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This is everything knit or crochet from blankets, hats, home décor, stuffed animals, clothing and accessories, wand whatever else I can get create. This will need to be an area that I can change the headings and adjust the areas to depending on what products I have
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About Us!
Who am I? My name is Cassie McMurry. I grew up in a very small town in West Central Ohio, moved away for a little while and then came back to the one place that has always felt like home. I am the wife to Jeremy, my veteran husband, who is from California and my absolute best friend in the world. We’ve been married for 6 years now. We met online while I was in the deepest part of my grief. I just needed someone to listen without pity. I’m thankful everyday for him. I am a mom of 4 wonderful and complete polar opposite kids. I have the 4 corners really. Serena is my artistic, free spirit. I love that about her. I wish I had one iota of her talent. Nevaeh is my driven, no nonsense, to the point child, with the most forgiving heart. Wyatt is my fact retaining history buff, with a gentle soul. And Barret, well, he’s my car loving, always building something, got to be moving, double rainbow child. See I say I have 4 children, but those are the ones I can hug good morning, call on the phone and tell them I love them. That doesn’t include the ones that I had to say, “Until we meet again”.
On November 6th, 2015, my son Isaiah Declan was stillborn at 39 weeks. There was no explanation to his passing. His little heart just stopped beating. Then in June of 2016, at just 13 weeks, another boy we later names Malakai Nichles, formed a clot in his umbilical cord and his heart stopped beating. So while my living children form a box around my heart, there are two small pieces that will forever be missing.
After Isaiah was born, I needed something to do. I was going mad in my grief, because I would hyperfocus on how sad I was. I needed to do something with my hands. I started knitting and crocheting again. I wove my grief in with every little fiber I made. I watched it slowly grow into this beautiful piece of art that was filled with so much love. I started to give everything away that I made because I needed to give my love to someone else since I couldn’t give it to my child who wasn’t there.
I prayed and asked God daily why Isaiah wasn’t with me. I reflected and tore every little piece of myself apart. As I began to put myself back together, I realized how humble I had become. How everything I knew at that moment had been torn from me when I wasn’t a Humble person. My motto for living was Humble I’ll Be.
Later when someone asked me what my business name was, Humble Owl Bee , stumbled out. My Granny always had owl decorations hanging in her house. I felt her presence that day, so I believe this was my brain’s way of bringing the two together. I added the extra e to make it Bee to act as my mascot. And thus, Humble Owl Bee was born with the goal to take anyone’s grief, weave with the stitches, and make it blossom into a work of love. Humble I’ll Be, because if not, God will remind us of how Humble we need to be. Be kind. Be loving. Be patient. You don’t know the battle anyone is facing.
Meet Renee!
Hello there! My name is Renee. I didn’t learn to crochet till four months after I turned thirty. My mom tried to teach me when I was younger but I had no patience. So you’re probably asking how exactly I know the exact month I learned to crochet. Well four months after I turned thirty I snapped my Achilles. It took three months for me to be able to walk without crutches and/or a boot on. I also was unable to work and I got very bored. At that time I only knew how to loom knit hats. I made many during that time. My middle son asked me for a teenage mutant ninja turtle hat. To make this hat I had to learn how to crochet the mask. I was definitely not letting a small detail like not knowing how to crochet keep me from making that hat for my son. Well several videos later on how to crochet I sort of figured it out. I made him his TMNT hat……it was a complete hot mess but he loved it. He wore that hat out. So with nothing to do I kept at it and made all four of turtle hats. From there I loom knit minion hats and crocheted the fine details. Then I turned my attention to crocheting my first blanket….again it was a hot mess. But it came out. 10 years later I’m still learning and googling different techniques on crocheting. I came a long way and I made some very awesome things that I’m incredibly proud of. I still can’t believe it came from my hook. Some of my favorite blankets are Baby Henry and Harriet Lane, (same pattern different colors) Something Magical, and Myriad. I’m definitely glad I didn’t let a small detail in a hat keep me from learning how to crochet.