how adorable!
LonesomeRoadStudio created a very cool necklace dubbed "The Buzz!"
SamanthasArtStudio created a BEE Kind bracelet:
NightShadesArt created a lovely Leather Cuff Bee Bracelet:
And Treatsoap created a soap called Bee My Honey- with scents of oatmeal, milk, honey, and cinnamon! YUM!!
I know I've seen some pictures of other members' challenge items, but I couldn't find them in your shops- so I didn't list them here as I didn't want to be a tease in case someone wanted to buy it and it's not listed!
NightShadesArt created a lovely Leather Cuff Bee Bracelet:
And Treatsoap created a soap called Bee My Honey- with scents of oatmeal, milk, honey, and cinnamon! YUM!!
I know I've seen some pictures of other members' challenge items, but I couldn't find them in your shops- so I didn't list them here as I didn't want to be a tease in case someone wanted to buy it and it's not listed!
If I've forgotten your item, I sincerely apologize and BEE sure to convo me on Etsy ASAP, and I'll add your item to the blog right away!
I tried to keep track of everyone's but these were the ones I saw posted on the Ning, and I was able to find them the fastest :)
If you're working on an item, let me know when it's done- and you can add a blog here about it, too!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Will Donate 50% Proceeds from Art
After watching the program on the vanishing bees on Nature last night, I've updated the Last HoneyBee listing on my Etsy shop. This artwork was created to help bring awareness to the honeybee problem. The vanishing honeybee epidemic is a serious matter we all need to be concerned about. I will officially donate 50% of the proceeds from the sale of this artwork - Last Honeybee. You can purchase this high quality print directly from either my Etsy or my website Off The Cuff Art.
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