Hi from Bev!

Good Morning Bloggers

 

My name is Bev and I run Bee Crafty in Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire with my mum Julie.

 

 

 

I am 30 years old, married to Dave and have two gorgeous girls Abi who is 5 and Kaitlyn who is just coming up on her first birthday (July).

 

I've always done something crafting usually stamping, I used to get lots of crafty presents for Christmas etc., and mum had an accident and 3 discs fused in her back which meant she had limited mobility some days ,so she started cross-stitching and after that she basically nicked my card making stash to start making cards for her cross stitch , which she then started selling, after that everything kind of snowballed and mum was being asked to source products for other people and in 2001/2 Bee Crafty was born. I was just starting Uni in Plymouth at this time and graduated in 2004 with a Bachelors Degree in Biological Science.

 

I worked in call centres whilst I was searching for a science job,  and, I came home one day and asked mum if I could have a go at building her a website, I also offered to do her paper work so she snapped me up, that was 8 years ago February just gone, lots has changed but I still LOVE what I do.

 

Last year we started designing and making our own stamps and now have lots of ranges which are always growing as I can't stop thinking about NEW additions, I do have a small range based on my girls called "Abi Grace & Kaitie Mai" and I'm just working on some new designs for those, as well as don't shout NEW Christmas.

 

Stamping is probably my favourite thing to do, it's just so versatile with the results you can achieve, and you can use it on all papercraft projects. I make cards, twinchies, ATC's, 3D projects, scrapbook pages, whatever really takes my fancy, my main problem is usually getting my ideas from brain to reality, but if in doubt grab some Distress or Dylusions and everything will be okay :)

 

So I think that's me really, can't wait to start crafting for Sam's New Blog too :)

 

x x Bev x x

http://craftywithsplattitude.blogspot.co.uk/

...and it's hello from me!

I'm Adele, I am (ahem) 47 and I have been married to my wonderful hubby for over 15 years now. I am kept busy with a son of 13 and a daughter of 11, as well as working Part time in a Pre-school.

I have been crafting for as long as I can remember. Even as a child I remember sitting there with some  plastic knitting needles or one of those little French Knitting Dollies! I progressed to Cross Stitching for a while, attempted a bit of basic sewing but knitting was always my main thing.

When my daughter was born, we discovered that she has Down Syndrome, and especially in the very early days, time was so precious and sitting down with some knitting didn't seem to give me the results I wanted, and probably needed, quickly enough. That's when I turned to paper crafting and I haven't really ever looked back.

Even after 10 years of paper crafting, I still consider myself very much a novice. I look at some absolutely amazing work online and my Pinterest Boards are getting bigger by the day, but time never seems to allow me to attempt new things. I have been on a few Design Teams in the past but a few years ago my health took a turn for the worse and I as good as gave up crafting completely. Recently I have tried to throw myself back into crafting again, joined Stampin'Up in the hope that one day I would love to give up working in childcare and let crafting become more than a hobby. I will need to find some confidence before that can ever happen!

I am excited in this New Blog Adventure and grateful that Samantha has let my be part of the journey. I often lose my crafty mojo and hope to find inspiration and motivation here in this little corner of cyber space. I hope that you will drop by often and come on the journey with us.

Adele

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