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New patterns ~ hope you like them!

 
  
  
  


 
 




 
  
Hi Everyone, I hope this post finds you all safe and well....especially for all you living in Queensland and Victoria!  I have watched with horror all the flooding and destruction and feel so sad, and my hope and best wishes go to you all that have been affected.  I will be donating 75% of all proceeds from Buzzy Bee Patterns sold this next month, as well as my personal donation.  I have my daughter Jayne, son-in-law Dave & my two little grandaughters Mahni & Emma living in Ipswich so it's been a worrying time!  Thank goodness all that they lost was their car, they have been some of the lucky ones! My son-in-law is in the Navy up there and I know that he is helping with the clean up.....he has seen some very sad scenes.....    

 On a lighter note I have completed a few of my new cloth doll patterns and they will be put on the website this evening.  I have put a photo up of my new favourite...'Puppy Love'  I hope you like him!  He is made from linen & has bloomers, a petticoat and dress. I would love your feedback!  I am also launching a vintage type doll 'Nightie Night' who is made of linen & calico which has been aged.   A great doll for your bedroom to sit on your bed....another item for your husband to remove, along with all the cushions before he can get in....ha ha!!  I am still in the process of trying to get the Birdcage quilt finished, I will keep you posted!  I have also added a large range of buttons to the website, so please check them out!!

  Well there is only another month to go before we welcome our son Daniel home from the Gulf and we are all very excited!  My youngest son Andrew who will soon be 14 has missed him so much!  Well   We are all off to Brisbane on March 4th for 10 days all together so we are very excited about that!  Well I am going to finish off now and get busy sewing, I am in the middle of creating a new cat doll, I will put up a sneak peek for you!  My best wishes to you all, talk to you soon....Carole  Please excuse the page for being a bit messy with the photos ~ I am sure I will learn more as I go along!!   :)
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
  
   
  
 

Family update.....

Firstly thank you to everyone who has visited our sale this weekend, it has been a great success and we still have one day to go.  If you havent dropped by make sure you do!!

Well as promised I thought I'd post an update on how things are going with the twins!!  They are nearly 3 months old now, we've managed to get the night feeds down to one (yay!), and we've just moved to a four hourly routine which I am loving already!  They're so big now you would never know they were premmies.  So time for some photos!!!

 

Jack & Ashton....

So apart from a few rough nights, everything is going very smoothly.  They're in a great routine giving me plenty of time for stitching and other fun things!!

I have nearly finished the projects for my Christmas Pattern book, so I will be showing you some peeks of those in my next post in a few days time.

Until then keep stitching and take care

Nic Jones
 

Tweet Tweet....Twitter Time..

Yes I have joined another online community....Twitter.  I had to see what all the fuss was about, and so far i must admit that Im having fun.  Its kind of cool to be chatting with other 'Twitterers' from all across the world, meeting new people, finding new and exciting websites I didnt even know existed, and making new friends.

With many of your favorite designers already on twitter, its great to see what people are getting up to when they're not designing & blogging.  So follow the link on the top right hand page, and start following Buzzy Bee (me i guess!!).  Not only do we 'tweet' about what we're up to in general, we 'tweet' about new releases, sales, and other things happening, so dont miss out.

 

We will still be Blogging here every few days, so if you're not signed up to be notified of our BLOG feeds, make sure you do that aswell!!  Dont want you missing out on any news!!

Till next time - Happy Stitching
Nic Jones

Goodies for the girls & new items...

Well the weeks are flying by these days with so much happening.  Ive been busy putting together some goodies for the ladies who are attending the upcoming Quilt Encounter being held next month in Adelaide.  This is booked out now (has been for a while), but if you're lucky enough to be going...you might be lucky enough to receive one of these in your packs.

We are always excited to support Quilting get-togethers...just wish I had some time to attend them!!

This week we have added a few new items to the online store...rusty bells in 3 different sizes and a few new primitive decorative items to tempt you.  Everyone needs a pack of Rusties in their stash!! 

 

There's lot of other exciting things happening this week, so stay tuned for more news over the next few days...

Till then - happy stitching

Nic Jones

Seeing double...

Hi everyone,

Thanks for being part of the Buzzy Bee Journey!  It's been a while since I posted and there's a few things to tell you, so check back over the next few days.

Some of you may already know, but we were told earlier in the year that we are expecting twins!!  We are feeling both excited and a little anxious about how its all gonna work...but in time we will find our feet. 

Thought i'd share a few special pics with you.  The twins are still looking at each other which i think is very cute...let me know what you think...

 

One of the little ones is very active, the other is a bit quieter.  The Twins are Identical...and either boys or girls!!!  Things are starting to get busy with fortinightly scans and monthly drs appointments and yucky blood tests (im sure they get the same spot every time!!).

I wonder what they'll be? Boys or Girls?

Nic

Friendship Award...

While I was away over Christmas I was very honored to receive another award.  The Friendship Award was given to me by Treann from Treann's Place.  Treann is a customer, friend and fellow Work at Home mum and makes some beautiful Primitive things....Thanks Treann it means a lot to receive these sorts of awards:

The Award:

'This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes for self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propogated. Please give more attention to these writers!'

 

I need to nominate some other Friends now...and I'd like to say thanks to Lisa from Button Bliss, Denielle from Kabuki Homewares, Treann from Treann's Place, plus Caroline, Suzie and Jennifer for their friendship and support!!!

Happy New Year...

Well its been a few weeks since I posted last, but during that time I enjoyed being half prepared for Christmas (for the first time in about 3 years), had lots of visitors, and had a nice trip to see family and friends in the Byron Bay area.

It was a lovely break and while I am continuing to take things a bit slower for a few more weeks at least, I am finding the year is already in action and running well ahead of me. 

So Id like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers and customers a very Happy New Year in 2009.  I hope it is a year full of good memories for you all...and one filled with lots of craft!!

Take care and keep in touch

Nic

PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE ON NOW

Not long until Christmas now, these items are new in store!!!  From today until the 21st December, customers can purchase anything in our store at 35% off.  Prices shown in store are the normal prices, discounts will be applied at checkout by entering 'CHRISTMAS' into the coupon section.

There are many items marked down to crazy prices, so now if your chance to get a bargain!!

See you there...
Nic

12th December.....and the Winners are..

My goodness I cant believe it is the 12th December...I havent even finished my Christmas Tree yet!  The days are just rolling on by faster than normal it seems, I think this weekend will be the time to finalise the shopping.

I am very late with this so my apologise for all our readers!!  I have drawn the winners of the Redwork Houses Competition....our lucky readers are:

Libby

Treanne

Anne Marie

So ladies email me at [email protected] and I will get your patterns right out to you.

We will be going away from the 29th December until the 6th January.   Orders can be placed during that time but they will not be sent until after this period.

Well, I got some marking down to do in store, so stay tuned or a massive clearance sale - a great time to make sure you have enough crafty things to keep you going until the new year!!!  Chat soon.

AWARDED the 'Uber Amazing Award'.....

Its always nice to have friends in the Industry comment on your work and the things you are up to, but I was pleasantly surprised when Treann from Treann's Place nominated me for the Uber Amazing Award. 

As the receiver of this award, I now need to nominate another 5 BLOG's to receive the award, let them know they've won, load the award logo, then link back to the person who nominated me!!!

So I would like to nominate the following designers BLOGS which I read regularly and am very inspired by:

Cinderberry Stitches - http://cinderberrystitches.typepad.com/

Quilt Fabric Delights - http://quiltfabricdelights.typepad.com/quilt_fabric_delights/

Thimble Blossoms - http://www.camilleroskelley.typepad.com/

Button Bliss - http://buttonbliss.typepad.com/

Kim Archer - http://kimarcher.typepad.com/classroom_two/

I better run, got some sewing to do!!