THE QUEEN OF QUIRK

songbird avenue for doctors without borders

Looking for a way to help those in need in Haiti?

The Songbird Avenue February kit is now on sale and 100% of the proceeds will benefit Doctors Without Borders, a phenomenal charity that has bee established in Haiti for 19 years and is already running 3 hospitals in Port au Prince. We encourage you to stop by our site to donate. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to charity. We look forward to seeing you there.

Pleas stop by and donate if your heart feels led to. Thank you so much for always supporting us.

mark your calendars

Feb 1 2010. Prepare to be amazed.

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so much more fun than unpacking!

The Songbird Avenue Dec09 kit is up and we are soooo excited about it! It is absolutely gorgeous and we got to team up with one of our past sponsors who happens to be part of our little family there now! Paislee Press and Songbird Ave have collaborated again to bring you another stunning kit!

happy thanksgiving!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

Just wanted to pop in real quick and let you know about a little gift we have for you on the Songbird Blog. We've just redone it and it looks absolutely amazing! Be sure to hop on over and check it out!

Thanks to Kathryn Wilson for her blog coding expertise!

the countdown

Hey there.

How are you?

You doing good?

Not too stressed?

That's nice.

Good for you.

For me...well...

Let's just say I'm getting reaaaally good at treading water. ;)

Ok, so things have been insane around here. You can probably guess that, though, from the lack of posting for however many weeks it's been. I still need to update on Halloween, Mia's birthday, and our time here in Frankfurt.

I can't just right now, though. I'm focusing 100% of my time to Songbird Avenue and I have so much work to get done before Thanksgiving. Then we are having Thanksgiving at a friend's house and then we get the keys to our house the next day and need to start moving out of the apartment. Then we get to move in on Saturday and start painting. THEN our stuff arrives on Monday morning. THEN we have 3 days to get settled before our house guests arrive. :)

As soon as we get our stuff delivered (including all the lovely cords that go with our cameras) I will update this thing properly. Until then, though, the blog is going to have to be a little patient.

I have been doing some Christmas browsing during my lunches with Norah. It's all about the multi-tasking right now. :) Thought I'd share some of what I found.

 

For most book lovers, there is a little wanna-be librarian living in our hearts. I know I sure have one. She has horn rimmed cat-eye glasses and a cardigan twinset in every color. ;) The personal library kit is perfect for someone like me. Heck, I would buy it just for the stamp alone! 

You didn't really think this post was going to be about what I'm getting other people right? hahaha

Anthropologie just revealed their new holiday decor and I have to say I am in love with the ornaments...

 

And the tree skirts. Makes me want to redo mine...

This calendar is gorgeous. If it wasn't so expensive, it'd be a perfect teacher gift. I think we may be going more "low key" this year. Probably some of our homemade sugar cookies we always do. :)

Well, folks, that's about as much of a break as I can allow myself right now. Need to egt back to work. Songbird's new marketing director will be crackin' the whip if I don't! ;)

I hope you have a lovely day! See you in a couple of weeks!

songbird avenue july 09 kit

Today's the last day to pick up our summerific kit at Songbird Avenue! Don't miss out on the most exclusive kits in digi! :)

We'd appreciate it very much if you'd stop by and donate to the Wounded Warrior Project. Thank you for your continued support! :)

songbird avenue aug 09 kit

Yay! A new month, a new kit!

songbird avenue april 09 donation

I am so thrilled to announce that we (Songbird Avenue) raised and donated a total of $6816.00 to Autism Speaks! Because of Ali's and Jessica's pledges, we were able to donate so much! These two are absolute gems and we're so happy we got to do this with them!

So, so happy with the number! I still can't believe that one of my jobs is to do this. I am so thankful that I get to work with such amazing designers and I am so grateful to and proud of our customers! :)

Thank you all, so much, for making this donation possible!

the two part saga

Ok, this was just way too funny to redo. This is totally me trying to be somewhat normal and getting sabotaged by the Noodle. I love how she says "oopsy daisy" So, that was my morning in a nutshell. :) Apparently I am still way too loud. How do people get their videos to sound so good? With no white noise? UGH. Ok. Gotta run! Lots to do today!

sonbird ave. june 08 kit

Yay! I'm so relieved that Songbird Avenue is back online and that there was no damage! Kinda scary when you think about tall the work you'd have to do to recover any lost data!

So, I'm totally thrilled about this month's guest designer. Vicki Stegall. Her name just brings a smile to my face. :) I started selling at Oscraps.com about 15 months ago. (I think I registered at the site right around my birthday last year). I was looking for a new site to give away my freebies at and I was rejected over and over again by the big sites. It was huge blow for my self esteem and I thought seriously about not designing at all.

But, in the midst of all that self-doubt and panic, a friend pointed me towards Oscraps. She told me how caring and professional and supportive the owner, Vicki, was. I was immediately interested and so I emailed Vicki and she took me on without a moment of hesitation. I instantly felt like I was part of her family. And when I was able to start selling my designs again last December, she was one of my biggest cheerleaders. And she still is.

Vicki works herself to death practically to keep Oscraps in tip top shape and to take care of all of her silly designers' issues and mistakes (me, most of all!) So, when i say I'm excited about June's kit..I mean that I'm thrilled. I'm ECSTATIC. Not only am I happy with the beautiful kit and to be working with another incredible designer, I'm so grateful that I have opportunities like this to thank those who have lifted me up in the past. I am truly grateful for Vicki's friendship and support and it makes this kit that much more meaningful to me.

So, please help me support Vicki's donation by purchasing this month's kit. Be sure to read her bio in the "About Us" section for a very cool rundown on why she chose MercyCorps as this month's recipient.

Thanks for listening. And thanks, as always, for your amazing support!