on our trip to ikea the other day the kiddos bought some cute little finger puppets with their reward money. of course they wanted to build a puppet theatre to put on some shows, so this afternoon thats just what we did. we used some things we found lying around the house: an old box or two, a...

guess who's seven month old?!! i just can't believe it. her new thing... getting on her hand and knees and TRYING SO HARD to crawl. yep, it's that time. this little birdie will be zooming around the house in no time. all of the precious things need to be put up and baby gates n...

what better way to celebrate the upcoming weekend by giving you another amazing giveaway?! this is a good one brought to you by our sponsor purple deer vintage. purple deer carries a huge assortment of vintage pieces from clothes to shoes to handbags. here are a few of my favorite pieces that ar...

i love old photographs. i have books full of them from when i was a wee girl that i cherish. when i go through them i can't help but wish for a more simpler time. a time before the internet, before cell phones, before social networking. sounds a bit hypocritical since i run an online business, a...

todays giveaway is from adam elmakias. he is a beautiful photographer and has created the most genius accessories for any camera lover... lens bracelets for both canon and nikon fans. adam is giving away TWO full packs of his lens bracelets. complete with all of our favorite lenses. each a...

i have finally worked up the courage to go back to this moment. it was a beautiful moment but also a very emotional one, so looking at the photos and videos was something that took me a lot longer to do than i expected. i don't even really know where to begin as i have never written a birth st...

twenty two. weeks. old. last week was a cold one so we bundled up this little birdie so she would stay warm and toasty. it's crazy how much love i have in my heart for this tiny lady. she truly has made me a better person. having a baby puts your priorities in order. even for someone w...

it's giveaway time and this is such a good one! this is another double giveaway so there will be two lucky winners. the first is from our sponsor kris nations. i am smitten with the pretty jewelry they have. my two favorite pieces are the state pride necklaces and the stacking rings in gold. i w...

it's giveaway time! we've got some really great stuff from our generous sponsors to give to our readers! since the holidays came and times were busy we decided to hold a massive giveaway for this week to bring in the new year... the first is from our sponsor moon and sable. they have some of the...

wrapping pretty presents all day today. i've always loved brown paper packages tied up with string but this year i decided to use doilies for an added dose of pretty. i think they look lovely. XO!

today we have a double giveaway from two of our lovely sponsors. the first is from michelle hartney. she makes super cute jewelry and accessories and is giving away not one, not two, but THREE necklaces from her etsy shop to three lucky bleubird readers. here are some of my very favorites... t...

this giveaway is from our sponsor soapie skyes. they are so generously giving away one of each of their hand crafted soaps & washes in lavender with camomille to one lucky bleubird reader. i mean... who doesn't want to be clean? they smell sooo good and have no sls/sles. no parabens. no cocami...

this weeks giveaway is thanks to our sponsor my sweet muffin! it's one of the cutest little online shops. they've got loads of goodies for kiddos, babies and mom & pops. seriously some of the most adorable & unique stuff around. here are some of my favorite things: my sweet muffin is giving a...

it's giveaway time and this one is pretty exciting because there's not one winner, not two winners, but THREE lucky winners! this weeks giveaway is sponsored by silver & spoon. an etsy shop with handmade antique rings created from beautiful spoons dating back from the late 1800's to the early 19...

this weeks ultra adorable giveaway is sponsored by sleepy king. sleepy king is a collection of the cutest plush forest creatures handmade by owner and creator savannah. her lovely little shop is filled with bunnies, foxes, raccoons, bears and squirrels and some really cute hair pieces too. s...