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Welcome to Hunny+Bee

Hunny+Bee is all about crafting beautiful dolls that are made to be loved. 

Hunny + Bee has been created to combine my love of sewing with creating for others –- hopefully inspiring you to create your own family treasures. My designs are for the young and young at heart alike.

My mission is to provide you with patterns and tutorials for you to make your own cherished creations. Items made with purchased and free Hunny + Bee patterns can be made and sold in limited quantities (i.e. what you can make yourself and sell). I would love if you would share your creations with me in our exclusive Facebook group, where I will be sharing my own creations and inspirations with you.

There are plans to offer different methods of constructing the all important features of your dolls; including hand embroidery instructions, HTV (heat transfer vinyl) files and even embroidery machine options. This will hopefully allow you to utilise your existing skills or to embrace new ones in your pursuit of a doll of your very own creation.

The name Hunny + Bee comes from the nicknames of my two little people, Hunter and Bronson.

About Me:

I grew up in the Australian Outback in a small country town known as Katherine. One of my earliest memories of crafting was a time when we moved house when I was young and I recalling packing into the car some paper, tape and a pair of scissors. I can’t remember when I first used a sewing machine but my mother assures me that I would attempt to use hers and leave it in a tangle. I credit my mother with nurturing my creative side and she herself makes beautiful creations and has always been one of my greatest sources of inspiration.

I refined my sewing skills in high school, and to this day I still have friends who fondly remember the times that I assisted them with their own projects in class, even though I don’t fully remember this myself!

In my early twenties, I combined two of my greatest joys: sewing and cosplay (costume play). I enjoyed taking on the challenge of replicating a beloved character’s costume and in aid of this, I participated in the local senior college night classes where I began to learn more refined finishing techniques.

In 2009, I commenced and graduated from Certificate IV in fashion design where I learned more about pattern making and design of original garments.

You can see some of my sewing journey at my Facebook PageA Rainbow of Colours and from my previous blog: I Do Things I Love.

My doll making journey has so far been short, after falling in love with the craft late 2014. I have been feeling the calling of creating my own pattern and am happy to provide support to my doll-makers in arms to help others to create their own cherished keepsakes or even produce and sell them to compliment your own handmade businesses.

 

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