BLEUBIRD BLOG

HAPPY FEET.

my feet were dancing over the past few days. both the left and the right were more than happy to set foot onto these beautiful floors again. to have these beautiful rugs beneath my toes. yes, it felt good and perhaps a little irresponsible to pack up and get away to the ranch for a few days on a whim. to make a run for the countryside and to leave behind the fast paced city, my pets, my plants and my computer. to run away to my happy place out in the middle of nowhere, where there is little to no cell service let alone internet access. to relax with good friends and their babies. to trade the mosquitoes for june bugs and warm, muggy rain for breezy, fresh air. to swim in salt water by day and to gaze up at a blanket of stars by night. for a good ol' dose of peace and quiet.

yes, both of my feet and my heart were happy over the past few days.

footnote: our pets did not go unattended while we were away. thankfully we have a friend who fed them, gave them fresh water and rubbed their tummies.

BITS + PIECES OF AUSTIN.

bits + pieces of my recent trip to austin.

my friend darrell and i took a road trip up to austin earlier this week to celebrate our ten year friendiversary. he had never been before and i love the place so what a perfect excuse to get away for a bit. we stayed at the hotel san jose on south congress and spent two days exploring, eating amazing food, shopping and experiencing the city as best we could on a monday and tuesday. we had a great time!

a few of our favorite stops... we bought our friends and family little gifts from tesoros trading company. this shop is incredible. a few of our favorite vintage shops included new bohemia, new brohemia (all men's) and feathers boutique, which i believe used to sell online back when we all sold on ebay. the best thing i ate was the black bean entree from magnolia cafe and the burgers from hopdoddy. i almost died when we went into uncommon objects. i wanted to take everything home with me! sadly i didn't get any photos of the inside. no cameras allowed. the best coffee was from jo's right next to our hotel. speaking of our hotel... the san jose is lovely. not too expensive and just as comfortable as can be. they happened to have my all time favorite shampoo & conditioner that i use at home, in the bathrooms. bonus points! possibly my favorite part of the hotel's amenities were the robes they had for each guest. i had to buy one to take home with me. a little pricey but completely worth it. best purchase i made on the trip, hands down! i highly recommend the san jose if you are ever in town for a visit. ooh... and i can't forget rita's italian ice. i haven't had this sweet treat since florida and was so excited when i discovered there was one in austin!

our trip was short and sweet. i will be heading back soon. very soon.

footnote: thank you so much for all of the congrats & well wishes. we are so thrilled! xo.

RENEGADE AUSTIN. DAY TWO.

DAY TWO: we were slow to get started this morning even though we got to sleep in a bit more since our booth was already set up from the day before. day one was exhausting! needless to say we were running a little late and arrived at renegade only 15 minutes before they opened the doors to the public. we quickly straightened up and made some small booth adjustments. i was naughty and had a large iced latte from jo's coffee. i just had to have one or there's no way i would have made it through the day. i even look tired in the photos. ha!

day two was much more mellow.
we got to sit down and relax from time to time. phew!

the kiddos shopped some more. milla bought the cutest little pin that says 'oh deer'. i expressed how much i loved it and then 5 minutes later julian showed up with a little gift for me. my very own deer pin. what a sweetie pie! even more lovely blog readers stopped by to say hello and this lovely lady brought us cupcakes. they were so yummy! thanks laura. :) danielle stopped by our booth to say hello and she let milla play with one of her blythes. so nice! :)

and one of my lovely customers showed up in one of her bleubird dresses! so cute. there was an amazing folk/blue grass band that played called shotgun party.
they were awesome and i loved the guitarists dress! and the minor mishap marching band played loudly & energetically throughout the craft fair.

it was quite a party. there was a bar and boy did the mister indulge. he kept disappearing for long periods of time every so often. he would come back with beer in hand and stories of new buddies he had made. hah! he made up for his absences by surprising me with this purty necklace. it's love birds! awwwww. the kiddo's did a few crafts over at the etsy booth. we spent a bit too much time taking photo booth pictures. magnolia photo booth co. had this nifty set up along with a box of props. it was pretty addicting. thanks magnolia! milla plum scored some of elsie's paper dolls. she loves them.juju munchin on pringles behind our table. and the boy pretended to propose with the ring i was drooling over since day one. i wanted the ring so badly but it wasn't cheap. then he surprised me with it. i almost cried. so silly, i know. i blame it on the hormones. our neighbor booth was occupied by a cute couple and their adorable little girl. we gave her a little shirt just because she was so stinkin' cute.
here she is smiling for the camera. hah! renegade soon ended and although i was relieved to get to finally go home, i was a little sad that it was over. i can't wait for next year and we may even try to hop onto another show later this year in another location, depending on the baby bird status of course. thanks again to everyone for your support!

XOXO. james.

p.s. on day one we took some photos over at the public school booth.
aubreys made it on their website. too funny.

RENEGADE AUSTIN. DAY ONE.

we trucked our little family up to austin this past weekend to participate in the first ever austin renegade craft fair. it was such a great experience. i got to meet so many lovely people. wow! i was so surprised by how many blog readers & loyal shoppers came to say hi! here's a little recap of the weekend... DAY ONE: when we arrived at 8 o'clock in the morning before everyone was set up the kiddo's were a little unsure about the whole thing. a big empty space full of tables and chairs wasn't what they were expecting.

but once things started being built and set up they quickly changed their minds and couldn't wait to go exploring. i may be partial but i liked our booth best. it was so bright & colorful, and fun.

the kiddos came back with these within the first 10 minutes of the craft fair. tooth fairy plushies from sighfoo. they also started collecting all the freebies that artists were giving away like pins, postcards and stickers. i met so many lovely blog readers and shoppers... i wish i would have gotten more pictures of them with my camera. but i was a busy bee on day one.

i sold a ton of dead stock from my 'before bleubird' children's clothing line. to my surprise they we're kind of a hit!!! this little girl was smiling for the camera in her new polka dot skirt. so cute!

miss plum playing with pretty blythes. she put bleubird pins on their dresses.

lunch break. that'd be veggie sushi for me. cuppy cakes. (p.s. jenny! lookie... she's wearing your dress.)a HUGE thank you to my booth sponsors i heart u productions for the buttons and to buildasign.com for the amazing banner and vinyl stickers. these companies are so awesome and made some great promo for us!

and also a huge thanks to print the planet for the last minute t-shirt printing. our shirts turned out awesome and we're a big success! milla made a new best friend...
& look at all the pins on millas dress. she collected dozens.more little handmade plushies from sighfoo. the kiddos spent over $100 at this booth alone. hah! it was well worth it though. these little guys are the cutest! it was a long and lovely first day at renegade.
we were there for just a few minutes shy of 12 hours. wow! it was time to go grab some dinner & then head home to the apartment our awesome friend sarah so generously gave up to us for the weekend while she was out of town. first it was off to south congress for some good ol' austin trailer food.

we decided on dinner at the BBQ trailer. it was sooo darn good. i'm so bummed that i forgot the name of the trailer, but it was the only BBQ trailer there and was delicious. be sure to stop there next time your in austin.
texas bar-b-que at it's best!

julian had an exceptional time at dinner because we sat next to a table full of girls. i'm talkin much older girls. like 12 year old girls. i just couldn't help but notice that this table full of pre-teens were staring, ooh-ing & aw-ing at my 9 year old son. ju-ju looks a lot older because he is quite tall and while i didn't necessarily approve of the thoughts going through these young girls minds involving my little boy, he sure loved it. it was actually pretty funny to watch. he cracked some pretty humorous jokes about the whole situation. he was mighty flattered but i'm the only girl in his life, darn it! :)

after dinner we walked a few trailers over to the hey cupcake trailer.

the line was a little long but the wait was worth it. while we waited we got to hear this cute father/daughter guitar performance. the little girl kept putting little rocks inside of his guitar. he was definitely not a happy daddy.
but we were amused. i got a red velvet cupcake and made it a whipper-snapper. that's where they shoot a bunch of freshly whipped cream into the center of the cupcake making it even more amazing. julian got red velvet too. milla plum got the '24 carrot' cup cake and made it a whipper snapper and the mister got 'the standard', a vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting and rainbow sprinkles. they were incredible. not too sweet and perfectly moist. we snapped a few first taste shots of these amazing little treats. my fave cupcakes ever!

he's totally looking at the table of girls a few trailers down. uh-oh.

afterwards we went to the apartment and attempted a swim. it was pretty cold water so i stayed dry while the kiddos and the mister tried to get used to the water. once the little ones were tucked into bed i snapped a few photos of the baby bump. the baby bird wanted to be included too.

don't laugh. i'm wearing mens boxer briefs to bed. they're the comfiest!

seriously such a great first day! to everyone that i met at renegade and took pictures with... pretty please, with sugar on top send me photos!!! i would love to see them. thanks heaps. i will post our day two adventures tomorrow.
BIG HUGS.♡