HELLO!
Here's what's been happening at Hazel Bee...
ONLINE SHOP:
Our online shop is quick and easy to use. To browse the card designs go to CARDS and choose a category from the left hand side. To buy our stuff, check our store locator or buy direct from us: LOGIN to our secure system and buy online in our shop- FREE P&P to UK on orders of 5 cards or over! if you buy 50 cards or more, you get 5 free. Check the site for more offers.
Many thanks to those of you who have already made orders, hope you are enjoying the cards! We have 97 everyday designs (including 8 brand new ones for 2011! which you voted for in our online poll and at festivals), they are all split up into occassions in our online shop. Plus Christmas and Valentines. The entire card is 100% recycled and biodegradable, it comes to you A6 size with a recycled craft brown unbleached enveleope (colour may vary due to them being recycled) and sealed in a biodegradable, compostable cellophane bag made from cornstarch. Lovely.
GIFTS:
Sticker Sets. 12 of our most popular designs in a pack of stickers, printed in the UK and packed in compostable cellophane.
Recycled Yogurt Pot Button Badges, robot badge (featured in Noel Gallagher's new solo album "High Flying Birds" released in Oct 2011.)
Fair trade Cotton and Bamboo Tee Shirts! Printed by our friend Sam in Newcastle upon Tyne. Certified Fair Trade by the Fair Wear Foundation. Not available in the shops!
15 of our most popular designs in Postcard Packs. Printed in the UK on FSC board.
Card Wallets- 10 of our most popular designs to choose from.
Fairtrade Organic Cotton Draw-string Laundry Bag. Unique design.
Fairtrade Organic Cotton Aprons with pockets. HB032.
Organic Fair trade Cotton Bags with gusset and handles- HB005 and HB008.
Recycled Books of 21 designs by Hazel Bee- "Love and Relationships" "Bad Parenting" and "In the Office" including new designs which will not be on cards. Two new titles coming soon!
FSC Coasters in lots of different designs AND Re-writeable place mats- write your own jokes/ comments/ messages in the speech bubbles with the recycled dry-wipe marker again and again.
Organic Fair trade Cotton Tea Towels- HB042, HB010, HB070, HB067 designs.
Recycled car-tyre Mousemats- HB003 design
Recycled Bottle opener Keyrings- HB008 design.
Tubes of 5 Recycled A3 Posters. Only available here.
Our eco-friendly gifts section will be growing from now on, keep checking back! We have loads of ideas in the pipeline!
We appreciate suggestions of gifts you'd like to see and designs you think would look good. If you are a printer/ local manufacturer of eco gifts please send us quotes on new products. Retailers, most gifts are availble for your shop, add to your order or get in touch, the postage is faulty on the order form so ignore the postage total if your order is over £100.
OUTLETS AND INTEREST:
Check STORE LOCATOR for the most up-to-date list of outlets. We are delighted to discover that the actresses Emma Thompson and Julia Roberts and also Tony Robinson and Noel Gallagher love the designs! Our outlets are growing fast over the country, small and large.
ECO TIPS:
-Plant a tree
-Buy and sell on Ebay and Amazon
-Open a Freecycle account
-Watch "An Inconvinient Truth" by Al Gore
-Throw away your TV
-Turn the lights off
-Have a shower not a bath- save water
-Wash at 30 degrees
-Take the bus or ride your bike
-Buy free range chickens and eggs!: http://www.chickenout.tv/
-Collect rainwater for watering the plants
-Compost and recycle your rubbish
-Cook more stuff from scratch
For more Eco Tips check our Ethics section.
TRADING AT UK BOUTIQUE FESTIVALS:
-Summer 2011 went with a bang. FOM Festival, Kendal Calling and SOLFEST were great fun, made some new pals and drank cava. See the photos on our Facebook Page. We are planning lots more for 2012, keep checking our exhibitions page for more info.
Shop owners!
You'll be pleased to hear we have a RETAIL ORDER section at the foot of the website, where you can CREATE AN ACCOUNT if you have a shop (which is really quick and easy) and pick your favourite designs and quantities in your own time and order them for your shop online. We will dispatch your order ASAP by courier. Alternatively if you would like to get in CONTACT with us to place an order, would like us to send you a brochure, or if you have any queries, please fill out the form in the GET IN TOUCH section, or give us a call on 07707736456.