This Lil' Birdie Is Obsessed: Milk Glass

Set of Milk Glass Vases from Etsy.com

Is this not a lovely little collection of milk glass vases?

I truly love milk glass.  Last summer I visited the {tiny} town of Vernon, Alabama, to help my boyfriend's parents pack up his childhood home for a move to the big {little{ city of Tuscaloosa.  Vernon is a virtual treasure trove for small town junkies like me.  They have a cute little downtown and everyone knows everything about everyone.  But my favorite part of this small town?

The Falkner Antique Mall.  My boyfriend's great-grandfather started a mercantile store in this building.  It was the heart of the city.  They sold everything from candy to farming equipment and was even the first funeral home for Vernon!  You can read the story at the Antique Mall's website.  But really you absolutely must go by if you're ever in rural west Alabama.

Miss April and I took a break from packing for a visit to the Antique Mall, and now I have the itch to go back.  They have a plethora of true antiques and just good ol' junk to choose from!  Of couse, I found some things I just couldn't live without...

...A shabby chic window pane with peeling paint the exact same color as my Halcyon Green accents.  It hangs over my hall bench (seen in the Christmas post)

...A vintage map of Canada (all in French, no less).  I painted and distress the frame.  This is in the dining room.

...A sweet little black set of shelves for my storage-less bathroom.  Great for towels and the odd basket full of hair appliances...

But two of my favorite finds were... milk glass!

This vase is much bigger than the standard milk glass bud vase.  P.s. those pictures in the background?  My dad's parents -- my Grandmother and Granddaddy.

And this sweet little trinket box at one time had some pretty gold accents, but that has long since worn off.  It was a perfect addition to my bedside table menagerie...

Is your nightstand "user-friendly" or pretty?  Mine's a combination of both.  The trinket boxes hold jewelry and the odd bobby pin that finds its way into the bed, and the drawers underneath hold everything else!

I'm thinking another trip to the Falkner Antique Mall will be in the works soon.  Next time I'll be sure to take pictures before I get my lovelies home!

This Lil' Birdie Loves: Pink!

There was a girl I went to church with years and years and years ago.  I'll always remember her because my sister and I always discussed (in church, no less!) that she had on pink EVERY. TIME. WE. SAW. HER.  Huh?!  Not head-to-toe.  But a definite pink theme.

Now, after so many years, I'm beginning to see the genius and the flaw in her wardrobe.  I don't think I could live with an entirely pink wardrobe.  But if I did, it'd look a little like this...

Bobeau Stripe Bow Front Tank, Nordstrom

Black and pink?  Where do I buy?

Girls' Layer Cake Tank, J. Crew

Ruffles and more ruffles and oh, my... I'm in love...  Currently wishing I could still wear little girls clothes...

Ballet Flats, Old Navy

But the problem is that for as much as I love pink, I would rather accessorize with pink...

Case in point:

Kate Spade New York "idiom" Medium Enamel Bracelet, Nordstrom

Hello, darling.  Your bow has won me over.

My birthday is in about a month.  I will accept any of these items as gifts and promise to not even be tempted to exchange them :)

This Lil' Birdie is Obsessed: Phone Cases

So... I have a confession... I am absolutely obsessed with new phone cases.

I started with this one...

Speck Case for iPhone4 (Darkest Tartan Plaid)

Then Apple gave us all free phone cases so I got this one...

Apple iPhone4 Bumper in Pink

And then I decided I needed another one because this one didn't "protect" enough (aka: I'm extremely clumsy and dropped my phone a LOT!) so I got this one...

Speck iPhone4 CandyShell in Black

But these are all so boring...and... well, functional.  I wanted something more fun.  

So I set out to find a phone cover that was pretty :)

At first I thought I liked this one...

DSStylesTiki Turquoise iPhone4 Case

But then I thought I'd get sick of the color (even though it really is pretty).

So then I fell in love with this one...

DsStyles Abstract Series Pink iPhone4 Case

And while I still love this lovely albeit garrishly loud phone case, this one stole my heart (along with my wallet)...

Barcelona Tech Candy iPhone 4 Case 

Wait... wait... it gets better...

Yep, it comes with TWO inner cases and the cute little outer case...

I LOVE !!   Get one for yourself :)

P.s. Tech Candy has no idea who I am apart from sending me my order; I'm not endorsing anything :)

This Lil' Birdie Is Inspired: Valentina Designs

I love love love this....

She Believed She Could So She Did Print, Valentina Designs on Etsy $15

Valentina, you have inspired me... and now I absolutely must have this print somewhere in my house!

Off to purchase!

This Lil' Birdie has a New Child

I am so excited to introduce you to the newest member of my little household.

No, it's not another puppy.  The boyfriend would probably have a conniption fit because he doesn't much like the one I already have...

Hi Puppy!

But that's not my story.  I have a new family member.  Her name shall be Susanne.  Because she's a sewing machine and I like to name things...

Isn't Susanne pretty?  She may not be the highest quality machine out there, but she's a hard worker.  And let's be honest, after the last one breaking every 5 stitches, anything that works is accepted around here.

I'm very excited to get started on some new projects I've been working on!  Like this ruffled tree skirt from Prudent Baby 

Or perhaps I'll start with a skirt for myself from Stop Staring and Start Sewing...

Or maybe I'll just figure out how to use this thingiemadoo...

It's called a ruffler foot and it's mine all mine all mine thanks to the sweet boyfriend a little holiday we like to call Valentine's Day... yep, this was my present.  I'm very excited.

He got this...

Captains of Crush

No, really.  That's what he wanted so that's what he got.  Seriously, could we be more gender stereotype specific?

Anywho, off to go play with the newest member of the family... I'll be sure to share whatever it is I make or make a mess of!

This Lil' Birdie Loves Kitchens

My favorite room in a house?  The kitchen.  After 6 years of living in rental/apartment kitchens, I am so ready for a house and a kitchen with an island!

I already know exactly what I want.  I was a little Goldilocks for a while flip flopping between designs but just in the past few weeks/months have I finally settled on a design.

You see, this is just not enough...

Via KitchenBackSplashes

And while it is pretty, this is just too much for me...

{Via House Guys}

But this?  This one is just right...

{Via Jones Design Company}

Yes, Miss Emily, I am obsessed with your kitchen and would buy your house just to have it.  No, seriously.  It's perfect.  I hope you don't mind that I stole every. single. image you posted for inspiration!

Now to save enough money to actually get a house and make this dream kitchen happen...

This Lil' Birdie Is Opening a Boutique: The Results

I am so very excited to have finally launched A Birdie Boutique!

I won't lie, I was a tad disappointed that only three entered our giveaway, but to you three who did, THANK YOU!

And now our moment of truth... I used random.org to generate our results....

Congratulations, Jennifer!  You've won the $15 promo code to CSN Stores and the necklace from A Birdie Boutique!  Please email me at thislilbirdie at gmail dot com so I can send you all of the info on the promo code!

Thanks again to everyone for entering and keep looking out for new posts here (lots of fun recipes and how-tos and such coming very soon!) and new items in A Birdie Boutique!