MADE Fair - Here We Come!!

It's our first official craft fair! woohoo! Hive & Honey will be selling our awesome, reuasable snack bags this December in Missoula, MT at the Holiday MADE fair! Here's a little sneak peak at what we are selling. Want to order your own? Email us at hivehoney.handmade@gmail.com We will be selling these online soon, so stay tuned!

These bags come in two sizes (sandwich and snack) and are made of food safe lining, fun fabric, and a velcro closure.

Lining can be brought out for quick cleaning!

Oh Baby!

An adorable way to welcome a new baby! String a name banner across the inside, (which folds nicely inside when card is closed) and create a unique card that is sure to stand out from all the others!

Supplies you'll need: Cardstock, stickers, cardboard glitter letters, scrapbook paper and yarn.

Wedding Survival Kit

Looking for a cute, and personal bridal shower gift? Maybe you're the maid of honor looking for a special gift for the bride on her wedding day? Look no further! This gift is super easy to make, and will make life a little less stressful on the day of the wedding. It's my Wedding Survival Kit! First, I bought one of those little memory boxes for storing photos (only $2!), some ribbon, green and cream felt (for the rolled flowers), and a ton of travel sized items (at Target). Next, I did some graphic design magic for the label and hot glued the ribbon and flowers on to the lid. (I decided to just tape the round label to the lid, incase she wanted to reuse the box for photos or keepsakes later on). And there you have it! A cool, inexpensive, stress-reducing gift for the bride. You can also make one of these for a new Mom, a bachelorette party, back to school, etc etc! Use your imagination!!

List of items that were inside - with a description if necessary!

I LOVE YOU

I got this idea from Pinterest and used it as part of a bridal shower gift basket. It turned out so cute that I made one for my apartment as well! Below is the jpg I designed, if you'd like to use it yourself - it's free! I printed this on a "paper bag" colored sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper that I got at Michaels. Find yourself a pretty frame (again, got this one at Michaels for $10!) and dry erase marker, and you'll be all set. I think this is best hung in the kitchen or next to the front door, so you can leave messages where your loved ones will be sure to see them :-) Enjoy!

Coffee & Cookies for Two

I wanted to make a cute, personalized gift for my friend and her fiance, so I had the idea of doing a "Coffee & Cookies for Two" basket. I found a cool glass jar for the coffee beans ,and a Mason Jar for the cookie ingredients at Michaels. I bought a pound of coffee from my local coffeeshop (that happened to be the bride's favorite place), which fit perfectly in the glass container. Then, I layered the cookie ingredients in the mason jar. I designed the labels (shown below) and added ribbon. I bought two oversized coffee mugs, and also put this frame in the basket as well. Stupid me, I forgot to take a picture of the final basket (was in a hurry!) but it looked so cute and got rave reviews!

Easy Breezy Coconut Drink

I've always wanted to make one of these drinks, but had no idea how! It's pretty easy, and delicious! 1) You need to know how to crack a coconut. Go to your local grocery store and pick out a coconut that sounds like it has a good amount of milk in it (you'll use it later!) 2) On one end of the coconut are the "eyes" there is one that is soft enough to poke something through it (believe it or not, I used a chopstick.. but a screwdriver will work too) Once you poke through, you'll be able to drain the milk out into a glass. 3) Go outside, and on a hard surface (I used the edge of the concrete steps), hit the coconut along the "seam", or middle, rotating it each time you hit it. Within a few tries, it should break into two halves! ta da!!

Since my friend and I each used a half for our drink, I put a piece of aluminum foil in the little "eye" hole that was made earlier. Then I made a delicious smoothie full of fruit and yogurt, and added some of the coconut milk as well :-) Top it off with a fun umbrella and you've got yourself a Caribbean concoction!

p.s. if my coconut cracking directons weren't helpful, there are tons of videos out there!

p.s.s. Once you're finished with the drink, cut out the meat of the coconut (the white part) - it is DELICIOUS! Keep it in a little dish in the fridge for a healthy snack!

We Love Snail Mail

If you're like us, you LOVE getting mail (well, not bills... but mail from your friends and family!) Here are a few of my handmade cards and envelopes, which are really simple to make! You can go crazy in most craft stores looking at all of their stickers and patterned paper. That's basically all I used to create these! Have fun with it, and I guarantee you'll make someone smile!!

Anthropologie Inspired Necklace

I was inspired by a necklace at Anthropologie... but this is waaay cheaper! All you need is sheer material, ribbon and felt. Cut your felt into a half moon shape, set aside. Cut your material into different sized circles (14 small, 14 medium, and 7 large) - then fold the circles in half, then half again. (Put a tiny dot of hot glue near the skinny end when you fold it the second time. This will ensure that it stay in the petal shape.) Now, take about 5 petals and arrange them in a circle on your piece of felt. Then take two petals and place them in the center of the circle. This will make the flower appear fuller! Make 4 or 5 more of these flowers, gluing them onto the piece of felt. I put the smallest flowers on the end, and the one big one in the center (see pic). Last step - take your piece of ribbon (i used a navy blue satin ribbon) and glue your felt piece on to the ribbon. There you have it!

Vinatge Flower Pin

Really simple flower pin I made for Big Sis. I just bought some scrap felt from Joann Fabrics for something like $0.50, cut it into strips then rolled it like a cinnamon roll! I put beads of hot glue as I went around, just to hold it in place. For the leaves, i hot glued fabric onto a piece of felt that I cut into that shape. Glue a pin to the back, and tada! A cute, vintage looking pin!

Braided Headband

This is super simple to make! Just start with long strands of fabric (roughly 3x the length you want to final headband to be) I took the three strands and tied them together at the top with a rubber band, then began to braid, all the way to the end. Done. Do the same thing for a second braid (if you want two like I have in the picture.) When you are done, take a piece of elastic (bought at Joann Fabrics), and either hot glue or sew the ends onto the elastic. That's it!

College Re-Creation

Hey guys - so I found an old college sweatshirt that I had cast off.. I think it had shrunk and just wasn't too cute aymore. I decided to try and salavage it, and make it into something wearable again. And if all else failed, it could become the front of a pillow, or dust rag.

So I began by cutting off the bottom, neck, and sleeves.

I turned it inside out and took it in to make it a bit more fitted. I sewed all the way up, leaving just enough room for armholes. I didn't finish off the bottom just because I wanted that "comfy" look, but you can do whatever you want!

And tadah!!! pretty cute, huh?

Then I thought.. what can i do with all these scraps? So I took the arms of the sweatshirt that I had cut off and turned them into cute winter arm mits. Here's how. I put my arm through and made a slit for my thumb.

Then I cut along the seam to open it up.

I layed my arm in it just to get a guesstimate how how much I could cut off. Then, i turned it inside out and sewed it shut.

And there you have it! Cute, comfy, arm mits for cold days! (Perfect for when your hands are cold, but you still need to type of the computer.) And yes, I am wearing shorts in this pic.

Spice Up Your Stationary!

Here is a card and envelope I made for my friend who in the middle of taking tests. Creating your own stationary is EASY! All you need is some scrapbooking paper, glitter, ribbon, glue, etc. The back of the card is the hot pink paper and an excellent space for your personal note. I decided to add the ribbon to the card so she could hang it in a place where she could see it - and be reminded of the good thoughts coming her way.

To make the envelope I simply opened up an old envelope I had laying around to use as the template. Trace and cut using a fun piece of scrapbook paper and fold the sides (follow how the original envelope was folded) Hot glue and you're done! I glued a tag on the front and covered the small hole with a heart sticker (which was done after I took these photos). I closed the flap of the envelope with a sticky label and included my return address.