Happy Birthday to ~ The Buzzing BeeBee ~ Etsy Store Is Open!

All teachers have to learn to be creative and teach while on a budget. I learned very quickly that all of the pretties that I wanted for my classroom and student projects were not in my budget so.... I began ...20 years ago, creating my own pretties. Over the years I have learned to use different computers and many different publishing programs making my own bulletin board supplies, kids folders, games, labels, gifts and the list goes on and on but I love it.

I am part of a bible journaling group where we take scripture and illustrate what it means to each one of us..Illustrated Faith, another creative outlet. So, It just made sense to put my 20 years of Early Childhood Christian Education and Graphics Arts together to create  many beautiful, inspirational and useful items for kiddos and grown ups and teachers.

At the Buzzing BeeBee Etsy Store I will be taking special orders for Scripture Cards, Subway Art, Birthday/Birth Subway Art, Baptismal Subway Art,  Scripture Subway Art, Inspirational Quotes, school labels for the kiddos and of course Teacher Appreciation Gifts. The store will also carry my original work as well for purchase.

I give God all of the glory for this opportunity to serve.

Buzz over to the  The Buzzing BeeBee Etsy Store for these little cuties. Patterns on the back too! Free shipping for now.

Now you know you want some!

Leaving a Legacy of FAITH

While shopping this weekend I found this great journal. The cover is cloth and the pages are much like scrapbooking paper. I am a lover of scrapbooks and bible journaling so of course I bought it.
As I pondered how to use this journal I kept looking at the cover ....the butterflies are a reminder of new life....Faith ~ Hebrews 11:1. The butterflies also remind me of our flower garden in the back yard. My granddaughter helped me create a beautiful space with plants that would attract the butterflies and hummingbirds. Then I had that Ah Hah moment! My new journal would not be mine. I will create pages for my sweet most precious granddaughter.  Walking In Faith, ~ Taking a Faith Walk and what happens when we do take those steps, especially those HUGE first steps?
Will she walk through muddy puddles? Yes she will. Can her great big messes that she makes in her life be turned into Hope and Forgiveness? Yes , they can! Should she spend less time asking God for answers and more time listening to what He has to say? Yes, she should.
This journal I will give to her as a Legacy of Faith.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1

This is the inside first page. The theme for the page is from Luke 1:37. I used many types of craft supplies to illustrated what was on my heart and in my head.  Each week I will decorate a cover page for the posts that will follow for the coming week. Each week I will journal about my faith walk, my struggles, my failures...telling her my story of my faith. A gift that I am so excited to give her.

So now my sweetness, may your 

Faith be always be bigger than your Fear !

Awesome Act of Kindness

Hi Friends,

TGIF ~ Thank Goodness It's Friday!

This week has been a real doozie! School resumed. Spring Break is over. It has rained all week with the exception of today. A very close friend of mine is very sick and our family dog, Pepper has taken a turn for the worse. The news is nothing but doom and gloom and on social media I noticed 10 child abuse posts...in one day! Now, if that was not enough, I read a report of a adult male having his way with a dog that he knocked unconscious before he abused her.
Soooooooooo it was great to see this post by a  family friend who is on staff at the University of Kentucky, a home gown young man from Hickory, North Carolina. We call him T.W. Can you image the reactions from the students? What a blessing.
We all should be fighting this sin and evil in the world together. We need more Jesus.
Thank you T.W. Teague for being the kind, loving, caring person that you are. Kentucky is lucky to have you.
My prayer is that everyone who passes our way, will see Jesus in all we say and do!

Here is what hangs outside of his office.

FREE!  Not one red cent! 

This great reminder I saw on Pinterest...OMG, what was life like without Pinterest! 

Kirsten Duke Photography posted this doodle page that can be printed in color or as a page to color yourself. Click here for her site then click on the printables tab. You will find it there. It is free. 

Blessings on your weekend!

A Teacher Gift!

 I have created a 8x10 jpeg print ( but you can print any size) for gifting and getting! Love to all of my fellow teachers!

Some Favorite Things

I wanted to end this great day with some reflections of the past week and share with you some of my favorite things, great deals, and meaningful experiences.

Spring is here in North Carolina. God gives New Life!

The Grape Vine

The grape vine was always a favorite place for my children....they are grown adults now. Grapes are sooooooo much better when eaten straight from the vine. My father-in-law "Huff" made beautiful grapevine wreaths from this vine.

My husband grew up  here, his father lives now in heaven, his mother in a Assisted Living facility but the things that they loved so very much in the back yard still live and give us memories of what was.

The Apple Tree

The backyard at one time had several fruit trees. Now only one apple tree remains. The bees have found the blooms.

The Garden

The Spring planting has commenced. Always growing something here in this space.

I ordered some new tabs for my bible. They are beautiful.

My Paper Doll Designs

Visit the site for some amazing beautiful things!

Glue Pens are the Bees Knees!

I bought the Martha Stewart pen from Michaels on sale and love the tiny micro glue dots. 

Great for those itty bitty things that need just a dab of glue.

I found these Elmer's School Glue Pens at the Dollar Tree. 

Holy Week ~ Illustrated Faith ~ A Journaling Journey

Sharing my pages from Holy Week that I have created using many different art mediums. As I grow in my knowledge of all of the different, markers And pencils And paints ....oh my, I also grow in my knowledge of the scriptures and how they lead, guide and remind me of God's love, grace and forgiveness. It's a win, win situation. Learning to F.R.O.G with discipline more and more each day.
To see how other express their faith with their bible journals visit the  Illustrated Faith site for some amazing creations!

Palm Sunday

Using the Worship Folder from the service I created a keepsake of sorts of a hymn and prayers . I used colored pencils  to highlight the text. I thought the colors looked like stained glass like the windows in the church.

The prayer card slides out of the pocket . I used scrapbook paper and decorative trim to complete the look.

The card flips over so the entire text can be viewed. Using more scrapbook card stock, sticky letters and a stamp pad, the back of this card is pretty to look at.

A Guide To Holy Week

 My bible is a study bible not a journaling bible and it has this nifty guide to all of the Holy Week scriptures and timelines all on one page. The butterflies were made using a punch. I had so many of them from another project....they belong flying around on the Resurrection section of the page.

This heart is cut from a paper towel that was used to wipe up spilled easter egg dye as we were dyeing eggs. After it dried it looked so colorful and I saved it. 

Maundy Thursday

I used a paper called vellum as an overlay for the photo and drawing .

I used the Resurrection Egg objects to create a scene reminding me of what took place that evening.

The Supper~ The Betrayal~The Garden~The Paschal Lamb~Jesus

Good Friday

I used water colors in shades of red to symbolize blood, marks from the flogging and whipping. I printed a graphic I found on Pinterest using vellum paper and shaded with colored pencils. I used my heart stamps to make a column of LOVE. He Loves Me! He Loves You! The vellum page pulls down so you can see the entire page.

This is the back of the page. I created another scene using the Resurrection Egg objects.

The Whip~The Nails~The Spear~The Crown of Thorns~The Slain Lamb~Blood Stained

FOR ME and YOU!

The Resurrection!

I wanted to see how my watercolors would cover parchment paper..you know the paper you bake cookies on! I wanted to create a sunrise . I used the tomb picture from the worship folder from Easter Sunday. Tore the edges to give to some depth. I used clear stamps on my new acrylic stamping pads. I love that you can see where you are stamping...but I used a little too much pressure as I stamped. I used colored pencils to highlight The Resurrection text. Tabs at the top and side give the page some texture.

He Is Risen! He Is Risen Indeed, Alleluia!

Easter Eggs are now Egg Salad!

So, it is the second day of our week after Easter Sunday and the time has come to do something with all of the dyed Easter eggs that are now sitting in the fridge awaiting their transformation. My family loves deviled eggs and egg salad so... for today ...all of those beautiful colored eggs will become egg salad.

Egg salad made with dyed eggs is so colorful..I can see most of the rainbow!

Now......I can not make deviled eggs or egg salad without my handy dandy egg slicer from Pampered Chef.  Well,  I could but  boy does this little gadget speed up the process. It's the best thing next to sliced bread.

So , I am eating smaller portions of food these days and the robin's egg blue bowl is so pretty and just the right size to hold the Easter Egg egg salad. Normally, I would have my egg salad as a sandwich with bacon . Yummy! But today I need a healthier option. Using those left over napkins too. So cute. I think I will have enough to last the rest of the week.

Now if you have never made egg salad, here is my way of preparing it.

 1. Peel the eggs and wash the eggs to make sure that there are no shell pieces hanging around.

2. Get out the handy dandy egg slicer and slice one egg at a time. If you do not have this gadget then slice/chop your boiled peeled eggs into small pieces. 3. I use a cap full of apple cider vinegar  
 ( the cap form the vinegar bottle) and add to the eggs. 4. Season with pepper. 5. Add mayo...we prefer Dukes. To get the consistency that we like I add the mayo, one Tablespoon at a time and stir. The more mayo the runnier it will be...as Mr. B would say. Keep it chilled in the fridge for a couple of days....but at my house it doesn't last that long.

Now my friend Mrs. Dianne is a great Southern cook...in fact she blogs all about Southern cooking and our Southern traditions. She has some great recipes for all of those great meals that you might have had as a child or at grandmother's.

Find her post of A Southern Tradition-Deviled Eggs at

Does that Mean I'm SOUTHERN?

Along with left over eggs, ham, napkins etc I have left over stickers from some of my Grand Girl's eggs that she got at our church egg hunt. Actually these are just a sampling but LOOKIE  at the cute F.R.O G. stickers. We will be using these in a journaling activity that the two of us will be beginning soon. Stay tuned for that.

Journaling With Jesus..Illustrating My Faith!

Kids Easter Journal Page

This is a j.peg file that I created and you can scale on your print menu to print any size. It will print 8x10 size if you do not scale. This would be a excellent addition to your child's bible journal library or just a cute page for the kiddos to color to celebrate our Lord's Resurrection!  This is one of the prints that will be used to kick off my new Journaling with Jesus for Kids .... Illustrating My Faith Curriculum! I am so excited to give our "little pollywogs" another way to grow in their faith as they learn more of His Love, His Forgiveness, His Grace and His Mercy. 

If you want to see how the grown ups are doing it visit the Illustrated Faith site.

More to Come!

PicMonkey was used to create this Journaling page. Clip art from My Cute Graphics