The Wooden Bee » one year anniversary http://www.thewoodenbee.com inspired to recycle wood Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Happy Anniversary! http://www.thewoodenbee.com/happy-anniversary/ http://www.thewoodenbee.com/happy-anniversary/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:17:21 +0000 Bee http://www.thewoodenbee.com/?p=1280 One year ago, when times were a little hard, I decided to start a little green business out of our home to help make ends meet, so I could continue to stay home with my two young children. Before I could file my FEIN or get my sales tax certificate, I had to get my husband’s “support.” See, without him, I would not have The Wooden Bee. I’ve always been the artist on canvas and paper. He has always played with the wood and tools. I convinced him that together we could made up The Wooden Bee. A year later, he cuts, I sand, he assembles, I stain, and in the last year he has helped me save thousands of pounds of wood moldings, doors and other recycled materials from taking up precious landfill space!

One year later, I love my job! I love taking pictures of the completed merchandise. I love getting unique shipments of reclaimed wood and trying to figure out what to do with it. I love discussing custom orders.  I love working with my husband. And, I love that I’m still home with my children.

I thought I’d share some of our annual stats:

  • ~Our handmade marketplace is Etsy, and since first listing a reclaimed trivet kit on Sept. 1st, 2010 we have sold 96 items.
  • ~We have shipped our reclaimed wood to 29 US states.
  • ~We have shipped Internationally to Canada and Austrailia.
  • ~We have handcrafted over 50 custom orders here locally in Florida, especially on the east coast.

our first logo

our new logo

Online we have spread our wings. Last year we were featured on many websites! Here are some of the highlights:

I was well received by the online handmade community. Thank you!!!

So, who wants free stuff?

I can easily say we had an amazing year, so we would like to celebrate with our customers the entire month of August!

To our blog subcribers, those that get every post via email, you can reply to thewoodenbee@gmail.com to request your private 20% coupon code!!! Thank you for listening to me all year! :)

To celebrate we are also hosting a blog giveaway!

Win this DIY reclaimed wood coaster set!!! Wine cork supplies and shipping are included for a $20 value!  To enter just comment on this post! Yes, that’s it! Leave me a comment and email address and you could win the pictured coaster set! Winner will be selected by random.org on August 16th. (Extra entries for those who subscribe to our blog).

On August 17th, we will kick off our Facebook Giveaway!


You could win this one of a kind completed trivet! Follow us on Facebook and look for details! (Extra entries for those that subscribe to our blog).

To everyone, all month long… shop & save with our coupon code ANNIVERSARY for 10% off your order! Get a jump start on your Holiday shopping with our special anniversary savings! All offers expire on August 31st, 2011.

Good luck and many recycled thanks for making this experience a blessing!
~Bee

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