Cheers to 2011!

It's been a wonderful year here at Birdie.

Tyler and I are so thankful for such a fantastic 2010.

Birdie 2010 Blessings:

Creative, inspiring and supportive family and friends!

Our three wonderful shop girls;

Sarah Denbow, Sara Segulja and Laura Waggoner.

Fantastic local vendors;

Bombs Away, Jem Jam, Vintage Garden Knits, Pistachio,

Mann's Greenhouses, Cut Out and Collect,

Samantha Lamb, and Gleeful Peacock.

Awesome shop neighbors;

Wild Hare Beadery, Tulips, Buchanan Bicycles,

Antique Garden and Crimson & Whipped Cream.

Lovely 2010 Brides and Grooms.

We have some exciting things planned for 2011.

Looking forward to sharing the next year with you!

Holiday Gifting...

Hello!!!!

Not to gloat, but, I've been finished my Christmas shopping for weeks!

If you aren't finished yet, stop by Birdie and we'll be happy to help you!

Here's a list of some other shops you should check out to help you check off your list...

Wild Hare Beadery - 319 White St. - Gorgeous handmade jewels and nicely priced vintage clothing.

Stash - 412 E Main St - Fun eclectic mix of unique gifts and fair trade goods.

Tulips - 570 Buchanan - Sophisticated home adornments.

Crimson and Whipped Cream - 331 White St - Gift cards for delicious treats!

Forward Foods - 123 E Main St - More gift cards for more delicious treats!

Guest Room Records - 125 E Main St - Vinyl and CD's for your music lovers.

Gray Owl - 223 E Main St - Another gift card for even more delicious treats!

Happy Holiday!

For HIM... For HER...

For Him...

Love the feel of lodges but get creeped out by all the stuffed heads?

Driftwood taxidermy for $80.

For Her...

For those of you with little furry creatures

or little kiddos you won't have to worry about poison ingestion.

Felt mistletoe for $14.

Trunk Show!

This weekend we are so pleased to showcase
the work of miss Annah Chakola Ramsey.
Come check out her beautiful
14 and 18k gold dipped
natural pendants and semi-precious stones.

Gorgeous necklaces and bracelets.
Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th from
10AM - 6PM.

For HIM... For HER...

For Him (or Her)...

Dead stock Ace laces.

Tyler put the red and black ones in is Clark Desert boots and they look pretty rad.

I added the yellow and brown pattern to my gold oxfords.

Perfection for $8.

For HER...

Nikki Halgren of Gleeful Peacock makes these DARLING metal flower headbands.

$18 and going fast!

For HIM, For HER...

Come pick up one of these awesome
Bombs Away shirts.
A favorite for both guys and gals...
$28

For Him...For her...

Stocking stuffers!!!

For HIM...

Lightfoots Pine Athletic Soap

Since 1890

$7.00

For HER...

HOPE soap

Made in the USA

$9.00

For him...For her...

This holiday season,

Birdie is here to help YOU

find some fabulous gifts for

the guys and gals in your life.

For HIM...

Vintage sword tie pins...16 bucks.

For HER...

Hand knit hat (available in 6 colors)

42 smackers.

Website Updated!

Put in a lot of work today on our website.
Lots of new photos from some seriously awesome newlyweds!
Thankful for all the wonderful ladies and gents we worked with this year and super excited about our 2011 couples!

(Photo by Carl Zoch)

Early Birdie!

We will be open early Friday, November 26th!

We are offering the following discounts...

9AM-10AM 30% OFF

10AM-11AM 20% OFF

11AM-12PM 10% OFF

Offer does not include items from commission vendors and artists.

See you then! Early Birdie's get the best deals!

Fall Favs...

Cooler temps are in the air and it's time for

pansy planting, cider sipping and fall shopping!
Here are a couple of my favorites:

Alternative Eco Long Sleeve Shirt.
Looks great alone with a scarf and boots or super cute layered up.
Available at Birdie...
Frye Paige Riding Boots in Dark Brown...

Amazing handmade GOLD LEATHER flower necklace by Lara Collins available at Birdie...

Adorable and sexy, I adore these polka dot back seam tights from J.Crew...

Seychelles Black Suede Peacock Heels...
Love the zipper in the back!
Available at Shoetopia on Campus Corner...

Dace Lee Jacket made in Canada and available at Birdie...

Niven Morgan Gold hand cream smells super rich and warm.
Available at Tulips on Campus Corner...

Roberts Florentine Rose Water.
Smells fab and puts just the right amount of moisture in your face.
Available at Birdie...
Baggu Canvas Backpack in Navy.

Small enough to carry as a casual purse,

but big enough to slip in your laptop.

Available at Birdie in lots of colors....

We're turning ONE!!!!!!!!!

We are so excited to be turning ONE so we're going to celebrate all week long!

Monday Special:
Buy any of our soy wax Dirt, Tatine or Aspen Bay Candles...

Get a match box FREE!

Tuesday Special:
All regular priced denim is 25% OFF
Wednesday:
All Alternative Apparel shirts are BUY 1, GET 1 HALF OFF
Thursday Special:
All Prairie Underground is 25% OFF
Friday Special:
FREE flower with every purchase

Then, join us from
6PM - 9PM and enjoy 25% OFF STORE WIDE
Treats, Giveaways and FUN!!!
Costumes and kiddos are welcome.

We left without saying "goodbye".

We were so super excited about our vacation that we left without saying "goodbye"!

We went to Paris...

Arc...

Delicious treats...

Versailles...

Flea Market...

Love at the Louvre

Way back when, Tyler and I had our first unofficial date here...

Notre Dame...

Cutie pie...

Inside...

View from Eiffel Tower

Florence!

Mercato Centrale...

My old stomping grounds...

Nice...

Mushrooms at the market...

Fountain...

More treats...

Our hotel in Provence....fanciest dinner ever!!!
Barcelona...
Columbus...
Gaudi...
Giant cat...
We ate, we saw, we conquered.
We truly had a wonderful, romantic, inspiring, relaxing vacation.
I'm a pretty lucky lady.

Travel tip...
Before the trip, I purchased a thin moleskin that I could stash in my purse.
After every couple of days we would go through and journal our trip.
In the back I had a section for restaurants we loved, hotels we stayed at and new recipes I wanted to try to duplicate.
Left the middle empty so we can fill in with photos.
I know journals for vacation are not a novel idea, but, I hate having mis-matched photo albums.
This way, as time goes by, we'll have stacks of black moleskin journal filled with our little adventures.

I have a post coming up that's dedicated to how the French do flower shops.
They were awesome, so get ready!

Yes Jess Knits

Lovely new knits from Yes Jess out of Brooklyn.
Hats, Cowls, Fingerless Mittens, Leaf Hair Clips and Ear Warmers.

photos from Yes Jess