a successful show!

The Queen Bee Market was a success!! This past Saturday, my talented sister and I put together a combined booth that turned out to be SO cute and so much fun!!  Both of our products meshed well together and the overall look of the booth was perfect.  Bright, happy and fun!!! :)   I had a display of new cards, tags, and cutouts!  My sister made amazing crowns, tiaras, headbands and wands! :)   All of my new items will be listed in the shop shortly.  If you see anything you'd like, contact me and I would be happy to arrange a custom order for you in my shop. :)     Like I said, I will be busy listing NEW items today and probably tomorrow as well, since there is a LOT to photograph and get posted.  Keep your eye on the shop for new additions- I am so proud of the items that I sold and am able to offer my customers now!    Thanks, Queen Bee! And thanks, Mallory, for being a fab sister & booth partner!!! :) xo!  

tomorrow's the day!

Tomorrow is the Queen Bee Market!!! I am sooo excited!!!  I will be there selling all of my paper goods with my sister, who will be selling her amazing kid's crowns, tiaras, headbands and wands.  YAY!   This is what my dining room table looks like at the moment.....   It is a pricing extravaganza!!!!  I am trying to get everything organized for the morning when we have to set up SUPER early before the show.   I truly hope that I am able to see some of you there!  Here are the specifics again...   Are you local to Southern California?! Then stop by and see me at the Queen Bee Market! Saturday, September 22nd from 9am to 3pm! Center for the Arts 340 N. Escondido Escondido, California   YAY!!!! I can't wait!!! OK, off to prep everything and make sure I am staying organized! Happy Friday to you all! xo! 

on disarray.

{via}   My house is in a bit of a disarray at the moment. Let's be honest. With the Queen Bee Market in only 4 days, the corner of my office/bedroom looks like a tornado of paper has exploded. In a good way.  Cute stuff has been made!! {Or a bad way if you need to get into the left side of the closet.}   Seriously, I am not sure how people do markets and craft show like this all the time.  I would drive myself nuts.  My house is not a complete diaster, but the floors need to be swept, carpets vacuumed, the bathrooms could use a cleaning.  You know the drill.  It's just bugging me.  But I feel like I want to devote the time to my products, to ensure a successful show this Saturday.  Plus, I have been having weird dreams about forgetting essential items the day of the show and me not being prepared.  I won't let that happen. :)   So the floors might have to wait a couple more days and I'll put the windex back in the cupboard until Sunday. :) I'm a real person, I have a child and a husband, and my house is not perfect. There, I said it. Whew. OK, now back to cutting paper...... {but...who is going to take out the trash, though??}

two weeks from today...

...I will be selling my goodies at the Queen Bee Market!!

 

  I am going to be debuting some fantastic new items!!!  I hope that if you live anywhere near the San Diego area, you can make a day of it and come visit the market!  It really will be a wonderful day, and there are going to be so many fantastic vendors!!!    Will you be there??    Saturday, September 22nd Open from 9am to 3pm Center for the Arts 340 N. Escondido Escondido, California   Pop over to say hello if you are!! :) xo!  

exciting event coming up!

  Mommy Holly will be returning to the Queen Bee Market!!!  I am SO excited to be doing this show in Escondido on September 22nd. Just about a month away!   I have already started to make goodies to bring with me to the show and I couldn't be happier with the way they are turning out so far.  Halloween, anyone?  My booth will be brimming with Halloween and festive goodies for the upcoming holidays, plus a lot of new greeting cards set at special discounted prices, and of course, my go-to regular best sellers from my shop!   Are you going to be there on September 22nd? We will be open for business at the Center for the Arts from 9am to 3pm. I will be joined by these fantastic other vendors! Plus, my sister's adorable shop will be selling with me as well!!!! I am thrilled to be getting out to a show again, and I truly hope to stop by to shop and say hello! xo!  

the queen bee. :)

Wait.
The Queen Bee is over???!
I can hardly believe it.
It is just like Christmas.
You work so hard for it, anticipate it, and then all of a sudden, you are on the other side!
It was so much fun.
Lots and lots of late nights and hard work, but so much fun. :)


My booth, in all of it's holiday themed glory! :)


I will be listing the new holiday cards in the shop, as well as some new tag motifs today and in the next few days as well. I was so tired after the event, that I had to take a few days to recuperate! :)


LOVE how everything turned out though, and was so happy to share again in the Queen Bee crazy fun!!

I didn't get a chance to snap photos of all of the beautiful booths. And I mean, seriously BEAUTIFUL. Everything was magical and gorgeous and I wanted to buy everything. Here are some of the photos that I did manage to get. :)

Wendy Miracle - my sister's booth, full of whimsical children's items! :)


Mallory at her booth! :)


Heidi Devlin Design- my talented momma! :)


White Apple Threads - amazing bags & tshirts! :)


Joy's Hope. Who doesn't love Julie and her amazing booth?! :)


Whippy Cake, home of the cutest hair accessories ever. :)


An overview photo of the Queen Bee Market.
There is so much happiness in handmade. :)
Don't you think?

Thanks, Queen Bees.
I can hardly wait until May. :)
xo!

PS.
My shop is almost to 1200 sales.
Free goodies to that customer,
so hop over to the shop and take a peek! :)
Who doesn't love free things?!
I thought so. :)

only days away.

The time is finally here.
And if you live in my house,
you would most definitely know it. :)
We are busy, busy, busy with
Queen Bee Market prep!!

I am so excited to share with you the newest items to my shop, but am trying to keep my {secret telling} mouth shut so that the items can be a complete surprise at the market! Let me just say, I am oh-so-happy with the way things are turning out.

Are you going to be visiting me
at the Queen Bee Market?!
I hope so! :)

You have two days to shop this time around as well...
Friday, November 12th from 4pm to 9pm
and
Saturday, November 13th from 9am to 4pm
Let me know if you are planning on stopping in!
I will be out and about and around my booth quite a lot,
so I hope to meet lots of you. Come say hello! :)

And if you are not coming to the Queen Bee, {tear!}
new items will be posted in my shop on Monday.
Very exciting stuff, let me tell you. :)

OK, it's back to work for me and happy week, friends!
xo!

i like paper.

Don't wait!
Pop over to the Queen Bee Market
to read my guest post for today! :)
{up on their blog at noon!}

It's all about using paper in unexpected ways.
Like, possibly... setting the table?
Yep. You'll want to go check it out, friends.

Andrew is off school today, so we are having a delightful day together. The school calls it a "professional growth day" for the staff. I call it "i-don't-have-to-get-dressed-super-early-and-drive-andrew-to-school day"... No alarm clocks? Holly's a happy camper. :)
xo!

mark your calendars.

Have I shared with you that I'll be a vendor again in the next
Queen Bee Market?!
Words cannot describe how excited I am. I am already planning my booth design and couldn't be more pumped! Last May, the first Queen Bee Market was held here in Southern California and was a fantastic success!! If you live anywhere near San Diego, mark your calendars because this show is going to be a fabulous & amazing event, I am sure of it!! :) With a much larger space and a wider array of vendors, it is sure to be the perfect place to do some shopping. And right before the holidays?? I am stocking up on Christmas gifts, let me tell you!
Will you be at the market?
I sure hope so!! :)

Now it's off to mail some recent Etsy orders and do a little shopping for new papers for the shop! Exciting stuff! :)
xo!

shop love no.6

I had such a hard time deciding which shop to feature this week.

With the Queen Bee Market this past weekend,

I had an abundance of shop inspiration to choose from!

SO...

I chose two!

I did a little shopping there and want to share two of my fab finds with you. :)

Onto the yummy Etsy goods....

1. Stacey Winters' Fabric and Paper Brooch

{Bought one for my momma for Mother's Day and it is oh-so-darling. And you know I love the bits of dictionary pages in this brooch. Genius!}

2. Emily Sparks Blooming Headband

{Comes in a variety of colors. I love love love my slate grey one and have had a serious problem taking it off my head. :) }

Let's just say...

These Queen Bees were extra-talented.

Happy shopping, xo! :)

a fantastic event.

Finally getting around to posting pictures.

The Queen Bee Market was such a success!

It was gorgeous & so much fun to be a part of.

Jessica & Mique did a fantastic job!!

And guess what?!

Another one will be happening this fall!! :)

You know that makes me extra excited!

Here are the only photos I got of the event...

{I am kicking myself for not taking more pictures!}

My booth from the night of set-up...

There's my mom's booth, Heidi Devlin Design, next to me! You can also see the booths of A Stone's Throw and Brixton Lane here as well! :)

My mom's gorgeous pillows!

All in all,

a spectacular event and one that will hopefully only grow in the future!!

It was so great to finally meet some blogger-friends,

and shop among friends & talented women!

And for those of you who missed the Queen Bee Market...
what were you thinking?! ;)
{Just kidding...!}
But you can shop now at Mommy Holly..
LOTS of new & exciting items in the shop...

I will be listing items like a crazy person, so keep checking in, my friends!!
And thank you again to everyone who came to the Queen Bee!

xo!

excitement!!

To everyone within driving distance of Carlsbad, California...
Come out and visit me at the
Queen Bee Market!
{Saturday, May 1st from 10am to 6pm}

The vendors are amazing,
The merchandise is incredible,
and we had the best time setting up our booths tonite!!
Can't wait to shop, shop, shop tomorrow!!!
And with Mother's Day coming up next week,
this is the perfect event to pick up something special!
LOTS of photos coming soon....

xo! :)