Art Blocks for Ghana and HoneyB

Our friend, Margaret Wuller has been working day and night on a non-profit project of hers (& Rachel Tiep-Daniels) "ArtBlocks for Ghana" to pay for boarding school costs for 13 orphaned children in Ghana. These kids used to be in an orphanage together until it closed. They are now spread out among several villages. Rachel and Margaret visited them all in November 2010. It is their goal to set up scholarships to get a roof over the children's heads and an education.

They have commissioned 200 animation artists and professional illustrators to create original artwork on a wooden panel which they will auction on Ebay in March 2011. Artists are from studios like Dreamworks, Pixar, BlueSky, Sony, ILM, Disney & Marathon Media in France. There will be an L.A. Art Exhibit Fundraiser to promote the auction and the artwork on March 12 at Gallery Nucleus. The artwork will be hung from March 9 - 14th and open to the public.
And HoneyB will be there! We have donated a couple Market Totes filled with HoneyB shirts to be silently auctioned off. Please come and see the stunning works by all these amazing artists and maybe have a little auction fun.

See more of the art work here.



So many different styles. The creativity is mind blowing.

Success!

HoneyB was buzzy this weekend! Our first ever vending booth was hard hard work and a super learning experience - we loved every second of it! Thanks to Unique LA, we met so many great people and even picked up a few wholesale orders. You know what that means? You will be seeing HoneyB in more stores around LA! So exciting!
In case you missed our pop up hive here are some pictures I grabbed. Also, be sure and check out our new webstore!

Being able to take credit cards was awesome! Thanks SquareUp!

So many Happy shopper! Made us feel so good when they wanted to use their stuff right away.

End of day one. So tired. One more day to go.

Gorgeous! Love how her shoes tied in the lettering of the I Love Myself Tank.

It was definitely hard to not get yourself gifts at Unique LA. So many wonderful locally made things.

We were so proud of our booth. We wanted it to feel like a real store / Victorian study. I think we did it! One guy at the end of the weekend said we had the best booth of the whole show.

HoneyB debuted the Knotty Nautical line to great success. Above you can see the AHOY! shirt. The line also includes a Anchor Market Tote and Knotty T-shirt.

Our Tools of the Trade Henley's also hit big with the addition of The Crafter.

There is still time to order your holiday gifts! We can even do local delivery in
Los Angeles. Let us know. Feel the Buzz!!

Dye, Canvas! Dye!

Unique LA is next week and boy are we shaking in our boots. I am at work designing a shop website and prepping our tags today while Potsch and our new helper (Thank God for friends)Ali, are busy dyeing canvas handles and pockets for our Market Totes. Tonight I will continue to sew like the wind. It feels good to work so hard but I ain't gonna lie - I could use a mini-vaca. Somewhere with a warm pool and soft bed where I can just lay around and read and cuddle...........WAKE UP! We're not there yet!Boiling the dye.

Ali Hard at work beating that canvas into submission.

How stunning is this brilliant Singer?! I love her. She has saved our behinds ten fold already.

She works hard for her money....so hard for her money...

This weekend was spend with a quick catch up session with a lady friend at Cafe Tropical (my favorite place for their amazing cafe con leche) followed by two packed days of Kitzie pillow making. Bonus: I got to finally spend some time with our new gorgeous and brilliant circa 1931 Singer Sewing Machine!!! True Love came with every stitch.hehe look at me in my own Honey B The Diner henley. I didn't even mean to do that.
Spidey endorses these kitzie pillows with all her heart. That is the Lazlo she is resting her head on.

TA-DA!!!!! introducing the brand new Yoki Dokes!!! Available at Unique LA dec 11th and 12th!!! Come get yours in time to snuggle up for the holidays!

I didn't know a bag could do that?!

The Honey B Market tote is awesome! I carry mine to work everyday and almost everyday I get a compliment on it. On the weekends I empty it out and fill it with my show costumes and props and for my wedding it made a great honeymoon over night bag. Get yours here.
And just look at all the things it can hold!!! And look at my adorably cute husband.

Is that a little birdie we hear?

Honey B is on Twitter now. Follow us and we'll follow you! Keep up with all the exciting Honey B news here @HoneyBusefuls

Unique LA here we come!!!!

Honey B has big news!!!!
We have been accepted into The 3rd Annual UNIQUE LA Holiday Show hits Dec 11+12, 2010! Unique LA!!
For those of you who don't know prepare to have your mind blown and your holiday shopping handled!
"The largest independent design show in the country, attendees get the rare chance to meet and shop directly from over 300 hand-selected designers and artists. The exciting two-day shopping event makes it easy for you to buy local and support LA’s economy, discover great design and deals, join in community, and have a blast! Over 95% of the products at the show are proudly made right here in the USA!
On top of shopping the wide variety of offerings, the event boasts many exciting Extras & Amenities, including free workshops, an eco lounge, and two cafes featuring some of LA’s best restaurants and gourmet food trucks. Plan to spend the day with us!

Clothing & Accessories • Stationery • Jewelry • Housewares • Artwork • Ceramics • Gourmet Edibles • Plush Toys • Books • Photography • Screenprints • + more!"

This is huge for us. Potsch and I just had our wedding (which was amazing!) and we have been itching for a new project. Well that itch has been scratched in a claw like way. We are hard hard hard at work design a new Nautical line that includes shirts for men and women and totes. We have a new kitzie pillow called Yoko.

SO much!!! We can't wait to share all the photos with you and we hope to see you at Unique LA December 11th and 12th.

Meet Spidey

(That is her real eye color!)

This is Spidey. Her full name is Chainsaw Spider Monkey and I will tell ya she really lives up to that handle. She crawls up everything- tears up everything - and is just crazy. But she is also the sweetest, most lovable, cuddly, ridiculously soft muffin face there ever was.
Most of the time she likes to be on her own. People think she is a bit of a scaredy cat when they meet her cause she flinches and shys away but when Spidey is ready for some lovin' you better give it or you won't hear the end of it.
Spidey's favorite time to get love is when she is ready for her afternoon nap which must take place in my arms or on my lap while I am working. This is the least convinient time but she always turns it into the best time. Sometimes her sweet purring and crazy soft fur put me into a nap time trance and I end up getting nothing done but more dreaming. But you can't get mad at her and you'll never turn her down.

We figured everyone should get to cuddle with Spidey. When you find something that makes life great - You got to Share it!

So begins our Kitzie Pillow Series. Spidey.

Workin on New Honey B for the New Year

Me and P. have been working and stressing like mad with our first Honey B Holiday. It has been super fun and exciting with serious hard work in the mix.
We are happy to say that we finally shipped off our own personal gift boxes today and in them were a few custom Honey B items.

The Baby Diner! This is an awesome long sleeve onesie that we designed for P.'s niece Emma. We have been toying with the idea of going into baby/kids clothes...now i think we are hooked. We could not stop laughing at the idea of the baby diner. get it?! Get it?! Cause babies hands are their fork and knife. hehehehe

Aaaaannnnnyway, we also did our first screen print hat! My aunt Deb is madly in love with Hot Dogs. No ones know the origin of this love but we do know it runs deep. We kept thinking "what Hot Dog thing does Deb not have?" she has that cool Hot Dog cooker. She has recipe books and coffee table books...A HAT! She doesn't have a Hot Dog Hat! ta-dah!

I personal really dig the B on the brim. Very classy, professional and dope.
Screening the hat proved to be quite difficult and surprisingly labor intensive but we really love the turn out. Maybe you'll see more Honey B Hats next year? would like that?

Happy Honey B Holiday!!!

They are here and ready to make the holidays Eco-Easy and prettier for you!

Honey B reusable Gift Bags.

According to earth911 "As much fun as wrapping paper can be, it is also a wasteful part of gift-giving. As much as half of the 85 million tons of paper products Americans consume every year goes toward packaging, wrapping and decorating goods. Also, wrapping paper and shopping bags alone account for about 4 million tons of trash annually in the U.S."
and
"Consumers can save big when it comes to dollars, and the planet, if they reduce their consumption of this non-recyclable material. According to Eco-Chick.com, if every American family wrapped just three presents in reused materials, it would save enough paper to cover 45,000 football fields."

Because Honey B hates to waste and loves to look good, we have crafted these stunning reusable gift bags to avoid wasteful wrapping paper. They come in various sizes to fit various size gifts- from bottles of wine to coffee table books to large stuffed animals.

(Xlarge bag not pictured)

Some come with a clear window so you can insert your to/from label, whereas others let you add your own tag. Both options allow you to use the bags over and over again. All bags are sealed off with a bright satin ribbon.

These bags are sure to brighten and stylize your eco-friendly holidays and year round celebrations.

Honey B Reusable Gift Bags are gifts in themselves. Order yours today! All sizes $6! Customize sizing available too.

also available at Flock Shop in Chinatown L.A.