BeeCorked UK

23/04/2026

It’s not been a straight and narrow road creating an Etsy business. There’s so much you learn along the way from understanding the tax self assessment system to sourcing decent materials and navigating social media. Here are some tips we’d share with ourselves when we started half a decade ago…
1.Just make it exist, you can make it good later. We spent so long to set up our business as we were worrying about aesthetics and what to name the Etsy that we lost sight of more important things such as logistics and admin.
2.Don’t be afraid to experiment with new ideas and materials. In the beginning we were using 4 colours from Halfords. Now we are lucky to have found an amazing spray paint company that has a wonderful range of colours and have a better more sustainable way to package our materials. Experimenting helps grow and paves a way to new ideas. Don’t be afraid to move forward and let go of things that aren’t working for you and your business.
3.Learn about the Etsy system before diving in. This one is super important as Etsy has its own fees, SEO and shipping profiles/ prices. Nothing crazy, just the basics to get you up and running so you can learn as you go from there.
4.Find your niche. What are you giving the world that no one else is doing? This will help you build your audience and a community.
What do you wish you knew before starting a small business or content creating? Drop your trips below ⬇️

14/04/2026

Oh I really dropped the ball.

Is it too early to start thinking about lunch?

06/04/2026

“The age of heroes is no longer… the good guys need to come and if we can’t see them then maybe we become .”

Keep speaking up 🦋 words by Tolkien and

06/04/2026

This is a trial reel!

If you see this tell me where you’re viewing from

Where are all my handmade, pin collecting friends?
♥️

05/04/2026

05/04/2026

Idea from arrabellagilesjewellery!

is made up of myself (Michelle) and Ben. Making pieces of cork into displays for your pin collection. As let’s be honest collecting pins is an expensive hobby- those little enamel pieces deserve to be displayed

05/04/2026

I’m no social media specialist- I rarely post on my personal social media.

I feel like posting now is like shouting into the void. What can I do?

04/04/2026

If you see this trial reel, come say hey!

We are a small business based in Manchester who handcraft all of our items. From making pin boards from scratch to up cycling. Come follow are adventures exploring the north west, making things, living with four cats and building an allotment

04/04/2026

No matter if you’re new to collecting or have been doing it awhile, you know each pin has a meaning and a special place. So why keep them locked up in a pin folio?
With a range of shapes, sizes and colours to help you display your pins all designed and handmade in Manchester . Come check us out 🐝

18/03/2026

It’s been awhile since we posted on our social media.

Sometimes it’s just so nice switching off from the digital, not having to worry about doom scrolling, hashtags, reel “hooks” and what audio to put on a video.

But well here we go again… but let’s do things differently. While Beecorked is our little business, we have began to become little gardeners and are hoping to create an allotment. So I’ll be posting more cats, more about our garden mishaps, might even do a little preparing for WW3 and of course life in Manchester. If you’re interested stick around …