Pop Art Minis Paper Doll . . . One Buzzy Bee and More Two Come!

The first costume is complete for little Patty Ann Paper Doll!

She's a Buzzy Bee
Yellow, black and filled with glee

3 pink flowers, 2 bumbles and antennae hat

Ready for buzzing now how do you like that?

Stay tuned...more to come!

Cute Coveralls!

Daisy Delightful

The BUMBLED BEE...A Treasury of Bee-utiful and Buzz-worthy Finds!

Got the buzz this afternoon to go on a golden Bumbled Bee hunt in hopes of finding some fun little treasures that feature the "awesomeness" of gold and black...not necessarily the glittering kind, but more the kind that would honor a Queen Bee herself!  In decor and a whole lot more the amazing "Bumbled Bee"
standout in a crowd and here's some buzzz-worthy
stuff to prove it!

Baby Bee...A mobile that buzzes with delight! 

This was just too cute.  I'm sure there are alot of creative crafter's in The Hive that will love this idea..  Stuffed Felt Bumbles and Beehive, stitched details and a little wire...wha-la...a Bumble Mobile that doesn't sting a bit!  Courtesy of Pink Perch

Card and Clips

How cute is this...a handmade card with black and white checked paper tiny wood bumbles that adorn miniature clothespins and a golden bow to tie this presentation into one nice little package! Bee-utiful!
Courtesy of Notes from A Cottage Industry

A Bee-day Party That's Sure To BEE all the BUZZ!

TOO FUN! Thanks to A to Z Celebrations for posting the pics of this awesome and buzz-filled event.  From the Party invites to the Treats this was one honey of a Bee-day party for sure!  Bee sure to check out the complete blog for all the details.  Definitely Buzz-worthy!

These Bees TakeThe Cake!

What I Know Today Blogspot knows alot about taking the cake to the next level with these little beeauties! Cupcakes that say BUZZ perfectly!  And they were even "diet" cupcakes to boot! hehehe!

How About A Little Tea With The Bee?

Ok, all you potter's get your wheels a turning and your hive's a burning to create your own amazing version of the Bee Teapot...perfect for brewing a little fun in The Hive!  You can buy this one here!

Or maybe a Pop Art Minis Bumble Tote or T... ready to buzz from Zazzle and Me!

Ok, sorry...a little self promotion I know, but I the bees made me do it! tehehehe!

These bee designs are both available in my Pop Art Minis Zazzle Store along with a whole lot more!

And last, but not least a little golden nugget...The Golden Bumble Bee by j crew!

I'm sure that that the amazing jewelry designers in The Hive might find inspiration from this little golden gem and create something that is even more awesome and bee-autiful!

Are you ready to join the Buzzzzz Club? 
What's fun and Bee-tuiful creations have you made!

Please feel free to post pics or links to your BUMBLED Beauties and Buzz-worthy Creations!

Septem-BEAR...Birds and Bees and Falling Leaves!

"Septem-BEAR" is complete and he's got some friends that joined him...two little bumbles and a cute Tweet! Tweet!  September a honey of a month..birds and bees and falling leaves! Almost done...October and November sketches complete just need to add the color and soon all the months will come together in the 2011 Snap, Crackle, Pop Art Mini Calendar!  Now on to October . . . my favorite month and the month I celebrate my b-day!  Wonder if that's why I love October so much or is it the colorful leaves, cool crisp air, trick or treats . . . so many wonderful reasons to love October! Ok...off to work!

The Details...

Teddy Bear Hugs . . . .Mother MAY I?

From a Holly Holiday Design to some Calendar fun with the month of May!  Introducing "Teddy Bear Hugs" With Mother's Day one of the biggest holidays that falls in the month of May and inspired by the idea of the "mama bear"... protective and always there it made perfect sense that it should be two bears! The little cub lovingly looking up at his Mama and  proudly shares a flower (created with the help of April showers)!  His little (rub-on) tattoo shows his love as well for MOM and the buzzing about are those fun little black and yellow insects letting us know that all will BEE alright in the month of MAY!  

The 2011 Pop Art Minis Calendar will be available in my Zazzle store upon completion of the designs for all months.  You can view January through April at the links below.  And now. . . on to JUNE!

January - Snow Pals

February - Purr-fect Sweethearts

March - Paddy's Little Clover Bear

April - Hippity Hop Raindrop

A few of the details . . .

Oh, May you take our breath away!

Happy Mother's Day, May Day. Memorial Day and Cinco de Mayo . . . I'm sure I missed something! :)

The Hive Is All A BUZZzzz . . . All Hail The Queen "B"

Introducing

"The Queen "B" of The Hive"

I've been buzzing around this place called The Hive for several weeks now and I must say the creative fun that goes on here is crazy cool!  I'm inspired every day by this group of amazing artists, not only by their talent, but by how supportive and positive they all are!  If you haven't already visited The Hive you should definitely check out.  It's one of the fastest growing social communities on the Internet . . .  a place where you can make creative connections between everyone in the arts, crafts and hobby industry.  

So this new Pop Art Minis is my shout out to The Hive and the Queen Bee herself, Melissa Marro

If you feel like buzzing by my Pop Art Minis Zazzle Store you can find this new design available on t-shirts, tote bags, key chains and more! 

BUZZzzz We have a Challenge #1 WINNER! Congrats to Celeste L!

Winning Entry in the

Un-Bee-lieveable Creative Challenge #1 - BUZZzzz!

Celeste received the most votes for her  BUZZzzz Bee inspired journal that was not only created for this challenge, but will be donated to a cancer patient with the hopes of brightening their day!

She has been scrapbooking and making cards for a couple years and participates as a cardmaker for Operation Write Home and journal making for cancer patients.

Check out Celeste's blog

Touched by a Butterfly to view more of her amazing work!  Or you can find her in The Hive too!

As the winning entry Celeste will receive a

Bee Inspired Basket of Scented Goodies

from the  Primitive Cottage Collections Store (valued at $35.00) and a $15.00 Amazon Gift Card. 

PLUS, she will be awarded 1000 Bonus Points from The Hive

(Thanks Melissa! for that sweet spot in the Buzzzz pot)

And as an added bonus there was a 2nd Drawing from all The Hive Members for a $10.00 Amazon Gift Card.  The winner was selected by a random.org drawing. 

Congrats to Terry F. and her #4 Buzzzz Entry

Thanks to all of the amazing artists that entered a design in the Challenge and for all of the voting support of those in The Hive and beyond!

Watch for the next Un-Bee-Lieveable Creative Challenge to bee posted and another chance to win a Sweet Prize Package!

Calling All Creatives! It's An Un-BEE-lievable HIVE Challenge! Are You In?

With so much creative talent at The Hive I thought it might be fun to start an Un-BEE-lieveable Bee-Weekly (Hive talk for Bi-Weekly)  Challenge.  Themes for the challenge will mainly be-BEE related to The Bumble Buzzing Beauties themselves . . . BEES! 

Anything goes as far as the medium (paper, pencil, fabrics, etc.)  used to create your entry.  The only thing that is required is that you use the Concept for the week as the inspiration for your creative entry and that you copy and paste the challenge link on your blog or website after posting your entry.   

The Challenge is open to anyone with a special incentive for Creatingthehive.com  members . . . not a member yet, sign up for FREE here.

(Each entry from a member of The Hive will be placed into a bonus drawing for a $10.00 gift card for Amazon.com  Winner for the gift card will be selected by random.org from all The Hive member posts and the winning name posted at the end of each challenge) 

Once you have finished your Un-Bee-Lievable Bee-utiful Challenge Piece You will need to go to the Pop Art Minis Un-BEE-lievable Challenge Page to post your entry, copy and paste the link up tool to your blog in order to be counted in the voting.  Then . . . send your friends, family, twitter and Facebook Peeps to view your entry and VOTE!!!!

The winning entry from each Bee-Weekly Challenge will receive a Winning Blog Post on The Pop Art Minis Blog site that posts also to The Hive.  I will also feature the winning entry on the Pop Art Minis Facebook Page and Tweet at the top of my Twittering lungs about your Bee-utiful Challenge Winning Entry!

On top of all that you will receive a Bee Inspired Collection of Scented Candle Goodies and a $15.00 Amazon Gift Card.

New! Pop Art Minis Alphabet Collection

The last few days I've been working on a new collection of Pop Art Mini designs that feature the letters of the alphabet.  So, starting at the beginning first up was A which ended up being for Alligator! Next up, with some helpful suggestions from my Facebook Friends, B for Buzzing Bees! And, tonight I just completed Letter C for Cross-eyed Caterpillar! Having a lot of fun with this...creating a fun and fantastical character that can be wrapped in the design and be created in a rainbow of colorful art.  The designs are available to purchase in my Zazzle store, on a wide variety of products including mousepads, t-shirts, aprons, bags, and more.  You can even personalize most of the designs for a One of A Kind Look! Or if you're looking for a great little way to brighten a wall, maybe spell out your child's name, or line the walls with some colorful ABC fun check out my Artfire Studio.  Here you can purchase 12"x12" prints.  Perfect for framing in the scrapbook page frames you can find at your local craft supply store, Wal-mart or Target! Hope you enjoy the collection as it grows as I work my way through the alphabet.  Learning my A,B,C's in a whole new way!  Next up Letter D...or maybe I'll go a little off the beaten path and skip to Z.  Stay Tuned!