Featured Friday - The Wooden Bee

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Oh my! I have sure been on quite the hiatus! Going to start a few things back up (yay!). I will be changing the posting approach to "Featured Friday" so that only one shop will be featured a month. The shops coming up will be a mix of some left over interview's from last year, as well as a chance to get to know our Team Leader's who help put together and manage our Etsy Page.

This Friday's interview is with Bee, owner of The Wooden Bee

Tell me a bit about yourself and what you sell:

Hello! My name is Bee, a nickname from school that stuck. The Wooden Bee sounded like the perfect name for our reclaimed wood business, when we opened three years ago. I try to stay as involved as possible with our Florida Etsy Street Team. They are great resource of artist and info for an Etsy shop like myself. I specifically help out with FEST Twitter and Facebook feeds.

Favorite piece you have made- and why?

Oh this has to be the hardest question. I love all the things I make. My husband often asks, "Is that for you or a customer?" when eyeing a new custom piece in the workshop. One wedding anniversary we made ourselves a reclaimed wood frame. It is probably my favorite. Beautiful cherry wood and salvaged glass, frame a bee printed on antique paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 What inspires you?

The wood. It still amazes me how much BEAUTIFUL, unwanted wood is out there. 100% of our wood would have otherwise found itself in a landfill. We drive all over Central Florida collecting quality hardwoods for our shop.
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Favorite part about living in Florida?

The weather. We can spend 365 days outside... gardening, playing, and enjoying mother nature here in the sunshine state!

See yourself in 5 years?
Gardening, playing mom, and upcycling wood. I love my life, so I hope too much doesn't change.
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What would I find in your refrigerator right now?
Lots of fruits and vegetables. If I'm not growing them, I'm getting them from a produce coop. My newest thing is flavored water! There is always a bottle in the fridge. Just add some lemon, cucumbers, herbs, or whatever you like to filtered water. It's so refreshing!

If you could have any pet what would it be?

If you could have ANY pet, what would you have (why and name)? I want chickens! lol I dream of the day that we have a little backyard coop with some hens and fresh eggs! Do you name chickens? Maybe something like Hattie, Clover, and Flo? :)
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Thank you for letting me interview you and all the hard work you do for our team. Remember to go show The Wooden Bee some love <3
-Chelsey
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Featured Friday - Old Red Barn Production

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This Friday's interview is with JL Jordan, owner of Old Red Barn Production and Beyond The Lens Cap 

Tell me a bit about yourself and what you sell:

I grew up on a farm in Illinois, but have been in Florida for many years and I have survived raising 4 kids. My mom always had a crochet hook in one hand and a camera in the other with a craft she’s creating on the table, so I guess I am following in her footsteps. I have two shops: Old Red Barn Productions sells craft and yarn items, while Beyond The Lens Cap sells photos.

Favorite piece you have made- and why?

Maybe it’s because I have the attention span of a gnat, but my most favorite piece is the one I’m working on. I always get so excited about starting a new project.
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What inspires you?

Nature and animals and colors and shiny things.
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Favorite part about living in Florida?

No snow. This winter when you all up north are shoveling snow, I’ll be sitting on my back porch sipping lemonade and saying, “I sure love living in Florida”.

See yourself in 5 years?

Hopefully alive and well with a crochet hook in one hand and a camera in the other with a craft I’m creating on the table.
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Zombie Apocalypse! Quick, what skills do you use to help those around you?

You do realize that zombies are so misunderstood. Why, who wouldn’t be cranky looking like that? Instead of running around half naked in all kinds of weather, they could use a good hat and scarf with a nice necklace to make them feel pretty. Then I could take their picture and when the flash went off and blinded them, we could all run like heck (sorry, I was taught not to cuss in public – well, actually I was taught not to cuss, but we won’t tell mom, ok?).
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What would I find in your refrigerator right now?

Five gallons of milk. I only shop for groceries once a week and we love milk. The check-out lady at the store always asks when I’m getting my cow. I would, but I don’t think my HOA would approve.

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, what would it be?

They’ve already made “Gone With The Wind”.
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If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be and your name?

“SuperMom” I’d be able to juggle four things at once. Fly around town in my mini-van. And have eyes in the back of my head. Oh wait, I do. Hmmm. Never mind.


Thank you for letting me interview you (and answering so many of the fun questions!) Remember to go show Old Red Barn Production and Beyond The Lens Cap some love <3
-Chelsey
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Featured Friday - Gifts Galore and More

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This Friday's interview is with Gifts Galore and More!

Tell me a bit about yourself and what you sell:

I've been scrapbooking since college and love to preserve memories. As cards became more expensive and I had TONS of scrap papers and embellishments I decided to make cute, affordable, handmade cards, tags, enclosure cards, etc.
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Favorite piece you have made- and why?

My favorite piece I have made are my Thomas the Train (and friends) thank you and notecards. When my boys were younger they lived and breathed all thing Thomas. It has a special place in my heart. I've even done custom orders with the theme
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What inspires you?

My family inspires me. They love the scrapbooks I have made and are supportive of my shop.CHECK OUT PIECE TO LEFT

Favorite part about living in Florida?

I love everything about Florida! I was born and raised here and love the beaches, parks, attractions and history.

If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with whom would it be?

If I could change places with anyone it would be the Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond. She does a lot of things I love, cooking, writing, photography and spending time with her family. Plus she has a famous blog and cooking show - how fun would that be?!
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Thank you for letting me interview you! Remember to go show Gifts Galore and More some love <3
-Chelsey
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Featured Friday - Richard and Richard

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 Hi Fest Followers! Each Friday we will be featuring a different Team Fest Member. Whether you are getting featured for a giveaway or because you won a challenge, we will slowly but surely learn all about each other!

So give some love to Richard and Richard of A Third Life, our first Team Fest interview feature!

 

Tell me a bit about yourself and what you sell:
A Third Life" is a father and son team, Richard and Richard, that makes crafts primarily from recycled wood that otherwise would probably end up on a trash pile. We utilize limbs pruned from our trees, discarded furniture, old fence, and construction remnants along with environmentally harvested exotic hardwoods. Our shop combines the skills of Richard Sr's years as an architect (retired) drawing and designing with the son's skills as a carpenter and painter to create original art pieces such as wooden wall hangings, jewelry, toys, guitar picks and much more.

Favorite piece you have made- and why?
Richard Sr's favorite pieces are the sensuous mermaid wall hangings and the Peanuts wall hangings and Christmas ornaments. Richard Jr's favorites include the life sized Snook and Redfish replicas, with other fish species in the works.
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What inspires you?
We are encouraged and inspired by our daughter/sister, Barbara, an accomplished jewelry artist with her own shop "World Treasures Collection", who introduced us to Etsy as a means of expressing our creativity. (Barbara will be moving back to Florida soon and would be an excellent addition to TeamFEST.) We are also continuously inspired by the wood grains, colors and textures to create pieces that incorporate their natural beauty, into our artworks.

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Favorite part about living in Florida?
The best part about living in Florida is the awesome weather and fantastic scenery associated with living in a tropical climate. Where else can you enjoy the beautiful flowers, trees, birds, butterflies, and the incredible beaches and oceans along with some of the best sunsets in the world.

See yourself in 5 years?
We thoroughly enjoy making our wood crafts and five years from now, hope to be doing the same thing, only with more skill and artistry.

If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with whom would it be?
If we could trade places with one person for a week, it would be Leonardo da Vinci, a great painter and inventor. His masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and The Annunciation continue to be appreciated long after his time on earth had passed.

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Thank you Richard and Richard! Have a good weekend everyone!

-Chelsey
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