Manchester Worker Bee enamel badges

These little pieces of enamel bee perfection have been keeping me very busy. They measure about 14 mm x 11 mm and have been a hit with Mancunians and also the football crowd it seems.
I've sold out a few times and the amount of emails asking what date they will be back in stock again is remarkable! 

Find them here :ManBeeCo

The bee badges have a "butterfly" push in back to keep them pinned securely.

Find them on Etsy here


I'm the most hated woman in the local Post Office I'm sure with a big bag of parcels to be shipped out around the world most week days!

The wonderful People's History Museum on Left Bank, Spinningfields are currently the only stockists of this item in central Manchester along with the ManBeeCo Worker Bee mugs, cards and bags- and it's a great(free)place to visit when in town.

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ManBeeCo Website

The Manchester Bee Company new website is now live over on Big Cartel using one of their lovely clean templates.

Find it here : http://www.manbeeco.co.uk/

New In: ManBeeCo KeyTags

The ManBeeco Hotel style KeyTags are made from tough hard laminated plastic with Manchester inspired messages to choose from. The keyrings are only available online from ManBeeCo at present.

Price £8 plus £2 p+p (UK)

Cottonopolis was the nickname for Manchester during the Industrial Revolution

The Northern Soul KeyTag is also available in Black + White 

There's a Custom Order service available too -you can personalise your own KeyTag with whatever you fancy

Price : £10 plus £2 p+p (UK)

Custom order colour options : Grey + White / Yellow + Black / Black + White / White + Black

Manchester KeyTag in Yellow + Black

R Kid is an endearment used in Manchester for a sibling or a friend

Assorted KeyTags

The KeyTag range is also available in The Manchester Bee Etsy shop :  here

The Manchester Bee

BeeHQ

Been busy here doing up BeeHQ and working on new designs.

The new work room is light and airy and so organised now and it's also so much better for taking clear product shots for the ManBeeCo website.

Fresh paint job

Organise..

Photo

This not so little pile of cards was to replenish my stockists after the Christmas rush with a few amendments and additions:

The ManBeeCo Bee Mine Valentine card - ditching the traditional red and sticking with Mustard and Grey instead, it would also make a great wedding card. 

Bee Mine card

The New Home cards got a revamp on bright Orange and Teal recycled card.

The old and the new

 You can find ManBeeCo on Etsy here

Twitter = @manchesterbeeco 

ManBeeCo #SmallBizSat - Castlefield Market - Manchester

ManBeeCo will be at Castlefield Market this weekend Friday 5th to Sunday 7th December from 10am to 8pm. It's #SmallBizSat in the UK on Saturday 6th December 2014.

The market is inside Upper Campfield Hall -a beautiful old Victorian building on the corner of Deansgate and Liverpool Road.

There will be all the ManBeeCo gear available on my stall including some limited edition stock such as  Christmas baubles that are now called "Beebles". Bee + Bauble = Beebles.

Tiny box frames in Bee / Manucunian / Manchester in different colours are perfect for the shelf or mantle and at only £7 are perfect as a Secret Santa or Christmas gift.

Manchester List and Manchester Details photographic prints in a choice of black or white frames.

Wooden baubles shown here in Mancunian Mustard and also available in Natural with Yellow ribbon 

The ManBeeCo mugs will be on my stall -there are 4 in the range and they look lovely when giftboxed in a ManBeeCo box

For a Worker Bee or your fave Manc

Handmade bobble hats from The Alley Alley Oh will be the ManBeeCo guest star this weekend.Made by the Bee -many are one off designs and unique so you won't see anyone else wearing the same hat as you. The Nipper hats are smaller versions for children and my hats come in all different sizes so there's a handy mirror if you want to try them all on.

           MADE BY HAND / NOT ROBOTS 

The photographic work of Paul Grogan will be showcased on the ManBeeco stall on  Friday 5th and Sunday 7th. Paul is doing a Pop Up stall on Saturday 6th December for #SmallBizSatMCR

Don't miss out -see you down there

ManBeeco

Castlefield Market #OffTheHighStXmasMkt Manchester

I'm going to share a hidden gem with you...an Indoor Christmas Market in the heart of Manchester with an urban vibe-well away from the jostle and overpriced/repeated cheap tat usually experienced at Christmas markets here in our city.

Sound like more your kind of thing? Well read on...

ManBeeCo has been a regular stall holder at Castlefield Market in Manchester this year and was delighted to be invited to be a trader there at the #OffTheHighStXmasMkt for the Christmas Market season.

This busy monthly market is housed indoors inside the beautiful old Upper Campfield building on the corner of Deansgate & Liverpool Road in Manchester.

The Castlefield Market / Upper Campfield entrance shares an old Victorian Arcade with Instituto Cervantes, Dimitris and Don Marco restaurants on the corner of Deansgate / Liverpool Road  in Manchester,opposite the Beetham Tower.

The beautiful old facade on Liverpool Road

Just up the road from the Museum of Science & Industry and a 2 minute walk from the Deansgate Metrolink stop

The building springs to life on the 1st Saturday of each month with a wonderfully eclectic mix of local Makers and Traders with everything from vintage treasure,vinyl and collectables stalls to jewellery, cakes,craft, furniture & homewares,fresh produce,hot food stalls and ManBeeCo (of course!)

The Black Cat Cafe

Upper Campfield Hall

Castlefield Market

Then there's The Black Cat Cafe,a bar with DJ's and live music adding to the vibrant atmosphere.Each month there is always something different going on there and the stallholders are so friendly-it all adds up to great fun and a friendly Mancunian atmosphere.

#OffTheHighStXmasMkt started on Friday 28th November and runs each Friday,Saturday and Sunday until Sunday 21st December.

The Market trading hours are:  Friday 10am to 8pm 
                               Saturday 10am to 8pm
                               Sunday 10am to 6pm 

#OffTheHighStXmasMkt hosts great local Makers and Traders indoors along with  the FaraKhan TeaRoom serving Afternoon Teas.


Find the ManBeeco stall here each weekend -I showcase the superb work of city photographer @paul_grogan on my stall too.

Traders include @thatsamorebyfab with their authentic Sicilian food that always draws a big crowd, gourmet or boozy marshmallows from @squidgemallows, amazing cakes from @FairyPopInCake and local lass Jennie McAlpine aka Fizz from Coronation Street brings @Annies_Teashop to the market.

Great crowd at the 1st #OffTheHighStXmasMkt weekend market

 More traders include @anorthernlight1 with beautiful lampshades and lights, @magpiesdaughter with vintage inspired jewellery, local photographer @whhardingphoto brings his prints of Manchester and Salford and @littlekitscha brings her stylish vintage treasure to delve through.
 

The Upper Campfield doors stay wide open after trading ends at 8pm, with Craft Beer by Salford lads Seven Bro7hers still flowing and continues till late with DJ's such as Jamie El Muerto playing. It reminds me of when the original Friday Food Fight was here earlier in the year and there is no entry fee.

The calm before the storm...

A bunch of hot food stalls serve up a great mix of street food including Wrapscallion and the Fabulous Burger Boys who grill to please, serving massive burgers and Dirty Dogs.(Find them on Twitter: @SEVENBRO7HERS and @FabBurgerBoys)

SevenBro7hers do bottled beer in giftpacks to take away too!

Great atmosphere in the heart of Manchester

Delicious wraps from Wrapscallion  ( Twitter @wrapscallion_co )

Indonesian food from @dapoerchinta

Don't miss #OffTheHighStXmasMkt in Manchester - the full line up,news and updates about the Christmas Markets can be found on the market Twitter feeds @CastlefieldMrkt and @uppercampfield

People in the know KNOW where to find us-see you down there.The venue is dog friendly too if accompanied by well behaved owners.

Don't miss out!
The remaining dates are : 

Friday 5th / Saturday 6th / Sunday 7th December 2014
Friday 12th / Saturday 13th / Sunday 14th December 2014
Friday 19th / Saturday 20th / Sunday 21st December 2014


(Mine's a pint of IPA for letting you in on this hidden gem)

The Manchester Bee