Thursday, January 29, 2009

The Artist Way

I can get the book The Artist Way through my bookclub for 9.95 no shipping charges.
Please let me know who wants one and I will order them!
Tina

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

For the record

hi

there is a store in jacksonville that sells crafts made by local artists.

http://www.3eclecticchicks.com/

to keep in mind for the future when we expand. :-)

-georgiana

reminder

Hey Ladies!
Just a reminder that we have a bee-cause meeting at Casa de Tio Frijole on Sunday Feb 1st at 1:00 PM
I sold my first purse for $35.00 and I am going to give $5.oo to the cause!
We will need a treasure let me know if anyone is interested!
See you all on Sunday!
Tina

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

New Bags!











WOW! This is an addiction! Here are more bags Mom and I created today!

we now have a domain name

Hey Everyone!
Just to let you know we now have a domain name!!!
beecause.org!!!!
Its going to cost us $4.00 each. I had it registered as private.
Looking forward to making this an amazing project.
Why? BEECASUE WE CAN! :)

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

New Feather bags!!







Okay we are on a roll! Here are a few more purses we made today!



Tina

Monday, January 19, 2009

hi...not to bee a buzz kill (haha) but i was showing my brother the blog (he's developing his own internet business at this time) and he says to watch out using blogger.com...they have proprietary issues with their blogs....for example, the beecause logo. naorah...do you know about this? not a big deal right now, but something to consider when we are global and taking over the free world with our cause.

georgiana

Black Feather Bag



Here is a photo of the Black Feather Bag my Mom and I made today! Bag was a "found" treasure and we added the feathers!

tie purse


hiya,

here is a picture of the tie purse....




-georgiana

Second Meeting

Hey Creative Ones!

First I want to thank all of you for your energy and positive feedback. We are well on our way to making this dream a reality! A year from now we will be looking back in amazement at how far we will have come in such a short time.Each one of you has so much to offer and I am so happy to be a part of this incredible and talented group!So here are the notes from yesterdays meeting:

Present were:

Naorah

Joan

Mary

Georgiana

Tina

Naorah is working on tweaking the logo. She will post a few designs for us to choose from. So far we all LOVE the bee's face and the concept

!She is also going to get us paperwork for our FDIN#We have agreed to move forward with the Florida Trademark.

Naorah is also getting us paperwork for that too.She also gave us a tutorial on this Blog site!Please make sure everyone sets up a free G-Mail account so you can comment and post stuff!

THANK YOU for setting this up

Mary showed us the journal from the Women's Art group in Chicago and we have agreed that we want to look into making something similar. We LOVED the idea of a journal as opposed to a calendar. We all like the idea of making each cover of the journal different and possibly having a workshop to create the covers.Naorah is also checking into pricing! (damn Naorah is going to be busy!!)

Joan talked to her sister a CPA about the 501-C and we have agreed to table that until we are ready. Right now it looks like an unnecessary expence.Joan brought the Artists Way and we all would like to try and make that a part of our daily lives!We have agreed to writing 3 pages longhand everyday! Also to do an Artist Date once a week.

Georgiana showed us a bottle she made (loved it)and a book on crafts where she got some ideas. She shared her idea on a purse made with ties. We also discovered her talent for Stain Glass! I am also happy to say that starting next month she will be taking over the duties of secretary.THANK YOU!

We also discussed dues and have agreed on $5.00 per meeting(beginning next month) used as a fund for future expenses .

I checked into a domain name and Beecause.org is available for $14.99. We agreed I would go ahead and make the purchase. The cost will be $3.00 per person.

Our next meeting will be on Feb 1 and everyone is asked to bring $8.00.This is a community blog so I hope all of you take advantage of it by posting your pictures, ideas, needs and anything you would like to share!!

I would really like if each of us POSTED what you did on your Artist Dates!This would give everyone some ideas and hold us all accountable!

Here is to an exciting and profitable year!Why Bee-Cause we CAN!!

Tina

Sunday, January 18, 2009

thank you for an incredible meeting today! i look forward to working with all of you and making this dream come true. now back to wrapping a bottle in thread. ;-)

-georgiana

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Hey ladies!
I wanted to THANK YOU for your positive feedback concerning Bee-Cause. We will have another Sunday afternoon meeting. 1:00 PM here at Casa de Tio Frijoles on Sunday the 18th.
Please come prepared to share your ideas on how to proceed and any ideas on future projects.
Here is a brief overview of what we covered in the last meeting:

Joan is checking into the pros and cons of becoming a 501-C
She will also bring the Artist Way for discussion and possibly doing a group reading.

Naorah has set up a blog for us and will give us a tutorial. She is also checking into a copyright search. And is working on a logo. She also told us about a cool web site called Etsy.com

Sue is going to see if we can get the people from Rosa Loves to come talk to us.

We also discussed dues, websites, ideas, % of monies going to charities and what our vision and goals are for this very exciting group!

Our notes in the future will be available on the Blog site!

We also will have our first "swap" meet on sunday. If you have anything that you feel someone can use please bring it along! Like buttons, old jewelry, yarn, material etc. The swap meet will be AFTER the regular meeting.

So that's it in a nutshell! Let me know if you have any questions!
Feel free to pass this on to any like-minded women and anyone I (accidently) may have forgotten!

Tina

Bee-Cause mission statement:
A Co-Op of women artist dedicated to nurturing creativity and empowering women. Our goal is to use at least 85% recycled materials, saving the planet by adding less to landfills and helping women in our community.
Why Bee-Cause WE CAN!