Catbird in Australia!!

To all our lovely customers in Australia, you can now trek on over to Grace to get your Catbird fix without paying ten zillion dollars in shipping costs!

Young Turks

Oh Rod. Perhaps my favorite card, ever. Today. Between Freaks & Geeks, Maira Kalman, Dirty Dancin'.... card makers are really hitting it out of the park. If I didn't know better I would think they were reading my diary.

The Great Lakes Young Hearts Be Free Card, $5

P.S. I think this is a great wedding and/or new baby card. Especially for an already pregnant bride who is a Rod Stewart fan who knows the lyrics.

New Frontier

"The white chandelier is from Elizabeth Arden's walk in closet, which was probably bigger than our wee shop.”

Hey kittens, we're doing the Instagram thing that all the kids seem to love. I'm not totally pro at it yet, but our user name is catbirdnyc and this is the first photo we posted. See you somewhere out there, okay?

What We Love Today: Catbird Fleurs de Nuit candle

Tonight's a night for the heady scent of summer peaking, breaths before the fall.

Catbird candles, $32 online and in store

Boys of Summer

I can't help it - I still think this is the best summer song. (My husband pointed out the other day that the English probably have no great summer songs. I'm wondering if that's true.)

x marks the spot

1. I Love You Magazine, $12.99;  2. Porcupine Quill Necklace, $42;  3. The Row Sunglasses, $410;

4. J. Crew Skinny Patent Belt, $34.50;  5. Aesop Fabulous Face Cleanser, $31;  6. Black Swan Earrings, $45;  7. Loeffler Randall Gioia Mignon Knot Sandals, $193

Wondering

Do you wear your jewels all the time? We do. Me and Jane, that is.

Anklets: yay or nay?

I say YAY!! As does Garance Doré in NY Mag (with an unfortunate picture, if you ask me). These wallet-friendly bell anklets harken back to summer camp and teen tours to Israel. You know what I'm talkin about. (Also: I super dig them with Correy's cute shoes.)

Bell anklets, $8. Available in store and on line.

What We Love Today: Rough Ruby STuds

Born in July? Well, first of all, Happy Birthday! Second of all, you are a lucky duck to have such a versatile and beautiful birthstone. My new favorites are these rough ruby studs with 14k gold prongs by catbird mainstay Lauren Wolf. 

Lauren Wolf Rough Ruby Studs, $198

Peter Parker picked a present

One of our customers might have designed the makeup for the new Spider-Man musical and she might have given spider webs from us as opening night gifts which made us so very giddy. We love good gifts.

spiders webs pressed in glass, in store and online $36 - 132

Holy Hot Pink Macramé Batman!

Thanks design*sponge for totally agreeing with me that nothing beats neon pink macramé holders! 

This image is actually from my living room. See, I fell so hard for these that I bought one before we even had them in the store. I couldn't even wait one week. Available in the store. Email for info.

See the design*sponge feature here.

Good Company

Beautiful Selby, accessories editor of Vogue, pictured above, had these kind words to say, and we blush, pink, like her pants.

I never take off my top three necklaces, and they all have special meaning. The Demitasse absinthe spoon was a gift from a friend who appreciates my love of miniature things. The piece comes from one of my favorite jewelry boutiques, Catbird in Brooklyn.

Demitasse necklaces, available online and in store

What We Love Today: Royal Rose rose syurp

Or, more specifically, what I loved last night, mixed with vodka, seltzer, lime, over ice.

Royal Rose rose syrup $10 online and in store

Come on, Vogue. Let your body move to the music...

Check out our Elizabeth Knight Frog Pearl Necklace in this month's Vogue. Have you ever heard of it? Just a small, little known rag. You know, whatever. Yawn.

Pic from Jessica at The Shiny Squirrel

Niceties

Finally, linens fit for the laundry-hater. Or, for the party-thrower who lives in Brooklyn and doesn't want their food encrusted table linens sitting in the laundry basket until they haul it to the laundromat, hungover and wearing an evening gown (read: last stitch of clean clothing). Also makes a stellar gift.

pads of 50 disposable placemats, $22, multiple patterns available in store

Mano e mano

Sally Singer, thanks for being so smart about things of beauty, and what they mean. Speaking of, we Catbirds have been wearing all sorts of sparkly nails lately. I'm stuck on Bring on the Bling, made with virgin diamond powder, the perfect wash of sheer shimmer for the summer. In the winter, I'll call it my Snow Queen look.

Sally Singer's hand from Into the Gloss

Deborah Lippmann nail polishes, $16-20, in store and online

A bird like us.

Camille Cregan's jewelry stylings feel so very Catbird to me- delicate pieces, new and old in a hodge podge of metals, plus a memory ring and a super fine finger bracelet, to boot.

Camille Cregan on Closet Visit

Dear Beck,

You are invited to my house for dinner anytime.
Please bring your awesome friends.

Sincerely,
Rony

P.S.  I promise not to discuss scientology.

Catbird in NY Mag

It's true what they say. I have this hat and love it. Thanks NY Mag!

Straw Fedora, $48

Still in love.

Sigh. We're still starry-eyed over Conroy & Wilcox. In case you were wondering.

NEW NECKLACES!!

Our newest necklaces are priced just right to gift, or to wear multiples of. Our favorite gift idea for a new mom. Brass Alphabet Necklaces, $18