January's Second Thursday Event Tomorrow!

January Second Thursday Event

5:00 - 7:00 PM  Jan 12th

Everything in the shop will be on Sale 10 - 75% off

Enjoy Wine and Cheese while you shop!

This month for our Second Thursday Event we welcome

Lisa Monroe, Silver Metal Artist!

She will be having a trunk show featuring many new designs and will also be have a demonstration showing us how she makes her unique creations.

Bee Seeing Ya!

Come to Our First 2nd Thursday Event! Save 40%!!!

Join us This Thursday, Dec. 8th,

for our first monthly second Thursday Event. 

Come Shop from 5:00 - 7:00 to receive at least 10% off your entire purchase.   All Holiday Items and our entire selection of bath and body products will bee 40% off! 

Enjoy a book signing by Waco's Own, Golden Keyes Parsons,

debuting her new book, His Steadfast Love. 

We will  have all her books available for purchase and they truly make a great holiday gift!

Emily put together a super fun and hilarious in store scavenger hunt. 

Find all the items and receive a free gift!

We still have a great selection of holiday decor and for those two hours only it will be 40% off!

Bring a friend and make it a girl's night with sips and nibbles while you shop. 

Mark your calenders for our next month's second Thursday event on Jan 12th. 

These photos were taken by Shelly Negrete Photography.  We hope to have all the photos from our Holiday Preview Party posted soon, so please check back!

Bee Seeing Ya!

NOW OPEN SUNDAYS

We are now Open every Sunday from 1:00 - 5:00 through Christmas as well as our regular store hours Monday - Saturday from 10:30 - 5:30!

You're INVITED!

White Paper Packages Tied up with String ...

These are a Few of the Bee Swanky Things!

Please Join Us this Thursday as we host our Annual Holiday Preview Party! 

Doors Open At 6:00 PM

Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s that enchanting time of year again, and you do not want to miss the annual Holiday Preview Party at Bloom and Bee Swanky!  This November, Bee Swanky is celebrating six wonderful years of business; therefore, as a thank-you to our loyal customers, the Swanky girls are making this holiday season one to remember!   Come and bee welcomed by a hometown staff that greets every customer by name.  Each shop girl is always dedicated to help customers locate an ideal piece of furniture, home accent or a unique gift while the wintry aroma of candles will be enough to entice one to stay.  

Bluesy Music and carols will fill the store as local artist Steven Gereghty performs the songs we all love to hear.  Enjoy sips and nibbles including a tasting from Wiseman House Chocolates.     This year Bloom & Bee Swanky is giving back.  We will bee accepting donations of Non perishable Baby Food and Formula throughout the month of November, and will match each donation item for item to be given to Caritas.  

Christmas magic will surround the store as each customer shops for the perfect gifts for their loved ones. As you stroll their isles of white you will want to deck your halls and adorn your tree with both contemporary and vintage white, silver and glass ornaments. Illuminate the kitchen with sparkling holiday décor, and add a modern touch to your entryway with a stone statue.   Don’t just read all about it, go experience the fantasia for yourself. 

(post card) 

We will bee closed Oct. 31 - Nov. 2

As we transform the store!

First 100 Customers Who Make a purchase will receive

One of our Signature Free Gifts

Live Music by Steven Gereghty

Wiseman House Chocolate Tasting 

Lots of Sips and Nibbles while you Shop

Bee Swanky will bee matching all Baby Food Donations

item for item to bee given to Caritas the End of November!

Item of the Week

Bed: $629 

Iron Scroll Pieces $35 each 

Large Double Sided Vintage Chalkboard on Stand: $169.95

Vintage Mannequin Head: $54.95

Please feel free to inquire about anything you see in our photos

Just IN ... This Extraordinary Iron Antique Full Size Bed.  It is such a lovely greenish gray color and ornate with both the head board and foot board beeing a nice height.  I just happen to find these iron vintage scroll pieces in the exact same color to compliment.  We attached some to the top of the head board and added them to the column for interest.  They don't get much better than this!

Three Day Sale!

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Today, Tomorrow and Monday we are clearing out.  We have so much New to put out and we are having a SALE!      Markdowns on nearly everything and if it is not - just ask!  I will do what I can to help you the next few days.

Item of the week!

 $129.00  78.5" tall x 3 feet wide

SOLD!

Just in are theses great old storage lockers.  We can't keep old lockers and gym baskets so these are sure to bee gone fast.

Item of the Week

Item of the Week is back and we are so excited to share our newest item, Summer Ellis' new BEE earrings from her 2011 Fall collection. Come check them out along with her other adorable jewelry during her Trunk Show today and tomorrow! Tune in next week to find out our new and favorite item of the week!

Summer Ellis Trunk Show This Weekend!

Please Join Us This Weekend for a Summer Ellis Trunk Show.  She is back home in Waco, for the time beeing anyway, and now is the time to stop in and meet the designer herself.  Wow, I can't believe the Free Earring Giveaway to the first Five Customers EACH Day.  Don't miss it!

I wanted to let you know it has been a super busy summer for me personally, but we have found new employees and I feel we have the Bee Swanky Dream Team in Place.  We will be blogging much more regularly now and have so much to update you on.  Fall and Holiday Orders (preparing for Holiday Preview Party November 3rd) as well as new Vintage Items are starting to come in by the pallets full, so please stop in and see what's new if you haven't been in lately.  Bee Seeing Ya!

HELP WANTED

Update:  We are still accepting applications and will bee setting up additional interviews this week beginning Aug 16th.

A Rare Opportunity is Available here at Bloom & Bee Swanky. Help is needed for full time sales manager. Some Weekends are a must! A few times a year for special sales and events, late evenings may be required.

Your number one job is helping to maximize the store’s profit while minimizing costs. Retail Experience and customer service skills are minimum requirements. Computer Literacy is a must, NO Exceptions. You need to be able to take and format digital photographs. You must be able to excel at Internet researching! Experience is necessary with cash registers and POS systems.

Daily Tasks will include scheduling, managing the other employees to increase sales and increase efficiency, maintaining the highest level of customer service at all times, getting to know customers by name and maintaining customer database, keeping the store always displayed properly when items sell, protect employees and customers by providing a safe and clean store environment, checking in orders and maintaining inventory stock levels, purchasing items from walk-ins, taking phone messages, opening and closing store, balancing drawer, preparing deposits and basically being the liaison to the owner in any and all aspects by providing daily reports.

Of course there will be the occasional shop duties when other sale associates cannot be present or when other duties are complete. They include, but are not limited to sweeping/vacuuming, window washing, watering plants, changing light bulbs, cleaning restrooms, trash, painting and other things that a store just simply needs to operate. Also, the position will require the ability to occasionally climb ladders as well as assist in moving and rearrange heavy furniture within the store.

Another continuous duty, will be helping the owner to stay organized. She is very busy with multiple projects and appointments and needs help keeping the checkout area and storage areas neat and organized. This task will fall all on you to find creative ways to do this.

If you like to write, and are good at it, this position could fit you nicely. Experience writing press releases will be very helpful. If you are creative and have graphic design experience, this could be great opportunity for you as well. This position allows the right person to design and develop blog entries, newsletters, and brochures, print ads, in-store signage, postcards, and more ensuring that standards are observed with all marketing materials. Initiating and maintaining a complete and accurate database will be a continuous duty as well as packaging and shipping of Internet orders.

This position requires someone who truly enjoys a creative environment, varied duties and is a self-starter. This position requires confidence, tact, the ability to handle multi-tasking, following up projects, phone calls and customer’s requests are essential. You must be a quick learner and a SMILER which means you should be Happy! This position will require you to have daily interaction with customers. This will require a neat and orderly appearance as well as a pleasant disposition and attitude.

Although the shop is small and fun, we have goals, standards, and ambitions. Please don’t let the size of the business be an indicator of its ambitions. We expect to grow and would like the right person to STAY and grow with us. Hopefully, that will be YOU!

If all the above sounds interesting to you and if your feel you meet the necessary requirements, the owner would love to hear from you. The position is available immediately. We are setting up interviews Aug 3-4.  Serious Inquiries Only. Please send resumes to Amy@beeswanky.com

Finally, please note, that this is a wonderful opportunity to experience both a business and a creative environment with a passionate owner who LOVES what she does and hopes this applicant will make a long term commitment and learn to love what it will take to make this business a thriving success.

Sorry for the late post as I just got in from finishing up the sale.  Please keep in mind this is a true rummage sale and there is some of everything and lots of good junk!  It is indoors in the cool.  We have the house and garage full.  Come see us at 1049 Eagle Canyon in China Spring just off 2490 (Wortham Bend HWY)  Here are a few snapshots showing only a sampling of what we have for sale! I took them with my phone in the dark - excuse the poor quality!

Open Friday and Saturday 9:00 - 5:00

We also have it nice and cool in the shop with lots of new arrivals debuting this weekend so come and see us. 

Thanks for voting for us!  Congratulations to carlisle clan conversation for being chosen in our giveaway.   Please email me your address and your gift certificate will bee on the way to you!

Please Vote for Us - Last Chance and a Giveaway!

I just found about this and voting ends today!  If you love shopping with us,  please Click Here to vote for us as your favorite store in Waco. Click Waco and you will see Bloom & Bee Swanky in the drop down menu. When you do, leave us a comment here and one random blogger will bee chosen to receive a $50 gift certificate to shop with us.  Giveaway comment entry ends tonight at midnight CST. 

On another note - the Bee Swanky Girls are having a huge Sale this Friday and Saturday at 1049 Eagle Canyon Drive in China Spring right off 2490 Wortham Bend Hwy!  Check back tomorrow for preview photos and all the details.

Next week will bee catch up week with a post every day to what is happening here at Bee Swanky!

WE APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE!

Historic Waco Foundation Hat and Vintage Style Show

Thursday June 9th come enjoy a Vintage Hat and Style Show Luncheon benefiting the Waco Historic Foundation Fort House.  Please contact Historic Waco for ticket information. I have so many very special dresses on loan from my friend Dennis of Ruby Graces's and sadly even my size 2 models can't fit into them.  I hope to bee able to have them on display at the show for you all to see.  I will try to post photos of the event soon, but for now I leave you with a teaser of a few of my favorites over the last couple of years.  Click here to read Claire Masters Column and to see more of her fabulous vintage hats!

Hico Antique Fair

Come Join Us This Weekend

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and more information, Click Here.

Do You Know Me?

I was found Tuesday evening at dusk near Lake Shore and Steinbeck in Waco.  I am such a sweet boy and obviously my owners are missing me very much.  I recently had a hair cut and am wearing a collar.  I listen and do as I am told and don't potty in the house.  I love to greet people and really love playing with other dogs and cats.  I am pretty laid back and very easy to take care of.  However, I do snore quite loudly.  If you know who I am please call  or visit me in person at Bloom & Bee Swanky  254-753-2292.  If nobody claims me I am looking for a good home.