queen bee & more

The Queen Bee Market in Oceanside was really wonderful.

It was so nice meeting so many kindred spirits and getting

to do what I love, talk about God and share my love for

decorating our homes with scripture.  

Getting there was a little stressful, with an accident by LAX, 

I was backed up for awhile and not

as ahead of time as I would have liked.  

I grew up in the area, so a high school friend met me and she said, "Jackie these are your people."

She's so right.

These creative crafty folk, they are my kind of people.

And I'm ever so grateful for their creativity and that in them I have kindred spirits.

This bracelet I 

COULD 

NOT 

STOP

thinking about. 

And that's how I knew it needed to come home with me.

A literal 'armor of God' reminding me of His promise to protect

from psalm 91, a psalm I read every day right now.

Getting ready the second morning, I had to take a selfie because I was having

this very surreal circle of life feeling as I curled my hair in my childhood

home just like I did so many, many years before.

My son says I'm too serious in selfies so I made an effort at smiling.  

Sort of.

Cupcake Girl Friday was my next door neighbor.

Not a bad neighbor to have. 

And when the day was done, I got to hang with

a childhood bestie for dinner with the sunset.

The fairs, though a lot of work are so very much fun.

And I always walk away feeling so encouraged and with my cup overflowing.

So..here's where you can find me next.

This Saturday at Calvary Westlake

5495 Via Rocas in Agoura Hills

and on June 7th at the Penelope Lane Boutique.

the queen bee wrap up

here it is..my little shop at queen bee!

I had so very much fun.

And was told I'd be hooked.

It's true.

I kept saying it's like playing shop as a kid.

Only it wasn't playing anymore.

I'd love so much to give you all kinds of details.

But I leave at 6 am tomorrow for a week long trip to DC

chaperoning my son's fifth grade class on a whirlwind tour through

our nation's capitol.  

The things I need to clean up, lesson plans and meal prep I need to

leave for my family here well..it's a bit overwhelming.

So I'll do my best with the cell phone pic's I have.

Here's how the finished booth looked!

 My husband got this of me while I was setting up.

The whole day went so fast, I really didn't get many pictures, nor leave my booth

for very long to look around.

  

 I'm going to back up a minute here and thank my helpers here at home who were so kind.

Supporting and encouraging me and asking how they could help.  

Always wishing they could do more.

The whole backdrop idea out of pallets fueled a slight obsession, 

scouring for them whenever we were driving.  

I know, bad taking a photo while driving, but I had to get this.  

Texted it later to my husband as a joke.  Ahhh, pallet heaven no?

 And I nearly buried my children in pallets in order to get them home.  It was pretty hilarious.  And I learned, those pallets can be mighty heavy. So I modified my original design idea.

I got some help with the power tools. The whole process turned into lots of teachable moments.

Oh and to keep it real, the couple of days before the queen bee were 

C-R-A-Z-Y busy and that friday before I thought I'd get on the road

by two and leisurely spend the day at my parent's house.

But everything took so much longer than anticipated and all of my

loose ends that needed wrapping up meant we didn't leave til 9:30.  And even though

I spent many late nights in the weeks leading up to the market, 

I had so very much fun with the whole process.

This was a bird's eye view looking down at my dining room table.

The table that I must get off of here to clean up!

So back to the market we go...

These survival bracelets with whistle clasps were made by my son.

I love his entrepreneurial spirit and wanted to encourage him.

So here are the real camera pics my husband took.  I didn't even

know he was capturing these candid moments, but I'm glad he did.

There you can kind of see my new booth mate friends, Julie from Rais Case

They were beyond happy daddy let them pick the cupcakes to share with others.

 Here's me using the square app function to take credit cards.  I think this technology is just so neat.

And a final pic before they said goodbye.

And here are some of the other booths.  I barely got away to take pictures.

Wish I could have done more.  Everything was so beautiful!

This was my favorite booth from flea market sunday.  And she won the best booth award. 

It was also her first time at the Queen Bee.

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I met so many kindred spirits and had so much fun

talking with people in ministry and youth pastors who were excited to

use my work in the rooms where their children meet.

It's so awesome to know the story behind where the art will go.

I so wish I would have taken pictures of the ladies in the booths right near me.

They were the sweetest and so helpful!

Since I don't have pictures here are their shops.

camera coats

rais case

little mommas

They gave me such encouragement and helped

with advice when I needed it.

One of the best surprises,  my best friend didn't tell me she was coming down

and she surprised me by showing up at the market.

And my family all took turns stoping by.  I didn't get a picture with

my mom or son. And the one with my husband is on our 

good camera, which I'll have to add later.

But here's one with my girls, enjoying the yummy cupcakes

from once upon a cupcake.

All in all, it was a mighty sweet day.

a busy bee

So busy I really can't type.

But I can show you some snippets of what it's looking like around here

as I gear up for my first Queen Bee Market!

It's Saturday, as in this Saturday May 4th from 9-3... I'll put the flyer at the end of the post.

Please come by and say hello! 

I'd love to see you!

 Plus, plenty of prints in 5x7, 8x10, and 11x14 sizes.

And different versions of stationery and post card sets.

I've turned my art into jewelry

and tote bags too..

And art on wood blocks, ready to hang.

Here's a look at some of the other

vendors things with more info on the location.

See there, first 25 customers in the door get a

free mini cupcake! 

If you'd like to see a list of the other vendors, 

you can do so at www.thequeenbeemarket.com.