day 180 - handstamped bee coasters

bought some paper coasters a while back from Etsy.  got out my Papertrey Ink's Honey Bees set and stamped everything in StazOn Black.  then colored the bees in yellow with a permanent marker. 

oh, all the sentiments are from the same set, except the "you're the bees knees" is from another set.  i'll have to find it and check the info on that one.

day 179 - handstamped bee gift tags

more bees for the Swap-bot swap, "Octobuzz."



punched out yellow and red cardstock using circle and scalloped circle paper punches, the bee is from Papertrey Ink's Honey Bees set, the "to:" and "from:" stamps are from Inkadinkado Holiday Tag Set that i got from Crafty Steals.  everything is stamped in black ink.  punched a small hole in the top above the bee using a cropadile and strung a yellow and white bakers twine to the tag.

day 178 - embossed bee mini notebook

bought a mini notebook (about 3x4 inches) from Blick, embossed a small bee in black on the front using a bee from from Papertrey Ink's Honey Bees set.

day 177 - bee bookmark

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made and sent to my partner for the Swap-bot swap, "Octobuzz." 

the bees are die cut out of yellow cardstock using my Sizzix BigShot and Sizzix Sizzlits Die - Bee #4.  the background is plain black cardstock on top of a sheet i pulled out from the Martha Stewart Vampire Punch Paper Pad.  the size of the bookmark is about 2.5 x 6.5 inches.  i punched a hole in the top and strung a gold organza ribbon on the bookmark.

day 176 - gold bee trio necklace

this necklace was sent to mathaholic as part of the large package for the private Swap-bot swap, "Octobuzz"
all jewelry components were purchased at Fire Mountain Gems: bee trio charm, gold chain, gold bar & ring clasp.  all put together with gold jumprings.

day 175 - bee beaded bracelet

i made this bee necklace (and a lot of bee things) for a private Swap-bot swap, "Octobuzz."

the gold bee beads are made by Tierracast which i bought on Etsy. both types of black beads are Swarovski crystal, and the yellow glass flowers and tiny yellow glass seed beads are from Fire Mountain Gems. the bracelet is strung on tiger wire and closed with crimp beads, and finished with a lobster clasp and jump ring.

day 174 - pewter bee necklace

i made this bee necklace (and a lot of bee things) for a private Swap-bot swap, "Octobuzz."

the charm is from Tierracast and the cord is braided leather. the clasp (not shown is a simple lobster clasp that i attached to the silver cord-end. 

day 173: felt bee ornament

made another little bee out of felt.  this time he's an ornament instead of just a stuffie. the pattern is my own.

day 172 - dandy bee thank you card

used a few of my clear rubber stamps to create this clean and simple bee thank you card.  the bee and sentiment stamps are from Papertrey Ink's Honey Bees set, the top hat is by Catslife Press, and the frame is from Stampin' Up's Frame It - Clear-Mount Stamp set.

the bee, hat & sentiment are stamped in StazOn Black and the frame is stamped in StazOn brown.  i colored the hat and bee in with a simple yellow marker.