Nut and Bee is open for business again :D

Unfortunately lettersets are not currently available because of technical issues with envelope printing, but I am hopeful I will have this sorted out soon. Everything else is active and ready to go!

Thank you for your patience during this break – it ended up being a little longer than I expected but I’m so excited to be back.

P.S. Can you believe that Willow is 5 weeks old? It boggles the mind!

We’re starting to get the hang of this baby thing, so I’ve set the date for re-opening Nut and Bee – I’ll be taking orders again from April 19th :D

A couple of products might not be available right away as I’m having some technical/supply issues, but I’m doing my best to sort those out, and I plan to start regular updates with new designs again at the beginning of May!

I don’t intend to turn this into a baby-photo-blog, but I can’t resist posting one more – this is Willow and I yesterday afternoon:

Closing up shop this evening was bittersweet. I’ve taken a few holidays here and there, but this is the first time in four years of N&B that I haven’t been accepting orders!

It feels very strange, but these last couple of weeks have been rather busy with all of the last-minute work to take care of, and I’ve been looking after JSR who was in a motorcycle accident a few days ago as well (he will be alright *phew* but needs some help), so I’m glad I didn’t try and keep going any longer.

Now I should have a little while to rest my puffy feet and take a lot of naps, and then there will be a baby!

P.S. Thank you to everyone who commented and emailed on my recent ideas post! All of the suggestions had some supporters, and I’m not writing any of them off at this stage, but it seems that notebooks and larger format lettersets are the most popular ideas so I’ll be looking at those first when I get back to work :)

Nut and Bee will be closing on Wednesday February 10th at 5pm (New Zealand time, check the equivalent in your local time zone here) which is just under 48 hours away.

At that time the shopping cart will be disabled, though I will still be available by email for customer service or general enquiries, and posting miscellaneous things here on the blog! Re-opening is scheduled for early April :)

I’ve had a few queries recently about what will be happening with Nut and Bee while we welcome our imminent bean.

I didn’t want to make plans too far in advance, as I didn’t know what these last weeks would be like, but I’m getting to the stage where work is very challenging – especially in this weather, what was I thinking having a summer baby?! – so I’ve decided that my final working day will be February 10th.

After that I will still be contactable by email for customer service queries, and I will be posting miscellaneous things on the blog, but the shopping cart will be disabled and I will not be accepting or shipping orders. (I can’t make any exceptions to that, as it’s a legal requirement that I do nothing other than minor administrative tasks while I’m claiming paid parental leave!)

I plan to open for business again around the beginning of April, though the exact date will depend on when the baby makes its appearance and how quickly I manage to find a satisfactory work routine. I have fantastic family support lined up, so I am hoping for a smooth transition back.

If there is anything you would like in the next couple of months, please place your orders soon! I’ll post another reminder closer to the time. Thank you for your patience, and all the excitement and joy you’ve already shared with us :)

Nut and Bee will be taking a shipping break from Friday 15th to Monday 18th January. Orders received after 12 noon on Thursday (New Zealand time, convert to your local time here) will ship next Tuesday. I should have some email access during that time, but replies may be a little slower than usual. Thank you for your patience :)

Mmmmm, that was a nice 3-day weekend – shipping will resume today :)

I will be out of town for a few days later this week, so there will be no shipping on Friday, and email replies might take a bit longer than usual from Thursday to Sunday.

I’m hoping to have the November update ready to go next Tuesday or Wednesday. It always feels strange to work on festive goodies this early in the year, but of course the reality of sending orders in the mail is that everything has to be done quite far in advance. I’ve come up with a few new things I hope you’ll enjoy – and there is the possibility of re-releasing some of last year’s festive designs, so do let me know if there’s something you’d like to see again!

Nut and Bee will soon be closed for about a week while we move house.

Orders placed by:
Noon, Wednesday 15th July (New Zealand)
10am, Wednesday 15th July (Sydney)
1am, Wednesday 15th July (London)
8pm, Tuesday 14th July (New York)
5pm, Tuesday 14th July (Los Angeles)
… will be sent out before we go.

Shipping will resume on the 21st or 22nd, depending on how long it takes to set up again!

I’ll put a note in the cart once we’ve shut, so you will know to expect a delay :)

I should still have email access for most of this time, except perhaps the moving day itself, so feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions/concerns.