Shop NEWS!!!

Some of you that follow me on twitter or facebook have already heard the good news....but, we finally got our court date to travel to Russia to see Songbird and (hopefully all goes well) bring her home!!!

SO, that being said, Little Bird will be going into vacation mode starting May 12. Custom (*design your own*) will only be excepted through May 6. If there is something you've been eyeing, go take a peek and snatch it up! I will not be reopening until July to allow time to spend with our new family of four!

AND...to add a little goody for you, use coupon code LBC15 to receive 15% off your purchase at Little Bird!

Thank you and have a lovely weekend!

A Little Update

You might have already seen these listed in the shop, but I thought I would share a little more about the NEW adjustable Little Bird Coffee Cuffs.

I have been using mine for a little over a month now and have to say, love it! Mainly because the weather is already warming up here where I am (like, it's going to be almost 90degrees today!) and once the weather starts getting up there, I like to drink me some iced coffee beverages.

SO....in comes the new Little Bird adjustable coffee cuff!

It still works on the hot coffee (or tea or hot cocoa) to-go cups, BUT it will also stretch to adjust to most iced coffee (or tea) beverages too! Fun, huh?! Another fun thing? I even use mine on my reusable travel coffee cup!

Also....I know some of you might be pretty excited about this (I hope), but the Songbird and I *heart* Sewing Coffee Cuffs will soon be in the shop with the "Design Your Own" option!

K...enough shop update.

Happy Friday to you!

Spring Craft Fair

A couple weeks ago I participated in my first art, craft and vintage Spring Fair.

I was hesitant at first to say 'yes' since we have literally been living "on hold" waiting for THE call to travel for our adoption for the past 9 months. But sometimes? Ya just gotta keep living...it's a fine balance...(and I have yet to figure that balance out)

SO, I said yes and got my craft on super speed to get ready for it.

It has been a while since I've done a craft show and this would be my first like it. It was located in a coffee shop in downtown Austin where the BEST, most fabulous coffee is being served.
(Seriously, if you're ever in the Austin area, go check out Caffe Medici. Their mocha...I die it's so good!)

K...back to the show.

Let's just say at one point I think I hit freak out mode wondering if I could possibly put everything I needed together to go to this event. Figuring out how much to make and of what....ugh.  I decided to just make what I could and based the color combos on what was the latest and most requested from my Design Your Own listings.

Wanna little peak on my set up? It's super simple, but I tried to get it all together well on two tables that were only about 2ft. in diameter....not a ton to work with!

Here is my modest little table(s) all set up:

Here are some Pretty Rosette Pin Cushion Rings:

(I have not yet listed all of these in the shop, but hopefully soon they will be!)
And a total side note on the bowl the rings were in...I was packing all my display items to take to the show and the bowl slipped right outta my hands and crashed all over my dining room floor...disaster! I had no good backup except a bowl my Gramms had given me that I really did NOT want to use, but took it with me and held onto to it with a kung-fu grip lest anything should happen to it! It survived the show just fine, promise. But I will be replacing the broken bowl for the next show...

Overall, the show was good. I didn't make a ton of sales by any means, but I made some great connections and really enjoyed meeting the other creative types around me. And a total bonus? I got to drink coffee....lots of it the whole day. Mmm...

Tell me, are you planning any Spring or Summer shows? How do you plan for them?

Some Comic Relief

A little comic relief making valentines (project found HERE) with my son for school. It was a much needed laugh after the very difficult week we had.

As some of you know, my Gramms passed away unexpectedly last week. It's been hard and I will dedicate a post to her soon....

For now, I wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day! I hope it is lovely.

Little Bird Shop Update

Just a little shop update...

NEW in the shop and ready to ship!

The Little Bird "I *heart* sewing" Coffee Cuff! Will be available in "design your own" soon too!

Pssst: use code LBC15 at checkout to get 15% off your Little Bird purchase! Good through Sunday!

Happy Mail!

I love getting happy little packages in the mail and yesterday?! My mail person brought this:

I ordered the sampler pack from The Twinery. I love it. I couldn't decide on just one color, so I thought this would be a good choice to check out and see which I would like best.

Ha! I still cannot decide! And whats more? They have added another fabulous sampler pack in new colors to their shop. Sigh...love...just cannot choose my favorite.

What I will decide? Is to use the contents of this happy little package on happy little packages sent to lovely  Little Bird customers!

Happy happy.

Almost Got Caught!

Funny little story...

The other day I was busily sewing away in the Little Bird studio when time quickly got away and it was time to go get my boy from school!

I started to walk out the door and did one last check in the mirror before walking out....

Hehe...good thing I did! This is what I was about to walk out the door wearing. Can you see what items should probably not join me?

One would be my rosette pincushion ring...and the other my measuring tape! Ha! I cannot tell you how many times I have almost done this.

Funny thing is...I still had felt pieces clinging to my jeans anyway....

Yeah, I am sure the other moms at school think I am a dork. I am OK with that. :)