**Brand New Design** Snowflake Sparkle

This is the third of our brand new designs launched to celebrate BHD's 10th Birthday - Snowflake Sparkle.

This is another wallet style invitation this time winter themed with printed snowflakes and finished with sparkly crystals and coordinating ribbon. Based on vintage typefaces this design can be made in any colour and is perfect for a winter of christmas themed wedding.

More details here:
http://www.beehappydesigns.co.uk/handmade_wedding_invitations_snowflake_sparkle.html

Debs x

**Brand New Design** Butterfly Carnival

Another new design to celebrate BHD's 10th Birthday - this time a wallet design called Butterfly Carnival.

Simple and chic this design can be made in any colour and is perfect for a spring or summer wedding or a tea party of fete themed wedding. It works brilliantly in both bright or pastel colours.

More details here:
http://www.beehappydesigns.co.uk/handmade_wedding_invitations_butterfly_wallet.html

Debs x

**Brand New Design** Polka Dot Swing

In honour of BHD's 10th Birthday I have been launching some new designs so here's the first one I have to share with you... Polka Dot Swing

The invitation is a collection of four cards (cover, invitation details, information and rsvp) all held together with ribbon. Bright and fun this stationery range would be ideal for a retro themed wedding, a vintage style or even a tea party reception. It looks great in both bright colours and pastels too.

More details here:  http://www.beehappydesigns.co.uk/handmade_wedding_invitations_polka_dot_swing.html

This design is also the first of a new collection of swing invitations - more to come soon!

Debs x

We are 10!

I haven't been awfully good at keeping up to date with this blog but seeing as Bee Happy Designs has hit a milestone I thought I'd better catch up...

Ten years ago on the 18th October 2003 I took the big step onto the scary road of self employment and a little wedding stationery company called Bee Happy Designs was formed. It seems obvious now that I was always going to run my own business - it's just the way I'm built - but it hasn't all been plain sailing. There have been times when I thought I'd failed my little business and we weren't going to survive but we've always found a way forward and ten years on I think this is possibly the strongest we've been.
I couldn't have done it without my fabulous little support network... so thank you Mummy Jayne (expert packer no.1), Daddy John, Dave (expert packer no.2) and Rachael. My wonderful friends for their encouragement (in particularLouise for all her bolstering in the dark times and her super wise marketing advice). And finally thank you to all my lovely clients, past and present, who have chosen Bee Happy Designs for their wedding stationery - it's been a privilege and a pleasure to be a part of your big day.

Bee Happy Designs was never going to change the world... but it's changed my world over the last ten years and I am terribly proud of my biggest achievement to date. So onwards we go and with a little good fortune here's to even more success in the next ten years!

In honour of BHD's tenth birthday, I am launching lots of new designs and some special offers so watch this space!

Debs x

Wedding Breakfast at Tiffany's!

I posted my Manhattan Invitation to a great Facebook page called DoryLinda Designs. Dory creates fabulous themes for weddings and was inspired by my invitation to create an Urban Tiffany themed mood board.

Taking inspiration from the film Breakfast at Tiffany's, Audrey Hepburn, New York and borrowing some elements from the 1960's I think you'll agree Dory's ideas hit just the right combination of glamour and ultra cool chic.

Debs x

DoryLinda Designs - Urban Tiffany mood board

Manhattan Wedding Invitation

A Purple Faze...

We are well into the new year now and it's been a wonderfully busy start with lots of samples and orders flying out of the door!

There seems to have been a definite trend towards purple in the BHD studio so far this year so I thought I'd share some of the designs that have been most popular.

Debs x

Manhattan Wedding Invitations

Albany Day and Evening Wedding Invitations

Rhode Island Invitations

Monogram Ribbon Order of Service

Rhode Island Thank You Card

Two Tone Wedding Invitation

Vintage Love Menu

New Designs for the New Year!

Happy New Year!

I've added two new ranges to the Bee Happy Designs website this week...

The first is a beautiful wallet design based upon victorian print and typefaces called Vintage Love which as always can be made in any colour.

And the second is rather unusual but perfect for those looking for something completely different!
I had such a great response to the Monopoly table plan that I made last year that I decided to turn it into a full range. It can be completely customised with regards colours, icons and street names so if you're looking for something unusual this could be the one for you!

Debs x

http://www.beehappydesigns.co.uk/handmade_wedding_invitations_vintage_love.html

http://www.beehappydesigns.co.uk/handmade_wedding_invitations_monopoly_zfold.html