Busy Bee Studio

Vintage tea-cup candle workshop . . . . . . . . . .

I have a stack of GORGEOUS vintage tea-cups . . . . . . . . . . .

(and saucers !!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

avaliable for any gorgeous customer, who fancies an afternoon out,

in the gorgeous Durham countryside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The gorgeous customer would want to learn how to make

a scented candle . . . . .  in a vintage tea-cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? 

I have places available on Saturday 21st April . . . . . . . . . . . .

and the course runs 1pm-2.30pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The course includes all materials and delicious refreshments, cost £35.

Just email me at gorgeous@busybeestudio.co.uk to book your place . . . . .

Even if this is your first adventure into the crafting world,

you will be amazed . . . . . . . . . . . how easy these are to make . . . .

and you will go home with one like this . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .

It could be the first of thousands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  !!

Wreath making workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I thought you may all like to see  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

what I've been up to for the last week and a half . . . . . . . . .

Well it's not just me actually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . it's all my gorgeous customers too!!

We have been making fresh foliage door wreaths everyday

 . . . . . . . for the last nine days . . . . . . .  . . . . .

Everyday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a different group of 8 girls

have arrived at the studio to make a gorgeous wreath for their door.

I provide the foliage and they bring along the bits and bobs . . . .

to decorate them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Would you like to see?

This lady arrived with a gorgeous basket . . . . . . . . .

full of gorgeous bits and bobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This gorgeous customer used  . . . . . . . . . .

buttons and tweed to finish her wreath . .

Gorgeous eh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

This gorgeous lady added just a few natural bits and bobs . . .

Gorgeous eh?

 . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . and there were other gorgeous customers

who were even more understated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

It is such hard work . . . . . . . . . . . . .

but so much fun . . . and so much laughter . . . . . . .

Thank you gorgeous customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

It was lovely that all the wreaths were different . . . . . . . . . . . 

and our wreath is on the door too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

Let the Christmas preparations begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fresh foliage wreath course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

We still have places avaliable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

on our famous fresh foliage wreath course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

We provide the moss, wire wreath ring and all the foliage . . . . . . .

( and a mulled wine and mince pie ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You bring along the bits and bobs to decorate it . . . . . . . . . . . .

Places on . . . . . . . . .  . . . .

Monday 5th, and Wednesday 7th of December . . . . .  .

Workshop runs from 6.30 till 10pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and costs £30.00,  . . . . . . . . just email me to book your place . . . . .

This weekend saturday 19th and Sunday 20th  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I will be at Wentworth Leisure centre in Hexham . . . . . . . . .

at the Rival Arts craft fair, more details for you here  . . . . . . . . . . .

It's free entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . so do say "Hello" if you pop in . . . .

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Come and make a gorgeous scented tea-cup candle with me . . . . . . . . .

 
I still have places on my Saturday 8th of October workshop  . . . . . . . . .

(Friday night's workshop is full now, sorry) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Come along and make a gorgeous, scented, tea-cup candle . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

They make great Christmas presents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and they are sooooooooh simple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

once I have shown you how . . . . . . . . .

The workshop runs from 1pm till 2.30pm down here at the studio . . . . . .

 
The price of £30.00 . . . . . . . . .  includes a gorgeous vintage tea-cup

and delicious refreshments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Go on treat yourself . . . . . . email me here to book your place . . . .

Come and be creative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Come and be creative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

with us down at the Busy Bee Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I have just released our new selection of Workshops for this season . . .

The first of which is this gorgeous paper bunting . . . . . . . .

 
You bring along a selection of papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I provide the ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and lots of ideas, 

and a further assortment of gorgeous papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

You can make Happy Birthday, Christmas, Halloween, Easter bunting.

You can take over the world with "bunting" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The world can be your "bunting" oyster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .

At this workshop "bunting" is destined  . . . . . . . . to festoon everywhere . . . 

(It's a great word FESTOON isn't it?) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bunting makes great presents too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Sorry I got a little too carried away there . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It's the thought of festooning bunting everywhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
Ta - dah . . . . . you will go home with a fine selection of gorgeous bunting

Click here for pictures of our full range of courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Just email me to book your place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

*Please note our fresh foliage door wreath fills up very quickly* . .

In fact one workshop is full already . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . .

So book early to secure your place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .

Shabby chic painted furniture workshops . . . .

 
This weekend Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I will be holding workshops down here at the studio . . . . . . . . .  .

You can bring along a small item of furniture  . . . . . . . . . . . . .

From a milk churn . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 

(a gorgeous customer painted this one last year) 

 
to a chair  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(painted last year by a gorgeous customer for their little one)

 
or cute watering can . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(PAINTED LAST YEAR BY LITTLE OLD ME !!)

 
and I can help you transform your chosen object into a thing of beauty . . . .

It's fine if you just want a plain distressed finish too  . . . . . . . . . .

I still have places for this coming weekend . . . . . . . . . . . . .

so if you fancy a go just email me to book your place . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Workshops run from 1pm - 4.00pm and cost £30 . . . . . . . . .

I only use gorgeous Farrow and Ball paints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

P.S I still have places for this workshop on Saturday 6th August too !!

 

 

Our famous Christmas door wreath . . . . . . . .

 
This is our famous fresh foliage door wreath course . . . . . . . .

(As modeled by a gorgeous customer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Come along to the studio on December, 4th, 9th, 11th, 12th,

13th, or 14th, and let me help you to make . . . . . . . . . 

a GORGEOUS  wreath, for your front door . . . . . . . . .  . .

Everyone will want one, and when they say . . . . . . . . . .

"Oh that's Gorgeous, where did you get it from ?" . . . .

You can say . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"Well actually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I made it myself !!"

 
(As modeled by a gorgeous customer)

All the foliage is picked fresh from our Farm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Busy Bee Studio provides the foliage, moss and wreath base, . . . . . 

. . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . . and you bring along the bits and bobs

to provide the finishing touch !! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
(As modeled by a gorgeous customer)

This is our most popular Christmas course . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

so book early to secure your place!!

£30 per person payable at the time of booking . . . . . . . . . .

Course includes, warm mince pies and a glass of mulled wine !! 

Weekend courses run 1pm-4pm, and weekday courses run 6.30- 9.30pm.

Teacup candles workshop

Why not sign up for one of our new workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?

Check them all out, by clicking on the picture of a snowman . . . . .

on the top right hand side of this blog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

But today I am going to tell you about the teacup candles.

Are you thinking about Christmas presents yet?

Dare I even mention the "C" word? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Why not come along to the Busy Bee Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

and learn how to make a scented candle in a teacup?

It's soooooooooh easy when you know how . . . . . . . . . . .

and they make great presents for Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . .

We have workshops on a Friday night after work . . . . . . . . . . . .

 . . . . . . . . .  or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon?

Friday workshops  . . 1st and 8th of October . . . . . . . . . . .

run 7pm-8.30pm . . . . . . . . . and  . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saturday workshops  . . . . 2nd and 9th October . . . . . . . . . . . . .

run 1.pm-2.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I will show you how to make a teacup candle

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and then you get to make one of your own.

Price includes refreshments . . . . . . . .  and you can now pay  on-line

(Please note the teacup candle takes quite a few hours to set so

you can call back for it, at a later date  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

or I can post it out to you at an extra charge)

Please email me to check availability , before you pay as

places are limited.

And please click here to see our full range of courses.

Shabby Chic weekend . . . . . . . .

It's been a "hive" of activity here all weekend . . . . . . .

Do you get it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hive . . . . . . . . . . .  . ? . . . . . . . . Busy bee . . . . . . . .  . . ?

Hee hee!!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seriously . . . . . it's been a very serious Shabby Chic weekend

here at the Studio with the "August painted furniture courses",

running both on Saturday and Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Gorgeous customers, (THEY REALLY WERE) brought along,

all manor of shabby pieces of furniture to be transformed

 
This little chair was gorgeous . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

So if you fancy an afternoon in the gorgeous Durham countryside?

To learn a new skill . . . just keep a look-out on the website . . .

for our new selection of courses coming soon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Don't forget ot is our August Open Event,

this Sunday the 15th August . . . . . . .

I will be open from 10am - 4pm and you can just call in . . . . . . . .

I have loads of new vintage for you . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Avaliable on the website for those of you who don't live close enough)

I will have more details, for you on friday's post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If you haven't been before, just email me for directions,

I will have the kettle on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . !!

And last of all . . . . . . . . . .

I have been nominated again for the Dorset cereal blog award,

please click on the button and vote for me!!

Helen xx

Painted furniture courses . . . . . . . . . .

 
We have courses running in July and August down here at the studio.

The course is 17th, 18th of July and 7th and 8th of August  . . . . . . . .

 you can bring along a small item of furniture to paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

It could be a little stool like the one above . . . . . . . . . .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

a Watering can or bucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

like the one below . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
It could be a box . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . like this one . . . .

 
You choose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

If you don't want to paint things onto the object  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I can help you "shabby chic it" with our farrow and ball paints.

Just email me at gorgeous@busybeestudio.co.uk to book.

All courses cost £28.00 and include delicious refreshments.

I also have new goodies this week . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .

 
and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 
and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . much more . . . .

Check out the website for the full range!!

You can also now follow me on twitter . . . . . . just click on

the side bar if you have a twitter account . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I know, I know . . . . . I am not convinced yet either . . . . . . . . . .

We'll see . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . 

Have a great weekend. . . . . . H xx