little-byrd

2008-12-08T19:48:00.000-08:00

Number 52 on our local weeklies Holiday Gift Guide.......My

2008-12-01T19:02:00.000-08:00

Number 52 on our local weeklies Holiday Gift Guide.......My Pillows! Totally exciting!

52 Don’t Throw These Pillows
Don’t short yourself on pillows. This is your head we’re talking about, and you don’t want to lay it down just anywhere. Beautify your sofa and support a local crafter by picking up a pair of these lovely, hand-stitched throw pillows by Rebekah Dortmund ($38-$68. Noun, 3300 SE Belmont St., 235-0078). Dortmund, who sells many other creations at littlebyrdortmund.etsy.com, created the two-fabric design exclusively for the adorable Belmont Street shop. They’re made from very fine wool and upholstery fabric, and we had a very hard time returning the ones we borrowed for the photo shoot. (BW)

Here comes Santa Claus

2008-12-01T18:59:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post to show off this picture of Oliver with Santa. He was sooooo excited he could hardly contain himself while waiting in line to meet him. It was one of the sweetest things I have ever seen. Here they are:

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-26T09:46:00.000-08:00

my little pilgrim

Happy Thanksgiving! Sending out wishes of safe travels if you will be on the road or in the air, good food and a festive time with your friends and family.

We are going to start the morning with hot chocolate and toasted pumpkin bagels and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Probably some household type stuff and finally dinner.

Apologies and Shop Updates

2008-11-23T17:35:00.000-08:00

I have been really irregular in my blogging posts and especially with commenting and I want to send out an apology. I have been reading and checking in here and there but not always leaving a comment for you and it is something I feel badly about. Life has been busy and crazy. I haven't had a lot to say so I haven't been posting much either. I have been sewing lots and that has taken and used much of my creativity and energy. I wanted to share some new handmade items I've been working on and also tell you about a new blog I created on a whim yesterday titled Little Byrd Vintage. Time will tell if I am any more consistent with my posts. For now it is a just a little seed that has been planted. I just added a bunch of really great vintage items to my etsy site too. Take care friends.

Back from a long and FUN weekend to visit my friend Brooke at

2008-11-18T16:58:00.000-08:00

Back from a long and FUN weekend to visit my friend Brooke at her home in LA! Flew out first thing Friday morning and we hit the ground running. We did lots and lots of junking, eating outside at little bistros, chatting, and finally a wonderful hike up Runyon Canyon followed by a free yoga class on the lawn at the base of the mountain - outside, under the trees = perfect yoga.

The weather was a welcome 85 - 90 each day! I came home full of inspiration to sew from spending time with my creative friend and talking endlessly about all the things we could make and gathering all kinds of ideas from the shops and flea market booths we visited. I am hoping to add some new handmade products by the end of the week to my Etsy shop. In the meantime here are a few snaps of the vacation.

New Items in Little Byrd Vintage Etsy

2008-11-01T20:34:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few examples of the new items listed on Little Byrd Vintage. Have a look at what else was added if you're interested! I am also hoping to add some new handmade items in the next week or so to the other site. What I am most looking forward to is catching up with all of you on your blogs. Until then, au revoir.

Halloween at our house

2008-10-23T11:23:00.000-07:00

Tis the season...I love decorating for the coming Fall and Winter Holidays. One of the things I remember most from childhood is my Mom decorating for Halloween and Christmas and how excited all of us kids were. We all felt the festive spirit that these decorations give and I can now see it with my own baby. I love the seeing the twinkle in his eye and the delighted giggle as he enjoys theses annual events.

$10 Room Makeover

2008-10-22T15:59:00.000-07:00

A few Sundays ago we decided to get serious about a project we had been talking and talking about but had seen no action. We have a spare room upstairs that is small but gets beautiful sunlight and has a very cozy, nooky feeling about it. We haven't utilized the space though and have been using it as storage/playroom/closet. Taking inventory of what we had stored in our basement we realized that we could turn our upstairs room into something pretty nice, certainly better than it was! We hauled out the old dressers and bought some inexpensive storage racks from IKEA that fit within the closet. From the basement we brought up an old book case, a chair, a rug, and ottoman. I sewed a pretty slipcover for the ottoman from on tablecloth I recently bought at an antiques store. The floor pillows were ones we already had, I just gave them new covers sewn from old woolen blankets. We moved around some decorative items like plants and pictures and vases and within an afternoon had a redecorated room ready to be used and enjoyed.

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Finding what you aren't looking for

2008-10-19T16:28:00.000-07:00

Funny how it sometimes works out that you find something you weren't looking for while in the process of looking for something else. Such was the case today as we made out way to the pumpkin patch. We didn't spend any time there - in and out, only leaving 2 1/2 pounds heavier with 3 small pumpkins. It was cold, we are all under the weather, and Oliver wanted to drive, so we decided to take the long way around the Island to another patch that had farm animals. A wrong turn led us to a quiet, out-of-the way beach that we did not know existed and many picturesque Fall scenes along the way.