Holiday decor from the B team :)

We are so thankful and excited this holiday season to have a home to decorate and really make cozy and personal for the holidays. 

This is our first year to celebrate with John not working crazy shifts all month leading up to Christmas and right after, we're not traveling since I'm 35 weeks pregnant, and each of our 3 are really at a fun age soaking in everything about Christmas, 

from Christ's birth to Santa and Rudolph.  

Their favorite Christmas Carols this season have been The Chimpmunk's "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth" and "Deck the Halls"--especially the Fa la la la la part :)  Our Avia--their grandmother--gave them the Elf on the Shelf book at Thanksgiving and they have LIVED for it, literally, each day since.  I asked John if we could consider keeping him up all year, 

just to hone in on the fact that Santa keeps watch ALL year long ... He said no.   

My absolute favorite thing though about this year is our tree! 

 

We have just had a tiny one since we had Ava, and never really had a theme or tradition.  But this year we bought a really beautiful faux, pre lit tree, with train tracks and the Santa Express to circle around it--the highlight of Max's year!  

We decided to start a tradition of hanging significant memories throughout our year and personal favorite ornaments and treasures collected rather than just buying decorations just for the sake of decorating it and it has turned out to be the most joyous experience for us.  Not only have John and I fully embraced the concept adding momento's here and there, but the kids have really gotten into it--adding new things each day it seems :)  Here are just a few of the highlights nestled in our tree--

makes me smile each time I look at it.  

leo the lion--Atticus, the baby, was tucked beside him yesterday :)

random ribbon

empty ribbon spools, Zoo passes, and a drawing of "Dr. Rigby"

John's most recent race this year

From our home to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a year full of Celebration and Joy!  We are extremely thankful for the opportunities we've been afforded and for the friends like you that we've had the pleasure of knowing and enjoying our year with.  Looking forward to sharing 2011 with you!!

Wishing you a Warm, Loving, Happy Season ~

Grace Berios

no case of the Mondies here ...

I was so ready for this week to begin!  It's an exciting one for us, John's off for the week, a date night is on the agenda!!  Kids have a full week of fun planned at school,  last week of my work with my full time career with School Boards of Louisiana until after the New Year!!  It's nice and cool here, but bearable, which is exactly why I love Texas Winters :)  SO many joys.  Obviously, I'm planning on a great week!  

Still time to get Little Bird gifts out in time for Christmas!!  Just let me know.  The free gift with purchase this week will be a surprise included in each package ordered :)

I did the majority of my Christmas shopping on Etsy.com this year and have been overwhelmed with good feelings of each as they arrive beautifully packaged with an added personal sentiment from each seller.  I pass along this information on to you to offer a warm, fuzzy, feel cozy all over kind of purchasing feeling :)  Happy Shopping and celebrating of the season this week!!! 

Let me know if you have special plans while you're kids are home for he break.  We'll be here celebrating, since I'm 35 weeks by Christmas, and need some activities!!!

One lucky comment will be chosen to win one of our new DTG long sleeve Print animal tee's of choice!!

Wishing you warmth, love and HAPPINESS!!!

Grace

a weekend in December

Saturday for me was kind of blah, with no reason to be.  Sometimes you just can't escape a mood ... 
It was just about as perfect of a Saturday as one could have wished for --70 degree temps, a cloudless sky making it cool and warm enough all in one to linger and play outside all day.  Treats were had and deserved, naps were taken and enjoyed, fun, tear-free family outings were had ... yet still I was just in a stuck mood. 

As of late afternoon though, after relenting to getting any kidless or solo reprieve--if that was what I was in search of--I was found totally embracing the moment, hanging with my three along with Rigby and Pepper--our favorite doggies, soaking in the setting of the sun and the rising of the moon together and the goofiness it brought about :)

Wishing you a great end of your weekend!

Grace

busy December!!

Really making a point this season to not get stressed over holiday shuffle and take in each moment.  I've been working at night, nap times and school times, to ensure that I can celebrate each moment with my little Animals, and it's been super rewarding!  

I don't know about you, but it's easy for me to get overwhelmed and spiral out of control.  Admittedly, I have had to reign my self back in throughout each week from time to time, I take a deep breath in and remember why I love What I do, Who I'm able to do this for and Why I do it, and take a step back in and enjoy the moment!  You can never get this time back, and I'm not going to be a 31 year old pregnant mommy of just three 

vivacious little ones forever ...

 

How are you living in the moment this season?  Send on a comment and I'll let my little bird crew randomly select a comment for an Octo Tote!

Cheers to you this Holiday Season and all that you are, and all that you do,

for all that you love :)

Grace

Free Gift With Purchase through the week of Dec 6-Dec 12!!!

After falling slightly behind schedule for Cyber Monday Week, I have posted some new things fresh to our Little Bird Collection!  Check them all out at the shop:   

http://www.etsy.com/shop/gracelbvd  

Last week our Free Gift with purchase was a hit, so much so, I decided to offer another one for this week:  Your choice of animal from our latest Bib Addition!  These make a wonderful stocking stuffer for all the new fledglings in your life!  And what great shower gifts.  They are from our 100% kid friendly, eco-friendly DTG print line.  
The print will not peel.  

We also introduced our latest in our Infant Line--Gowns!  With the new DTG print animals highlighted.  These gowns are made of thick, brushed cotton that is so plush and warm, you won't be able to keep your littlest bird out of it!  I cannot wait to put our soon to be born baby in them!

Pair the Infant Gowns with one of these new adult tee's and voila!  A perfect Shower or Christmas Gift for 

both Mommy and Baby!!  

I love gifts like that :)

More to come each day--

I'm a little slow due to lack of photo skills :/ 

Let me know what you think!

Wishing you a season full of Warmth, Love and Happiness ~

Grace

The Little Bird Team and Crew!

Being a work from home mommy is fabulous, at least to me ;)  I have been fortunate enough to have enjoyed a full time career working out of my house since 2001, and because of that flexibility, I have been able to add in creating Little Bird Vintage Designs over these past 3~almost 4 years next month!!

I couldn't do it alone though.  I have the luxury of surrounding myself with lots of inspiration~via my kids, pictured here with Santa!

~and creative talent through my team :) 

**Staci Postema, the original creator and designer of the Ava Bird, was my original partner.  We were new mommy friends that would focus our kids play dates around creating and sewing!  She introduced me to Fiber Arts--painting on fabric and quilting, and my first Brother digital sewing machine :) (one of my most beloved items!!) The original Ava Bird was a gift to my Ava created by her :)

**Erin Wallace, my lovely Graphic Designer and Visual Imaging Artists, keeps me up-to-date visually and mentally :)  She has added so much to our entire look and style.  We have worked together and evolved creatively with Little Birds over the past 3 years now!  We've both grown our family together too--she now with 2, and me now with 3-almost 4!!!  She is the designer and creator of Leo the Lion and Maximus the Octopus and the soon to be announced--coming in January 2011--the latest addition to our Little Bird Family!   

Erin has a fabulous Blog that I follow regularly for tips on photography and craft ideas, and just to keep up to date on her adorable family and life--http://tinytwistcreative.com.  Her graphic design site can be found at  http://www.erinwallace.net/.  I love the site and blog that she has created for Little Birds!

**David DeBeck with Odd-Designs is my Direct to Garment Print guy!  Super knowledgeable of wholesale apparel and eco friendly, kid safe print.  It was through him that we were able to introduce Leo Lion, Maximus Octopus to the Little Bird Family, along with lots of fun new product like our Totes, bibs and Adult Tees!!  Check out his operation at http://www.odd-designs.net/contact-us/

**Stacey Lesly has been our Little Bird Artist these past 6 months!!  She has done such a fabulous job bringing consistency and quality to the Ava Bird, with her attention to detail and insistence to creative perfection on every bird produced, she has made such a difference in the quality of Little Birds.  She is a mommy of 2 and has been a mommy inspiration and friend of mine for the past 3 years.  I am thankful to have had her as a part of our team this year and I owe where Little Bird's is today to her efforts!

My husband, John, with Leo the Lion :)

Of course, none of this would be even possible without the constant support and encouragement I receive from my best friend and husband, John :)  He is always quick to offer his creative advice~and whether taken or not, it is always wonderful to know he appreciates this Little Bird venture as much as me.  

We hope to take Little Birds to the top together, one bird at a time :)

 

Check out our latest back at the shop and think of Little Bird as your one stop shop for Holiday gifts!!

Wishing you a season of Warmth, Love and Happiness~

Grace

Sock Shirts--a couple to start, and BIBS are now Posted!!  

Check them out and give me some feedback--I'd love to hear your opinion!!

Remember 10% off all purchases through Sunday and receive a free gift with every purchase this month!!  **This Week is the ever so adored and popular Octopus Tote Bag!!!

Cyber Week has been thrilling, to say the least :)

This has been such a week for me, 
how about you?? 

I recently invested in a new Nikon D90 camera so that I can readily take and post pictures at any given "free" moment I have throughout my day and, since I opened the box, I now have an ENORMOUS respect for all of our my photographer buds, as well as my budding photographer mommy and daddy friends--definitely not as simple as 
just getting the perfect camera ...

I had so much hope to post bright new photos of our entire collection, including a bunch of new items just waiting to be listed!!!  BUT no.  The odds have been against me.  Tonight, I have edited and uploaded a few though, to be posted officially by tomorrow mid morning on my shop/collections page--fingers crossed :)

Here are some behind the scenes shots of one of my attempted shoots this week.  Lots of "little helpers":)  
They're why I love this business though--

I wouldn't trade these little enthusiastic, super supportive, will-work-for-Little Bird Product and candy canes, 

assistants for the world!

Remember 10% off through December 5th!  Just enter Coupon Code:  FLOCK in the 'Notes to Seller' box and wait for me to receive a new invoice before pressing Pay Now.  If this is confusing--Just contact me, I'll walk you through it, or reimburse your 10% via PayPal :)

ALSO!!!  Free Gift With Purchase this week!!!