We now have a new website and I am so excited about it! Head over and check it out! The first 10 customers will receive a free surprise gift with purchase!
Monday, March 31, 2014
Saturday, March 29, 2014
My Saturday night
Just thougt I would share a picture of my Saturday night. Layla and I are knitting and drinking wine.
Have a good rest of the weekend everyone!!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Upcoming Events and Demos
- Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 10:30am
- Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 3:00pm
- Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 11:00am
- Friday, April 11, 2014 at 3:00pm
- Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 11:00am
- Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 12:00pm
- Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 11:00am
- Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 11:00am
- Saturday, May 24, 2014
- Sunday, May 25, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Whole Foods
We are now in 6 Whole Foods! I wanted to share the locations with all of you. You can purchase our Bath and Beauty products there!
Edgewater NJ
Paramus NJ
White Plains NY
Yonkers NY
Lake Grove NY
Jericho NY
If you are not by any of these lotions don't fear, we are adding new stores all the time! You can also purchase our products in our Etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/QueenBeeFibers
https://www.etsy.com/shop/QueenBeeFibers
Bee & Ewe Healing Honey Lotion
Buzz Off Balls
Sheepy Soap- Vanilla Lavender
Sheepy Soap- Warm Honey
Silky Soap- Silky Lavender
Wooly Wash
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Bee & Ewe Healing Honey Lotion & Beeswax processing
I am so excited about this product! Introducing our new Bee & Ewe Healing Honey Lotion. What makes this product so special is that it's not only amazing for your skin but we also used beeswax and honey from our hives! The honey is the easy part but cleaning and processing the wax was a three day process. It was so worth it and it made our apartment smell great.
Help heal dry and damaged skin with beeswax and honey that
is harvested from our bees. Our Bee & Ewe Healing Honey Lotion has become our best seller!
You can purchase this lotion and our other products at our etsy shop!
Herb infused grapeseed oil to heal wounds faster, to restore
skin cells, and has antifungal and antibacterial qualities. The aloe vera gel
also helps reduce eczema, acne and wrinkles. It is also good for cuts and
burns. Nutmeg oil is said to relieve muscle and joint pain because it has anti-inflammatory
properties. Honey has antibacterial properties that speed the healing of infections and wounds, including acne. It also contains antioxidants and improves skin hydration.
Steps to cleaning and processing the wax:
Let soak in cold water over night. This helps clean it and break away some of the debris
Take a large pot (a pot you don't mind keeping for just this process) and fill with water so there is about 1" to 2" covering the bottom.
Add in wax
Cook on a medium to low heat for about 45mins to an hour. You will see the wax melt and boil.
This is where you have to be patient. Remove the pot off of the heat and let it cool over night. Do not touch it at all, just let it sit. This is when the wax will float to the top of the pot and the debris will settle at the bottom.
The next day, remove the wax from the pot and scrap the debris off of the bottom.
Repeat until the wax is as clean as you desire. It took us three times and it was very clean by the last time. I also try to stain out some debris if I find it is very dirty.
Honey Harvest
This is the honey and honeycomb after its been removed
from the frames and before it has been strained.
We use a fine mesh bag to extract the honey. We tie the mesh bag up and
let gravity do its work and then we squeeze out as much honey out as possible.
Then the leftover comb and honey get boiled down so we can use the wax.
We lost a hive this season so I wanted to use everything
so that we didn't waste a bit of the bees hard work!
This is from frames that we were not harvesting for honey
but I wanted to use the wax so we didn't waste it.
This is it in the first boiling process.
This is the last boiling process. You can see how much cleaner it is.
These frames contained a lot more pollen so the color
is slightly more yellow then usual.
The finished wax!
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
The best gift I ever gave
This Christmas I gave my mom her favorite sweater back (which is older then me and covered in holes,) but I also gave her a new one. I re-knit the sweater for her. Watching her unwrap the sweater on Christmas Eve (I could not wait until the morning) was one of the best moments of my life. She not only tells me every day how much she loves the sweater but I could see how much the gesture alone ment to her and that was the best Christmas gift I could have gotten. As knitters we put so much time and love into the things we make and we only hope that the recipient loves it as much as we do. I will always cherish this Christmas memory. Below are some pictures of my process and the completed sweater. I will have the pattern for sale on Ravelry in a couple of months.
The original sweater
The finished "New" sweater
I made some changes from the original. As a designer I couldn't "copy" it and had to make it my own some how.
Hope everyone had a happy holiday and I hope 2014 brings you health, happiness and whatever else you may wish for!
Monday, November 18, 2013
Bust Magazine Holiday Craftacular & Food Fair
This is our last show of 2013!! Come out and join us! Hope to see you all there.
December 14-15, 2013
The Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street, New York, NY
Join us for a weekend-long holiday shopping extravaganza, where you'll find one-of-a-kind handmade wares from over 200 vendors, danceable DJs, DIY workshops, and activities for all ages--all in the heart of NYC's hip Chelsea hood.
The first 300 shoppers each day will receive a free BUST swag bag, stuffed to the gills with amazing goodies from our crafters and sponsors. Admission is only $3!
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