everyone should stop by the crystal ballroom today, you won't be disappointed. there is actually a line outside waiting to get in because the shopping is gonna be sooooo good....i gotta go buy something before the rush!
summer is almost over.....yes it is true! but, in the spirit of true summer fun you can still enjoy yourself at one of the last portland street fairs of the season.....and in my humble opinion the sweetest street fair of them all, multnomah days. the fair begins with a quaint little parade that starts at 10:00am this saturday, 8/15. after the parade you can stroll through the little shops on capitol hwy & visit all of the unique vendors that will be lining the streets. you won't be able to miss my booth. it will undoubtedly be the cutest out of the bunch :)
and on sunday....bargain hunting 101!!!!
ONLY 3 MORE DAYS!!!!.......or 2 if you read this on thursday.
as promised.....a mini sale!
i have certainly been a busy "b" this summer. yesterday i had two booths set up in portland, one on mississippi ave. & the other in the pearl at the bastille day festival. the weather was beautiful and i had so many wonderful customers. i even received an email from someone last night who informed me that they had accidentally taken home one extra shirt. can you believe that! 
how sweet and true can one person be?
happy happy summer solstice!!
there is nothing better than summer. i can't think of anything better than a carefree summer day....really. the family and i kicked things off right with a camping trip near mt. hood this last weekend. it was such a beautiful location, filled with our friends, their children, and simple pleasures. my boys were busy the entire weekend exploring the woods, balancing on log bridges, making boats to float down a small stream, hiking, laughing, and roasting marshmallows. 
the best part about camping is that very little parenting is required. my children rarely asked for anything, including food. they were very content to play, and explore the freedom of the outdoors. they made boats and played on a small bridge for hours at a time. the bridge was just far enough away from camp for the boys to feel a bit of independence, and it was just near enough to camp to keep an eye on them. of course this did not prevent the little one from falling head first into the stream. 
you have no idea how happy i am that may is officially over. that was literally the longest, and the busiest month that i can remember. so now that the air has cleared, the sun is out (mostly), and school is almost over for the year, i am getting really excited about all of my summer activities. here are a few of the things that i am looking forward to, bike riding, swimming with my boys, art projects, camping, gardening, bbq's, running in the sunshine with husband, and super fun street fairs! 
the past few days have been extremely worrisome for many of my friends and family. a very sweet little friend of ours has suffered liver failure and is in very critical condition. this tragedy was completely unexpected and occurred virtually over-night. i had a very difficult time concentrating on my work this last weekend, because i was so worried about our friend MK. the truth is that when you have children of your own, you can't help thinking that this could be happening to your own child, and all you want to do is find a way to help. yesterday when i arrived home my husband was cooking dinner for MK's family, and my son had a little yellow ribbon pinned to his shirt in support of his friend. so, even though this post has nothing to do with b hive designs, i just feel like i need to send a little yellow ribbon out into the virtual world for MK. she needs all of the prayers and good intentions that she can get right now!..............we love you MK
i'm in LA, but i am missing out on all of the sunshine! at least i am surrounded by a number of really cool artists here at UNIQUE. 
