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Beach Bum Baby News

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Beach Bum Family

So we’ve been offline and slow to create any new designs for the last few months. That’s because I’ve been so busy (and exhausted…and nauseous) making a baby! Strangely this pregnancy has been much easier than my first in some ways, but the exhaustion has been overwhelming.

We’re in the second trimester now and starting to get a bit more of my energy back so keep an eye out for new designs soon! Until then, I’m doing my best to keep our existing designs in stock on Amazon.com through the holiday season.

Warmest wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season to all from the Beach Bum Family

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New Beach Bum Family Jewelry Designs Available on Amazon.com Within 2 Weeks

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Beach Bum Family

All of these designs will be available shortly within two weeks with the Beach Bum Family jewelry line on Amazon.com!

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Waxing the Surfboard

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Beach Bum Family

Here’s Little Surfer Dude helping Matt scrape the wax off of his surfboard! Getting ready for swell this weekend!

And remember the yummy chick pea salad I mentioned here? It makes a phenomenal lettuce wrap as well! Even Little Surfer Dude liked it! I tossed in another 3/4 tsp of roasted curry powder, 2 cans of tuna, 1 TBSP of olive oil, 1 TBSP balsamic vinegar, and 1 TBSP lemon juice and added it to the original recipe to make these.

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New Designs on Amazon.com – Available in 2 Weeks!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Jenny

We’ve got some fun new designs coming out soon for purchase here on Amazon.com (in approximately 2 weeks)!

Our fave? The silver seashell and pearl dangle earrings! So beachy!

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Semi Quiche Recipe (easy)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Beach Bum Family

I made something similar to a quiche tonight. Instead of greasing the dish I just melted 2 pesto cubes in the dish.

Then I mixed 3/4 cup of pancake mix, 4 eggs, 2 cups of milk, a cup of cheese (we still have a ton of fiesta cheese left over in the freezer from our DIY wedding reception so it was an easy choice), 1 ten ounce bag of (thawed) frozen spinach, and 1 cup of ham and popped it in the oven @ 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Easy and yummy!

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Packaging

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Beach Bum Family

Today was packaging manufacturing day! It’s hard to see but there are about 100 envelopes and earring cards there.

The packaging that we use for our jewelry is pretty unique. In the hunt for the perfect packaging for our jewelry, we found a lot of waste with the boxes we saw. We wanted something a little more eco-friendly.

So I designed something similar to an envelope using recycled paper (cardstock). Once the design was done, I loaded it into my Silhouette studio. Now whenever we need new jewelry I just go to my Silhouette SD and cut as many as we need.

Unfortunately, while these little envelopes accomodate *most* of our jewelry, I haven’t yet come up with the perfect design for some of our larger designs yet. We still rely on a *few* standard sized jewelry boxes until I can come up with the perfect design…

We make our own earring display cards the same way!

It is a little time intensive, but we’re happy to reduce the waste and we love that we don’t have to rely on a box supplier (mostly).

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