Aw, nutz!

Tiny and terrific, just how we like it.

-Leigh

Acorn Ornaments $6.00 for a set of three

Packing, drowning, packing, crying, packing, laughing...

So, the holiday season is here. Like, really really here. We are packing and packing and packing. Sometimes things run afoul and we feel so bad that tears are shed. Literally. But mostly, we are packing and packing and packing... 

Please friends - order now. Things we never imagined selling out of are already gone. 

xo

Rony

What We're Giving: Melissa

For mom, John Derian Little Birds Heart Dish, $88.00, because my mom loves to entertain& cook for her friends& she's expanded her circle to her teachers& students since she became a yoga instructor this year. It would be perfect as the centerpiece at their next dinner party together! 

Little Velvet Pumpkins, $12.00. The colors of these teensy pumpkins match the John Derian Dish perfect and would make a cozy compliment to any table centerpiece, My mom could easily arrange these on top of the plate with some glass votives, $8.00 in store, and a pretty bouquet to pull it all together.

For my sister, Stephanie, Seven Seas Candle, $12.00/travel tin - $32.00/full size, to burn to alleviate stress while studying for her exams at home. The scent is crisp& comforting all the same time, and a little candlelight always helps a new place feel more like home.

For my roommate, Grace, Lulu Organics Travel Hair Powder, $10.00, because she works as an actress/pastry chef/ mixologist at a restaurant in the West Village. She is always running to& from auditions on her days off or between shifts, and needs to be ready to look her best at the drop of a dime. This hair powder is small enough to fit in her purse, smells like fresh floral herbs, and is organic - an added bonus. 

Royal Cocktail Coasters, $18.00 and Royal Rose Simple Syrups, $11.00, because she is well-versed in her drink repertoire - she'd get a serious kick out of the cute little illustrations on these coasters, and the Simple Syrups are a great add on for a delicious cocktail!

Ghost of Christmas 3 weeks passed.

Right, so Christmas has come and gone, but I'm looking for the time capsule that will transport me to Paris for this celebration full of red lips and perfect skin.

 video via Scout Holiday

Happy New Year!

My New Years Resolutions:

1. Get organized.
2. Get cracking on the bazillions of projects I have lined up.
3. Stop ignoring my own lists.

Pic of Truman Capote, getting ready for something special.

Need a seriously last minute gift?

There is redemption, okay a solution, for even the gravest of procrastinators. 

1. Buy a Gift Certificate here. 

2. Make sure to enter your OWN email address.
3. Immediately after purchase, receive an email like the one above.

4. Print and give as a super thoughtful and special gift.

5. Receive lavish amounts of hugs and kisses. And maybe candy.

You're welcome!!

More Gin.

Is it too early to ask for more gin now?

Mr. Boddington's Studio More Gin Holiday Card Set, $25

More Blog Love.

It's always such a thrill to be on Design*sponge!

Chubby Bunny Ornament, $15   ||   Swan in Globe Ornament, $15

Wes Anderson Steamship Ornament, $15  ||  Magritte Pipe Ornament, $10

Victorian Glass Whale Ornament, $16

Forget not the rabbit!

On the Sunday night brain: sweet winter bunnies, chubby and stockinged.

winter bunny ornament, $15 in store and online
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, illustrated by Maurice Sendak

Perfect Pair.

Sparklers for our sparkler girls.


sparkler girl Christmas cards, $16 available in store and online
mini star sparklers, $13.50 in store and online

We Have Been Working Hard for You!

Our expanding ornament selection.

Our Holiday Card section.

We have been slaving through our various illnesses to bring you what you demanded last year: more of our holidays selection on line. The response has been overwhelming! We will, without a doubt, sell out of all of our holiday items so I recommend moving quick like this Winter Bunny, who, really, is a little on the chubby side, so perhaps he is not too quick.

Holiday Cards & Holiday Ornaments

Glittery eyes.

So, Little Miss Makeup created this tutorial for glitter eyes. I need an event to go to! (Turn your volume off before playing. Eeesh!) 


Image found here, via Pinterest.

Call the bobbies!

Regarde! I love a heist movie, a good mystery and a clever design - this here new calendar is the perfect union of all three. In the endlessly appealing style of Mr. Boddington's Studio. 

2012 Criminels du Monde Calendar, $26

May-December romance

What did you do yesterday? We ordered Christmas ornaments. Online this year, we promise.

Happy Prez Day.

Portrait of Abe Lincoln by George Boorujy.

A Christmas Miracle

God bless the boy who, the day before Christmas, brought a stack of soft as lamb's wool handkerchiefs up to the counter and asked us, "Are these the sorts of things that they wear in New Wave movies to hold their hair back in convertibles? You know, like Brigitte Bardot?" Yes, fine sir, yes they are! And so it went, and so Christmas has gone.

Some gift ideas - in stock and ready to go.

1.) Tocca Three Creme Set, $18   2.) Slave Bracelet, $64  3.) Saipua Soaps, $8  4.) Ice Climber, $48  5.) French Notebook, $3.95  6.) Whale Box, $44  7.) Catbird Cashmere Hat, $86  8.) Fish Whistle Necklace, $16  9.) Hawks & Bunnies Calendar, $30  10.) Catbird Alphabet Earrings, silver $28, gold $44

See more Quick Gifts here.

Gift Guide: The Best Gifts

 

1.) Katie Diamond Astrid Necklace, $88  2.) Satomi Kawakita Hexagon Ring, $700  3.) Love and Victory His Hers Ours Decanter Set, $98 4.) Catbrird Cashmere Hat, $86  5.) Catbird First Knuckle Ring in gold, $58  6.) Catbird First Knuckle Ring in silver, $28   7.) Catbird Pavé Moon Necklace, $226   8.) Nancy Kraskin Long Disc Drops, $319  9.) Max Steiner Origami Crane necklace, $130  10.) J. Lingnau Arielle Studs, $298  11.) Catbird Gift Certificate

Gift Guide: For Him

 

1. Digby & Iona Moustache Necklace, $170;  2. Elizabeth Knight Scorpion Tail Pendant Necklace, $170;  3. Scosha Twisted Nail Men's Bracelet, $126;  4. Flotsam & Jetsam Spanish Galleon Ring, $160; 5. Leather Flask, $39;  6. Digby & Iona Hunter & Hunted Cufflinks, $120;  7. Nikolai Rose Small Signet Ring, $90;         8. Digby & Iona To Catch a Wolf by the Ears Ring, $140;  9. Nikolai Rose Colliding Cufflinks, $115

oh SNAP! (Sale on one of our bestest gifts.)

This cold snap has all us catbirds getting cozy in our favorite, signature cashmere hat. And guess what?? As a special thanks to our blog readers, twitter followers and facebook likers, we are offering 25% off on it from today until midnight Friday, Dec 7th. Use code CASHMERE at checkout. 

Catbird Cashmere Hat, $86, $64.50