Meet the Maker Honey by Ian

This weeks Meet the Maker is local bee keeper Honey by Ian.

Let us know about you and your creative work.

Hello! We aren’t just one person…this is a team effort and the whole family is involved! We’re the Warmer Family; 

Ian (the senior beekeeper), 

Pat (the messenger, packer, deliverer and candle maker), 

Maddy (the Instagram poster and website designer) and 

Katie (the junior beekeeper)

Together we are honeybyian.com.

We live in Ringwood and we have beehives dotted around Ringwood, Ferndown and Alderholt. We produce delicious pure, raw honey and beeswax candles.

Meet the maker 'Oh So Suzi'

Let us know about you and your creative work.

I’m Suzi, Sue, Susan aka Oh So Suzi but I’ll answer to a few other names! I grew up in Ferndown and I now live near Bournemouth airport with hubby and the three dogs. I work full time in a local engineering company so my creative activates fit around that. I am lucky to have “workshop” which is a room above the garage, all to myself. 

Please excuse the lockdown hair 

Meet the Maker Sarah loves cards

Sarah Gifford from Flamingo Paperie

Tell us a little bit about yourself?

I joined Phoenix Trading in 2005 and was an Independent Phoenix Trader for 12 years. When the business relaunched as Flamingo Paperie back in 2018 I signed up straight away as one of their Pioneer Partners. I called my distributorship Sarah Loves Cards as I have always been a card and paper stationery addict. As a child I used to trawl art and paper stationery shops with my best friend and would spend my pocket money on arty postcards, cards and notebooks. 

About 95% of my product range comes from Flamingo Paperie. I also have a small range of complimentary designs from other local artists and some giftables from WhistleFish. 

Our high quality, value for money greeting cards and paper stationery fly the flag for great British manufacturing, design and innovation. We also produce a Christmas range which offers a wonderfully eclectic mix of designs, all exclusive to Flamingo Paperie and includes charity Christmas cards, advent calendars, wrapping paper, paper decorations and gifts. 

Meet the maker Gina from New Forest Craft Market

 Meet the maker

A little bit about me and my Creative work.

My colourful stash of sumptuous yarn

My name is Gina and I am the founder of the New Forest Craft Market Group on Facebook. 

I am an artist and take Pet Portrait commissions and host paint parties and crochet lessons through Creation Station.

I also design my own crochet patterns and sell crochet items under my Tangle Tree Creative website.